Okja (2017)

Damn you, Bong. You made me well up over a CGI super pig. Okja is a film with a heart as big as it's main character. Welcome to a world where enormous pig creatures are bred and slaughtered for the purpose of solving world hunger. Bong Joon-Ho's intent here is a passionate plea for the humane treatment of animals and compassionate environmentalism. He ridicules the insincere and opportunistic corporatization of the green movement, in it's faux mission for humanitarianism. Most of his films speak of the moral perversion of unfettered capitalism. Here, I gather, this would be his most emotional piece yet on the topic. Okja is a cute and cuddly beast that can poop food out of it's anus. Yeah, really. Okja is complete with a killer international cast, which includes Tilda Swinton as twin sisters of an agricultural empire and a hyper-manic Jake Gyllenhaal as a nature show TV personality. In two languages, and in every language, Okja is superbly crafted and touching. 4 out of 5 Stars.