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Mér finnst kvikmyndin frábær þótt hávaðinn sé of mikill.

Mér finnst kvikmyndin frábær þótt hávaðinn sé of mikill.
I find the film excellent, even though the noise is too loud.
From Lesson 210:Although and even though (þó að / þótt)·Icelandic

Questions & Answers about Mér finnst kvikmyndin frábær þótt hávaðinn sé of mikill.

Why is the verb sé used here instead of er?
The conjunction þótt (even though / although) always forces the verb that follows it into the subjunctive mood. Here, sé is the present subjunctive form of vera (to be) matching the third-person subject hávaðinn.
Could I use þó að instead of þótt in this sentence?
Yes, absolutely. þótt and þó að mean the exact same thing and are entirely interchangeable. Both of them mean "although" or "even though" and both require the subjunctive mood.
Why does the sentence use mikill (much/great) to mean "loud"?
In Icelandic, you don't typically describe noise (hávaði) as being "loud" or "high." Instead, you describe the amount of it. Because hávaði is a masculine noun, you use the masculine adjective mikill (much or great) to say that the noise is loud.
Why is kvikmyndin in the nominative case? Isn't it the object of the verb?
The verb finnast (to find / to think) is a special verb that takes a dative subject, which is mér (to me) in this sentence. The thing you have an opinion about, kvikmyndin (the film), actually takes the nominative case. The adjective describing it, frábær, also stays nominative to match.

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