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I LOVE RAK NAKARA AND YOU SHOULD WATCH IT!
FIRST OF ALL. THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS!***If you want to find English subs, go to @banmarkpantip_inter on Instagram. If you scroll all the way to 2017, you'll find subs. The whole drama is NOT subbed. Only most of Mark and Taew's scenes are. Some Mew are too! It is not in video form, they are written subs! Thank you @banmarkpantip_inter for English subtitles.
You can find English Subs on CatAttack. Thank you! :)
Ok, if you don't know what Rak Nakara is about, I'll tell you in a quick nutshell! Rak Nakara is about two half-sisters. One is named Man Muang (Taew). And one is named Ming La (Mew). They both get into arranged marriages to make alliances or greater relationships with the other kingdoms. Ming La fell in love with Jao Noi Sukkawong (Mark) when she first saw him, so did Man Muang (but she kept it secret to herself). Many things happen with both of the them. Later on in the story, Jao Noi and Man Muang have a lot of secret feelings and misunderstandings. Ming La is also in trouble. At the end of the story, it is a tragedy. This is a story about duty, love, and sacrifice.
This drama has so much mixed feelings. I absolutely love it! This is one of my favorite dramas! If you have not tried it, then you are missing out on something so good!
Story: The story was very well put together. I had very high hopes for this, and it satisfied me well! It was not draggy, and that's a plus.
Acting/Cast: I could not have thought of any cast better than this one! Everyone fit into their roles greatly! Jao Noi and Man Muang's love story is one of my favorites. It's beautifully grown, and improved even with all of the misunderstandings. I love Mark and Taew's chemistry. It's so sizzling!
Music: I loved the music! It fits in perfectly with the drama!
Rewatch Value: I'd most definitely rewatch this. This is a drama that makes my soul feel pleasant and nice. This drama gives off a tranquil, but heartwarming feeling to me.
Overall: Rak Nakara is a drama you shouldn't miss! It's so worth your time!
EVERYTHING IS A 10 because it is so perfect. THANK YOU AOF AND DAENG FOR AN AMAZING DRAMA WORTH WATCHING.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE ENGLISH SUBBERS ONCE AGAIN. :)
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Story 8.5/10I think the story is good. I consider it divided into 3 sections. Manmuang and Sukawong’s development. Mingla’s development. And the war/politics development with Nor Muang and others, including Sukawong. The entire drama revolves around the love for a partner, love for family, and love for the land that they are born on. The FL Manmuang is a strong headed selfless woman that will do anything for her land. The relationship between the FL and ML is the conflict that involves her family wanting to maintain tradition and him wanting them to know the world is changing, that being used to old customs will not prosper their lands. What binds it all together is the love that blossomed between them. I think the story did a good job showing how someone hard headed like Man Muang started to change her mindset once she was able to see that Sukawong was right about the world. It starts to shift from the love for the land and family to the love for a partner. There’s a critical part in the drama that shows us how ManMuang had to choose Sukawong over her land and family and I thought that was portrayed very well, because it not only establishes that Sukawong loved and trusted her judgement, but also that she loved him too. Considering that though, at the end, what Man Muang chose to do was also able to show it isn’t just about one or the other, being black or white. What she chose to do shows that she still had love for her land and family, AND that she also loved Sukawong too.
Moving onto Ming La’s side of the story. MingLa was someone who was selfish and only wanted to win over Man Muang but I think after encountering someone way worse than her and experiencing true horror and seeing that Manmuang is still going to love her, she comes to fully understand the love Manmuang has for her. I don’t blame Mingla for who she is, I blame the mom for feeding her hate and making her mindset full of jealousy.
The rest of the story that revolves around preventing War and politics was interesting too because we get to see how Sukawong was correct that being too old fashioned will not bring prosperity. Chian Ngern wants independence but seems unaware that their ignorance of the world will just bring them doom if they continue to be unmovable. Nor Muang not being able to accept change cost him to regret what he did in the end. Him hating Sukawong just end up making him hate himself. I can't say if he deserved it but at the very least he saw where his hatred led him.
Acting/Cast 9.5/10
Sir when I say I have wet tissues with me, I mean it. Gotta love Taew’s acting. Mark was good too. The expression in their eyes, chef’s kiss. I think they casted the perfect actor/actresses for this drama. Since most of the drama Manmuang misunderstood that Sukawong was in love with Mingla we didn’t get to see that much open loving, but based on their actions, we can see that they did love each other during the time that they were together. Their acting was able to portray very well how Sukawong and Manmuang loved each other but still had that line drawn between them due to the misunderstanding.
Music 8.5/10
The music really adds to the mood of the story. I like it.
Rewatch value 8/10
I think I would rewatch this if I have free time and nothing else to watch. The story was overall fun, the characters were likable, and the ending was nice.
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Tragic!
First time i watched it was in 2020, but didn’t finish as it didn’t have subtitle in english.. i had to visit lots of blog and web review to find out what was the meaning of their script in english, and gave up soon after... but now in 2022, i came across catattack website (thank god i found u, thank u so much for you hard work), and watch it again with full subtitle..Taew, oh Taew… she’s so gorgeous (so are Mew and evil queen Su Su).. their acting were superb! Taew & Mark are my fav, adore them as a couple.. beautiful couple.. I loved it how they fell in love… My least fav character was king of Mueng Man, maybe his story was a bit slow, tempted soooo many times to fastforward..lol
Overall, this is a tragic drama! If u wanna a good cry, watch it, u won’t regret ( i cried like a baby)..
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