The girl or those animal lovers literally did nothing to save the other animals animals and only saved Okja because the girl knew her. Yes, they revealed the truth but they could have done more. It was bad on so many levels.

Most moving film I've seen in a while. I don't understand how people could see this and continue to eat animals.

Bad on so many levels.

It has a lot to say about corporate greed and pro-animal liberation, but the story and acting are very strong here.

Está película sirve para reflexionar sobre la vida de los animales que son considerados de consumo.

A movie that tries to tell a message such as this, especially one surrounding the Meat industry. I would say this movie quite flawlessly tells its story. A brilliantly shot movie that isn't afraid to dive deep into your emotions with it's satire on reality. Good performances and visual effects sell the story they're trying to take and leaves you rethinking your own morales. It's a special kind of movie, with a message worth telling.

To give you a sense of how weird "Okja" is, Tilda Swinton plays two characters and neither performance comes close to being the craziest one in the movie. Bong Joon-Ho throws everything at the wall here and while it doesn't always stick, I appreciate his desire to try to tackle so many things.

I liked a lot of this film. It aims to tell a fairly simple story and does it well. The movie does a good job of getting across its main idea and I applaud it for that. Unfortunately a lot of the ideas surround this main idea are not as good. The film suffers the same problem as Bong Joon-ho's other works. It tends to describe the "villain" in one dimensional fashion. The people working in the corporation are hedonistic, self-centered, and removed form reality. They never give a good defense of why they are doing what they are doing besides to make money... which of course isn't a good defense. I doubt most executives, especially those at family run corps, would give this defense, and them not doing so just makes the film really takes away from the film for me and prevents it from pushing pass its predecessors I think this the starting point of the overarching issue that makes this film and it's story not really stand out. Okay but not great. My assumption is most will like it if they watch but some will get irritated by some of the illogics of the film.

I cried throughout the whole movie 💔 It was extremely heartbreaking and as a vegan this is what initially made me go vegan. The slaughter house videos are obviously worst than what's in the movie but please watch it.

Haraway's 'when species meet' meets Bong Joon-Ho's satire. Shout out to the truck driver who was about to quit his job. I personally wished for a more critical take on ALF, but all's well that ends well.

I can't believe I waited so long to watch this movie! It's definitely not as happy and childish as you might expect. It's an emotional rollercoaster, I cried multiple times. It touches on a lot of social issues and the acting from the protagonist Seo-Hyeon Ahn and was phenomenal! It is definitely worth the watch!

Mikey's Movie Review: Okja (2017) Directed by Bong Joon-ho (The Host) Okja is a $50 Million Fantasy/Drama definitely worth your time. However, this is NOT a sweet Disney-esque 'family movie' about a cute 10 year old girl and an enormous pig (although you'd be forgiven for thinking such during the beautifully shot first few minutes), containing controversial graphic scenes at a slaughterhouse and even a highly disturbing forced breeding! Both Tilda Swinton and Jake Gyllenhall are wildly out of character, silly and overplayed verging on being annoyingly distracting. Thankfully Paul Dano, Lily Collins and Steven Yeun are more balanced, while Korean newcomer Ahn Seo-hyeon as Mija and Byun Hee-bong as her Grandfather give a performance that is both is believable and delightful. Mikey's Movie Rating: 3/5 👍😊

The movie Okja is not a good film. It was director Bong's worst film. It was too Hollywood style.

An important film for many reasons. Worth a watch.

Watched this back in 2017. Watched it again. Yes, it's for adults [not children], but if you're and adult that still dreams... This movie is exceptional 👌 10 out of 10

86/100 - pretty good movie, some weird stuff and definitely touches on some social issues. you can tell this is the beginning of a certain type of era.

People are so strange. We regret, but continue to eat sausages.

If made in 2007 instead of 2017, Okja would've been an animated movie. The film looks fantastic, especially the titular CGI "super pig". Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun) is the granddaughter of South Korean farmer, Hee Bong (Byun Hee-bong), who the Mirando Corporation selected as one of the lucky few spread throughout the world who would be paid to raise a genetically modified "super pig". The plot is straightforward and lacked the twist with the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) I have come to expect from movies with a social message. Here, that message isn't subtle — anti-factory farms/meat, corporate mollifying with social justice/progress messaging, GMO foods, (I'd assume "Mirando" was a shot at "Monsanto"), etc. — and it does land. Paul Dano as Jay, the leader of the ALF, gives one of my favorite Dano performances as a man with a strict code of morals and conduct. The skeptic in me was waiting for it to be revealed that he was some sort of double agent/in cahoots with Lucy Mirando (Tilda Swinton) and/or her sister, Nancy (also, Tilda Swinton), but it never comes. I really didn't get why they switched Nancy for Lucy so late in the movie. Lucy was image-obsessed and had some strange symbolism with her teeth, I think. It's a hammed-up character, but at least we get to know her throughout the runtime. Nancy just shows up and then holds Okja's life in her hands at the end, which doesn't feel earned. It's filled with many car chase scenes, as the giant animal changes hands a few times throughout the movie. In the end, it's a story about a young girl and her best friend. It's not as phenomenal as Parasite or Memories of Murder, but a really good movie that will have you questioning your own diet by the end.

Stunning movie, emotional, fresh and it keeps you engrossed. About the selected breeding to create a super pig, this takes you on a journey to realise that you are being fed a sentient creation. I'm no angel, and I've zero time for preachy movies, this is a must watch.

Absolutely moved. I sobbed so much but I am so thankful I watched the film, it was so powerful and cinematic. Must watch for sure.