Hwang Dong-hyuk’s Squid GameIt is currently the most watched Netflix show and will continue to grow in popularity. Nine episodes tell the story about 456 South Korean women and men who are heavily indebted. They agree to take part in six games for children in return for a significant amount of money. However, once they start the first game, it becomes clear that they will die if they lose.
Although the show’s characters are horrendously cruel and bloody, it is also cruel for the viewers. My wife and I watched four episodes of the show in four nights. The show was either a thrilling battle royale that is fast-paced or a dark, sometimes incoherent comment on consumer debt and the wealth gap.
Hwang claimed in InterviewHis inspiration was “Japanese Survival Comics,” he said. Americans aren’t familiar with manga. Squid GameThe shares some DNA Hunger GamesFranchise, or the wider universe of stories in which several people are invited to a particular place but most of them end up dying (Aliens And then there were none Squid GameThis story features a childlike setting and large cast of characters. It also has a bizarre approach to violence, where the actors treat their victims with the most gruesome manner possible. You can’t predict when and who you will be dying.
All this is possible because Squid GameIt is a suspenseful thriller that works well, which probably explains its huge popularity. The show has interesting points to make about consumer debt.
The first episode features a young, unemployed man called Seong Gihun (Lee Jungjae), who plays both a murderer and a father. Seong gambles with his mother’s cash, dodges loan sharks, humiliates him for money. Seong eventually wakes up in a bunker, wearing a number tracksuit. Along with several hundred others, he is soon told that his personal debts are large and can be forgiven by winning multiple games.
As Bong Joonho in 2019 did. ParasiteHwang encourages us to resentfully look at contestants, before he permits us to love them. Even those who don’t seem to be that bad, they still do terrible things. Seong hears a frustrated character say to him that he has to “get into trouble in order to realize it’s trouble”. This kind of person can be very deplorable. However, anyone who has ever met Seong knows that he is not without a sigh.
However, the second time you see them being led by armed men though a Pastelized Escher scene gives the impression that they have done far worse. Please beMost of them would rather be trusted than being scammed or harassed by others. They are a problem to their families and neighbors, but they can be deadly for them. Even if it takes effort to keep away from scammers and con artists, South Korea’s decent citizens don’t need to resort to dangerous debt relief strategies.
Although he made no effort to be friendly with South Korea’s haves or have-nots, Squid GameThis isn’t a simple morality play. First, the villains in this story are not wealthy people who have fallen prey to ephemeral inequality systems. Bong’s movie does not depict the wealthy in this film. Squid GameThey are merely to serve as cautionary and not aspirational. AllMany of them have parasites.
It is distracting that the contestants are required to slowly lose their humanity to win the game. The average viewer will quickly get the impression that it is better to live in debt for the rest of one’s life than have a happy life ruined by such an experience. Hwang’s characters still choose to play, even after knowing the consequences.
What are these contestants like Bong? So called““Are these ordinary people who get into an unavoidable commotion?” Are they simply caricatures of South Korean credit card users? One scene gives us a glimpse into the real life background of South Korean credit card users. It features a report about South Korea’s consumer debt. Close toingThe country’s gross domestic products.
Although borrowing is an all-natural phenomenon, South Korea’s unique IOUs are a rare example of it. It has provided a Tax rebate on credit card usagePolitically, it is difficult to revoke the subvention since 1999. South Koreans were estimated to have an average income of $1,067 per year as of 2019. 3.9Credit cards are a better option than debit cards 2.Reuters has recently published data in the U.S. reportedThe South Korean government has not imposed lending restrictions that discourage younger borrowers from taking out loans for investing in stocks or cryptocurrency.“A country in which richer babyboomer parents are not an option is the best way to beat them” Property ownershipThis is getting more challenging. This August The Korea HeraldReports state that South Korea was the first Asian country to become a major economy Increase interest ratesCOVID-19 began in October 2005 (from 0.5 to 0.75%) to “curb country’s household debts and high home prices which have skyrocketed in recent months.”
Squid GameAlthough it doesn’t provide all the political context mentioned above, it makes it clear that the contestants will be harassed by cops and creditors if they refuse to give the old college try.
This setup will not please everybody (“Do they not also have Financial Peace University (South Korea)?” This is something I thought about briefly, but it seems that the show functions more as a magic mirror rather than a tempered-glass lens. White Lotus Different truths were revealedYou can find more information here Diverse viewers ParasiteInspired DebateAbout who were we supposed to hate the most.
However Squid GameIt doesn’t have a clearly defined political message.