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Jun 28, 2017 · It’s based on what’s happening to us in real life, specifically regarding aspects of the food industry. Read our review of Okja. The world at the moment is in a strange and scary state. Does that make it more difficult to make films which comment on reality? I agree that sci-fi stories and real life are almost merging together.
Okja (/ ˈ oʊ k dʒ ə /; Korean: 옥자) is a 2017 science-fantasy action-adventure film directed by Bong Joon-ho with a screenplay by Bong and Jon Ronson from a story by Bong. . The film is about a young girl who raised a genetically modified "super pig" (the titular Okja), and, after she is taken to the United States, goes on a mission to rescue her from mistreatment at the hands of the ...
Okja interview: Bong Joon-ho on GM foods, his chaotic mindscape, and the Netflix controversy 'Okja is real. It's actually happening. That's why I rushed making Okja, because the real product is ...
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BONG (translated): For the film Okja, it’s not actually based on an event, but the characters themselves, such as the ALF [Animal Liberation Front], it’s a real life group. There was a lot of research done on that area. I heard that the design of Okja, the animal itself, went through about 100 redesigns.
“Okja’s eyes, how clear they are, the innocence, the kindness within that’s embedded in her eyes,” Bong says. “Many people have a puppy. It was the most efficient, easy and simple way ...
Jun 28, 2017 · Okja is a timely intervention into debates about the environmental costs of meat production. For some years now, the United Nations has been suggesting that we need to cut back on meat and dairy ...
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Jun 26, 2017 · Okja is a lot of things. It’s the latest intensely specific vision from Snowpiercer director Bong Joon-ho. It’s a ham-fisted environmental parable. It’s a sweet coming-of-age story, a wonky ...
