The most human people in this movie are Okja and Mija. Mija being a young girl, and Okja a super pig. Objectively, this movie is a well produced and has a well written plot with a wide arrange of actors from both Korea and America/Europe
Subjectively, I found this movie was good, and really made me feel for the two main characters, but like I said, the most human characters were Mija and Okja. Every adult in this world seems to have their own ulterior motive, and don’t hesitate to lie about them. Their morales all seem a little sketchy whenever pressured on the topic, but that’s not saying all of them are bad. There are two main sides to this movie, the corporate greed and animal activist. Not only does this movie show how greedy and corrupt corporations are, but also shows the extremes of animal activists to the point where there are emotional instabilities for certain characters. I was both disturbed by the leader of the corporation, but also felt uncomfortable when the leader of the animal activists group spoke. There still was a clear side to support, but there were a lot of gray sections. Each side had their own motives and ways of getting to them, but Okja and Mija were the only characters I could really root for.
To avoid spoilers, the few topics i can talk about are the girl, Mija, the super pig, Okja, and the shady morales of everyone
There are a few disturbing scenes in this film, that relate both to the horrors of the meat industry, and how animals are treated when they are breed for factories.
The relationship between Okja and Mija is similar to a close friendship. Not only does Okja show signs of intelligence, but also has clear facial and body cues giving off her emotions. This is one aspect that I felt was portrayed well in both an objective and subjective way. The animation of Okja was well made, and highly detailed. The creators payed close attention to small body movements, and really made Okja look like a living creature that could exist.
This movie is good-good, I’d recommend to to anyone, but give them a fair warning first. This movie packs a solid punch.
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I like that you immediately remembered to say if you thought the film was subjectively and objectively good or bad and gave valid reasons to why. For example, by acknowledging the movie’s portrayal of both the positives and negatives of each side, we can understand some of the characters’ motivations and the impact they had on the plot, without even having to watch the movie. While you talked the (the context and impact of certain scenes) in great detail, I wish you could’ve given a brief description of the plot, so we’d have an idea of where the movie was heading and what it was trying to convey. I agree with your view of the meat industry being cruel and inhumane to the animals before they slaughter and prepare them for consumption. Although I enjoyed hearing about the objective quality of the film, I wish you would’ve talked more about what you liked or disliked about the movie and how they affected your experience. What was it about Okja and Mija that made you want to root for them? How was Mija and Okja’s shown to be deep? One other thing I liked about your review was how you expressed the significance of certain themes and how they were addressed in the film, while avoiding spoilers.
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