News culture Squid Game is back today on Netflix and the reviews are clear
Published on 12/26/2024 at 8:00 p.m.
Share :
Today is a big day for Netflix: it is the release of season 2 of Squid Game. And apparently, Variety more than loved this highly anticipated sequel.
A sequel worthy of interest
In 2021, Netflix was doing very well with Squid Game, a series which quickly captured all the records including that of the audience on the famous streaming platform: the first season quickly transformed into a huge cultural phenomenon, causing talk of it absolutely everywhere in the four corners of the world, with merch to back it up. Suffice to say that the sequel was eagerly awaited.
Good news then, since it is available today on Netflix. There we find Gin-hun, big winner and sole survivor of the competition, certainly rich but also traumatized by his experience, unable to take advantage of his fortune. He then undertakes to dismantle this bloody and merciless tournament.
So, what does this season 2 give? According to Variety, this is definitely a “worthy sequel that expands on the disturbing themes of its predecessor”. We find some of the iconic elements specific to the series – the structure, the costumes, the decor and even the cover of “Fly Me to the Moon” – but this new season “counters repetitiveness by finding new angles to examine what seems to plague today’s Korea: capitalist exploitation, the erosion of morality, and class inequality.”
The wait was clearly worth it
Variety also cites a “palpable terror”with a different cast among the new competitors who point out real societal problems. “This generation of competitors is much younger and includes more women, the story shows how unwanted pregnancy and one-off issues such as the instability of currencies like cryptocurrencies and ill-informed influencers can upend young people’s lives before they are even able to gain a foothold in society.”
Still according to the media, this season 2 is all the more interesting because it plays with human emotions. For example, some military soldiers also engage in the tournament, but are not affected in the same way by the notion of murder or, more generally, death. “Just as the series addresses human behavior in situations of extreme distress and life or death, Season 2 also illustrates the ease with which people can inflict pain and violence on others when emboldened by an ounce of power.”
In short, if you have a Netflix subscription, you know what you have to do this Boxing Day…
