I was actually looking for a K-drama to watch and write about. And I stumbled upon this week's prompt. So I thought to write about the one I found to give a deep universal message. And finally, I decided to rewatch Squid Game.
Everyone always have a thing or two to say about the movie 'Squid Game'. The series became a global hit not just because of the interesting games in it, but because it directs a message everyone in the world understand - What people do when life becomes too hard.
People in and outside South Korea could get the message because it feels universal, people know what it feels like to struggle or to lack money.
The main message I got from watching Squid game is that humans can make dangerous choices when life and everything around them feels hopeless.
The players in the game joined because their lives outside were already full of suffering, it was one struggle or the other.
It was either debt, poverty, broken homes, unemployment or pressure. And they desire a better life.
The movie shows that there is a big gap between the rich and the poor people.
They watched the poor risk their lives in the game for money all for their entertainment.
Rich people make decisions that affect ordinary people, and this inequality is not just in the game, but it's a global one.
Squid game used the games to show how society itself feels like a competition where only a few can survive.
The games are based on old children's games in Korean. Like, red light, green light, tug of war and the candy challenge. And these games showed that Korean culture still values old traditions, and many of them still remember those games from their childhood.
Well, Life can push people into dangerous corners and situations, and society often ignore the suffering of the poor. It's also something that every country can relate to.
Many of the players in the game were not bad people, they were just pushed into doing bad things just for the money.
Money controls so many things in the world. People can lose their dignity because of money. I saw in the movie that when people becomes too focused on wealth, they start to forget their humanity.
Squid game gave the world a universal message about survival and human nature.
