![]() Action wise, its a pretty awesome action movie. ![]() Story wise, its a pretty standard action movie - it touches briefly on serious social issues in Thailand, but only very briefly. Ting follows Don to Bangkok and fights for the return of Ong Bak. Don, a former villager turned criminal, removes the head from the statue and takes it to Bangkok, to curry favour from the crime lord Khom Tuan. The villagers revere Ong Bak, a statue of Buddha kept in the village's temple, and believe it guarantees the safety of the village. Jaa plays Ting, a muay thai fighter from a small village in Thailand. ![]() In only their first movie, director Prachya Pinkaew and lead actor Tony Jaa have created a very impressive, awesome action movie in "Ong Bak".
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