How did the "Squid Game" series reveal the terrible truth about the world we live in?
The latest South Korean series "Squid Games" which recently was shown on "Netflix" и in which 456 heroes in desperate fighting in the game on life и death, ce borate behind reward one 38 millions dollars, camp instant hit string the whole light, а probably will will become и the most watched series of all time.
Ku Long-hyun, a 35-year-old Seoul office clerk, has never had the opportunity to face masked guards or warlike rivals ready for anything, as is the case with the characters in the series, but said he sympathized with them and their attempt to fight for survival in a country with a large social gap. Ku supports himself with social assistance and works part-time, after losing his permanent job.
"It is almost impossible to live a normal life with a regular salary in a city with abnormally high real estate prices," Ku told the New York Times.
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Like many young people in South Korea and around the world, Ku claims that the competition in the constant struggle (for a shrinking piece of bread) is growing, just as shown in the "Squid Game" series.
Real-life similarities have helped make this nine-episode series an international sensation. "Squid Game" is currently the best-rated Netflix series in the United States and is on track to become one of the most watched in show history.
"Squid Game has a good chance of being our biggest show ever," Ted Sarandos, one of Netflix CEOs, told a recent business conference.
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The series with all its cultural, aesthetic, "gaming" and gastronomic features is easily accepted on all meridians. The unique and minimalist black masks worn by the brutal guards became a real hit, as did the Korean brutal children's games. Recipes for dalgona, a sweet Korean delicacy that is central to a particularly tense showdown, have also gone viral.
Following the example of the popular "Hunger Games", "Squid Game" holds the viewers' attention with its tense tone, cynical plot and scenes of violence. Even the favorite characters in the series are not spared from violent death. Knowing that success is becoming increasingly difficult and that the gap between rich and poor is widening is also one of the many layers of this exciting screenplay.
"The characters' stories and problems have a very strong personal imprint, but they also deal with the problems and realities of Korean society," said series creator Hwang Dong-Hyuk.
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He wrote the screenplay for the film in 2008, when many of the trends that can be seen in the series became evident, but he rewrote it by adding new phenomena, including the impact of the coronavirus. Negotiations for the new season of the series are currently underway.
After the Oscar-winning film "Parasite", "Squid Game" is the last in a series of South Korean projects that has attracted huge attention from viewers around the world. In a very short time, South Korea became one of the most developed countries in Asia, which accelerated the great division between rich and poor.
"South Koreans once had a strong spirit of togetherness," said Yoon Suk-yin, a literary critic and professor at the Department of Contemporary Literature at Chungnam National University.
He says the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s has shattered every dream of the nation's growth and made people fight for themselves.
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The country now ranks 11th in the world in terms of income inequality, according to a survey by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.
"Squid Game depicts the irony of South Korean society: the constant pressure to succeed and the difficulty to do so," said Shin Liun, a graduate student who graduated in January 2020, just before the pandemic began.
She says she has spent more than a year looking for a permanent job.
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The protagonist of the series is Seong Ji-Hun, a 40-year-old gambler who can not afford a suitable birthday present for his daughter or pay for medical expenses for his mother's treatment. He is given the opportunity to participate in the ruthless and fatal game, which is intended for the entertainment of the rich. To win the $ 38 million prize, competitors must complete six rounds of traditional Korean children's games. Failure in the game means instant death.
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All 456 competitors in the game pose problems in South Korean society. Young people quickly identified with them because they were obsessed with ways to get rich quick, such as buying cryptocurrencies and lotteries. South Korea has one of the largest cryptocurrency markets in the world.
"I wonder how many people would have participated in this game if it had taken place in real life," concluded Ku, the protagonist of the story.
Taken from: Espresso.mk
