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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
by 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 agoBecause 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 agoThis 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 agoThe violence is OK because Squid Games is awesome. The social critique is merely a bonus.