hit Netflix in mid-September, it caused an ambiguous response from the public and movie critics and rightfully so, as many could not see beyond the grotesque, exacerbated, bloody depiction of murders in “just another survival game”.
As the game progresses, the Squid Game turns out to be a multidimensional reflection of the life of a sick society in its complete moral decadence, heightened individualism, and spiritual chaos. These scenes depicting humanity from its lowest to its highest are now out there for us to reflect deeply and course correct.
The relentless pursuit of personal gain at the expense of others is, unfortunately, the code of conduct in our social-economic-political life.