I would have sworn there was already a thread for this.
Yay! Netflix... an original movie, I understand.
Anyway, a corporation starts making "SuperPigs" which look like HippoPigs. As a publicity stunt they send 26 of them around the world to be raised by farmers, and the one in South Korea grows up with a little girl and then there are big problems when it matures and it is time for the butchers.
I have seen this movie hyped like crazy all over the internet for the last week, so we sat down and watched it over dinner...
This is not a happy movie.
That's all I'll say.
Okja
Okja
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Okja
But is it worth watching?
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Okja
Seemed like an anti-meat propaganda film to me. Lots of reviews for this movie on IMDB promoting veganism. Thing is reality isn't like this movie.
The villains and heroes were such ridiculous caricatures that they were impossible to take even remotely seriously. Good CGI though and the young girl does an amazing job. Didn't care for the holocaust symbolism at the end.
I'm an animal lover and a meat eater. This movie wasn't made for me.
Gordon is right that this is not a movie for kids. Unless you want to explain to your kids about all the foul language, violence, and how the food chain works.
There's a post-credits scene that made me chuckle. (The very last thing...)
The villains and heroes were such ridiculous caricatures that they were impossible to take even remotely seriously. Good CGI though and the young girl does an amazing job. Didn't care for the holocaust symbolism at the end.
I'm an animal lover and a meat eater. This movie wasn't made for me.
Gordon is right that this is not a movie for kids. Unless you want to explain to your kids about all the foul language, violence, and how the food chain works.
There's a post-credits scene that made me chuckle. (The very last thing...)
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell