Netflix and iPic Theaters have teamed up to offer an all-vegetarian menu for screenings of “Okja,” Bong Joon Ho’s Cannes favorite about a giant pig and the young girl who loves the creature.
“Okja” centers on Mija, a defiant child who attempts to rescue her best friend — an enormous but seemingly gentle pig-like creature named Okja — from the clutches of a large corporation that wants to harm her.
The menu will offer an array of meatless dishes, from “Warm Cheddar Drop Biscuits” to “Roasted Veggie Kabobs” to a tantalizing “Sticky Caramel Coffee Cake.”
Just as “Babe” did in 1995,”Okja” could inspire a new generation of vegetarians. According to Vice, James Cromwell, who played the farmer in “Babe,” converted to veganism after filming wrapped on the beloved classic. After seeing the plight of a cute, little pig who didn’t want to be eaten, many others also eschewed meat from their plates.
“Okja” and its accompanying iPic menu could also reinforce the plight of pigs and other animals. Conveniently, the song that plays in the background of the film’s trailer is a Nine Inch Nails song called “Piggy.”
