It is likely that, for some time now, we will increasingly have that (wrong) feeling that recent releases invite less to reflect and more to put the brain in automatic mode to disconnect from our daily lives. Salads of shots, plots in which spectacle prevails and various sequels involving somewhat more forgettable products.
But there is always a small percentage of tapes that do leave a markthat have a powerful message in substance and form, as is the case of this adventure film by Netflix released in 2017 that will make you reflect and rethink many things thanks to your clear ecological message and against animal abuse.
In the vein of films like ‘The Hole’ and ‘I’m Thinking of Leaving’, the Korean ‘Okja’ is one of those Netflix movies to think and reflect at the end beyond being a monster movie manual. In this satire on the pettiness of large corporations and the narcissism of today’s society prevails, with great force, the ecological message told through the emotionality of the cinema of Spielberg and the melancholic Hayao’s innocence Miyazaki.
Bong Joon-hothe Oscar-winning director of ‘Parasites’would take up the monstrous theme of ‘The Host’ (one of his weakest works), but under a new, more moving look. Thus, in ‘Okja’ we can meet little Mija, who lives far away on her mountain farm in South Korea. She is the Okja’s caregiver and companion, a gigantic sow who has become her best friend. But everything will change when she gmultinational ran Familiar Mirando Corporation They try to take Okja to New Yorkwhere the narcissistic and self-centered Lucy Miranda has other plans for Mija’s best friend.
Starring Ahn Seo-Hyun, Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Dano and Tilda Swinton‘Okja’ is, in addition to being a highly recommended film to watch with the family, one of those good and critically acclaimed Netflix movies, a guarantee of quality if you approach it for the first time.
In Fotogramas’ review of ‘Okja’, we affirm that it is “a fast-paced and moving film that takes away your desire to eat sausages. It won’t be the best Bong Jon-hoo, but it reminds you why the Korean is among the greats.” And if a film is signed by the creator of ‘Memories of Murder’ and ‘Mother’ and, furthermore, invites you to reflect on man’s relationship with nature and respect for animals, it is well worth your attention.
Jorge is an expert in movies, series and comics. His favorite genres are horror and science fiction, the perfect balance between the thunderous scream of the slasher and the disturbing silence of space and, although he flirts with auteur cinema in search of that hidden gem far from the mainstream, he does not hide, His thing is commercial cinema from Marvel, Star Wars, DC and Pixar.
This restless journalist discovered the mysticism of ‘Twin Peaks’ a few years ago and, since then, it has been just another concept trapped inside David Lynch’s head. When he manages to escape from the Black Lodge, he revisits the filmography of the master Carpenter, loses himself again between the pages of Moore and Gibbons’ ‘Watchmen’ or sets out in search of new emotions in miniseries format.
After his brief stint in media such as TVE, RNE and the TV and communication section of La Razón, Jorge has spent more than a decade in the delirious world of advertising agencies, where he has had the opportunity to be part of various communication teams. which have allowed him to participate in soirees, events, junkets and various efforts with performers of the stature of Antonio de la Torre, Jared Harris, Kim Dickens, Colman Domingo and Christina Hendricks. He arrived at FOTOGRAMAS in 2022, where he managed to carve out a niche as an editor to write about the most popular series, the best Alfred Hitchcock films or everything related to franchises, reboots, prequels, sequels, sequels and various nonsense of the moment, returning from This forms his passion for journalism and cinema.
Jorge has a degree in journalism from the Complutense University of Madrid, in addition to being a director from the RTVE Institute, where he acquired notions of pre-production, production and post-production of audiovisuals.
