Ong-Bak
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Ong-Bak guardian of the temple |
| Original title | องค์ บาก |
| Country of production | Thailand |
| original language | Thai |
| Publishing year | 2003 |
| length | 100 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 16 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Prachya Pinkaew |
| script |
Suphachai Sithiamphan , Phanna Rithikrai |
| production | Prachya Pinkaew, Sukanya Vongsthapat |
| music | Atomix Clubbing Studio |
| camera | Nattawut Kittikhun |
| cut |
Thanat Sunsin , Thanapat Taweesuk |
| occupation | |
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Ong-Bak ( Thai : องค์ บาก ) is a Thai feature film from 2003. This martial arts film was directed by Prachya Pinkaew and written by Suphachai Sithiamphan and Phanna Rithikrai . The main role was played by Tony Jaa . Baa-Ram-Ewe and Sahamongkolfilm Co. Ltd. produced the film.
action
Don, a young businessman from Bangkok , travels to his small, remote Thai hometown of Nong Pra-du to buy a valuable amulet from the face of the Buddha statue Ong-Bak for his client Komtuan. But after the village chief does not want to sell him the relic , the businessman simply cuts off the head of the sanctuary so as not to return to his boss empty-handed. Ting, trained in the “oldest martial art in the world”, Muay Thai , is commissioned by the elders of his village to bring the sanctuary back, as they fear a catastrophe for the believing community without the protection of the Buddha.
The trail leads Ting to Bangkok, where he is supposed to find Humlae, the son of the village chief, who is supposed to receive a "reasonable" education here, far from the idyllic village life. But Humlae, who now calls himself George, turns out to be a greedy occasional fraud who, together with his partner Muay Lek, goes about crooked business in order to bet on extremely brutal illegal fistfights with the proceeds. Humlae refuses Ting the necessary support, but takes him into his apartment when he discovers cash at Ting's, which the villagers have given him as travel money. He steals this money from Ting to pursue his passion for betting. But Ting soon realizes that he has been robbed and follows him to the arena. By chance he gets involved in a fist fight, which he can win for himself with a single action. He refuses the bonus that was offered for this fight because he “does not fight for money”. He only demands back the money previously stolen from him.
George recognizes Ting's extraordinary abilities in the fight, which lasts only a few seconds, which he in turn wants to use to gain financial advantage. But Ting is not interested in further fighting and turns away from George, realizing that he is no longer the honorable man he used to be. When George is attacked a short time later by his archenemy Peng and his entire gang , Ting rushes to his aid. On the run from the gangway, the two discovered stolen property from countless art objects, especially Buddhist relics, that were stolen under water. Later it turns out that Komtuan, the organizer of the illegal fistfights, is also the fence of the sanctuaries and in the possession of the Ong-Bak. Since he has lost a lot of money due to his art theft and high bets on fistfights, he offers George and Ting a bogus deal: Ting is supposed to lose intentionally in a fistfight against his fighter in order to get the statue back.
After the fight, George, Ting and Muay Lek are kidnapped and are said to be killed because Komtuan does not want to adhere to the previously given agreement. However, the trio manages to incapacitate their attackers. You learn from one of the gangsters that the Buddha head you are looking for is said to be in a grotto in the highlands of Thailand. Once there, there is a fight with Komtuan and his thugs, Ting is shot and George is fatally wounded. Komtuan also dies - he is slain by a huge stone Buddha in the grotto. Ting finally brings the head of the Ong-Bak Buddha statue back to his village.
criticism
“In the action and fight sequences, a martial arts film that is as virtuoso as it is brutal. While the main actor is definitely a great talent of the genre, the thin story proves to be as speculative as it is hypocritical. "
Others
All stunts were done without wire effects, the fights were not reworked with the computer and most of the punches and kicks in the fight scenes did not pass the actors, as in other films, but actually placed them on the body.
The version available in Germany and largely internationally is the so-called Besson Cut by French director Luc Besson . This cut version is 212 seconds shorter than the Thai original version and the entire plot about Muay's sister and references to drugs are missing.
Sequels
A sequel under the title Ong-bak 2 ( องค์ บาก 2 ) was shot in 2007/2008 .
In 2010, Ong-Bak 3, the third part of the series, was released in cinemas, following on from the second part.
Phanna Rithikrai made yet another film that was shown in Germany under the name Ong-Bak "The New Generation". In the Thai original, the film was released under BKO: Bangkok Knockout in 2011.
Web links
- Ong-Bak in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Ong-Bak atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Official Ong Bak website (English, Flash player required!)
- Comparison of the cut versions from the international version to the Thai version by Ong-Bak at Schnittberichte.com
Individual evidence
- ^ Ong-Bak. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed June 20, 2017 .
- ↑ Parinyaporn Payee: high-kicking khon . The Nation (Thailand). November 30, 2006. Archived from the original on June 23, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 11, 2007.
