Squid Game
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Thriller · Violence · Mystery
Release year: 2021
Where to watch it:
Netflix’s Shining Star
Squid Game is a shocking, emotional, and binge-worthy Korean series that took Netflix and the world by storm. You can listen to its songs or see the typical mascaras everywhere. However, is it worth watching? Here’s my honest review with no major spoilers.
Squid Game is a top-tier series when it comes to production, cast, and storyline. You could say Netflix couldn’t have done a better job.
Starting with the production, it’s incredible how detailed the game sets are. Every color, object, and song is designed to the last detail, enhancing its psychological impact.
The cast couldn’t have been better. You can find famous Korean actors like Lee Jung-Jae and Lee Byung-Hun, or discover new talents, for example, Hoyeon Jung and Jo Yuri. The cast delivers raw, emotional performances that keep you hooked.
Lastly, it’s undeniable that Squid Game’s plot is original. The series explores dark themes like debt, inequality, and human survival under extreme pressure. With every game, the tension builds exponentially, making Squid Game one of the most intense thrillers on Netflix.
My biggest take on Squid Game is how it criticizes capitalism and class systems. Apart from providing entertainment, it’s refreshing to find social commentary wrapped in a series, making its watcher reflect on their lives and choices. Squid Game lives up to its expectations, and it has a well-deserved popularity.
Synopsis
Hundreds of cash-strapped players accept a strange invitation to compete in children’s games. A tempting prize awaits, but with deadly high stakes.
A story of people who fail at life for various reasons, but suddenly receive a mysterious invitation to participate in a survival game to win more than 38 million US dollars. The game takes place on an isolated island and the participants are locked up until there is a final winner. The story incorporates popular Korean children’s games from the 1970s and 1980s, such as squid game, the literal translation of its Korean name, which is a type of tag where offense and defense use a squid-shaped board drawn in the dirt.