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SQUID GAME: A REVIEW
by Chris Cisneros, review
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Squid Game, a show rejected by many television stations over 20 times in 10 years, was released on Netflix on Sept. 17, 2021 and has been topping the charts for over a month. The show is valued at $900 million dollars,according to CNBC . The Show has grossed $891.1 million since its release. It has been viewed by almost one in every three people in the United States. With Squid Games´ rise to stardom, many people are searching for a review. Squid Games is very popular with almost 142 million households having viewed it. The creator of the show, Hwang Dong-Hyuk, claims to have pitched this show to multiple tv stations with the top stars of the film being Lee Jung-Jae, Jung Ho-Yeon, Park Hae-Soo,Gong Yoo, Lee Byung-hun, and Anum tripathi.
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Squid Game is set in low income cities where the only way to make money is through horse betting or signing away your rights to loan sharks. A less well known way to make money is to sign your rights away and play violent, gruesome games for the entertainment of the Elite. The games take place on a remote island off the coast of South Korea where all of the contestants are individuals with low income.They play this game for the chance of winning 45.6 billion won($39.1 million USD). If They fail to complete the game that they are participating in, they are executed immediately and their body is incinerated. The players get packed into a tight room with bunk beds in every direction with distinct people from different backgrounds. Adding to the drama and suspense of a kill or be killed situation.
There’s not much you can say about the actors’ performance other than the fact that they all did a very good job at really showing the emotions that show how stressful this life or death situation really is. The story line is really interesting with many elements of horror, mystery, and drama. Gi-Hun does a very good job at showing emotion and is a really good example of perseverance.
The cinematography is great, showing the perfect angles and really showing the severity of the situation.The fact that the creator did not have a set style or aesthetic which shows the dullness and depression the players show knowing that most of them will meet the fate of death seeing as only one person can win the fortune in the end.
