1/11/2024 0 Comments Stupid game kdramaHowever, this story paints the lives of the participants in a way that is often boring, uninteresting, and downright unbelievable. Who doesn't love a good show of violence and human selfishness? There are many great character moments in this series, moments of shameless manipulation, hopefuly naïvety, and self deception. *light spoilers of plot details* Squid Game is a story about a large group of deeply indebted Korean citizens who willingly take part in a deadly game in the hopes of taking away a massive cash prize at the expense of the other participants' lives. As per usual for a Netflix production the story is stretched very thin in order to make it nine hours (!) long. The best actor in the whole show is the main character's daughter and she's only in it for a couple of minutes. I have no idea who they are but I wouldn't be surprised if they originally are comedians. The bad guy with the face tattoo is right out of some school play, and the guy in the lead is pulling faces like a madman. This show is filled to the brim with bad Asian style overacting, something which is far too common in Korean and Japanese shows. But let's be honest, the Korean actors are no better. Oh, and Battle Royale was really successful and influential, so let's pretty much steal that whole concept right down to the classical music and cheery female speaker!" The VIPs get a lot of flak for their acting in many reviews on IMDb, and rightly so. And people responded really well to the colorful uniforms and weird masks in Casa de Papel, so let's give people a chance to dress up as our characters on Halloween which will give the show free PR. You can virtually see the Netflix algorithm in action: "The capitalism parable in Parasite won an Oscar, so let's go with that. This show was like a mixtape of other (and better) shows.
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