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This deserves to be called a MASTERPIECE. Truly.
I don't normally make reviews like this but here I am, making one!
This series is a mix of everything, as well as emphasizing spirituality and the northern culture of Thailand and shamanism (that's why others may find the series a bit confusing and they tend to question some scenes that heavily involves or depicts the cultural aspect). Additionally, it genuinely revolves around friendship, love, revenge, forgiveness, and so on and so forth. All in all, this is a WHOLE ROLLER COASTER RIDE.
One of the things I really love is the SLOW BURN ROMANCE between the main couple! Oh goodness, their chemistry is INSANE!
I've watched the series for the second time already and it never disappoints me. From the bottom of the chain to the top, all I can say is that it's truly amazing. I've watched the documentary too (YOU SHOULD WATCH IT TO BETTER APPRECIATE THE SERIES) and I seriously appreciate the hard work poured into it, from all the actors and specially the actor playing the role of Khemjira.
He was amazing and I couldn't understand why people say his acting lacks. They're trying to still faithful to the novel and the novel readers says the Khem in the novel was even worse but the production team and even the actor decided to at least tone it down and they did a good job to it. All his emotions were evident through his eyes, the subtleness of his feelings, I can even feel the weight of his burden just by looking at the way he walks and talks.
To better understand the character, you really need to pay attention, even to a very small detail. In the first episode, the character Khemjira said he was bracing himself and he's not really giving up, so it's clearly a fact that Khemjira already accepts that he's going to die. Jet, his friend, perhaps knows it deep inside so he is very protective of Khem. All his life, he was battling with the curse, seeing ghosts is a norm for him, though he gets terrified when they became malicious and flipped out. He didn't really do nothing because in the first few episodes, he literally asked help, especially to Master Paran. It's just that, their fates were actually intertwined and so therefore 'help' is hard to be given. Long story short, I would literally say "Go on, rely to the people around you, Khem! It's time for you to rest and accept all the help they WILLINGLY want to give to you!". Aside from that, the characters Jet and Charn seriously complements the whole narrative and the Master Paran was played AMAZINGLY! If only others truly immersed themselves in the story and take down notes to every detail, then you can appreciate and understand the story better.
Aside from that, it's deeply cultural and a lot of details in episode one even FORESHADOWS the episodes until the end. Wow! Seriously! Other characters were so good too, each one of them fits the roles so well that I couldn't even imagine other actors playing their roles.
This series is a masterpiece, I tell you. I'm planning to watch it again next month lol, perhaps I can rewatch this every now and then.
This series is a mix of everything, as well as emphasizing spirituality and the northern culture of Thailand and shamanism (that's why others may find the series a bit confusing and they tend to question some scenes that heavily involves or depicts the cultural aspect). Additionally, it genuinely revolves around friendship, love, revenge, forgiveness, and so on and so forth. All in all, this is a WHOLE ROLLER COASTER RIDE.
One of the things I really love is the SLOW BURN ROMANCE between the main couple! Oh goodness, their chemistry is INSANE!
I've watched the series for the second time already and it never disappoints me. From the bottom of the chain to the top, all I can say is that it's truly amazing. I've watched the documentary too (YOU SHOULD WATCH IT TO BETTER APPRECIATE THE SERIES) and I seriously appreciate the hard work poured into it, from all the actors and specially the actor playing the role of Khemjira.
He was amazing and I couldn't understand why people say his acting lacks. They're trying to still faithful to the novel and the novel readers says the Khem in the novel was even worse but the production team and even the actor decided to at least tone it down and they did a good job to it. All his emotions were evident through his eyes, the subtleness of his feelings, I can even feel the weight of his burden just by looking at the way he walks and talks.
To better understand the character, you really need to pay attention, even to a very small detail. In the first episode, the character Khemjira said he was bracing himself and he's not really giving up, so it's clearly a fact that Khemjira already accepts that he's going to die. Jet, his friend, perhaps knows it deep inside so he is very protective of Khem. All his life, he was battling with the curse, seeing ghosts is a norm for him, though he gets terrified when they became malicious and flipped out. He didn't really do nothing because in the first few episodes, he literally asked help, especially to Master Paran. It's just that, their fates were actually intertwined and so therefore 'help' is hard to be given. Long story short, I would literally say "Go on, rely to the people around you, Khem! It's time for you to rest and accept all the help they WILLINGLY want to give to you!". Aside from that, the characters Jet and Charn seriously complements the whole narrative and the Master Paran was played AMAZINGLY! If only others truly immersed themselves in the story and take down notes to every detail, then you can appreciate and understand the story better.
Aside from that, it's deeply cultural and a lot of details in episode one even FORESHADOWS the episodes until the end. Wow! Seriously! Other characters were so good too, each one of them fits the roles so well that I couldn't even imagine other actors playing their roles.
This series is a masterpiece, I tell you. I'm planning to watch it again next month lol, perhaps I can rewatch this every now and then.
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