It is not just a story of friendship and not even of love towards animals and nature but one of the most anticipated events of the year to reflect on the battle between animal rights activists, scientific ethics and economic interests of the lobbies.
TikTok's viral trick to preserve avocado is dangerousIt is not just one friendship story and not even of love for animals and nature but one of the most anticipated events of the year to reflect on the battle between animal rights activists, scientific ethics and economic interests of lobby.
A gigantic creature and the girl who raised her are the protagonists of Okja, the film world-premiered during the 70th Cannes Film Festival is now available on Netflix.
Already consecrated as one of 2017's committed films, Okja is a masterpiece not only from a cinematographic point of view, but above all ethical because it shows the greed of multinationals in all its facets.
The cast is stellar, including actors Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal and Lily collins, while the direction is by Bong Joon-Ho. The setting is that of a future in which, to cope with the scarcity of food resources, the multinational Mirando Corporation creates super pigs in the laboratory.
Animals generically modified to produce more meat possible. Pigs that are raised by small producers around the world, among which there is Mija that for ten years, she was Okja's inseparable companion.
But the day comes when Mirando Corporation wants the super pig to make meat for slaughter. To save him, the girl embarks on a courageous mission.
Why do we like Okja?
First of all because it tells the unbreakable bond that can be created between men and animals and is a modern fable that makes you think, for this reason there are already those who propose its projection in schools.
His vision cannot leave you indifferent because it shows a Dying planet because of the wrong choices of the human being. Tell i environmental problems, such as the depletion of resources, intensive farming, the damage caused by intensive agriculture, but above all it shows the greedy side of multinationals.
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There is no scruples in creating animals in the laboratory, no scruples in taking them to the slaughterhouse and it does not matter if Okja has become a friend of daily adventures.
With far-sightedness, the film talks about what we put on our plates and after watching it we cannot and should not turn our heads the other way.
Dominella Trunfio
