Just in time for the Christmas hangover of late-stage capitalism, Netflix will drop a second season squid game The pandemic-era hit show scored Emmy accolades with a win for leading man Lee Jung-jae (retainer) and its director Hwang Dong-hyuk. Hwang, who also created the show, took some time to develop the rest of its vision. squid game Since the first season was inspired by the Korean financial crisis, and the ongoing socioeconomic unrest in the wake of the global pandemic served as its basis. season two And three.
in an interview with deadline Hwang discussed how global events that have occurred since the series became a hit actually brought out more of the discourse he explored in his original concept. “Do we have the will and strength to try to make the world a better place? Does humanity have the ability to change the course of the world, and can we truly give up our greed, our desires, to create a better world together? These were some of the questions I wanted to ask, not about who or what these people behind the games are, but about how they like it,” he shared. He is more interested in how the unknown enemies driving late-stage capitalism have continued to attack the lower classes even more in the wake of the pandemic, rather than figuring out who those They Absolutely are.
What are the subjects of squid game season 2?
He said, “The thing that was most on my mind was this current world and how it divides us all, it separates us from the other group, creates different sides to become hostile.” “There are a lot of things that divide us today, whether it’s race, religion, language, rich and poor, generational divides… We see the political divide, left against right, progressives against Stereotypes, and things like that, lead to a divide where it seems like there’s a line that can’t be crossed at all. It seems like world leaders are creating these walls and divisions and it’s. leads us to think that Everyone who is on the other side, who does not think like you, is an enemy who can never be forgiven.
Hwang described how recent post-pandemic political events have been couched in the metaphor of the squid game – and how season two mirrors cancel culture as a new level of judgment in the form of votes among participants. “Even more than the tension generated by the games, I felt more intense feelings of mystery and tension from these votes, because you can’t wonder who will vote if the games keep going on, what will happen, Hwang explained.” In games people tend to think that no matter what, I’m an angel. I was really focused on that throughout season two. Is there hope for us?
Why squid game Season 2 only 7 episodes long?
“The season came out during a pandemic, and it’s been about three or four years, and now, if you look at the world and the environment we live in, I think it’s trending downward. There is no improvement in this.” squid game the producer told Deadline. “We are still seeing the gap between genders and the poor growing and we are seeing wars around the world, and we have conflicts between race, religion, class. Seeing all this, and I also feel like young people want a jackpot because they don’t have that ladder to climb up, they don’t have that ladder anymore. I think because these things are still happening in our world, I can be influenced by it, and I can make a second season.
middle arc of squid game which only ran seven episodes (season one was nine), setting the stage for the series’ final season. Hwang shared, “I wrote seasons two and three at the same time, and we were producing for both simultaneously, and we’re currently in the post-production process for season three.” “When I was writing the script for season two, I felt like there was a big turning point or inflection point, and that was the end of episode seven, so I thought it would be justice to have a separate season after that. That’s why I had seasons There were the first seven episodes as two and then the rest of season three.”
In season two, we’ll get a more detailed look at everyone caught up in the system put in place by the top people running the game. Hwang said, “In season one, I used Hwang Joon-ho, the policeman who infiltrated the game, to introduce the life of the workers there.” “This time, you can get a glimpse into the lives of soldiers and managers and how they came to be.”
squid game Season two will arrive on Netflix on December 26.
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