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Okja script analysis

Okja script - Save the Cat beat sheet analysis

Okja follows young Mija’s bond with a genetically engineered super-pig as corporate forces seize her beloved companion. Mija’s journey from her remote mountain home to the heart of Mirando Corp triggers a globe-spanning rescue mission. In the process, she finds allies with the Animal Liberation Front and confronts the moral cost of corporate agriculture.

85 Save the Cat fit score 12% analysis confidence / 99 parsed scenes

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Opening Image

Scene 1 / Page 1 / 1% target

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Introduces corporate glamour and Lucy Mirando’s ‘miracle’ announcement, contrasting with Mija’s natural world to come.

It's okay, Frank. I'm not my sister! I am announcing a miracle.
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Theme Stated

Scene 2 / Page 1 / 5% target

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Lucy’s corporate spiel hints at the promise of biotechnology versus the reality of animal exploitation.

On a Spring morning three years ago a Chilean farmer named Senor Victor Zamora Villacorta was tending to...
3

Set-Up

Scenes 3-13 / Pages 1-5 / 10% target

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We meet Mija, Okja, and her family in the mountains, establishing their bond and the idyllic life they share.

4

Catalyst

Scene 14 / Page 6 / 12% target

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Okja is taken by Mirando agents, forcing Mija to confront loss and injustice.

Well, you're not getting married, but... since Okja will be leaving us and going far away... You can...
5

Debate

Scenes 15-20 / Pages 6-8 / 20% target

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Mija wrestles with whether leaving her home for Seoul is too dangerous and costly, fearing she’ll never see Okja again.

Are you crazy? Seoul? In the middle of night? Do you even know how much it costs to...
6

Break into Two

Scene 20 / Page 8 / 25% target

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Mija commits to the journey, deciding “I’m going to bring Okja home.”

I'm going to bring Okja home.
7

B Story

Scene 26 / Page 10 / 30% target

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Mija reconnects with Uncle Mundo, setting up her human ally within Mirando Korea.

Mun! Do!! Park -- !!!
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Fun and Games

Scenes 27-35 / Pages 10-14 / 40% target

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A cross-city chase ensues as Mija infiltrates Mirando offices and rides on the trailer to stay with Okja.

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Midpoint

Scene 46 / Page 16 / 50% target

10%

The A.L.F. intercepts the truck, shifting Mija’s mission from solo rescue to collective liberation.

I'm not terrorist... Nice meet you.
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Bad Guys Close In

Scene 52 / Page 17 / 65% target

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As the A.L.F. retreats, tensions rise and the true stakes of exposing Mirando’s cruelty become clear.

I never tire of the way they shit.
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All Is Lost

Scene 75 / Page 24 / 75% target

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Mirando tasters begin sampling Okja’s meat, representing irreversible betrayal and Mija’s worst fear.

12

Dark Night of the Soul

Scene 77 / Page 25 / 80% target

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Mija’s despair peaks when she fights to see Okja before the public launch event.

No! I want to see Okja first.
13

Break into Three

Scene 86 / Page 26 / 85% target

10%

Lucy brings Mija and Okja onstage, unknowingly positioning Mija to make a final stand.

Ten years ago twenty-six farmers from lands far away were each given one magical super piglet. This year...
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Finale

Scene 101 / Page 32 / 95% target

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Mija sacrifices the prize piglet to save Okja in the slaughterhouse, triumphing over corporate greed.

I wanna go home, with Okja.
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Final Image

Scene 105 / Page 34 / 99% target

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Mija and Okja return home together, mirroring their opening bond but transformed by their ordeal.