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Su mejor amiga es una mutación genética - Okja: Opinión [ESP-ENG]@soldierofdreams968d

En un mundo con escasez de alimentos, a la compañía monopólica denominada "Mirando" se le ocurre la brillante idea de crear especies genéticamente modificadas para inundar a la humanidad de una carne que promete ser la invención milagrosa para erradicar los estómagos vacíos.

Con el afán de la gloria y la promesa de diez años, Lucy Mirando, o la gemela del mal, traza una estrategia para que 10 de los llamados supercerdos sean criados en varias granjas alrededor del mundo. Todo parece marchar bien hasta que una niña surcoreana, encariñada con el supercerdo que crió su abuelo para el matadero de dicha corporación, decide salvar a la comida viviente que considera como amiga, y poner en evidencia aquel refrán tan popular de los vegetarianos: la carne no es comida... o al menos la carne de la supercerdita a la que ella considera como hermana.

In a world with food shortages, the monopolistic company called "Mirando" comes up with the brilliant idea of creating genetically modified species to flood mankind with meat that promises to be the miracle invention to eradicate empty stomachs.

With the pursuit of glory and the promise of ten years, Lucy Mirando, or the evil twin, plots a strategy for 10 so-called super pigs to be bred on various farms around the world. All seems to be going well until a South Korean girl, fond of the super pig her grandfather raised for the corporation's slaughterhouse, decides to save the living food she considers a friend and to put to shame that popular saying of vegetarians: meat is not food... or at least the meat of the super pig she considers a sister.

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Okja y la lucha contra el ciclo natural

Mija vive con su abuelo y su mascota Okja, la supercerda gigante que parece más humana que los propios humanos que la quieren guisada en el horno. Claro que Mija no sabe que Okja forma parte de un experimento de diez años que busca al mejor espécimen, así como cualquier esas ferias dónde se premian a los mejores cerdos con el filo de los cuchillos y el sabor de los asados. La niña, radicada en alguna provincia montañosa de surcorea, ignora el peligro futuro compartiendo con su deliciosa mascota: salen a pescar, camina por las montañas, recogen manzanas y hasta se salvan de precipicios. El abuelo, que resulta ser un viejo mentiroso, le dice a Mija que no se preocupe, que él (¡vaya descarado!) compró a Mija y ninguna corporación malvada se la llevará...

Un día después se llevan a Okja.

Y entonces, la pobre Mija se embarca por las peligrosas calles de Seúl a rescatar a su amiga porque, o sea, ella no va a permitir que se la despellejen y la sirvan con papas. En su travesía de lágrimas se topa con unos ecologistas que pueden ayudarla, sin saber que la decisión que la obligan a tomar la llevará a New York, donde el verdadero peligro les espera a las dos.

Okja and the fight against the natural cycle

Mija lives with her grandfather and his pet Okja, the giant super pig that looks more human than the humans themselves who want it stewed in the oven. Of course, Mija doesn't know that Okja is part of a ten-year experiment that looks for the best specimen, just like any of those fairs where the best pigs are awarded with the sharpness of the knives and the taste of the roasts. The girl, who lives in some mountainous province of South Korea, ignores the future danger by sharing with her delicious pet: they go fishing, walk in the mountains, pick apples, and even save themselves from cliffs. Grandpa, who turns out to be an old liar, tells Mija not to worry, that he (cheeky guy!) bought Mija and no evil corporation will take her away...

A day later Okja is taken away.

And then, poor Mija embarks through the dangerous streets of Seoul to rescue her friend because, I mean, she's not going to let herself be skinned and served with potatoes. On her tearful journey, she encounters some environmentalists who can help her, unaware that the decision they force her to make will lead her to New York, where real danger awaits them both.

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No es una pelicula perfecta, pero...

Okja es una película que plantea la amistad, quizás como la planteó Lassie y otras tantas de perros, gatos o cualquier animal que termina siendo el mejor amigo del mundo. Ahora bien, acá lo nuevo, al menos para mí, es el asunto de la modificación genética. El resto de cosas no es tan diferente a lo que ya hemos visto. Si tan solo el largometraje hubiera cuidado más su trama, profundizando más la conexión entre las protagonistas, quizás hubiese sido más reconocida. Durante todo el film odié la relación tan seca entre Mija y Okja, o sea, una era muy seca (Mija) y la otra tenía demasiada IA (Okja).

Los primeros minutos de Mija y Okja son muy planos, detalles que tal vez se remiendan más adelante con el efecto de las lágrimas. El largometraje, aunque parece tener temática infantil, suele ser crudo en algunos puntos más fríos de la trama. En todo sentido, creo que el film va más dirigido a los amantes de los animales, y a los que alguna vez compartieron un gran afecto con una mascota fuera de lo común, como por ejemplo, las vacas que se comen, los pollos que se comen, los cerdos que se comen, etc.

Is not a perfect film, but...

Okja is a movie about friendship, perhaps like Lassie and many others about dogs, cats, or any animal that ends up being the best friend in the world. Now, what is new here, at least for me, is the issue of genetic modification. Everything else is not so different from what we have already seen. If only the film had taken more care with its plot, deepening the connection between the protagonists, it might have been more recognizable. Throughout the entire film I hated the very dry relationship between Mija and Okja, that is, one was too dry (Mija) and the other had too much AI (Okja).

The first few minutes of Mija and Okja are very flat, with details that are perhaps patched up later with the effect of tears. The feature film, while seemingly child-themed, tends to be crude at some of the cooler plot points. In every sense, I think the film is more aimed at animal lovers and those who once shared a great affection for an out-of-the-ordinary pet, such as cows being eaten, chickens being eaten, pigs being eaten, etc.

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Una combinación de sentimientos y culturas

¿Tiene la historia un final feliz? Depende si te gustan o no las chuletas de cerdo. En escena aparecen algunos rostros conocidos de la industria del cine, como la madame Tilda Swinton (a la que le temo desde Las Crónicas de Narnia) quien interpreta a las gemelas desquiciadas de la malvada corporación de Mirando. Glenn de The Walking Dead también aparece... bueno, mejor dicho: Steven Yeun. Y por último, pero no menos importante, verás a Jake Gyllenhaal como un desquiciado veterinario al que le encanta el sadomasoquismo con los animales. Okja tiene un buen elenco, y creo que esto es bastante determinante para el mediano éxito, al menos en el aspecto crítico que tuvo la película.

Durante el film el lenguaje coreano y el inglés se superponen, o sea, no hay un solo idioma. Me gustó esto; por un momento recordé algunos viejos K-Dramas (de los pocos que he visto) y supuse que habría una buena presentación dramática, y que la peli iba a ser supertriste. A mí no me hizo llorar, pero me ayudó a no arrepentirme de la costumbre de no comerme a las gallinas que alguna vez críe y consideraba como mis mascotas. Es extraño, lo sé, sobre todo porque me encanta el pollo frito y el cerdo horneado... allí la intención del largometraje y su mensaje. Al menos este aspecto sí me llevó a sacar muchas conjeturas.

A combination of feelings and cultures

Does the story have a happy ending? Depends if you like pork chops or not. A few familiar faces from the movie industry appear on the scene, such as Madame Tilda Swinton (whom I've been dreading since The Chronicles of Narnia) who plays the deranged twins of the evil Mirando corporation. Glenn from The Walking Dead also makes an appearance.... well, rather: Steven Yeun. And last but not least, you'll see Jake Gyllenhaal as an unhinged veterinarian who loves S&M with animals. Okja has a good cast, and I think this is quite determinant for the medium success, at least in the critical aspect that the film had.

During the film the Korean and English languages overlap, that is, there is not just one language. I liked this; for a moment I remembered some old K-Dramas (of the few I have seen) and I assumed that there would be a good dramatic presentation and that the movie was going to be super sad. It didn't make me cry, but it helped me not to regret the habit of not eating the chickens I once raised and considered my pets. It's strange, I know, especially since I love fried chicken and baked pork...therein lies the intent of the feature film and its message. At least this aspect did lead me to draw a lot of conjecture.

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¿Deberías ver Okja?

Okja plantea una relación de amor y odio con la carne. Vale, hay referentes un poco menos complejos, pero quizás imposibles de procesar cuando el cariño y el amor dominan una relación entre hombre y bestia. Digo: el ser humano se encariña, a veces, con las criaturas que deben, por ley natural, estar en su cena. Esto no sucede siempre, por supuesto. Yo lo asocio a la conexión. No es lo mismo sacrificar a un cerdo que apenas estás viendo o que criaste desde la distancia, a sacrificar a uno al que le diste biberón y lo llamaste "Mark". ¿Lo percibes? Sea cual sea el caso, amarás a Mark mientras comes cerdo con papas, pero como no es Mark, estarás tranquilo...

Okja no es tan diferente. Además, un cerdo de oro vale más que uno de carne. En este largometraje nacido de la mente de Bong Joon Ho descubrirás por qué.

Should you watch Okja?

Okja poses a love-hate relationship with meat. Okay, there are references a little less complex, but perhaps impossible to process when affection and love dominate a relationship between man and beast. I mean: the human being gets attached, sometimes, to creatures that should, by natural law, be in his dinner. This does not always happen, of course. I associate it with connection. It's not the same to slaughter a pig that you're barely seeing or that you raised from a distance, as it is to slaughter one that you bottle-fed and named "Mark." Do you sense that? Whatever the case, you'll love Mark while eating pork and potatoes, but since it's not Mark, you'll be calm....

Okja is not that different. Besides, a pig of gold is worth more than a pig of meat. In this feature film born from the mind of Bong Joon Ho you'll find out why.

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›[ENG/ESP] Okja is an allegation and criticism in the near future about transgenic foods and the protection of animal rights. / Okja es un alegato y crítica en un futuro cercano sobre los alimentos transgénicos y la protección de los derechos animales.@greengalletti1825d

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Some ago, reading a film commentary, I found out about the existence of a film filmed in 2017 by the direct of Parasites, that excellent criticism against cionsumism and a sector of today's society in which the priority is what material and exhibit what you have, even living in conditions that no one would imagine would be those according to what -exteriorly- it holds.

Bong Joon-ho is a South Korean film director who, a couple of years later, was going to surprise us with Parasites winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival but that already in 2017 began to make to masterfully see in his films, with a certain dose of exaggeration and irony, that social criticism.

The movie whose review today I want to share with all the members of this great community is Okja.

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Hace algunos leyendo un comentario cinematográfico me enteré de la existencia de una película filmada en el año 2017 por el mismo directos de Parásitos, esa excelente crítica contra el cionsumismo y un sector de la sociedad actual en la cuúl lo prioritario es lo material y exhibir lo que se posee, aún viviendo en condiciones que nadie imaginaría serían esas de acuerdo a lo que -exteriormente- ostenta.

Bong Joon-ho es un director de cine surcoreano que un par de años más tarde nos iba a sorprender con Parásitos ganadora de la Palma de Oro del Festival de Cannes pero que ya en el 2017 comenzaba a hacer ver en forma magistral en sus películas, con una cierta dosis de esageración e ironía, esa crítica social.

La película cuya reseña hoy quiero compartir con todos los miembros de esta estupenda comunidad es Okja.

Apart from the social commitment shown, it has other characteristics, among them and no less important is being a South Korean-American co-production with several "locations" or filming locations, which meant an investment of more than fifty million euros for the producers.

Among the best known actors in the Hollywood scene are Jake Gyllenhaal and Giancarlo Espósito, the well-known Gustavo "Gus" Fring in the series Breaking Bad and Better Call

The Korean scenes were filmed around the Guro-gu electrical substation, on the Yanghwaen bridge in Seoul, in Daejeon, on the Gangbyeonbuk highway, and in Sangam-dong. While the rest of the film was shot in Vancouver (Canada) and New York (USA).

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Aparte del empeño social puesto de manifiesto tiene otras características, entre ellas y no menos importante es ser una co-producción surcoreana-estadounidense con varias "locations" o lugares de rodaje lo que les significó a los productores una inversión superior a los 50 millones de dólares.

Entre los actores más conocidos dentro del ambiente hollywodiano se encuentran Jake Gyllenhaal y Giancarlo Espósito el conocido Gustavo «Gus» Fring en las series Breaking Bad y Better Call

Las escenas coreanas se filmaron en los alrededores de la subestación eléctrica de Guro-gu, en el puente Yanghwaen en Seúl, en Daejeon, en la autopista de Gangbyeonbuk y en Sangam-dong. Mientras que el resto de la película se rodó en Vancouver (Canadá) y Nueva York (EE. UU.)

Ahn Seo-hyun, as Mija. Tilda Swinton, as twin sisters Lucy and Nancy Mirando. Jake Gyllenhaal, as Doctor Johnny Wilcox. Paul Dano, as Jay. Byun Hee-bong, like Heebong. Steven Yeun, as K. Lily Collins, as Red. Devon Bostick, as Silver. Shirley Henderson, as Jennifer. Daniel Henshall, as Blond. Yoon Je-moon, as Mundo Park. Choi Woo Shik, as Kim. Giancarlo Esposito, as Frank Dawson. Choi Moon-kyeong, as the interpreter.

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An international company called Mirando Corporation plans to genetically modify pig DNA to increase production and meet the continuously increasing global demand for food.

For this reason, it establishes a contest in which factories compete in different parts of the world where the pigs that are supplied as children by the multinational are raised.

The prizes, in the style of the best rural exhibitions, will be awarded to the producers who obtain the best animal, in other words the largest and best developed animal.

At the top of the Gangwon Mountains in South Korea, a grandfather and a girl are developing the experiment, which, in this case, is a sow, and is called Okja.

At the end of the cycle, the idea is to move it to New York for a marketing campaign and then transform it into ..... sausages.

Faced with this horrible idea, the girl rebels and helped by an activist group that fights for animal rights (Animal Liberation Front) to rescue her pet and friend and take her back to the mountains where she grew up. Along with another small exponent who managed to rescue from the refrigerator where the animals are slaughtered.

Una empresa internacional llamada Mirando Corporation planea modificar genéticamente el ADN de los cerdos para aumentar la producción y satisfacer la demanda mundial de alimentos continuamente en aumento.

Con tal motivo establece un concurso en el cuál compiten factorias en distintos lugares del mundo donde son criados los cerdos que son sumin istrados de pequeños por la multinacional.

Los premios, al estilo de las mejores exposiciones rurales, serán otorgados a los productores que obtengan el mejor animal, en otras palabras al animal más grande y mejor desarrollado.

En lo más alto de las montañas de Gangwon en Corea del Sur un abuelo y una niña están desarrolando el experimento que, en este caso, es una cerda, y se llama Okja.

Llegado el final del ciclo la idea es trasladarla a Nueva York para una campaña de marketing y luego transformarla en.....salchichas.

Ante esta idea horrible la niña se rebela y ayudada por un grupo activista que lucha por los derechos de los animales (Frente de Liberación Animal) lograrla rescatar su animal mascota y amiga y llevarla de nuevo a las montañas donde creció. Juntoi a otro pequeño exponente que logró rescatar del frigorífico donde son faenados los animales.

The criticism could be simplified if we limit ourselves to the director's statements when he expresses that the idea was to show an image about the amikstad between people and animals.

And although there is nothing to answer in this regard, it is clear that it is a declaration of commitment not to collide with the large monopoly groups in the food market.

Because, in reality, the subtlety of the film, with much irony highlighted by the exaggeration of the main character's size, is to establish until when - and in order to satisfy the global demand for food - the DNA of the animals (as are currently most cereals) subjecting them to conditions of captivity and sometimes mistreatment that are not acceptable under any point of view.

Some notable phrases such as that of the president of the multinational when she expresses that "it is enough that it costs little for people to eat anything" and other pearls like that.

And, to top it off, the final part of the film and these phrases take place in the urban context of New York City, an emblem of the United States, a consumer country if there is one. With a marketing and product promotion campaign that is not too far from reality ...

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La crítica se podría simplificar si nos limitamos a las declaraciones del director cuando expresa que la idea era mostrar una imagen sobre la amikstad entre personas y animales.

Y sin bien no hay nada que contestar al respecto, es evidente que es una declaración de compromiso para no entrar en colisión con los grandes grupos monopólicos del mercado alimentario.

Porque, en realidad, la crística de la película, sutil, con mucha ironía remarcada por la exageración del tamaño del personaje principal, es establecer hasta que momento -y en aras de satisfacer la demanda mundial de alimentos- pueden ser alterados los ADN de los animales (como lo son actualmente la mayor parte de los cereales) sometiéndolos a condiciones de cautiverio y a veces maltratos que no son aceptables bajo ningún punto de vista.

Son de remarcar algunas frases notables como la de la presidenta de la multinacional cuando expresa que "es suficiente que cueste poco para que la gente coma cualquier cosa" y otras perlas por el estilo.

Y, por su fuera poco, la parte final de la película y estas frases se desarrollan en el contexto urbano de la ciudad de Nueva York, emblema de los EE. UU. país consumista si los hay. Con una campaña de marketings y promoción del producto que no está demasiado lejos de la realidad...

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›Okja (Película): la relación del hombre con la naturaleza@cristiancaicedo2179d
Una película original de Netflix

El director surcoreano Bong Joon-ho es un nombre conocido en todo el mundo ahora, después de haber triunfado en los premios de la academia con su película Parasite, pero hasta hace pocos años, la mayoría de las personas no lo conocía. Sin embargo, es un director de mucho talento, lo que se evidencia en su penúltima película, Okja, de 2017.

Póster oficial

Esta cinta, original de Netflix, cuenta la historia de una criatura particular, Okja, un cerdo gigantesco que ha vivido diez años en una granja de Corea del Sur bajo el cuidado de Mija, su joven compañera; sin embargo, su pequeño paraíso está a punto de terminar, porque la Mirando Corporation, empresa multinacional creadora de Okja, viene a reclamar su propiedad, para llevarla a Nueva York. Pero, ¿por qué se la van a llevar? ¿cómo fue que crearon a Okja? Resulta que el animal es parte de un proyecto agrónomo que busca erradicar el hambre en el mundo y como parte de ese proyecto, un ejemplar fue entregado a diez granjeros en todo el mundo diez años atrás, para ver su desarrollo y traerlos luego de regreso al lanzar la campaña. Por eso, Mija (Ahn Seo-hyeon) se embarca en un arriesgado viaje a Nueva York para rescatar a Okja que va, literalmente, como cordero al matadero. En su trayecto, obtendrá ayuda de unos activistas por los derechos de los animales del Frente de Liberación Animal que están en contra de los planes de la corporación.

Mija

La película es una mezcla de diferentes géneros. Tiene el drama de Mija y Okja, separadas tras diez años de amistad; tiene la aventura de un rescate al otro lado del mundo; la fantasía en las características físicas de Okja, su tamaño, su aspecto; ese Frente de Liberación Animal aporta un toque idealista a la trama, pero también un tono gracioso, con personajes muy particulares; la narcisista y egocéntrica Lucy Mirando es la gran industria, la crueldad, la conveniencia; y por supuesto está el carácter social, que se divide en varios aspectos.

Lucy y Mija

Por un lado está el enfrentamiento entre una niña pobre de Corea del Sur contra la gran empresaria occidental interpretada por Tilda Swinton; por otro lado, está la denuncia de la industria de la carne, porque es fácil hacer la relación entre Okja y nuestro ganado vacuno, o porcino, seres vivos que son producidos en masa para el consumo masivo por parte de los humanos y aunque ciertos aspectos son exagerados para el desarrollo de la película y su tono satírico, no están exentos de verdades. De alguna manera, la historia de este super cerdo modificado genéricamente es una invitación al veganismo.

Mija y Okja

Toda esta mezcla aporta emotividad, reflexión, tristeza también, pero siempre, como en la mayoría de las películas de su director, al servicio de un mensaje, una llamada de atención sobre un punto en particular, en este caso sobre el consumo de carne.

Póster para Corea del Sur

Las protagonistas son Ahn Seo-Hyun y su mascota computarizada, pero además tenemos a Tilda Swinton (quien ya había trabajado con Bong Joon-ho), Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano y Lily Collins, interpretando personajes interesantes, un buen guión escrito por el mismo director y un mensaje claro que, si se quiere, se puede resumir en una frase: la relación del hombre con la naturaleza. Parte drama, parte distopía, parte comedia, parte aventura, es difícil encasillar esta obra en un único género, pero a pesar de ello creo que existe un gran equilibrio entre los distintos elementos, lo que hace que ese poco de cada cosa no resulte en un producto amorfo, sino más bien en una película homogénea. Si les gustó Parasite, échenle un vistazo a Okja, aprovechando que no tienen que ir a los rincones más alejados de la red para encontrar esta película (lo que ocurre con otras cintas asiáticas), ya que se encuentra disponible en Netflix.

Reseñado por @cristiancaicedo

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›Okja: Bong Jon Hoo between cinism and naivety@serialfiller2283d

There's always a first. There is always a story before success. A story in history that in cinema and on wikipedia, on Imdb is called "Filmography". The filmography of a director allows us to understand the path of a filmmaker, to understand how that person came to planetary success, how he built his poetics, his style. Parasite has amazed everyone this year. He amazed everyone thanks to an incredible rise that led him to win 4 Oscars, the most important ones. Thanks to his director, that Bon Jong Hoo who wiped out the competition and amazed the whole world from Korea. If Parasite seemed a surprise it's because she didn't pay much attention to the filmography of this wonderful and visionary director. Important, impressive titles that brought him to the forefront of Hollywood well before 2019 with important collaborations and important films like Snowpiercer and the more recent Okja. And it is Okja to be the film that precedes the masterpiece Parasite. Netflix gave a great chance to the Korean director who didn't disappoint, making one of the most particular and special film of the last years. A visionary and grotesque film, imaginative, full of technique and childlike vision of the world. A vision as naive as that of a child but that blends with the dark cynicism of those who have understood society to the core. And so was born a film that contains the desire of an Asian girl to create a happy family with her super-pig Okja and the determination of the corporations to betray the promises made out of pure and greedy capitalism. Around this dualism this wonderful film was born and grows. A film that seems to take no position but ends up being bittersweet like few others. It is clear that it is very difficult to win against the powerful, against the strength of the multinationals. Clear in highlighting the determination, the heart of a little girl who loves. Animalism, capitalism, environmentalism. Many -isms are treated by bringing out the best and the worst of every force told. A nice way to achieve success, arrived a few months later with the masterpiece that we all know.

Esiste sempre un prima. Esiste sempre una storia precedente al successo. Una storia nella storia che nel cinema e su wikipedia, su Imdb viene definita "Filmografia". La filmografia di un regista ci permette di capire il percorso di un cineasta, di capire come quella persona sia arrivata al successo planetario, come abbia costruito la sua poetica, il suo stile. Parasite ha strabiliato tutti quest'anno. Ha strabiliato tutti grazie ad un'incredibile ascesa che lo ha portato a vincere 4 Oscar, quelli più importanti. Merito del suo regista, quel Bon Jong Hoo che ha spazzato via la concorrenza e dalla Corea ha stupito il mondo intero. Se Parasite è sembrata una sorpresa è perchè non si era data grossa attenzione alla filmografia di questo stupendo e visionario regista. Titoli importanti, imponenti che lo hanno portato alla ribalta di Hollywood ben prima del 2019 con collaborazioni importanti e film importanti come Snowpiercer ed il più recente Okja. Ed è proprio Okja ad essere il film che precede il capolavoro Parasite. Netflix ha dato una grande chance al regista coreano che non ha deluso, confezionando uno dei film più particolari e speciali degli ultimi anni. Un film visionario e grottesco, fantasioso, ricco di tecnica e di fanciullesca visione del mondo. Una visione ingenua come quella di un bambino ma che si fonde col cinismo cupo di chi ha compreso la società fino al midollo. E cosi nasce un film che racchiude la voglia di una bambina asiatica di creare una famiglia felice con il suo supermaialino Okja e la determinazione delle corporazioni di tradire le promesse fatte per puro e avido capitalismo. Attorno a questo dualismo nasce e cresce questo splendido film. Un film che sembra non prendere una posizione ma che finisce per essere dolceamaro come pochi altri. Netto nel far capire come sia difficilissimo vincere contro i potenti, contro la forza delle multinazionali. Netto nel mettere in risalto la determinazione, il cuore di una bambina che ama. Animalismo, capitalismo, ambientalismo. Tanti -ismi vengono trattati facendo emergere il meglio ed il peggio di ogni forza raccontata. Un bel viatico per raggiungere il successo, arrivato pochi mesi dopo con il capolavoro che tutti conosciamo.

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›Okja (film) : One of the best films of 2017 - I got choked up at one point@gooddream2491d
Warning: This is a long one... because I really enjoyed the film

I'm not at all shy about admitting that I am a big fan of Korean cinema, but this one is a Korean movie in disguise as it largely features some pretty big names from Hollywood films. However, the story is directed and co-written by Bong Joon-ho (director of "Memories of Murder" - one of my favorite films of all time) and most of it is in Korean... so I guess it is a Korean movie.

The fact that it appears to be a run-of-the-mill Hollywood CGI-fest is likely the reason that I never saw this movie until today. You might be in the same situation and if that is the case I suggest you sit down for the 2 hour run-time of this gem.
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The film begins with the CEO of Mirando corporation announcing a contest of sorts involving a "super-pig" that will be distributed all around the world and ten years later judged to determine a winner. It's a bizarre start to the film and because i find Tilda Swinton (who plays Lucy Mirando) just.. kinda... disturbing, I nearly turned the film off.

However, after that brief intro we immediately switch to the "meat and potatoes" of the film, which is to focus on a young Korean girl, living in the jungle with her super-pig' named Okja.
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Despite Okja's massive size, she (i think it was female) is an incredibly docile creature. Okja and the young girl (named Mija and is brilliantly played by the wonderfully talented Ahn Seo-hyun) seem to share a very special bond. Okja is more than capable of crushing those that would do her harm, but because of her gentle upbringing by Miju, the creature doesn't seem to be at all prone to violence.

Later the company that technically owns Okja turns up to claim it and of course this is very upsetting to Miju, who has to go on a quest to rescue her giant pet friend. She inadvertently runs into a group of animal rights activists and this is where some surprisingly big Hollywood names become part of the cast.
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I would imagine that it is difficult for Steven Yeun to get work in films since every time anyone looks at him the only thing we think about is that there has to be some zombies nearby. But seeing as how he actually can speak Korean (kinda- i've been told he isn't very good at it) he is an obvious choice for the role.

The main reason why this film is so special in my mind is probably because I have a real soft spot in my heart for animals and this movie has a not-so-hidden message about the pretty terrible things that happen in the livestock industry. It kind of made me rethink my choices because I am not a vegetarian and am unlikely to become one... Some of the scenes in the film, and i know it is fiction, are pretty heart-breaking.

The action comes steadily, but that isn't to suggest that it is purely an action film, because it isn't. Also, since it is in fact a Korean film, the usual Hollywood predictability is never guaranteed, and that had me very worried at certain parts of the film since Korean films are known for sometimes having absolutely gruesome twists. The only bad acting in the entire thing was shockingly at the hands of Jake Gyllenhaal... although it may not have been his fault - the character he plays is simply annoying - as is the voice Jake chose to use with it.

Okja cost $50 million to make and i was surprised to learn that it made almost no money back. It wasn't even in theaters in most of the world and I don't understand why that is. It only managed to make 2.1 million back in Korea and it was only in the U.K. for 2 days and had an extremely limited release in the USA. Perhaps it was meant to be a mostly Netflix thing from the start - I dunno.

Anyway, this is one of the best films I have seen so far this year (and yes, i know it was released in 2017) and I highly recommend it but you need to know that most of the movie is in Korean, so you are going to have to read a lot of it.

On a scale of "Urgh!" to "Wowsers!" I give Okja the overall score of.....
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›Review Film: Okja (2017)@film-trail2957d

Of his many advantages, Okja deserves to be seen as a tangible evidence of cross-cultural success in cinema. Let's go back to 2013 when the "Korean epidemic" culminated in Hollywood, giving way to three leading directors of Ginseng Affairs: Bong Joon-ho, Kim Jee-woon, and Park Chan-wook working there. Their films are equally superior in quality, but only Snowpiercer is counting success in the market. The reason is simple. When The Last Stand feels old school and Stoker too artsy, Snowpiercer successfully unify the action of a typical Hollywood blockbuster with Korean absurdity spice. Okja continues the achievement of Bong Joon-ho, In 2007, the world is considered food shortages. This inspired Mirando Corporation to run a 10-year long-term project to breed 26 super pigs sent to 26 livestock experts from different countries. The ultimate goal is to create excess food sources. The prologue could have been delivered using a lightning exposition nan pickup accompanied voice-over narration. But instead, the audience was treated to a Tilda Swinton presentation with a bob hair was eccentric as Lucy Mirando. The action of the CEO Mirando Corporation accompanied by a festive visual decoration, juggling the background content of the story that usually goes casually so bind attention.

Jumping 10 years later in the mountains of South Korea, the little girl named Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun) lives with her grandfather (Byun Hee-bong) while taking care of one of the super-growing pigs (such as elephant hybrids, and pigs) and named Okja. When Mirando's party through Johnny Wilcox (Jake Gyllenhaal) the presenter of the animal show on television arrives, pinned the best pig predicate on Okja then took him away for food with other super pigs, Mija did not take it for granted. The only capital bag containing the change of fortune breaking the piggy bank, this boy desperate alone to New York in order to save his friend.

Okja was moving into the adventure phase where Bong style uniqueness combined with blockbuster filmmaking contains fast tempo action. The first meeting of Mija and ALF (Animal Liberation Front) led by Jay (Paul Dano) is a real example. It is a romp on a highway that is not only exciting, it is also unique. Jaeil Jung's music is not just a quick beat percussion adrenaline rush, but also combines various types of instruments. While Bong still dares to change the tone, a moment of emotional drama, momentarily show horror scenery, then throw a little humour. His comedy was not cheap. The moment when ALF members were so relaxed even reminded Mirando's employees to wear seatbelts before ploughing his DNA Bong truck which was the result of "forging" the culture of his native country's film.

The majority of sci-fi offerings tuck into the subtext of humanity and all sides of life in the story. The manuscripts by Bong Joon-ho and Jon Ronson do not miss it, attacking the corporates who stab each other and get rid of the conscience to pursue the material. Also touched on the habit of consumption of meat. But Okja is not vegetarian propaganda. After all the main character is shown to love to eat fish. Instead of an invitation (let alone coercion), Bong and Ronson put more emphasis on contemplation. We see the cruelty to animals while being invited to sympathize with animal and human companionship. Not eating behaviour. More essential than that, the lack of compassion in the effort to meet the personal needs (wealth and stomach) that became the target, Enrich the colour of a film is the ranks of players. Tilda Swinton remains the "chameleon" actress. Acting out two opposite type characters, he shows how to hypnotize through laughter, smiles, and antique poses. Jake Gyllenhaal seemed to be enjoying a show of skill at being stupid while occasionally hysterical like Jim Carey in his golden days. And the performance is also fun to watch. The character is not complex but entertaining. Depth actually raised Ahn Seo-hyun. Mija is not a whiner, nor a brave child who is more mature than her age. He was strong because it had been forged and whipped up with a powerful impulse, with eyes that seemed to always look steadily forward, toward his goal: Okja. The rest of him is a teenage boy in general. This reinforces the points of the conclusion of the film, that Okja is not a big-scale struggle to save the world, just a personal battle to help a (or a) friend.

RATING (7,8/10)

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›Daily Movie Recommendation: Okja (2017),Genre- Adventure@themovieplace3273d

Today I selected the movie Okja (2017) for the daily movie recommendation which is directed by Joon-ho Bong from which I've recommended the movie Snowpiercer (2013) ten days ago and i told you in the article that i will see Okja and that's what I did. I was expecting something else from this movie when I first saw the trailer but I can not say that I was finally disappointed only the fact that I imagine the story to head on other subject. Let's get started and see why I liked this movie and I'll explain a few things about it.

The story begins with Lucy Mirando who is the boss of a multi-national company named Mirando started by her grandfather who was a terrible man. At its inauguration Lucy presents the super piggy which is a small and beautiful creature discovered in a Chile farm, and those from Mirando they brought it to their farm in Arizona where their scientists they grew up and made different studies ,and they managed to produce 26 piglets which were then sent to each of the 26 subsidiaries of the Mirando company, and than the subsidiaries they offered the piggys to the best local farmer with a good reputation.

I really liked the relationship between the little girl and the pig becoming one of the best friends seen in a movie and although I was expecting something else from this movie he managed to surprise me even if it was another subject than I expected.

The cast included big names like Jake Gyllenhaal, Tilda Swinton and Paul Dano which had a good performance the best being Jake Gyllenhaal who had a different role from what I saw but also Tilda Swinton it was very good having to play two roles of Lucy Mirando and Nancy Mirando. Besides the adventure the movie it also contains some action scenes and drama who manage to touch a delicate subject of the human race. In conclusion is a stranger movie and those who have seen something from this director already know this which for some may seem to be a trash and for others something interesting and new and I'm curious about your opinions , also don't forget to request the movie genre which you like to be recommended for tomorrow.

My rating 8/10

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