Музыкальный конкурс Евровидение: История группы Fire Saga (Eurovision Song Contest)

Does everyone in Iceland pretend to hate Eurovision but still watch it anyway?

Yes. Eurovision in 2019 had a 98.4% share of the Icelandic TV audience, with at least 67% of the entire nation watching at any given time throughout the three-hour programme. If the same percentage of UK persons watch Eurovision, that would equate to about 43.5 million viewers in the UK alone.

Do Icelanders really believe in elves?

No. What’s factually real doesn’t require belief. Only acknowledgement. While we do occasionally call them alfar (elves), we prefer to call them huldufolk, or hidden people. Fun fact: If they ever move, they do so on New Year’s Eve.

Is there a single “correct” Icelandic name in the film?

Yes. One, Arnar the cop. All the others are either Swedish (Lars, Olaf) or the sort of thing you can only get from a Hollywood script consultant who spent about 18 seconds googling Nordic names. The worst? Olafur Darri’s “Neils Brongus” – a name that looks and sounds like a linguist having a stroke.

Speaking of Arnar the cop. Where do I know him from?

He plays King Eist of Cintra in The Witcher.

Do Icelanders really dress like that?

Yes.

Is Will Ferrell’s accent awful?

Yes. In fact, it’s more Swedish than Icelandic, but as long as it’s not Danish, he’s forgiven.

Is the guy shouting "Ja Ja Ding Dong" at Fire Saga an offensive stereotype of an angry Icelandic small-town saddo?

Not even a little bit. I could name about 20 people both me and Hannes (the actor who plays him) know personally that he’s basing this guy on. And yes, the "Ja Ja Ding Dong" Guy is the funniest thing in this film.

How bad is Pierce Brosnan’s Icelandic in the opening scene?

It’s worse than the Icelandic in Jim Caviezel’s Outlander, but better than the Icelandic in The Golden Compass.

Do Icelanders really hate American tourists that much?

Yep.

Why is there no mention of Bjork?

No one in Iceland ever talks about Bjork. She’s not even played on radio, except for one jazz album she made with a local band in 1990. You’ll get more exposure to Bjork in any given 25 minutes on BBC Radio 6 Music than in a year in Iceland.

How many times have you watched the "Ja Ja Ding Dong" Guy’s Best Bits video on YouTube in the last 36 hours?

Too many.

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