Pee Mak Phra Khanong

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• Movie: Pee Mak Phra Khanong
• Thai: พี่มากพระโขนง
• Director: Banjong Pisanthanakun
• Writer: Banjong Pisanthanakun , Chantavit Dhanasevi
• Producer:
• Release Date: March 28, 2013 (Thailand)
• Runtime: 118 min.
• Genre: Comedy / Horror
• Distributor: GTH
• Language: Thai
• Country: Thailand

Plot

In the Rattanakosin Kingdom, Mak (Mario Maurer) leaves his pregnant wife Nak (Davika Hoorne) to join the war and meets four soldiers who become his best friends. During this time, his wife Nak struggles to give birth to their baby.

When the war ends, Mak invites his friends to visit Phra Khanong and meet his beautiful wife Nak. Meanwhile, rumors fly around town that Nak is a ghost. His four friends and villagers trying to tell Mak that his wife is already dead.

Cast

• Mario Maurer - Mak
• Davika Hoorne - Nak
• Nattapong Chadpong
• Wiwat Kongrasri
• Kantapat Seeda
• Pongsathorn Jongwilas

My point of view: 

I was moved by Nak and Mak's love story. It defines a good and sincere romance story. In reality, there are a lot of couples who does like that, promising to die and follow the dying lover. But in the end, the one who got left behind stayed happy for the rest of their lives.  The end was of course really fictitious for Nak lived with the normal people, with Mak and his friends.

I so love the flashback. I thought there would be no flashback anymore. Cause I thought that there would be too little revelations for flashback. But I was so wrong! I liked the part wherein Mak revealed that he already knew that Nak was a ghost. And yet, he still loved her with all of his heart. Although it was just a movie, it was still great art though. 

* I've tried to read some articles about this movie being based on a true story. About Mak (a.k.a. Lady Mak), a ghost in Phra Khanong district in Thai Folklore. It made me curious enough to read the page. Based on WWW. The movie is really a true story. And that made me like this movie more. :) 

Lesson: 

Love doesn't have to require a normal and living person. When the other person isn't present anymore, and you continue to love that person, that must be TRUE LOVE.