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Squid Game is one of those shows you can never "unwatch". It's quite harrowing but strangely addictive and a great critique of modern capitalism. Strongly recom

Squid Game is one of those shows you can never "unwatch". It's quite harrowing but strangely addictive and a great critique of modern capitalism. Strongly recommended if you have the stomach for it

injidup 5y ago
I'm dubious of this common posture of "horrible violence in entertainment" is ok because it's a critique of XYZ. It's like "free guy" (spoiler boring) tries to be a critique of video Game violence by positing the existence of another gaming reality where people are nice to each other. But this other reality is just a Macguffin. We come to watch the violence and mayhem and we come to watch squid game for the same reason. It is better to own the fact that watching torture porn gives you the jollies rather than posturing that it gives you membership of some anti capalist intelligensia. It's just Romans and Christians and Lions. The crowd loves it because people love blood.
- latexr 5y ago
  > I'm dubious of this common posture of "horrible violence in entertainment" is ok because it's a critique of XYZ. The comment you’re replying to says the show is harrowing and a critique. There’s no “because” or apologia.
- breakfastduck 5y ago
  Because all entertainment is the same right? And it's of course not possible for a piece of entertainment to be both violent and intelligent? Considering your comment seems to be targeted at pseudo-intellectualism the irony here is simply off the charts.
- hereforphone 5y ago
  This violence is unrealistic to the point that it's not disturbing (to me, at least). Someone pulls an undamaged bullet from a guy's forehead with tweezers. Blood is the color of cranberry juice. It's so over the top it's lost all impact.
- drcode 5y ago
  The violence is OK because Squid Games is awesome. The social critique is merely a bonus.
justshowpost 5y ago
Its just Yet Another Battle Royale. > capitalism Too bad they don't want to watch award winning Kim and Beautiful in sustainable 320×200 format from the North :)
flixic 5y ago
It's also very simplistic. In subject matter, in character archetypes, sometimes in acting, and most annoyingly, in editing (how it never trusts the viewer to remember what happened 25 minutes ago, so they show flashbacks to remind you).
- lelanthran 5y ago
  > It's also very simplistic. In subject matter, in character archetypes, sometimes in acting, and most annoyingly, in editing (how it never trusts the viewer to remember what happened 25 minutes ago, so they show flashbacks to remind you). I just saw the final episode last night, and I don't remember seeing many flashbacks other than at the start of E01. I admit it is slower moving than I'd like, and some of the episodes had way to much filler and not enough plot arcs, but I seriously do not remember seeing flashbacks.
hereforphone 5y ago
It's full of blatant inconsistencies and unrealistic to the point of being comic (and yes I am capable of attenuating my definition of "reality" for shows and movies.) I rarely watch TV but someone made me watch this, and I'm enjoying it as a comedy. Am I in good company or is everyone else taking it seriously?
hereforphone 5y ago
Everything is a "critique of modern capitalism" to the right crowd. Are you in college?
odiroot 5y ago
> It's quite harrowing but strangely addictive and a great critique of modern capitalism. Do you have some exclusive access to a version of Squid Game that we all don't?

Squid Game is one of those shows you can never "unwatch". It's quite harrowing but strangely addictive and a great critique of modern capitalism. Strongly recommended if you have the stomach for it

injidup 5y ago

I'm dubious of this common posture of "horrible violence in entertainment" is ok because it's a critique of XYZ. It's like "free guy" (spoiler boring) tries to be a critique of video Game violence by positing the existence of another gaming reality where people are nice to each other. But this other reality is just a Macguffin. We come to watch the violence and mayhem and we come to watch squid game for the same reason. It is better to own the fact that watching torture porn gives you the jollies rather than posturing that it gives you membership of some anti capalist intelligensia. It's just Romans and Christians and Lions. The crowd loves it because people love blood.

latexr 5y ago
> I'm dubious of this common posture of "horrible violence in entertainment" is ok because it's a critique of XYZ. The comment you’re replying to says the show is harrowing and a critique. There’s no “because” or apologia.
breakfastduck 5y ago
Because all entertainment is the same right? And it's of course not possible for a piece of entertainment to be both violent and intelligent? Considering your comment seems to be targeted at pseudo-intellectualism the irony here is simply off the charts.
hereforphone 5y ago
This violence is unrealistic to the point that it's not disturbing (to me, at least). Someone pulls an undamaged bullet from a guy's forehead with tweezers. Blood is the color of cranberry juice. It's so over the top it's lost all impact.
drcode 5y ago
The violence is OK because Squid Games is awesome. The social critique is merely a bonus.

justshowpost 5y ago

Its just Yet Another Battle Royale. > capitalism Too bad they don't want to watch award winning Kim and Beautiful in sustainable 320×200 format from the North :)

flixic 5y ago

It's also very simplistic. In subject matter, in character archetypes, sometimes in acting, and most annoyingly, in editing (how it never trusts the viewer to remember what happened 25 minutes ago, so they show flashbacks to remind you).

lelanthran 5y ago
> It's also very simplistic. In subject matter, in character archetypes, sometimes in acting, and most annoyingly, in editing (how it never trusts the viewer to remember what happened 25 minutes ago, so they show flashbacks to remind you). I just saw the final episode last night, and I don't remember seeing many flashbacks other than at the start of E01. I admit it is slower moving than I'd like, and some of the episodes had way to much filler and not enough plot arcs, but I seriously do not remember seeing flashbacks.

hereforphone 5y ago

It's full of blatant inconsistencies and unrealistic to the point of being comic (and yes I am capable of attenuating my definition of "reality" for shows and movies.) I rarely watch TV but someone made me watch this, and I'm enjoying it as a comedy. Am I in good company or is everyone else taking it seriously?

hereforphone 5y ago

Everything is a "critique of modern capitalism" to the right crowd. Are you in college?

odiroot 5y ago

> It's quite harrowing but strangely addictive and a great critique of modern capitalism. Do you have some exclusive access to a version of Squid Game that we all don't?