After watching "Yuzi"

Kirstin 2022-04-19 09:02:10

All things have a soul.

Humans raise animals, whether they are daily dogs or cats, or rare chickens, ducks, cattle, and sheep, you just need to treat them well, kiss them, embrace each other to sleep, bloody owners will not eat their meat, drink their blood, the owner will Otherwise, it will not eat its kind, and the same person will not eat people for the same reason.

Super pig Yuzi is not an ordinary domestic animal, it is an American enterprise company Mirando using genetic modification to try to change the earth. Seven billion people are rich countries such as the United States, where tens of millions of people are starving. The great blueprint speeches delivered are all bullshit for the benefit of mankind. However, the President still did a good job of whitewashing the company's appearance: the orthodontic appliance she brought to make up for the congenital defects of the teeth is better than the lovely smiling face when shooting the company's promotional products, increasing the friendly image of the institution. The company sells more than useful supplies. The company president who is often exposed knows that instead of giving orders behind the scenes, the official photos are only published on the first page of the company's annual report. The genetic pig plan of human food history, her belief stems from her ambition to manage the family business better than her twin sister Nancy, and her jealousy is stronger than that of people. She has to go beyond her styling and administrative strategies. Sister; artificially prepared food, but seeking perfect makeup, all the falsehoods are the original sin buried in Lucy's body and soul The falsehoods born of jealousy to benefit the world just highlight the illusion that she is better than the elder sister's ruling power behind her.

There is a family in the mountains that picks fruits and fish for food. Miko leads a pig named Yuzi who has been feeding her since she was a child on a walk through the mountains and rivers, and absorbs the smell of vegetation. The girl is not a city and browses mobile phones all day. Teach it to use its huge body to fall into the river water to squeeze out the big fish and bring it into a pot to boil and eat. The little girl is put back in place and caught when the small fish grows. The mountain is for Jumiko. After all, people have the right to collect natural animals for food. , people are ruthless, and the main reason is that it is not suitable for food. It is not that the poor fish, parents and friends are ashamed to eat for the grandchildren. Similarly, the chickens raised by the grandfather are not used to support the old age, but as food to supplement the body. , In this way, the genetically modified pig was conceived by the owner Meizi as a family member and changed its life as a future food. Meizi slept under the jade every night. It is the mother's dependence on the daughter's early bereavement, and the pet feels the love of the little owner, She sacrificed her life to save Okko's life. The female pig's big breast is a symbol of motherhood, which is the mother's love to protect her daughter from her own life; after the granddaughter learned about her grandfather's ten-year pig raising plan, she went to Seoul alone to bring back the home where she was going to compete in the United States. Chong, Bong Joon-ho's film composition sees his thoughts: Okja in red is interspersed with a large group of people dressed in black in the capital of South Korea. The urbanites who are indistinguishable and hurry to work are very prominent. Her worry about watching is that she is no match for the indifference of Seoulites A country girl needs to look up to the sky to prove that she is not a member of the family and follow the rules in everything, even if she comes to the door to see the Korean person in charge and asks him to return the pet, she has to go through a virtual mode of recording a female voice, not a direct face-to-face question; the counter waiter does not respond to human needs , She insisted that the company would not meet strangers, for fear that she was a troublemaker. So Meizi is not afraid of the big consortium's full strength to break through the door glass, which is very pleasing. Meizi's love for Yuzi that her daughter wants to see her mother is the source of her strength. She chases the big truck carrying pets and destroys the human and beasts in the underground shopping mall. Thrilling, she does not hesitate to protect her beloved Yuzi at the cost of a bruised face and a swollen face Conspiracy, the leader of the organization, Jay, because of the language barrier, he has difficulty understanding the strong feelings between Korean girls and pigs, he is angry at the unfaithful translation of Korean members, full of punches, Koreans are not as afraid of the United States as the Japanese, and the United States relies on it to dominate English is difficult to obtain in eastern countries where kimchi is the staple food,

[Translation is holy. ]

Very well said.

Written by Patrick Chan on July 16, 2017.

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Extended Reading
  • Aida 2022-04-24 07:01:13

    Finally got to the premiere in Seoul. It's a pity, but that doesn't stop me from liking this movie. Every scene is not superfluous. From the beginning, it shows Yuzi's high intelligence, Meizi's motor nerves, etc. very straightforwardly. The characters are also very facial, the story is simple, direct and fast, and it is highly entertaining, as if afraid that the audience will watch it. It's like I don't understand. As Feng Junhao said, this is his first movie about love, it's more cute and interesting, and the irony and criticism are still there.

  • Lilyan 2021-12-20 08:01:11

    Three and a half stars, I did not expect that the four stars felt that the action chase into the second half was a bit protracted, and the Korean-American hybrid seemed to be incompatible. Don't talk about environmental protection or animal protection, but how can people who keep pets watch it and not be moved, and tears at the end when they see it. And there is an easter egg behind the long subtitles.

Okja quotes

  • [first lines]

    Lucy Mirando: [to camera while descending industrial stairway] Oh, thank you! What a terrific crowd! Welcome to my inauguration! I'm Lucy, Lucy Mirando, of the Mirando Corporation. Welcome to my grandfather's old factory. Now, I know, we all know, that Grandpa Mirando was a terrible man.

    [crowd laughs]

    Lucy Mirando: We know of the atrocities he committed in this space. We know these walls are stained with the blood of fine working men. But today, I reclaim this space, to tell you a beautiful story. Now the rotten CEOs are gone. It's Mirando's new era with me, and with new core values, environment, and life. Awesome.

    Employee: You're much more fun than the last chief executive.

    Lucy Mirando: Well, former CEO Nancy is my sister, but, uh... we're very different people. We have very different ways of being. We have very different business ethics. But she's totally ignorant about humanity. She lacks vision beyond her next round of golf.

    [crowd laughs]

    Lucy Mirando: The world's population is at 7 billion. 805 million human beings struggle with hunger every day, including 30 million right here in the United States. The world is running out of food, and we're not talking about it.

    Lucy Mirando: We needed a miracle. And then we got one. Say hello to a super piglet. This beautiful and special little creature was miraculously discovered on one Chilean farm. We brought this precious girl to the Mirando Ranch in Arizona. Our scientists have been raising her with love and care ever since, observing and performing various studies. And we've successfully reproduced 26 miracle piglets by nonforced, natural mating. They are like nothing on Earth!

  • Jay: He still hasn't eaten anything?

    Blond: No, he's, uh... still trying to leave the smallest footprint on the planet that he can.

    Silver: All food production is exploitative.

    Blond: Try this.

    Silver: Mmm-mmm.

    Blond: Come on. It's just a tomato.

    Silver: Ripened in ethylene gas. Transported in trucks.

    Jay: I admire your conviction, Silver, but your pallid complexion concerns me.