![]() ![]() Violence and death are the tools of the wealthy capitalists we finally see are watching from behind the scenes and enjoying the death games on the mysterious island. It is rare to see a film with more brutality and violence than this one, But it is no more brutal and violent than the capitalist society it rails against. It is true, as many reviewers claim, that the film is incredibly brutal and violent. It is the clarity of this message coming from the makers of this film, a message they get across with artistic genius on so many levels, that makes me particularly happy about the blockbuster success of the series. The world of deep debt and oppression in which we live is the real prison from which we need to find a way out. It is difficult for the viewer not to conclude that most of us, like Gi-hun, are prisoners of ruling class manipulators who offer credit, loans, get-rich-quick schemes – anything but good jobs and incomes – in order to maintain their control over us. It is not until after he gets taken to those games that he realizes he is trapped in a deadly series of trials that will end up with one winner and everyone else dead.īy the time he comes to realize this (in the first episode already), I realize that I am watching a powerful parody of one of the worse aspects of class warfare – the use of debt to entrap the world’s working-class majority. Hopelessly in debt, like millions of other workers living in a society that provides credit and loans and get-rich-quick schemes rather than jobs and income, he agrees to an offer from a mysterious group to be a player in games that offer a multi-million dollar prize that will solve all his problems. He has squandered most of their money on his gambling addiction, winnings from which he had hoped in vain would dig them out of debt. He also needs money to pay for surgery for his sick mother with whom he lives. Nevertheless, the daughter loves him and he loves her and he needs money to buy her a birthday gift. The wife from whom he is divorced has custody of his little daughter and is married to a wealthier guy now so the daughter is well taken care of. Seoung Gi-hun, played by Lee Jung-jae is addicted to gambling. If you watch this nine-part series, which I highly recommend, you will see what I mean. What you may think are spoilers in this review are not really spoilers, not for a series like this. ![]()
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