Percy [Movie Review]

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I watched this movie because I saw Christopher Walken's name starring in it. I like his wise-old-man style of acting, so here goes. And this one is based on the true story of Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian farmer.

SYNOPSIS

Percy (2020) Trivia

• Also known as Percy vs Goliath
• Starring: Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci, Zach Braff, Luke Kirby, Adam Beach, Martin Donovan, Roberta Maxwell, Peter Stebbings
• Directed by: Clark Johnson

• Produced by: Daniel Bekerman, Ethan Lazar, Ian Dimerman, Garfield Lindsay Miller, Hilary Pryor & Brendon Sawatzky

• Production companies: Deepak Kumar Films, Grasshopper + Marks Production, Mansa Productions, Productivity Media & Scythnia Films
• Distributed by: Mongrel Media

• Release date: Oct. 9, 2020

• Running time: 99 minutes
• Rating: PG13 (for some thematic elements)

• Country: United States, Canada, India
• Language: English

• Tomatometer: 78%
• Metascore: 56%
• IMDb: 6.4/ 10
• Christopher and Christine previously appeared together in Sleepy Hollow (1999).
• Percy Schmeiser died on Oct. 13, 2020 - 4 days after the film's theatrical release. 

Being a generation of farmers, Percy takes pride in his farm's yield yearly and cultivate his own seeds to ensure better yield each year. 

One day, he was served with a court order about unlicensed planting crops using Monsanto's patented genetically modified (GMO) canola. Confused by the accusations, he asked for assistance from almost everyone but nobody wants to assist him, in fear of the corporation ripping them apart. 

Jackson, an up-and-coming attorney in the town agrees to assist Percy in court, only to come out short after Monsanto presented proofs that Percy has been planting their seeds, without consent, for the past two seasons and now the corporation wants Percy to return the seed along with the sales of the yields for the past two seasons plus legal fees. It was stated in the corporation's legal statement that the usage of their GMO seeds, knowingly or unknowingly, will result in the yield's sales becoming the corporation's or facing being sued in court.

As Percy is positive that the seed might have fallen/ flown over from his neighbour's truck or farm, he insisted on facing the corporation on not giving in, despite Jackson's advice.

An environmental activist, Rebecca, comes to Jackson and Percy's aid with proofs that there are more farmers out there being 'scammed' by the corporation and lose their belongings, or worse, lives over the matter when the corporation presented the same claims.

In fact, there are farmers all over the world facing the same dilemma and hs no one to fight for their rights.

Can Percy's voice become big enough to bring down the giant?

MY REVIEW

Plot: 4.4/ 5.0 It is a great story-telling that warms my heart when I learnt that Percy is actually facing a war that the farmers all over the world have been facing all this while with no one to defend them, or brave enough to be on their side.

And it teaches us to be extra careful and read the label when we buy items nowadays. 

Cast: 4.8/ 5.0 Splendid performance by Christopher and the rest of the cast. 

Will I watch it again: I don't mind watching it again. It is a good movie and it made me think 'what did I put in my mouth just now? Was it GMO?'

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