Sunday, March 12, 2023

Okja

 'Blade shoulder! Loin! Spare rib! Hock! Got it? This is what will happen to her. This is Okjas fate. Fate!'

Year: 2017
Director:
Bong Joon Ho
Writer: Bong Joon Ho, Jon Ronson 

Starring: Seo-hyun Ahn, Byun Hee-Bong , Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Shirley Henderson, Yoon Je-moon, Choi Woo-shik, Steven Yeun, Lily Collins, Daniel Henshall, Devon Bostick, Giancarlo Esposito
What is this about: This story follows Mija, a young girl living with her grand-pa in the mountains near Seoul with Okja, an odd animal owned by big american farming corporation.


Content warnings: Violence
Best about it: This was a really pleasant suprise. Capitalism is criticism, animal right activism, some raw reality, hint of fantasy.
How did I felt: Heartwarming and sad at the same time.
Goodness: 5/5
Weirdness: 2/5

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