Staff Recommendation: Squid Games
November 22, 2021
Squid Game, a Korean thriller, has been in the “Top 10 in the U.S. Today” on Netflix for weeks. This is no surprise, considering its 93% Rotten Tomatoe approval rating. The show conveys the struggles of Koreans that are in major debt, and will do anything to get out of it. When offered a chance at over 38 million USD, it is hard for them to say no. A simple challenge of playing children’s games for money turns deadly if you lose. Multiple plot lines and twists raise the question, what would you do for money?