The story of this Netflix movie entitled "Okja" revolves around a very large and adorable pig that has been bred for food, but an unexpected turn of events made a young girl find a friend in the form of a GMO (genetically modified organism) pig and does everything to save the pig.
An article in "Eater" speculates that some will give up meat after watching the movie, but believes most will not. It's estimated that five-percent of Americans are vegetarians or vegans. Meanwhile, the streaming giant Netflix has over a number of 104 million subscribers in more than 190 countries, but it's not quite a household name everywhere yet. However, because the movie stars a giant pig, "Okja," it helped give the network a much higher profile in the valuable South Korean market.
Korean actors like Steven Yeun, known for his former role as Glen Rhee in AMC's The Walking Dead, Seo-Hyun Ahn (Also known for her role in Korean drama series Dream High) and Choi Woo-shik (known for his role in Train to Busan, Fight for my Way, and Day6's music video congratulations) were some of the popular Korean actors who took part in the film.
According to a report given to The Wrap, a blow in Netflix's viewership for this second-quarter earnings added about 2 million more subscribers than expected, which sent its stock skyrocketing to more than 10 percent in after-hours trading. Four-fifths of those new subscribers came from international territories. On a webcast following the earnings release, Netflix Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos credited new seasons of two of the service's most popular original series, "House of Cards" and "Orange Is the New Black," for driving some of those new users - and also said Bong Joon-ho's "Okja," which hit the platform at the end of the quarter, played a significant role in some of its growth in South Korea.
However, "Okja" wasn't applauded in every international territory. The Netflix logo was booed when the film held its first press screening at the Cannes Film Festival last May, and the jeers intensified when technical problems arose. Two months later, Netflix had the last laugh.
On the other hand, a lot of viewers who watched "Okja" got different kinds of emotion towards the film, most of it were positive while some were negative. However, aside from the negative comments that the film is getting, it is still too far from the positive reviews that Okja got this past few months.
