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Netflix. Watch Squid Game — Season 1 with a subscription on Netflix. Squid Game 's unflinching brutality is not for the faint of heart, but sharp social commentary and a surprisingly...
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Updated: Oct 1, 2021 8:53 pm
Posted: Sep 30, 2021 6:49 pm
Squid Game is now streaming on Netflix.
Squid Game sounds like an homage to those strange underwater creatures that undulate below the sea. It's actually a compelling, candy-coated fever dream in which contestants play the innocent games from their childhood with one major change: if they lose, their lives are forfeit. It's a jarring, disturbing portrait of individuals eking out hard luck existences and struggling across Seoul, South Korea, and as much a tale of a dystopian hellscape of the mind as it is a horror series viewed through the lens of those scraping by.
Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is an average guy who's in serious need of some cash, or a miracle. He's down on his luck, with a daughter he may never see again and an elderly mother who's still forced to take care of him as though he were a child. So when given the opportunity to play a series of children's games for an astronomical sum of money, Gi-hun can't refuse.
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It's haunting, of course, but perhaps even more terrifying is the idea that these people are willingly participating. The thought of returning to their old lives and facing their debts is so terrible that they'd rather risk imminent death. It's a concept that hangs heavy throughout the series' lean 9-episode run, especially as the story expands from Gi-hun's somewhat selfish existence and explores the others involved in the games.
One of the series' greatest strengths is weaving a tangled web of character development that pays off with each new hour we watch. North Korean defector Kang Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon) is tough as nails on the outside, but occasionally reveals a kinder, gentler side. Gi-hun's childhood friend Cho Sang-woo (Park Hae-soo) is an even more intriguing case, having stolen money from his clients, going so far as to put his mother's home and business on the line as collateral. And though we know all this, these players' truest intentions remain obfuscated time and time again. That’s part of what keeps us watching, after all.
Squid Game moves at a breakneck pace, speeding from game to game.
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And it’s easy to become attached to these players, even though it's quickly established that you could be saying goodbye to them at any moment. Squid Game moves at a breakneck pace, speeding from game to game, keeping you at the edge of your seat as the body count climbs and the plot continues to thicken. And it isn't for the squeamish, as participants are shot right between the eyes without so much as flinching during competitions and bodies left to pile up until there are enough victors to pass through.
Sometimes it’s not that characters are dying, but how they’re “eliminated” that makes you sit up and pay attention. The first game involves an eerie robot doll that turns around and “looks” for people still moving after the “red light” is given as it scans for violators. The second game forces players to chisel a shape out of a piece of honeycomb -- prompting the craftier players to use anything at their disposal, even if it means the humiliating task of licking the treat over and over again to make the job easier.
Squid Game is one of the most exciting series to hit Netflix in some time. It mashes up the carefree, idyllic days of childhood with the brutal realism of adulthood as it forces everyday people to compete in life or death matches in a bid to potentially wipe out their debts. Equal parts gut-wrenching and squirm-inducing, it’s a white-knuckle thrill...
Sep 17, 2021 · Squid Game: Season 1 Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Jae-Ha Kim Teen Vogue. “Squid Game” is a social allegory informed by Korean history. There’s more to the game than...
95% Avg. Tomatometer 76 Reviews 84% Avg. Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Hundreds of cash-strapped contestants accept an invitation to compete in children's games for a tempting prize, but the ...
Sep 24, 2021 · Reviews. Netflix’s Squid Game takes the kids-fight-to-the-death thriller to new places. The hit Korean series is bloody and intense, but it makes the characters count. By Quinci LeGardye...
