WOW. This movie was so good. Just like when I watch Belel I was surprised that I had never seen this movie before. When I first saw the first pig in Okja I was shook. IT WAS HUGE. I thought it was a hippopotamus. The relationship and bond between Okja and the young korean girl(Mija) is so cute and memorable. When Mirando Corp comes to take the GMO pig back to NYC to be showed off to a crowd and then slaughtered, Mija takes off to save her pig. She meets a lot of strangers in the ALF along the way that help her with her journey somewhat. The ALF puts a camera into Okja’s ear which exposes the corporation of animal cruelty to the max. Once they are exposed Mija finds Okja ans takes her back to Korea after she trades her golden pig for her.
This movie does a great job making people think about consumption and use without actually saying it outright. When you see all those GM pigs in cages it is heartbreaking. This company has been lying to the pubic about being eco friendly when in reality they are lying about everything. In this film capitalism is portrayed in a very bad way. It shows the environmental movement getting crushed by corporations including Mirando Corp. The company set out to do something good but actually ended up making things worse. This movie shows the greed that people can have and how they can be very single minded.
They show culture very interesting. They forced Mija to wear a traditional Korean outfit to the parade for media coverage. She was not wearing anything close to that. Also the american TV guy was so so rude to the small family when he trekked up the mountain to see okja.
Overall I loved every second of this film. It made me want to quit eating meat again. This company was disgusting and ridiculous. One quote that stuck with me was when Nancy said “who cares, people will buy it because it’s cheap” or something along those lines. She is right. People who don’t have money to buy local meat will buy the GMO mean even though they know the animals are not treated well.
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When you speak about the consumerism and how the cheap meat is what sells is so unbelievably true. Poverty is so extensive and that is how these big corporations are making money. Okja was so close to death and the idea that the only reason she didnt die is “the bottom line” and what Mirando could get in lieu of the meat. Watching those animals be shot was horrifying to me. 😦
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I agree with you how the media/TV were rude to Mija and her family on the mountains, and then when the camera starts to roll, they act like the love and respect the people who they are visiting. The company produces messages for the public to believe that they really care about the environment and the animals that live in it. But in reality they are only in the business to make a profit because people love cheap things. The movie was really good and did have some graphic scenes but I would recommend people to watch it.
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You raise some really important points about lack of both accessibility and education surrounding food choices. Like your quote suggests, not everyone is able to understand what they’re eating (be it by choice or ignorance) and this can leave lasting negative impacts on humans and the environment. It’s important to know what we are eating and where it comes from in order to best serve our environment and our bodies. However, this is hard to do in a society that favors secrecy and capitalizes on healthy being more expensive and not as accessible especially when looking at systematic environmental racism
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I loved your response to this movie, and it made me want to go back to vegetarianism as well. I love any media that evokes thought about consumption. Everything we do from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed has a price, and yet we are so shielded from that price that many are not even aware of what it is. I appreciate the message of this film. It was hard to see the animals and how they were treated, and I love the contrast of the gently, beautiful green hills. You cant help but root to go back there as soon as the characters leave, the harsh kill or be killed of the city was jarring.
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