"Okja" (Okja), co-produced by Netflix and Plan B, directed by Bong Joon-ho, starred Oscar-winning actress Tilda Swinton, South Korean girl Ahn Seo-hyun and CG animal image "Okja". The film is 2 hours long and involves animal protection, genetic modification, emotional support and many other aspects. Throughout the whole film, the director conveyed a message of thinking while entertaining the public. interesting.
Briefly talk about the overview of the work, and then enter the comments.
I. Director, Actors
The director of this work is Bong Joon-ho, who once directed "Snowpiercer". His style is unique and his ideology is superior. Most of his works focus on exploring human nature as an invisible theme. Looking back at this film, it is also dressed in science fiction and childlike, criticizing all kinds of ugly states of the material world.
In terms of actors, the main attraction is the Mirando sisters played by Tilda Swinton. As representatives of the interests, their inherent temperament such as exaggeration, interest, and ambition are brought to life by Swinton's excellent performance.
By the way, Feng Junhao and Tilda Swinton have also cooperated in "Snowpiercer", which is an old friendship.
II. The plot chapter
sorts out the entire storyline according to the fate of the transgenic animal (pig) Yuzi, which can be divided into three parts.
In the first part, Miko and the genetically modified Inoko are living freely in the fields in the mountains outside South Korea. This is a tender chapter. The old people, little girls, and pigs who live on the mountain live a warm and carefree life, very dreamy, very leisurely, and very healing (especially the part where Yuzi rescues Meizi who fell off the cliff, which is warm and rich).
In the second part, Yuzi was sent back to the United States for experiments after several setbacks, and the little girl Meizi joined the staff of the animal protection organization to start the "Chasing Pigs for Thousands of Miles" operation. This paragraph is the opposite. Why do you say that? What are the opposites?
First of all, "Meiko's zeal to protect pigs" and "Mirando's indifference";
secondly, "the company's hypocritical high-level health and environmental protection banner" and "the company's secret activities of killing animals";
thirdly, "animal protection organization" The sensational act of "and" the human desire for meat at the top of the food chain";
finally, "the rescue of the sow Yuko and her children" and "the tears of others who have not been spared".
This series of opposites and contrasting bridges should be seen in the eyes of all audiences and kept in mind. Thinking about the ins and outs of these kinds of contradictions in my mind, I can't help but sigh at the complexity of the world and the madness of human nature.
In the third part, the little girl exchanged the golden pig given by her grandfather for Yuzi's freedom. This is the "exchange". Equivalent exchange, the old man, the little girl, Yuzi, and Yuzi's children who returned to the warm little world after the rain and the weather continued to live an idle life in the mountains.
III. Reflection In the
film, the director puts forward three obvious thinking points for us to think about and consider. (I will try it here and talk about my personal views for reference only)
1. Love
includes the love between people, and also involves the love between people and animals. In the film, the old man and his granddaughter show "family affection", the little girl Meizi and the pig "Yuzi" embody "friendship", and the relationship between animal protection organizations and Yuzi is "sympathy". Various "emotions" are interdependent in the film, but independent of each other, showing the meaning of "emotion" from a three-dimensional perspective.
2. Animal protectionism
is combined with the current theme of environmental protection, and more and more works (whether it is film, television, or music) will try to move closer to the theme of environmental protection (environment, human and nature, animal protection). The same is true for this film. The director introduced a lot of relevant story bridges (especially after Meizi came to New York after chasing Yuzi), narrated the actions of animal protection organizations, and shouted out his voice in the most straightforward form - calling for environmental protection , Advocate the harmony between man and nature, man and animal.
3. The game rules of capitalism:
capital chaos, money theory, and profit-driven. The director seems to have deliberately lowered the ironic style of the work, and swept the above-mentioned ruthless and cruel game rules of capitalism in a fast, pompous, and traceless style.
At the end of the film, the "equivalent exchange" (the golden pig for the sow), the most basic economic principle, brings an end to the whole absurd incident. It seems that Feng Junhao's setting of the direction of his works is not to discuss or satirize the inherent rules of capitalism, but to serve the vast number of childhood confidants.
Write at the end. I just talked about various personal thoughts about the work, which are not necessarily complete or accurate. It is just for the reference of fans, and I hope it will help you to further understand the connotation of the work.
Director ★★★☆☆ (Obviously in order to weigh the various intentions of the producer, Feng Junhao's free play is restricted)
Actor ★★★★☆ (The main characters are all normal performances, the most eye-catching is the pig in the CG image)
Plot ★★★☆☆ (easy to understand, but the rhythm is a bit messy, especially the second half)
Visual effects ★★★☆☆ (The scenery of the mountains in Korea is so beautiful, like a dream, after entering New York, the scenery is no longer , cliché again)
sound effect ★★★★☆ (the sense of hierarchy is good, the first half and the last part are affectionate, and the middle part is the sense of presence of the metropolis)
Recommended crowd: everyone
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