I watched it last july 31 in Lhuzelle's house with Micah Morada, Micah Lyne Palencia, Abegail Tabile, Miggy Garcia, Athena Fafoutakis, Leze Mae Lumilay, John Raymond Mayo and specially the owner of the house :D Lhuzelle Bertulfo. The movie that we watched is " Anna and the King " but they said that the story of King and I and Anna and the King are just the same. The movie is so wonderful. When I watched the movie, I said to myself that it was an unlovely and boring movie. But after a few minutes that I'm watching it I realized that .. that movie so great ! So, lets start .. I will tell you the story .. :)
When a British school teacher,
Anna Leonowens arrives in the exotic land of Siam ( Thailand ) to teach the 67 royal children of King Mongkut. :)) I'm so shocked when i heard that ! haha. So, lets continue. She is a strong-willed, intelligent woman and this pleases the King, who wants to modernize his country to keep it safe from the threat of colonialism, while protecting many of the ancient traditions that give Siam its unique identity. A
nna is enchanted by the royal children, particularly Princess Fa-ying
The little girl identifies with the spirit of the playful monkeys who live in the trees of the royal garden. When she suddenly takes ill of cholera, Anna is summoned to her chambers to say goodbye. She gets there just as Fa-ying dies in Mongkut's hands, and the two mourn together. Sometime later, when the King finds that one of the monkeys has "borrowed" his glasses, as his daughter used to do, he is comforted by his belief in reincarnation and the idea that Fa-ying may be reborn as one of her beloved animals. Lady Tuptim , the King's new favorite concubine, was already engaged when brought to the court. The King is kind to her, but she's too unhappy and at last runs away, disguising herself as a young man and joining the monastery where her former fiancé, Khun Phra Balat, lives. She is tracked down and brought back to the palace, imprisoned, and initially caned along with her Balat. Tuptim and Balat are beheaded in front of the entire court, despite the well held belief that the sentence is monstrously unfair.
The tension build as Mongkut learns that outside forces are conspiring against his regime. With the political intrigue set to explode. Anna and the King must become allies in a daring fight to save Siam from dangerous enemies bent on destruction.The political aspects of the story are completely fictional: Siam is under siege from what appears to be a British-funded coup d'état against King Mongkut, usingBurmese soldiers. Mongkut sends out his brother Prince Chaofa and his military advisor General Alak to investigate. However, it turns out that Alak is the man behind the coup and he turns on and kills Chaofa. He then flees Siam into Burma where he summons and readies his troops to invade Siam and kill the King and his children.
With Anna's help, the king manages to hide his children and his wives in a safe place. Then he goes with the few soldiers he has to face Alak. Siamese soldiers place high explosives on a wooden bridge high above a canyon floor, as Alak and his army approaches. The King orders his "army" to stay back and rides to the bridge with only two soldiers. Alak, in front of his army, confronts the King on the bridge.
Anna and Louis then orchestrate a brilliant deception from their hiding spot in the forest: Louis uses his horn to replicate the sound of a bugle charge, as Anna "attacks" the area with harmless fireworks. The ploy works as the Burmese, believing the King has brought British soldiers, retreat in a panic. Alak attempts to recall them, but his efforts prove to be futile. Alak stands alone, but the King refuses to kill him, saying that Alak should have to live with his shame. As the King turns to ride back to Siam, Alak picks up a gun and aims at the King, but the explosives are detonated, blowing the bridge to pieces, and Alak along with it.
At the end of the movie, the King has one last dance with Anna, and realizes that it is conceivable for one man to be pleased by only one woman. Anna returns to England with Louis. The King's son takes over, and abolishes slavery.
Look at us! You will notice that we are so shocked! Do you want to know why ??? haha. Because, the concubine of King Mongkut and her love were beheaded! :(( ouch !
So, here are the characters and the role thay portrayed ..
-- the Bristish school teacher
•King Moungkut
-- the king of Siam.
•Tuptim
-- the favorite concubine of king Mongkut.
• Louis Leonowens
-- the only son of Anna.
• Princess Fa-Ying
-- a royal child who died because of Cholera.
•General Alak
-- one of the foe of Siam country.
• Prince Chowfa
-- king Moungkut's brother.
-- he was only a boy, but the image of his father holding the woman he loved for the last time has remained with him throughout the years.
• Moonshee
-- Leonowens' Indian Servant
• Beebe
-- Leonowens' Indian Servant
• Lady Thiang
-- head wife of King Mongkut
• Lord John Bradley
• Lady Bardley
• Mycroft Kincaid
The historical significance or the importace of the film .. They not only maintained Siam's independence, but also abolished slavery , instituted religious freedom and reformed the judicial system.
The social relevance of the film to our society .. The story of this film is very interesting story. You can understand that as a king, the future of their country is on his hand, the desicsion he made is also important if you compare it in our country, it is almost the same. The story of this film showed the king wants modernize his country to keep it safe from the threat of colonialism.
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