Friday 24 April 2020

Okja

I don't know why but I was quite bothered by Mija's bowl haircut. Like why this stylistic choice? Is this still a typical hairstyle? Are you trying to ironically or lovingly embrace the Asian stereotype? But then isn't this just reinforcing the stereotype? But maybe Bong Joon doesn't have the same complex I do to this because he didn't have to sport a bowl haircut as a child.
Zero thumbs up - interesting world set-up, but it felt like it was neither here nor there, like one foot in the Korean world and another in the American world but not enough depth in either.