Muay Thai Chaiya: Thai film review movie
Muay Thai Chaiya (directed by Kongkiat Komesiri) is one of Thailand’s latest and greatest martial arts film about three friends, Piak (Akara Amarttayakul), Pao (Thawatchai Penpakdee), and Samor (Sonthaya Chitmanee)–an unbreakable trio of young courageous kids from southern Thailand who emerge in the local muay thai scene, training in the special techniques and philosophies of Chaiya, passed on to them by Pao’s father, Tew (Samart Payakaroon) and Pao’s brother, Krang (Prawit Kittichanthira), the local muay thai hero and legend.
The story, mostly narrated by Samor, shares with its audience an epic fight, romance, and dramatic realistic yet exagerated and meaningful tale from its lesson-filled beginnings on Chaiya’s (city in Southern Thailand) scenic beaches to its ending in the ruthless crime ridden underground world of mafia-controlled Bangkok.
What starts out as what seems like an unbreakable pact of friendship of three boys following their dreams to the big capital to become Muay Thai champions, gradually is blurred by the waves of big-city reality of mafia and corruption. After failing to persevere through the gambling fixed rings, Piak along with Samor end up straying into the dark underground mafia business as hitmen and fight fixers, while Piak hangs on and trains hard to follow in the footsteps of his legendary brother, who he learns committed suicide to avoid forcefully losing a fixed fight.
As one might predict, the ending finds all three boys at the top of the pyramid, on opposing sides–with Pao fighting in a championship bout that he has refused to forcefully lose against mafia orders, while Piak and Samor are ordered to knock off Pao–a formula for a truly unforgettable final showdown will put loyalty and friendship to the maximum test with sacrifice and honor prevailing into the final credits…oh yea, almost forgot to mention, there is some romance here that will have the soft hearted viewers watery eyed–even though only a sub-plot, still far from corny.
If you plan on watching this film, look for the DVD with English subtitles if you can’t read or understand Thai to a decent level, for most of the film is in southern dialect with central Thai subtitles to keep even Thai people up to pace with the graceful flows of southern Thai language.
Enjoy!!
For more info, pictures, and reviews see
this Thai language review w pics
Wikipedia info on Muay Thai Chaiya
Popularity: 56% [?]
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January 5th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
Very Interesting!
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July 16th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
There is no best form of martial arts, it’s up to the fighter, and how they utilize what they have on their side. Personally though, I think that the one who masters many different forms of fighting styles instead of one pure one will become far strong.
September 7th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Thai movie become very famous these years, that’s why the Muay Thai also very poplar. Yesterday, I saw a picture in a Muay Thai fans’ blog. Two American learn Muay Thai and fight each other.
So funny.
Anyway, your movie information also is great.