Sweet Okja is an odd mismatch of sensibilities and expectations.
It’s also an incredibly moving film that will hit viewers like a pollaxe.
Generally speaking, films are always intended to elicit a specific response from the audience.
And yet, few fictional narratives aim to inspire an immediate change in your daily habits.
It simply illuminated that this person lacked a soul to begin with.
Any concessions to more Americanized storytelling techniques are thus frequently obligatory at best.
it cares not if the pigs CGI doesnt look real).
But no prizes or autographs impress Mija, particularly when the price is the theft of a family member.
While craftingOkja, its Korean director made a number of curious choices for the Netflix format.
Luckily, the film is stronger for it.
The latter always inhabits her roles to perfection, and here shes a train wreck of narcissism.
Soon, no one is pretending to have fun.
Despite its eccentricities, there are shades of real humanity throughout.
Further, young Seo-hyun plays her role with tender authenticity, anchoring the movies outlandishness in a truthful core.
It somehow mixes well into a bizarre and moving film.
For here is an oddity of styles and cultures, and a mishmash of sensibilities and aesthetics.
It is also very, very effective in creating an adoration for a pig made of ones and zeroes.
There might be a few tears in there too.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5
