“Everyone here has insurmountably large loans and stands at the precipice of life, Do you want to go home and live the rest of your life like garbage, being chased by creditors? Or do you want to grab this last opportunity, which we are presenting?” - an anonymous game organizer in a mask and pink uniform tells the assembled players in the first episode. The hit Korean show “Squid Game,” where working-class contestants are given a chance to win billions, or literally die trying. It also breathes life to an allegory of capitalism rooted in the alienation of the working class. Also, it never makes its action look glamorous. Squid Game is directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk. The core theme of the series is a group of contesters getting into battle royale style games to win prize money. The show tries to tell us how humans show their true nature when put in extreme situations. on the other hand, it also shows participants actualizing their most human powers — solidarity, tenderness, and empathy.
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