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SakuraPrincess

Dramaland

SakuraPrincess

Dramaland
Squid Game korean drama review
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Squid Game
2 people found this review helpful
by SakuraPrincess
Aug 19, 2024
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 4.5
Story 4.0
Acting/Cast 8.0
Music 6.0
Rewatch Value 1.0
This review may contain spoilers

glorifying violence?

Hear me out. I know, it's a high-quality show. It's very well-acted, the sets are interesting, and the storyline is somewhat intriguing. I'm not saying anything against the quality of the production. What I am saying is that there are some seriously grotesque moments of violence against women before glorified at the end of this 1st season. Like, ummmmm. How is that even filmable to say? You're going to kill an injured woman for her organs but before you do, you're going to have a little fun with her first? I'm . . . I don't even really know what to say to that. I knew the show was violent, m'kay. I knew that and I was fine with it going in, but I wasn't expecting THAT. It's just ick on a whole nother level of ick and I must have been numb by the end of the series to actually be able to finish it. And by the end, I literally didn't care. Oh, okay, we finished, and here's the result and . . . am I supposed to be feeling something because I'm feeling absolutely nothing other than sorta sick and destabilized and depressed. Was the purpose of this to say that men are scary? Maybe it was, I don't know, but to have that happen just in passing, as part of the story, and not even really be fully addressed, just made me sick. So yes, watched the whole thing, have no beef with the quality of the production, but I do have a beef with the reality that men continue to be pigs and women continue to be victims. When is that ever going to turn around and why is it still being represented as a thing? Surely society is actually better than this. Or maybe it's just SK that has the problem because out of all the Jdoromas I've watched (and there have been MANY), they have never given me this kind of ick.

You can downvote my review if you want, that's fine. But, please, if you feel the need to comment, just be respectful about your position and allow me to have mine.
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