What is so great about Squid Game?

The simple message and stunning, often brutal visuals of “Squid Game” are a formula for success. The violence finds a way to tap into our inner kid, DW’s John Marshall writes. The Korean reality-style TV show Squid Game, written and directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk, is shattering every record, and with good reason.

The site rated it appropriate only for children ages 16 and older . “Parents need to know that the level of violence is very intense in ‘Squid Game’,” it advises.

The short answer is yes, it does . The series has everything from compelling characters to nail-biting sequences to twist after twist that made me select “next episode” as fast as I could. The show is centered on a competition of various childrens’ games, where the price for losing is death.28 Eki 2021