Icelander REACTS to EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: FIRE SAGA

[@BeGlamourlicious]

My favorite quote is… „are you gay?“ „I’m Russian. There are no gay people in Russia“ 🇷🇺. 😂😂😂😂

[@TheHappyNapkin]

Agreeeeed. As a russian it makes me laugh even harder

[@anacaeiro1049]

Só saaad tho

[@Bellasand45]

"Mother Russia does not agree"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@totomaiden08]

@@Bellasand45 that was sad for me :( They tried to portray all the LGBTQIA people in Russia that can't be happy and suppress them selves and live an unhappy life until they die because Mother Russia does not agree

[@juanperezlopez751]

@@totomaiden08 they were just portraying the sad reality. It´s important to create awareness.

[@ABtheButterfly]

I take that Sigrits belief in Elves is to show she is just as odd as Lars is. both Lars and Sigrits are supposed to be strange in a lovable underdog way, honestly, they're basically a manchild and womanchild, and I believe Sigrits belief in elves is supposed to show her innocence

[@urmom4064]

Me too I literally think of it like her believing in Santa 😂

[@spacewinter]

Yea her innocence and love for her home. Also gave me my favorite line of the movie. "The Elves went too far!"

[@TheJesusChristLover123]

although when the guy tried to kill lars the guy died and you heard a door sound effect so the elves had something to do with it

[@oliviareed3077]

The door slam made me laugh so much, one of the best bits of the movie.

[@averagemanful]

Until they show that elves are actually real.... So

[@Zero8880]

I feel like the Elves thing plays a big role because one of Will Ferrell's most famous movies was "Elf", so it was kind of an inside joke that he didn't believe in Elves when Sigrid did.

[@caseyh8386]

Exactly!

[@jclibs]

How did I not think of that haha

[@MilatovichFamily]

Actually many people in Iceland beleive in elves and some do not.

[@user-ug1dh1zy4v]

Hollywood just loves it's cursed _occultic_ / _mythical_ subplots (though they prefer it in main plots... *Disney* ). I got nothin' for elves or elementals in general.

[@Danovio]

most likely both... because people native to iceland have 4 out of 5 chance to date someone who they are related to.

[@XFataleProX]

I feel like the two leads weren’t supposed to represent actual Icelanders, they’re clearly outsiders/odd, so I never took any of the jokes as a “this is all Icelanders”

[@Emanon...]

As an American, I'm offended by how accurate Americans are portrayed.

[@NickRoman]

@Vincent H. , it's anywhere you look. That part was funny and too true. Why do we spend so much money on coffee? It's ridiculous.

[@cdan5936]

Galaxis especially when outside of the USA, coffees in regular cafes will likely be better than Starbucks.

[@cdan5936]

And how accurate our thoughts are towards Americans when they arent in their own country. 😂 I love visiting the states and find they locals great. But when you guys travel... jeez. Settle down.

[@RubenReacts]

@@cdan5936 No please don't. It makes the memes

[@scottbaber4693]

Vincent H. Just sniff the pumpkin spice latte

[@limen7679]

The sister joke isn't about inbreeding. It's because Pierce Brosnan's character is good looking and played around a lot after his wife died so might have a bunch of illegitimate children.

[@thekulangotface]

It's probably both. Still just a joke though. Don't worry. No one really thinks that about Iceland. Inbreeding is a common joke about Americans in the midwest actually.

[@lrose1310]

@@thekulangotface Not Midwest, more like Southern states like Alabama.

[@oldmanriver1955]

Australians talk about Tasmania the same way. Incest, the game all Tasmania can play.

[@MarcShake]

both is right. :) In germany, we from lower saxony think this about bavarians.

[@denachtconducteur7070]

@@lrose1310 lord praise Alabama

[@cielamour88]

I had super low expectations for the movie and ended up loving it by the end. I thought will Ferrell yelling insults at the American was especially funny because I was born and raised in the US. And Will actually being American himself like made it even more funny 😂

[@npcimknot958]

@Russian Bot #568984 lol its a joke.. don't worry about it.. its like that stereotype people hate american tourist lol

[@whitehorsedown6499]

Oh Yeah well I'm sick of see Dancing Israeli's. Especially at my bar mitzvah.

[@MrSimonkiefer]

@Mckenzie Hyde Hawaiians hate the tourists that come there.

[@essaywhu]

I think part of the joke is that the Americans are actually shown to be pretty pleasant as well. If you were to talk to Americans this way in actual America in a bar where a lot of people are drunk they would mostly be not so understanding. Those would probably be the kind of people who most likely don’t travel to Europe though.

[@cynicaldrummer286]

The brother/ sister thing wasn't about a stereotype ....... It's because Pierce Brosnan the father was handsome and possibly had lots of children in their villages

[@felooosailing957]

And on the fact that their surnames are Erickssong and Ericksdóttir, because of Icelandic naming customs. This is not followed through strictly in the film, though, since Sígrit's mother is also Ericksdóttir.

[@cynicaldrummer286]

@@felooosailing957 oh cool . I didn't know that

[@guttormurthorfinnsson8758]

you ned to to higer you frecvensie to see elves.

[@ahhhhyes]

Lots of kids in their small village were everyone knew eachother...

[@christiaanhetzner1193]

Precisely, he's portrayed as the town's hearthrob, Helka was the only one who didn't fall to his good looks.

[@michaelcarney6280]

I was actually impressed that pierce brosnan even attempted to speak Icelandic i think it's a nice nod to Iceland

[@user-ky6vw5up9m]

Michael Carney well it is only “up the road” one might say😀

[@nutriusjoe1310]

Luckly dont sing

[@verenadeboer2709]

I dont get why the lead roles werent done by icelandic actors.. if you want to raise attention by famous american actors in it then give them a side role, but everytime a movie gets made about another culture or country the leadrole is still american like why imitate if you can just hire the real deal...

[@1_underthesun]

@@verenadeboer2709 It's about name recognition. If movies were shot the way you mentioned, why would Hollywood ever use the same actor twice or pay the "stars" more money when they could hire a no namer? It's about the draw to get as many people to watch it as possible.

[@verenadeboer2709]

@@1_underthesun but then they could give them some other characters to play but let icelandic people play the main ones problem solved

[@pauldolman-darrall4193]

Sigrit Eriksdottir = Secret Erik's Daughter Lars Erickssong = Arse Erik's Son One of the reason's the names don't match Icelandic names Continuing all the incest jokes.

[@camilacarmona]

i didn't notice, so good!

[@shineduenas75]

Omg 😆

[@Brieepy]

Except his name is Lars *Erickssong not Eriksson.

[@jeffreyveals7696]

Holy crap! I’ve watched this five times and never noticed! That’s awesome. 😂😂😂

[@TheTrimed1]

@@Brieepy Erik's Ass Song

[@curtisangelamay1510]

You'll never convince me Elves don't exist in Iceland, the elf saved Will Farrell. She is a HERO.

[@MrNorbo95]

'There are SO many Icelandic names that are easy to pronounce. Also, Sigrid... not an Icelandic name. The Icelandic version of Sigrid would be Sigriddhdhh' The irony of these statements back to back made me laugh- essentially proved why they didn't use the Icelandic version. Loved your reaction, though :) Was very interesting hearing an Icelandic perspective!

[@MrGreendayrulz]

There are lots of easy to pronounce Icelandic names like Anna or Svava or Dagný or Valdís or Katrín. For men, you could use Karl or Felix or Andri or Emil or Arnar or Gunnar or Magnús. The Icelandic version of Sigrid is Sigríður (ð is pronounced as th), not whatever you wrote.

[@MrNorbo95]

@@MrGreendayrulz Yeah she had a point that there are lots of easy to pronounce names. For native English speakers, however, 'Sigríður' is not one of them.

[@xx-kj1om]

dragcos Dagný and Valdís isn’t easy to pronounce if you aren’t Icelandic, some of these names isn’t even Icelandic like Anna, Felix, Emil ect

[@funkydong5315]

Sigrid erikdottir sigrid Erik daughter Larsen erikson arse Erik son

[@MrNorbo95]

@The505Guys Just listened to it again and it still, to a native English speaker, sounds like she says 'Sigrihhhhrhrhrh'. I don't even hear a 'th' sound at all. She finds our sounds similarly as challenging. Note how she says 'Broschjnan' instead of 'Brosnan'.

[@itsmaria_sdr]

They used swedish names in the movie because Will's Ferrell wife is Swedish and so Will took some ideas from his wife's country. Also loved this video. 😅💖

[@Krushurpants]

oh wait its a worldwide phenomenon haha my bad

[@Hrafna]

Oh! That explains a lot thank you 🥰

[@LatinChickWithMedley]

Then he should have made the made set in Sweden, not in Iceland.

[@jackfrossed7965]

@@Hrafna "Thousands tried to tame me, but i roam free-eee. . . . ahhhhh. . . . until i saw you , and you saw me-eee. . . . ahhhhh. . . . it's a jungle out there, so hold on ti-ight. . . . ahhhh. . . . you're about to see how i spend my ni-ight. . . . ahhhhh. . .

[@evacastro7035]

@@LatinChickWithMedley he didn't because Iceland has never won Eurovision. Sweden has and it always gets in the top positions. It wouldn't have fitted the story.

[@RossoBianco1895]

When I visited Iceland back in 2012, everyone was wearing lopapeysur, there was an elf spotting school on every corner and people were riding horses everywhere. Times must have changed. Bummer.

[@anna-nj8xb]

RossoBianco1895 were you in Reykjavík

[@lkrnpk]

@@anna-nj8xb he was in ''Wreck-ya-week''

[@mdccxcii6340]

The whole "believing in elves" thing actually comes from an old survey from 1998. According to the survey Around 50% of the country believes in elves. I personally think it was a failure to communicate and I think the people who answered 'yes' didn't understand the question, merely meaning that they have heard of elves and know what an elf is.

[@suokkos]

Can I be disappointed if the survey was badly done? It would have been cool if there was other people keeping up old traditions about Elves. I was told stories about gnomes and goblins as a child which are our equivalent creatures for elves. One of the most important was a gnome living in our sauna. (Yeah. I'm from Finland) It doesn't mean that I would really believe in gnomes. It would still be normal to talk about a gnome. Example would be say that we need to remember clean the sauna to keep the gnome happy. A happy gnome would in turn make sure the sauna would be enjoyable experience next time.

[@gerald4013]

I'd rather say "most Icelanders don't know that elves exist" :-) They are spirits of nature and most people can't see them so these people think they don't exist...

[@100nitrog]

The figures are misrepresented when they say that half of Iceland believes in elves. 8% said they definitely believed, and a further 45% said it was either likely or possible. So really, most were just open to a remote possibility.

[@fredrika27]

That said, when I was holidaying in Iceland, I was told specifically not to throw hot or dirty water on the snow. We ALWAYS left a small offering of food that we caught fishing under a scrub or near a cross. There were always places in the hills which you couldn't go to the restroom! I took my Elftology very seriously because I didn't want to be a rude American. I got on fine and everyone was happy! Learned to knit socks too!

[@rhanlon70]

I'd like to think that those 50% thought it would be a funny troll to let the government believe half their population regarded elves as real. Why else would such a question appear on a nationwide government survey?

[@lolaroraz3861]

I think the movie is supposed to have the same playfulness as blased of glory, also a film by Will Ferrell. Will is married to a Swedish woman and based a lot of his accent on her relatives, and was introduced to Eurovision in Sweden. It's definitely not trying to be correct, it's trying to be a comedy

[@geraldm4728]

Isn't it great when we can enjoy humor without taking offense.

[@kieranpowell6994]

Yes!!!!

[@nopulau8628]

I wish some Americans could be the same way. They get offended over everything.

[@geraldm4728]

@@nopulau8628 I'm American and I agree. It is insane how everybody here has such thin skin.

[@thebatmanwhoposts9600]

@@nopulau8628 eh for as much as we get shit on Americans have pretty thick skin. I feel like people assume we're more sensitive to criticism than we really are.

[@ilvailvandoniherde496]

I did'nt find it funny at all. The complexion of americans for how they see the world it's not funny anymore.

[@RonWinter335]

This film was a comedy / love letter to Eurovision...not a documentary. Just enjoy it.

[@rowannixon3180]

Yeah, she completely doesn't grasp the fact that playing up the occasional stereotype is sometimes utilized to create comedy, especially in a silly/dumb movie like this. "I don't think you would see huge whales do that right there at the shore" ...Ya don't say. Whales can't synchronize swim? ...it's a good thing she's cute because whooosh!

[@janvanhaas2826]

Exactly, she even says “i love Will Ferrell”, so... you should know what is going to be about. My gf is from Iceland and they love it! They think is just funny.

[@jasong1610]

You guys aren't paying attention. She gets it. She's giving you an different perspective. It's ridiculous you can't see that she gets it. "Watch the movie and shut up" is dumb. It's a KZbin video and you watched it. What did you expect her to do? Stare at the camera?

[@annettelight]

@@rowannixon3180 you ruined your smart comment with "it's a good thing she's cute " not so smart then. Own goal but you tried bro.

[@anru_tofu]

She says so in the end that she and a lot of other Icelanders enjoyed the movie and knew to not take it too seriously. I’m sure she knows it’s a comedy. If you’re gonna judge her watch til the end at least.

[@coryellis1877]

As an American, the American jokes were so funny 😂 "Starbucks is everywhere you look!" Also the music was low-key good, I'll probably unironically listen to a lot of the songs

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

Ja ja ding dong?

[@coryellis1877]

Robert Lundkvist PLAY JAJA DING DONG! PLAY JAJA DING DONG!

[@alexandrasimon6755]

chilling with ma homies

[@davewalker3873]

Low key........ Im walking round my house blasting volcano man daily!!!!

[@chaburchak]

I listen to most music unironically these days. 'Cause that's just how I roll.

[@hartdr8074]

I will visit Husavik and I will wear those sweaters and I will have a great time. I dont care.

[@msrafalvr]

very funny and I loved this movie

[@richardlopez4318]

There's no need to disprove the whole movie. We know they are exaggerations based on stereotypes. It's what makes it so funny. It's a movie after all.

[@chaburchak]

Not just a movie but a Will Farrell comedy. Criticizing one of those for "stereotypes" and "exaggerations" is even sillier than the movie itself...

[@jenjones90]

Yeah, she needs to grow up

[@annmariebusu9924]

It was clear the elf thing is funny because the characters are naive 😂. Don’t worry I don’t most people will think Icelanders believe in elves

[@freyalarsen6233]

It was probably a wrong translation, because there were no elves. Those were "hidden people", not elves.

[@ReviewBoard-uy5nv]

Although when I visited, the tour guide told us they have an official elf mediator in the government. Before you build anything, you have to get permission from this office...

[@NoDrizzy630]

C. Dima that is fantastic!

[@zzbiegel]

I was hoping Hrafna would be commenting a little bit on the song Husavik, since Molly Sandén (the Swedish singer who was the singing voice of Rachel McAdams) sings a little bit of Icelandic as well. And the Swedish names and some of the Swedish cameos and so on was thanks to Will Ferrell’s wife being Swedish or so I was told.

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

At least I noticed Molly pronounced Husavik with a Swedish pronunciation. One of her sisters is married to a man of Icelandic origin though, who co-wrote Double Trouble.

[@sikckaputten]

Will Ferrell is actually fluent in swedish because of that ;)

[@hencytjoe]

"We don't all dress like that" "We're not riding horses to school" you can almost believe you're trying to convince us that icelandic people are.... People. LOL.

[@whitehorsedown6499]

She ruined Iceland for me now. Party pooper.

[@soulstar5161]

@@whitehorsedown6499 literally!

[@austinsotelonavarrete5121]

@@whitehorsedown6499 same

[@ilistentocarti]

So you believed in the sterotypes?

[@PulvisEtUmbraSumus]

This is a comedy, not supposed to be 100% accurate. And definitely made to target an American audience. But I hope you were still able to enjoy some parts of it. :)

[@YulRun]

I feel they're gonna push sterotypes for the comedy. It's same as whenever a movie is in Canada they push Moose and Maple syrup like crazy

[@marcuscorvin9998]

I have no idea what you’re talking aboot. 😏

[@desisarod]

I can't believe you don't laugh at the Jaja ding dong guy or the 21th century Viking.. chill laugh a little

[@chikaka2012]

The 21st Century Viking video killed me exactly because it was so completely ridiculous

[@teachermichelle9632]

I have it stuck in my head!!!!! Volcanic protectorrrr man!!!

[@alexandrasimon6755]

also there was a song about vickings last year in Eurovision hahahhahahhaha

[@desisarod]

@@teachermichelle9632 i thought that song was better than double trouble ( the one they chose for "eurovision")

[@whitehorsedown6499]

The Viking sang hotter than some ho's.

[@anniem6376]

It’s funny because Pierce Brosnan sounds to me like he’s slipping into a North Welsh accent half of the time 😂😂

[@mssorrento1]

I thought that and I'm welsh (South) I've always thought north Wales sounds a bit scandanavian though x

[@loisdavies8433]

mssorrento1 do we ? Never heard that before! All my south walian friends say we either sound posh English or scouse :(

[@zombryn]

I grew up in North Wales and definitely heard that too!

[@tomogorman3947]

I said this so many times whilst watching it lol!!

[@TheJeffislegend]

We all agreed when watching it (from South Wales also). He's a Gogg!!

[@jesperjee]

Well, making a movie and keeping everything accurate would make it not funny. So there´s that

[@mentalfloss100]

Bingo !!!!!!!

[@npcimknot958]

exactly lol.. the fact they did a story about iceland is showing they were trying to show interest in other cultures.. and ya.. everything is exagerated for humour lol.

[@MrGreendayrulz]

Yeah but how hard would it have been to make the names Icelandic. There are lots of easy to pronounce Icelandic names like Anna or Svava or Dagný or Valdís or Katrín. For men, you could use Karl or Felix or Andri or Emil or Arnar or Gunnar or Magnús.

[@ajeeqRDB]

I can see you are being offended a little. But really it's a comedy, not to be taken seriously. Everyone know that most of the stuff are made up especially a comedy starring Will Ferell.

[@dee74raz]

The nerd guide to the errors in The Story Of Fire Saga: 1) The opening scene finds Lars and Sigrit as children, watching Abba performing Waterloo at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. But Iceland did not broadcast the Eurovision live on TV until 1983 and they didn't enter it until 1986. 2) The adults are also seen drinking beer as they watch the contest - but Iceland had strict prohibition laws outlawing full-strength beer until 1989. 3) The Netherlands won Eurovision in 2019, but the contest is being held in Scotland. In reality it would have been held in the Netherlands because of the winner. 4) Eurovision has a lot of archaic rules, mostly designed to keep an incredibly complex live TV show from going off the rails. Unencumbered by those constraints, the film takes a few minor liberties when it recreates the contest. Sweden's act, Johnny John John, has seven performers on stage when the maximum is six (gasp!). Lars's piano is actually wired up and plugged in, so he can play live - which is actually forbidden (double gasp!). 5) As Eurovision fans know, the contest actually stretches over five days, with two semi-finals preceding the grand finale. From each of those heats, 10 acts stay in the competition, and the rest are unceremoniously sent home. In the film, Fire Saga's semi-final performance goes disastrously wrong - and they retreat to the backstage area, certain that their dreams are over, to watch the scores coming in. But in real life, the scores aren't revealed during the semi-final. Instead, they're kept secret until the entire contest has ended, to ensure there are no clear favourites going into the final. 6) Every time a country awards points to Iceland, their score is shown to be zero. But Eurovision points are cumulative, so you would expect to see their total rise as more votes were cast. What's more, the scoreboard shows Germany, Spain and the UK taking part in the semi-final when, in reality, all three qualify automatically for the finale as part of the "big five" financial contributors. 7) Films often take liberties with the layout of a city, but Fire Saga really takes the biscuit (or in this case the Highland Shortbread). For a start, Dan Stevens' character owns a lavish Scottish mansion that offers sweeping, panoramic views of Arthur's Seat and Edinburgh Castle. To get those views in real life, the castle would have to be located at the top of Calton Hill in the city centre - which would mean he'd built his house on a world heritage site, over the top of the Nelson Monument. 8) Graham Norton in the scene commentating would never comment in real life while the song is playing and certainly wouldn't swear

[@pearl_skz]

I love this comment!! Glad to find something good for my little Eurovision fan heart 😂 I knew the movie had some mistakes but you explained everything perfectly!

[@vinapocalypse]

For #2, someone pointed out that it was probably bootlegged beer which was apparently widespread back then

[@_o..o_1871]

Dee Raz Is that from the BBC article? Lol

[@declare40]

And the elves' front doors were totally the wrong colours. I really couldn't concentrate afterwards.

[@Artorus]

@@declare40 Ooh we found one of the 5%!

[@ellen6193]

Why didn’t you react to when she sang in Icelandic??

[@jonasthemovie]

Because she would whine about it not being close enough

[@RestlessMind-gk6io]

Because the woman who actually sang the song is actually Icelandic. There's another video around with the singer singing it.

[@de-fume]

@@RestlessMind-gk6io No, Molly Sanden is Swedish.

[@scrotube]

@@RestlessMind-gk6io nope, but she sounds quite good for being Swedish

[@belldanime]

@@scrotube We didn't understand what she was saying when we watched the movie. It took looking up the lyrics, tbh.

[@baldursxgate]

I watched this with my mom and we both loved it! Despite the many stereotypes, we laughed our butts off and really, really enjoyed the ultimate lesson that we got from it, how Icelanders support each other a lot and there is so much love and friendship in your towns that is sometimes so hard to find in other countries. When I visited Iceland it was definitely soooo refreshing how everyone was super nice and supportive of one another. Lots of love to you!

[@018knight]

i’m american and i know that people in other countries dont like us but it’s justifiable. its embarrassing seeing some of our folks in other countries. like logan paul. but we’re not all bad. i try to be extra respectful in other countries. hopefully we americans get better 🙏

[@ayitsyaboii938]

Jack0 Trades Opinions vary

[@monmothma3358]

Hey, people are people. Not all of us judge all of you based on the behavior of a few :) Plus I really feel for the US what they are going through right now.

[@user-bg8jp8lh7s]

I'm still mad that they used the rock for Belarus instead of Finland

[@zzbiegel]

That’s the reason why. If they would choose them for Finland it would be a total ripoff of Lordi. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@plantifulalexandra]

Right?! I thought it was Finland, lol.

[@ne1745]

YO SAME PERKELE

[@ebasabe96]

To my understanding the scene with the Americans at the fountain is mocking Americans more so than Europeans hating Americans. At least that's how I saw it.

[@helloim3j]

It wasn't mocking. They needed to find a Starbucks and he was lending a helping hand.

[@miafamily8696]

😂😂😂 when I lived in Italy they would get mad at white USA citizens lol. Then tell me I am not from the USA. So not all USA people are like that.

[@jm45766]

@@helloim3j the starbucks is literally across the street from Ross Fountain. There is nearly one on every corner, like McDonalds.

[@joem2130]

@@helloim3j I loved when he was mocking them and they were like "was he being helpful" 🤣🤣🤣

[@vickymakin6808]

When you visit Iceland, you are told about the myths of trolls and elves, that they're part of Icelandic heritage and that there are traditions around them. Also the Icelandic horse is a very unique breed of horse - there are around 80,000 of them in Iceland, a country of 317000 people. Saying "some people are into horseback riding" is probably an understatement. I dunno. Just think you're nitpicking at silly things and you are definitely taking yourself too seriously.

[@missmiliagujo]

But the thing is, getting into horses is hard. Why would you buy a horse, rent a place for it, schedule when you need to drive there and take care of it (and hire someone else to do that when you're unable to) for a sport you're not even sure you're going to like long term. Even if you LOVE horses that's a lot of money. It's far easier to just buy a dance course or something (which is far more common)

[@joannacrisantos236]

Even if only 5% of people believe in elves in Iceland, it deserves mentioning, it's part of the Icelandic culture. And of course they had to exaggerate stereotypes, it makes it funny.

[@ILoveGrilledCheese]

Like how my country is with trolls.

[@jyhina]

@@ILoveGrilledCheese no Iceland have prevented building projects to improve their economy because it would violate the elves's peace. People in Norway and Sweden tell tales of trolls but it's not legislated or believed

[@yourleforanhomegirlrn340]

I was waiting for this! Could you do a pronunciation guide for the Icelandic lyrics in the song "Husavik"? Please? Thank you!

[@georgemartinez4355]

I was waiting as well

[@Hultis70]

Sung by the swedish singer Molly Sandén. I think (besides she’s a great singer) does a great job om the icelandic pronunciation. But then I’m not icelandic:). I’m swedish. Enjoyed the movie as well as Hrafnas video about it.

[@SunnaSveins]

@@Hultis70 Haha sorry no. No one understands what she's saying. Except Húsavík which she pronounces wrong.

[@yourleforanhomegirlrn340]

@@SunnaSveins That explains why the words sounded different when I googled their exact pronunciations. Even the vowels sounded different. Oh well. Maybe Molly pronounced them in a Swedish manner while singing? Who knows. But I would very much like to learn the correct way of pronouncing those words.

[@unicornbones]

I would, as well! Would greatly appreciate someone knowledgeable typing out a phonetic guide for those of us who want to learn the song, but don't speak Icelandic.

[@marias.6562]

You’re not getting the joke dear!

[@comom2055]

This movie made me fall in love with Iceland lmao! I have been researching it and reading books by Icelandic authors and books about people who’ve traveled to Iceland. I’ve discovered your channel and I’m just soaking up anything and everything Iceland right now! I’d love to visit someday!

[@ottishill6115]

I think the "half the country believes in elves" was exaggerated for comedic purposes.

[@memsom]

I only wish the real Icelandic entry to Eurovision got his chance. The song was amazing! Daði Freyr also spookily looks quite a lot like Will Ferrell in this movie.

[@Kalua85]

to be fair, the movie was shot in 2019.

[@alexperaza9475]

It's SO catchy!

[@roose85723]

And he covered Volcano Man recently too!

[@oliviareed3077]

Agreed :( I hope they repick him for 2021

[@jonc2914]

"5% of iceland believes in elves."....... holy cow! thats still huge a number hahahaha

[@lillyess385]

Not really considering the population of Iceland is small. The 5% equates to around 18, 000 people, which is probably less than the number of people who believe the world is actually flat.

[@EterPuralis]

@@lillyess385 that is still a large percentage 😅 and comparing it to the flat earthers? Those people are global

[@chikaka2012]

I’m from the US and I believe in elves.

[@adamtideman4953]

I've met 5% of Icelands population. Both of those guys are great!

[@latengocomoburro]

That is actually major BS, it is actually 54% www.nydailynews.com/news/world/country-residents-elves-article-1.3677079

[@capitaineggr9162]

« Icelandic public television » Me: wait... but it’s not... isn’t it Hrafna’s University ? Hrafna: This is the University of Iceland, my university !

[@jeffpro8]

My thoughts exactly when I watched that movie!

[@freyalarsen6233]

Icelandic television's (RUV) building would not be impressive enough for the movie lh5.googleusercontent.com/p/AF1QipMevKRBSy7DQ4r1EqCGibBOyvrVQMPgjvZ43mRc=w600-h321-p-k-no

[@menaemem7143]

When I saw this move I was like Icelandic people have so much distance and can laugh from themselves thats so great ! But then I saw you being so serious about it... I dont think this movie is stereotyping Icelanders its just making fun of the most common stereotypes. I think only stupid people will believe all Icelandic people pray to elves.

[@thorstonwoodcrafts2652]

4:35 audio of the movie is muted for some reason

[@dee74raz]

It was due to a copyright song that was played in the clips

[@joshdahmen3277]

Another great video. I love your channel and you have such a great personality!

[@yourleforanhomegirlrn340]

I am not sure if the Speorg note is a "real" part of Icelandic culture. I feel it's a made up term. According to the fans, it might not even be an Icelandic term. However, it might be a reference to the "one true note"-a note so beautiful that once you hear it, you can never sing again. This concept of the "one true note" is from "The Fish Can Sing" written by Halldor Laxness. He is also Icelandic.

[@SunnaSveins]

Nothing Icelandic about this. Speorg doesn't mean anything. I think the only word in Icelandic with eo together is the name Georg, which is clearly not originated here.

[@JesseKuiper]

Speorg is almost an anagram of G-spot. But maybe that's just me. 😂

[@itsjemmabond]

You'll be pleased to know the Speorg note is real. Israel attempted it last night.

[@ninjasylph]

Sigrit is supposed to be very odd, everyone looks at her like she's crazy.

[@artisauzins]

The elves houses where filmed at Arthur seat in Edinburgh, i recognised straight away. Because I leave next to it 🤗

[@Albatrosspro1]

Ohh wow that sounds cool

[@donnalynn2]

That's so cool!

[@Tawadeb]

Lol thanks

[@tripevil]

thanks for making this video, its awesome, and good editing!

[@pannixell]

The character “Olaf” is actually Icelandic, and his name is actually Olaf. I feel like you criticize this movie so harshly for not sticking exactly to everything Iceland is, and almost forget the fact that it’s a comedy movie that has many layers and many meanings.

[@lovetotrav]

peyton Lozada My grandfather's name is Olaf. (interestingly.....Olaf means "Grandfather".) It's a Norwegian name, not Icelandic.

[@jessica4656]

eh i thought she was very forgiving

[@fjola8679]

Ólafur is the icelandic version of Olaf. You can see it written Olaf sometimes because of declendion. Here is Ólafur, about Ólaf, from Ólafi, to Ólafs.

[@tobbi11]

I think every one knows the character is Icelandic, do you mean the actor is Icelandic? yes he is Icelandic but his name is Hannes Óli Ágústsson and Olaf is not an Icelandic name and I have lived in Iceland for 33 years and never met an Icelander named Olaf only Ólafur. what makes you think you know that Olaf is an Icelandic name? I love the movie but it is kind of weird that they almost don't use any Icelandic names it would have been so easy to do.

[@AVagent007]

Yeah she was kinda stupid

[@MichaelSuperbacker]

4:36 no audio for a few minutes

[@alexisrohovit9127]

Yes I've been waiting for this!

[@youtubeuser9057]

As an American from California, I hollered at the dis jokes against the Americans in the movie 😂. He honestly could have taken it farther but us Americans are so sensitive lmao

[@backyardwildlife4760]

Simp

[@Lll19997]

Further* English isn’t even my first language 😂 sorry i know i’m annoying

[@ewanfc7720]

It is soooo clear u are slightly offended by the stereotypes and jokes😂 It's a comedy don't take it seriously. You're trying to hide it but it is so clear the speed and tone you use showing how much you are getting annoyed by this movie

[@black-frost6290]

Texans have that horse riding stereotypes aswell 😂

[@GabrielaTorres-do3cg]

Yes we do! To be fair, I have seen people riding horses in the street but, its extremely rare to see someone ride a horse.

[@chikaka2012]

And West Virginians and Kentucky folk have the inbreeding stereotypes.

[@brandonhey7797]

@@chikaka2012 And Alabama.

[@RealJustinCrow]

You watching it as an Icelander is probably like me as a Scot just outside Edinburgh. A lot of creative freedoms were taken, take what you see with a pinch of salt, but all in all an entertaining and enjoyable movie - the soundtrack wins it for me!!!

[@plomo541]

This was the cutest video I’ve seen! You are just beautiful! 😩❤️

[@cielamour88]

I wish you would have reacted to the finale song at the end! I literally had goosebumps I thought it was so beautiful!

[@whitehorsedown6499]

Imagine fact checking a Will Ferrell movie. Next up Anchorman: Do Corporate Media outlets fight each other to the death with Tridants and grenades? Followed by Step Brothers: Do middle age step brothers attack children with slow Mo kicks and punches?

[@JayMontefalcon]

i think this has easily became my favorite movie of all time, love the story and the songs

[@MichaelSuperbacker]

2:25 my guess long time ago people only spoke only Icelandic and English was not commonplace. Where today people speak English more frequently and is more well known. That’s my guess why.

[@diegorimer]

Is the same in Will Farrell's films on Mexico or Latino societies.. What makes the film funny is using the stereotypes!

[@k.c7655]

@@hannahm.9881 It's a shame you Americans constantly throw the phrase "white people" around like all white people identify with it. Apparently you think the USA represents the world... No European that has any sense of dignity would ever act like a white person from the USA. If you're gonna cringe about yourselves, say "white americans", don't you dare drag others down with you.

[@joshuaperry7199]

Hrafna, It switched to english because we are the audience. As gor the Scandanavian names . . . I can only guess its a stereotype. Lumping you all into the same category. But i was waiting for you to do a video on this, thank you :)

[@CeezInSpeedos]

What did you think of the Eurovision song, “My hometown”?

[@oliverqueen5883]

When I saw this movie I *knew* you were going to release a great video about it!

[@austinfull8941]

The Ericksdottir, Erickssong inside joke is my favorite. I'm Asian but I read years ago that Scandinavian last names are rooted from the father's name adding suffixes for son and daughter and then they said that Erick and Helka have history.

[@cbuk8691]

Exactly. I don't think people are putting this together.

[@austinfull8941]

@@cbuk8691 and the "She's PROBABLY not my sister"

[@aguy2162]

The funny part is, at the end, after thier parents get married, they actually are siblings

[@youtubeuser9057]

A Guy they’re not siblings. Her mom was the only woman not to fall for Pierce Brosnan’s character and that’s why they finally get together at the end. Sigrit is also super sure about them not being related.

[@aguy2162]

@@youtubeuser9057 But if his mom and her dad get married at the end, what does that make them then? That makem' siblins'

[@unou588]

The movie is a comedy, it stereotypes everyone.. that's the point.

[@sanabenildo]

ALL HAIL HRAFNA!

[@theviz9792]

I mean, this wasn’t a documentary about Iceland.. if that’s what you’re expecting, you’re gonna have a bad time. It’s a lighthearted comedy about the Eurovision Song Contest. It has a lot of heart, moving songs, stereotype-breaking AND stereotype-confirming jokes. This movie made me proud to be Icelandic, and I’m Norwegian.

[@zoemovelle78]

I feel like Americans are known for overdoing stereotypes in comedy 😂 according to them all the British drink tea and know the queen 🤣 it is funny though. I love American humour

[@raeje]

Very true and it's something we are slowly trying to get away from, but in defense of this particular film Will Farell tends to do that with nearly all his movies, including the US culture ones. ...well. Talladega Nights is probably a pretty accurate portrayal of NASCAR. >.>

[@SirDrEctor]

Are they really wrong about us. British ? haha

[@_o..o_1871]

zoe deacon Literally every big American movie about Romania has to be about Dracula or something scary. I mean we’re not some depressed, blood sucking, ghost hunting people. But I get why they are doing that 😅😅

[@fryrish7749]

Wait you don't all know the queen?

[@brandonhey7797]

@@fryrish7749 No. That's absurd. That's far too many people.

[@abilea4081]

Maybe this type of humour isn't common in Iceland but the movie is meant to be unrealistic and exagerrated, we know that's not what Iceland's actually like

[@fyisic]

10:30 I lived in Iceland for 6 months back in 2005 and clearly remember a sign outside a pub that said "No foreigners!" =P But yes. In general its not true that Icelanders hate foreigners =) Just made me think of that.

[@TwinHat]

Comedy is subverting expectations. It is also exaggerating reality of life. It’s designed to make you laugh. I think you need to just see it for what it is not what you think it should be.

[@theagnosticmallu310]

The movie showing every stereotype..not only iceland..i kind of liked the movie..not everything u said is true..the brother sister joke is not abt inbreeding..When u look something through judgemental eyes,it's always bizzare..Just watch it like a normal human being ..just chill..

[@ilistentocarti]

It didn't have EVERY stereotype I am pretty sure there are like 3 or 4 stereotypes. Maybe you should take a chill pill instead.

[@valdie91285]

"No one is taking these stereotypes seriously". But you are ...you are.

[@jeffpro8]

What happened to the audio at 4:36? Was that intentional?

[@sacredsight1769]

Likely to keep from copyrighted infringement.

[@jeffpro8]

@@sacredsight1769 It's likely case. I hate it when youtube tries to block stuff because of copyright, its annoying.

[@Post_Mortem_FX]

Your review was really fun to watch. Thank you for letting us know what you thought. Btw, PLAY JA JA DING DONG!

[@KimoBruddah-ki2oo]

10%...maybe 5% believes in Elves....Priceless! Did you notice that Lars/Will made fun of the Americans twice, then they gave him a ride to the EV contest, then he insulted them again, and they ended up going to Iceland, and danced to his song, with big smiles? That was them towards the end, at the back, dancing to Jaja ding dong.....don't be insulted so easily. American's are always making fun of each other, its our stupid humor.

[@lance3351]

This girl is absolutely beautiful

[@raeje]

When I watched this my first thought was literally "I hope Hrafna will do a reaction to this. I want to hear her opinion at the song at the end!"

[@cosiema]

A lot of sections of your video have been wrongly muted by KZbin I think for copyright. You should look into that

[@joshjerry3193]

Curious how you felt about the song she sang at the end. We really liked it and thought it was heartfelt. It brought the movie together and made the silliness worthwhile.

[@ericdayofficialyt]

I'm surprised that you didn't comment about the Icelandic lyrics in the Husavik/My Hometown song

[@MrChickenTV]

We are all related somehow, its just a matter of how close. It may be incest with you 1 cousin but if you marry your 16 cousin you only share 0,001% DNA so its really fine.

[@NegativeAccelerate]

Same here in Ireland half the people in my town are some form of a cousin I know two families where the parents are two first cousins which is also lovely 👌🏻❤️

[@Senefer]

There is actually no Sigrits here in Sweden, Sigrid are a very old name though. That said, why didn't they name her Sigrún. That name should exist in Iceland in some form since its from old norse. I also think there are easy to pronounce names such as Einar, Stefan, Jón, Olafur, Guðrun, Helga, and Kristín that could have been used. Though I have noticed that American seem to confuse the nordic countries with each other. I don't know how many times I heard someone supposingly speak "swedish" in a movie and I just go, "that's danish."

[@camillah712]

I really wanted to see your reaction to the song ''Husavik''! Hope that's why that part of the movie has been cut out :) :) :) Love from Norway :D

[@Starkardur]

Funny how McAdams had a woman helping her with the accent and pronunciation of the words but she couldn't even say Húsavík correctly. That woman didn't know a thing what she was doing was she.

[@jeffreyveals7696]

I’m glad she added that part at the end about Icelanders not taking it too seriously. I was wondering if she didn’t understand Will Ferrell’s constant use of hyperbole in all of his movies! 😂 But, no, this was so enjoyable to watch, so I subscribed. I’m embarrassed to say that I never knew Eurovision was a thing, but I don’t even watch American singing contests anymore, so maybe that’s it. Anyway, this was cool to see for sure and I’m intrigued to see her other videos.

[@jeffreyveals7696]

Oh, also, I’m an Arizonan and two of the Americans were wearing Arizona State shirts (my alma mater) and one was wearing a Univ. of Arizona shirt. This is an example of the intentional exaggeration in Ferrell movies. There are a lot of stereotypes about this state (and the schools particularly) and I always roll with the punches on this one. 😁

[@arvidgustavssonlundevall]

"Sigrit" is not a Swedish name either, it would be Sigrid if it would have been Swedish.

[@adriankelson9981]

Please what is the name of the folk song at the very beginning of the movie? It’s lovely.

[@melwebber3924]

Loved the movie and it certainly put Iceland on the map for this Aussie! I fell in love 🥰

[@paulinarico4561]

Thank for making a video, I’m American and loved this but was wondering if you guys did also

[@jordangreen7567]

Great reaction but i really wanted to see her reaction to the last Eurovision song.

[@andrewandrews2763]

Icelandic is such a beautiful language. I could listen to it all day because it sounds so serene.

[@mrodriguez16ks]

American reacts to the insults to Americans: Yup, sounds about right. We deserve it.

[@sammexp]

I think the joke was to use a small stage to make it feels like, Iceland is such a small place. By the way, your international airport is one of the smallest, that I have ever seen.

[@patrickquinlan7594]

Actually, Lars in Swedish would be pronounced as "Larsh" (except in Skåne).

[@Yumichan62]

I dont get it, why do they have to have icelandic names. Are there no people with names from different languages in iceland? I mean, I get it, but this is a comedy movie I dont get why everything has to be correct.

[@minecraftcody10]

I’m guessing in Skåne it’s pronounced “Lahs” like Danish

[@T1hitsTheHighestNote]

No, the r is silent. It’s [la:ch]

[@MrGreendayrulz]

shyress It’s not like America. At the time there were basically no immigrants in Iceland. Also, in America, you can pick basically any name for your kid. But in Iceland, all names that are not on a list of preapproved traditional Icelandic names must be specifically approved by a naming committee. This committee is much more lenient now, but they used to have very strict standards. The issue is that due to the very complicated grammar in Icelandic, most names of foreign origin literally do not work at all in Icelandic (i.e., you must be able to declinate the name). For this reason, people use traditional Icelandic names regardless of the rules since they don’t want to their kids to be named something that would sound very strange in Icelandic. These rules regarding acceptable names were put in place to protect the Icelandic language.

[@federicomoretto2780]

Thank you so much it was great to get your perspective and Iceland's perspective and learn things in this movie that I would not have known, having just watched it and really liking it.