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Your article does not quote or cite the writers or creators of the show though?

by iakh 5y ago

hnzix 5y ago
From TFA: But for many South Koreans, the homegrown Netflix series is not just riveting entertainment. Behind the violence and horror, it has captured long-held anxieties and brought them to life on screen. It has also sparked a debate in South Korea about the exploding personal debt and widening inequality consuming this nation.
- kapp_in_life 5y ago
  "many South Koreans" might include the creators but I would prefer if they could find a tweet or a Korean interview with the creators to actually be sure.
  - girvo 5y ago
    Good news, I provided that in a reply above. Two of them, in fact.
girvo 5y ago
In the 30 seconds I spent looking for it, I couldn't find the direct interview that I read, but this one was illustrative enough. But here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/26/squid-games-creator-rich-netflix-bonus-hwang-dong-hyuk https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/26/squid-g... “It’s not profound! It’s very simple! I do believe that the overall global economic order is unequal and that around 90% of the people believe that it’s unfair. During the pandemic, poorer countries can’t get their people vaccinated. They’re contracting viruses on the streets and even dying. So I did try to convey a message about modern capitalism. As I said, it’s not profound.” And here's another one: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/business/economy/squid-game-netflix-inequality.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/business/economy/squid-ga... “The stories and the problems of the characters are extremely personalized but also reflect the problems and realities of Korean society,” Hwang Dong-hyuk, the show’s creator, said in an email. He wrote the script as a film in 2008, when many of these trends had become evident, but overhauled it to reflect new worries, including the impact of the coronavirus. (Minyoung Kim, the head of content for the Asia-Pacific region at Netflix, said the company was in talks with Mr. Hwang about producing a second season.)

Your article does not quote or cite the writers or creators of the show though?

by iakh 5y ago

Your article does not quote or cite the writers or creators of the show though?

From TFA: But for many South Koreans, the homegrown Netflix series is not just riveting entertainment. Behind the violence and horror, it has captured long-held anxieties and brought them to life on screen. It has also sparked a debate in South Korea about the exploding personal debt and widening inequality consuming this nation.

kapp_in_life 5y ago
"many South Koreans" might include the creators but I would prefer if they could find a tweet or a Korean interview with the creators to actually be sure.
- girvo 5y ago
  Good news, I provided that in a reply above. Two of them, in fact.

girvo 5y ago

In the 30 seconds I spent looking for it, I couldn't find the direct interview that I read, but this one was illustrative enough. But here: https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/26/squid-games-creator-rich-netflix-bonus-hwang-dong-hyuk https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/oct/26/squid-g... “It’s not profound! It’s very simple! I do believe that the overall global economic order is unequal and that around 90% of the people believe that it’s unfair. During the pandemic, poorer countries can’t get their people vaccinated. They’re contracting viruses on the streets and even dying. So I did try to convey a message about modern capitalism. As I said, it’s not profound.” And here's another one: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/business/economy/squid-game-netflix-inequality.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/06/business/economy/squid-ga... “The stories and the problems of the characters are extremely personalized but also reflect the problems and realities of Korean society,” Hwang Dong-hyuk, the show’s creator, said in an email. He wrote the script as a film in 2008, when many of these trends had become evident, but overhauled it to reflect new worries, including the impact of the coronavirus. (Minyoung Kim, the head of content for the Asia-Pacific region at Netflix, said the company was in talks with Mr. Hwang about producing a second season.)