King Naresuan The Great

After having watched the movie King Naresuan episodes I & II, I just can't wait any longer to watch the final episode. And that will be during His Majesty The King's birthday on 5th Dec. I really enjoyed watching the movie of one of the greatest heroes in Thai history. King Naresuan was born in Phitsanulok in 1555, I guess the people must've been really excited back then just as we were excited during 1999 - before the new milennium.

At the age of nine, he had been taken as hostage to Burma for 6 years. King Naresuan was a great warrior king. He liberated Ayutthaya from Burma while he was the Crown Prince. He led the soldiers into battles to defend the country against Burmese invasions numerous times. He is widely known among the Thais nowadays for his heroic efforts. King Naresuan deserved the honor of being "the Great". He not only restored national independence but also made Siam such a powerful country that no enemy threatened the walls of Ayutthaya again for another 173 years.

This is simply the best Thai film I've ever watched so far. King Naresuan is played by Captain Wanchana Sawasdee who is a soldier. This war movie is full of spectacular battle scenes, war strategies of the different warriors, cock fighting, and even romance.

Episode I was about his life as a young boy, a friend, a monk, episode II was a display of his leadership skills, loyalty, wisdom, fighting skills, his talent in tactical warfare, his love for Siam, and the journey he made back to Siam. The end of episode II was simply superb when King Naresuan held a special 3-metre long rifle and fired a bullet across the river that hit the bulls eye! Episode I was interesting, episode II was thrilling, and lets hope that the final episode will put up a great ending!

The above pictures are taken from the official movie site http://www.kingnaresuanmovie.com/