2022 Emmy Awards has become the "home" of " squid game ". This Korean suspense TV series broadcast in 2021 has won 6 trophies at this year's Emmy Awards, which can be described as a rewarding achievement.
A group of deeply indebted, desperate and desperate people on the fringes of society receive a mysterious invitation to join a game together. These 456 contestants from various backgrounds are locked in a closed and secret place and begin a battle of physical and mental strength. Each round of
is a traditional game of Koreans in their childhood, such as "One, Two, Three", "Tug of War", "Playing Marbles", etc. However, behind the games full of innocence is a thrilling life-and-death contest , the consequence of failing to pass the level is to die.
looks like a dreamy and childlike game scene, and the murderous intentions are soaring
is ready to shoot the loser at any time
In order to compete for the ultimate prize of 45.6 billion won, everyone stood in front of the desperate situation of life or death, and 456 people launched a thrilling battle of life and death .
Crowds waiting to enter the game
01 Watching a movie is like taking an exam
Even if you are sitting on the sofa watching the drama, you will feel like you are sitting on pins and needles.
Do you secretly cheat with tricks in order to win in the duo's "Pinball" game? In a "tug-of-war" game, would you exclude frail old men and skinny women from joining your team?
faced such "examination questions", and the soul was violently tossing, struggling, and entangled. Here, the viewer sees the cowardice, cowardice, and humbleness of his own human nature.
Every teammate who participates in the game is no longer a life with equal rights to survival, and everyone is a stepping stone for the opponent to victory.
There are countless ego battles deep inside, good and evil, nobility and hypocrisy, compassion and cunning. When these personalities are materialized into words, expressions, and actions, it is so real that it is astoundingly human. The plot design of
's extreme state squeezes the "evil" of human nature to nowhere to hide, revealing it hideously.
Male No. 1, Qi Xun, is middle-aged, unemployed and divorced, accomplishing nothing.
Male No. 1
Male No. 2, Sang Woo, was a top student at Seoul National University , who took advantage of his position to be suspected of running short of public funds and taking on huge debts.
Male No. 2
has passed many levels and is nearing the end, only the scarred Qixun and Shangyou are left of the 456 people. In order to let Shangyou live, Qixun would rather give up the huge bonus that is close at hand, 45.6 billion won. That was the huge bonus he received from his life and death. The unexpected ending of
hit the weakest part of people's heart by surprise.
Money is meaningful, only for consumer demand; however, in the face of the fall of life, money has no value.
02 If salt loses its taste, how can it be called salty again?
Wang Yangming said: " Knowing good and knowing evil is conscience."
Those who still have a conscience, in the choice between life and death, in the choice of hurting their peers and fulfilling themselves, there will be painful struggles or even unbearable, such as a husband and wife duo, when faced with the huge problem of one person being eliminated and sacrificed, suffering Her husband chose to commit suicide.
Selfishness, hypocrisy, cowardice, greed, etc. all kinds of "ugly" and "evil" are written all over the male number oneIn his heart, his victory in each round of the game means the forced end of another life, and his heart is copied and the heavy cross is constantly increasing.
However, at the final moment of the game's final battle, he still had a dagger stabbed by Shang You in his hand, and his blood dripping heart released the light of compassion, life is priceless, even if this person in front of him, His conscience has been wiped out and he is mad, and he doesn't want to give up the silver lining of salvation.
On the other hand, the male No. 2, Shang You hides the darkness of human nature, and appears with a mask, like a hidden tiger in the jungle.
is under the leadership of "evil" in human nature, his conscience is completely obscured, his selfish desires are inflated wildly, and he devours his own kind.
When Shang-woo's killing of his comrades has become his way, he has abandoned the conscience of humanity.
When he tore off the label of "conscience" of human nature, God couldn't pour sunshine and rain on him.
Even if the male number one gives up the final victory to fulfill his life, he is powerless.
Life, the most precious wealth of mankind, is also eclipsed at this moment and has no value.
"The Bible, Gospel of Matthew": "You are the salt of the world. If salt has lost its taste, how can it be made saltier?
"Salt" has lost its original essence and has lost its intrinsic value .
In this life-and-death game, only the male lead came out. Maybe it was fate's sympathy for him!
