Absurd seriousness!

Torrey 2022-03-26 09:01:07

Absurd seriousness. After thinking for a long time, I came up with the above sentence. Jumping from the beginning of "American" to the leisurely scene of Yuzi in the forest made me go back and watch it twice, thinking it was two movies that were strung together. Next, chase Yuzi, ALF's intervention, rescue, the easter eggs from the slaughterhouse to the ending... The whole film is mixed with many elements and styles. It is warm, funny, and tearful for a while. From this point of view, at least the film is not dull!

That's why I think it's absurdly serious. Obviously there are many flaws in the whole movie that made me play, such as the super pig setting, such as Okja coming to Seoul alone, such as ALF's unreasonable intervention, after arriving at the slaughterhouse, I can only choose Okja, and finally use it. The golden pig "easily" rescued Yuzi and so on... But the acting skills of the actors in the play are too real! too serious! Characterization and its success!

The first thing that struck me was when Miranda said the video of their employees rudely treating Mika would ruin their scene. Realistic public opinion will make a fuss about this, it is a fact! And there is such a realistic detail in such a play that is sometimes funny and sometimes unreal, I feel like being shot by an arrow, so I can't stop watching.

Secondly, K deliberately mistranslated Mika's words, pinched her fingers tightly, and then teased her that she needed to learn more English when she jumped out of the car, and then translated the sentence that the translation is sacred. Every point is just right and funny! Seriously again!

And then J, the whole process is serious and cute to death, especially the one who showed Mika the translation slip and told her not to look back at the screen...

The biggest feeling of watching this show is that these actors really agree with this show, whether it is the role or the content, they are working hard to shape the role. If I think the promissory note is not good, I can only pick on the director's thorns in the plot, but this highlights the invaluableness of the actors in this film! Really serious acting! In addition, there are still a few things to watch and burdens in the script, and the shots and details are also handled well, so although there are small flaws and the polishing is not perfect, I personally still want to give 5 stars~~

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Okja quotes

  • K: You're a fucking psychopath.

    Jay: You should be ashamed of yourself.

    Nancy Mirando: Fuck off! We're extremely proud of our achievements. We're very hardworking business-people. We do deals, and these are the deals we do. This is the tenderloin for the sophisticated restaurants. The Mexicans love the feet. I know. Go figure! We all love the face and the anus, as American as apple pie! Hot dogs. It's all edible. All edible, except the squeal.

  • Jay: Translations are sacred.