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Plant Based News
July 2017
The emotive movie showed the dark side of industrialised farming
The smash hit Netflix movie Okja is inspiring some omnivores to take to
social media pledging to ditch meat.
The film, which tells the story of genetically modified 'superpig' Okja, who
has been bred as an answer to feeding as many people as possible, has what
many have interpreted as an anti-meat message, despite director Bong Joon-ho
reportedly telling one paper: "Eating or not eating meat is a personal
choice. Humans are omnivorous, like other animals. [Eating meat] cannot be a
sin."
Vegan
The process of making the film turned director Bong vegan for a short time after visiting a slaughterhouse - though sadly, the change wasn't permanent.
Speaking about the slaughterhouse visit he said: “It was a very overwhelming experience. When I returned from Colorado to New York [where some of Okja was shot], I felt like the smell was following me there."
He was vegan for two months.
"Then I flew back to South Korea, and you know, Korea is a BBQ paradise.
Every street on every corner is burning meat. I slowly, slowly came back to
being a meat eater. [But] in the process of making this movie, my level of
meat consumption has decreased.
"Now I’m gradually becoming a pescatarian."
Social media
Despite Bong's words saying meat eating 'cannot be a sin', the
representation of mass slaughter and industrialised farming Okja has
definitely struck a chord with many, inspiring them to seek out a kinder
lifestyle.
Scores have posted messages on social media, discussing how the film has
impacted upon them - and made them want to go vegan.
A few of many online comments:
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