{"id":24126,"date":"2021-10-21T09:26:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T08:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=24126"},"modified":"2021-10-21T09:26:32","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T08:26:32","slug":"gripping-and-grisly-behind-the-chaotic-charm-of-squid-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/gripping-and-grisly-behind-the-chaotic-charm-of-squid-game\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gripping and Grisly\u2019- Behind the Chaotic Charm of Squid Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since \u2018Squid Game\u2019 catapulted onto our Netflix accounts in September, it has become an online sensation, with meme worthy content and already a huge demand for a second season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Now Netflix\u2019s most watched show, <\/span>Squid Game<\/span><\/i> has blown the minds of its viewers with its violent and graphic concept. Its intense plot is centred around the events of impoverished people playing twisted versions of Korean children\u2019s games to win a 45.6 billion Won cash prize (<\/span>an equivalent of $38 million USD)<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0In this warped game, your elimination means sudden death. There is a survival show element, and it has been likened to a twisted version of \u2018Takeshi\u2019s Castle\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n

This review has been personally targeted for those of you who have not yet had the chance to tune into this incredible series, with minimal spoilers (nothing that you haven\u2019t seen in memes already) \u2013 so take this as your sign to start watching now. Plus, it\u2019s spooky season so there is really no excuse to not freak yourself out and watch the goriest show on Netflix right now.<\/span><\/p>\n

The main character is Seong Gi-hun, a divorcee that struggles to make ends meet financially, and gets by in life by exploiting his loved ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0His financial and emotional challenges seem to go hand in hand thanks to his heavy gambling addiction. Ostracised by society and his family, his well-being hangs in the balance, and when dangerous loan sharks threaten to hurt him physically, Gi-hun reaches an all-time low.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s hard to feel bad for him, but it\u2019s hard not to want a better life for him. So, when he is approached by a businessman who lures him into playing a game of \u2018flip-card\u2019 which results in Gi-hun walking away with a sizeable amount of Won, an aching face and a mysterious business card you can\u2019t help but root for a happy outcome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Being told he can make even more money just by playing games, Gi-hun feels he has no other choice as his mother needs treatment and he is at risk of losing his daughter.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Up until this point, we have seen Gi-hun gamble and lie to keep his demons at the door. We now see a more selfless side to him, as he risks it all to drag both himself and his family towards a better life.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the first game of \u2018Red Light, Green Light\u2019 the penny drops that this isn\u2019t just a regular game when the 456 players are at risk of being mercilessly shot if they cannot stand still in front of a large and creepy doll with a motion sensor. It\u2019s almost like a game of Musical Chairs \u2013 except when you\u2019re out, you\u2019re REALLY out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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We follow Gi-hun and his adversaries as they fight their way through six vicious and ruthless games and come to realise that beneath the degenerate gambler exterior, Gi-hun is a kind and caring man who just got dealt a bad hand in life, like many of the other players \u2013 apart from a few who are just truly self-motivated and fuelled by fortune, which makes the show even more chaotic and entertaining.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2018Squid Game\u2019 has received endless praise and acclaim for it\u2019s one of a kind, albeit slightly traumatizing, plot and has certainly lived up to its hype.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The show ends with an abrupt cliff-hanger that leaves room for another season. While director Hwang Dong-hyuk has admitted to not having a clear plan for another season is it certainly not impossible, so feel free to get as attached as you like to the show, because we may be in for another gripping and grisly season.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Since \u2018Squid Game\u2019 catapulted onto our Netflix accounts in September, it has become an online sensation, with meme worthy content and already a huge demand for a second season.\u00a0 Now Netflix\u2019s most watched show, Squid Game has blown the minds of its viewers with its violent and graphic concept. Its intense plot is centred around […]<\/p>\n

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