Welcome back to ZooFlix Movies, where we chase the biggest creatures and the biggest emotions across the wild worlds of cinema. Today’s expedition takes us straight into the misty mountains of South Korea — and the heartbreak of the global meat industry — with Bong Joon-ho’s unforgettable masterpiece Okja.
Available now on Netflix for your inevitable ugly crying session.
First up squealing into the chaos: Ricky the Reel Raccoon, followed by a much more emotionally composed Fifi the Film Frenchie.
🦝 Ricky’s Review – Tears, Superpigs, and Corporate Trash Fires
Alright, first off, Okja broke me in ways I wasn’t emotionally prepared for. 🐖💔
It starts out all cute — big pig, big smiles, big mountains — and next thing you know, capitalism’s setting everything on fire like a raccoon knocking over a candle in a dynamite factory.
Okja herself? Adorable. Gentle. A four-ton best friend with floppy ears and big, soulful eyes that could melt the hardest trash panda heart. Watching her play with Mija (Ahn Seo-hyun) in those early scenes? Felt like eating cotton candy made out of rainbows.
And then comes the gut punch:
“Try to keep your dignity.” (Paul Dano’s character to Okja.)
“Okja is not food!” (Mija’s desperate cry.)
Those lines hurt, man.
By the time Mija storms into a Seoul mall to rescue Okja — chaos raining from the rafters, security guards tripping over their own suits — I was yelling at the screen like a wild animal.
And don’t even get me started on Tilda Swinton as Lucy Mirando. That corporate monster tried to brand “super pigs” like it was the next iPhone launch. Absolute garbage human wrapped in pink lipstick and fake empathy.
🐾 Okja is part buddy movie, part environmental horror show, part heist film, and 100% emotional ambush.
Trust me: you’ll never look at a bacon cheeseburger the same way again.
🗑️ Ricky’s Rating: 5 Trash Cans
The sweetest gut-punch in cinematic history. And yes, I cried. Judge me.
🐶 Fifi’s Review – A Superpig, a Girl, and the Cruelty We Pretend Not to See
Darling, Okja is a masterpiece — not because it’s loud or flashy, but because it rips your heart open with a velvet glove. 🎬🐾
Bong Joon-ho, the brilliant mind behind Parasite and Snowpiercer, crafts a story that’s whimsical and horrifying in the same breath. One moment you’re giggling as Okja munches on fruit… and the next you’re gasping in horror at the cruelty lurking just beneath the surface of the civilized world.
And the cinematography? Gorgeous. Those lush mountain vistas? I wanted to pack a picnic and stay there forever — far, far away from Mirando’s industrial nightmare.
Some of the most devastating moments are heartbreakingly simple:
Mija whispering “Okja… home.”
Okja’s soft little grunts when she’s scared and confused.
Those small sounds shattered me harder than a hurricane in a dog park. 🐕💔
Even in the midst of all the satire and chaos, Okja never lets you forget the core truth: this isn’t just one pig. It’s a mirror. A reflection of what we do, what we excuse, and what we choose not to see.
🐾 Fifi’s Rating: 5 Paw Prints
A devastating, beautiful, unforgettable film. Bring tissues. Bring compassion. Bring a bigger heart.
📢 Final Thoughts – A Roar Against the Machine, Wrapped in a Hug
Okja is funny, furious, tender, and terrifying all at once — a rare film that makes you want to both laugh and stage a protest.
Ricky and Fifi both agree: if you aren’t crying by the end, check if you’re still breathing.
📢 Streaming now on Netflix.
Go hug your pets. Hug yourself. Hug the world. You’re gonna need it.
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