Netflix has a new series that has captured all eyes, but that, far from being perfect, has certain elements that do not quite convince.
The new Netflix phenomenon is ‘The Squid Game’, this series is based on the principles of the “battle royale” genre and puts us before characters who must pass a series of tests to reach the final.
Sadistic games, deaths and a marked social criticism from the first chapter has made viewers fall in love with their screens during each episode. But the series, logically, is not perfect and that is what we are going to talk about.
A secret with voices
The first thing that comes to mind is a question that can break the magic of the series. How can it be a secret? Throughout the chapters we find that supposedly everything is carried with the utmost secrecy.
However, taking into account the number of factors to take into account: number of participants, people involved, winners and, above all, location at the level of construction of the tests. They do not get sell the secret very good.
Rules are constantly being broken
The premise is that all contestants have the same advantage, but this is not true throughout the series. Many participants manage to bring weapons to the island and, in addition, they are not penalized when using them.
The truth is that it makes little sense at the narrative level, although it makes sense if we look at it at the level of discourse and criticism that the series has regarding capitalism. This may have been the intention and the way to reflect it was not correct.
The prize is not touched
The latter is intended for those who have seen the complete series, so if you still have some chapters missing, we strongly recommend that you finish it and then return to this text to see if you agree or not.
Gi-hun at the beginning of the series agrees to participate because he is in debt and, moreover, he cannot pay for the medical system that keeps his mother alive. After winning the game we see him a year later, he has not touched the prize money.
By not having touched the prize money, it is assumed that the problems that caused him to agree to play are no longer of such importance to him. Come on, it doesn’t make sense have participated for a few reasons and then just forget them.