イカゲームを見ないでやり過ごす方法

イカゲームのレビューの中で、韓国の複雑な歴史を反映させたものだという大仰なものもありました。

“Squid Game” Is a Social Allegory Informed by Korean History

There’s more to the game than gambling and violence.

By Jae-Ha KimOctober 4, 2021

This year’s it series, Squid Game, is an intensely violent Korean drama with a plot that has been likened to the dystopian setting of The Hunger Games. But the gory survival series — which pits debt-ridden underdogs against one another — can also be viewed as a microcosm of South Korea and its complicated history. (Spoilers for Squid Game ahead.)

以下のようなトピックがドラマにも反映されているというのです。この記事がTeen Vogueに掲載されているというのは驚きです。最近の10代は意識が高いですね。

The Financier

Elder Poverty

1997's Asian Financial Crisis

Imperialism

The Korean War

サバイバルゲーム系の作品はどうも好きになれないという人もいるでしょう。フィナンシャルタイムズはそんなエッセイを載せていました。資本主義批判のところもクールに反応しています。

Do I really have to watch Squid Game?

I want to join in the water cooler chat, but I don’t want to watch a hyperviolent dystopian Korean TV show

2 hours ago

And while this is allegedly a biting commentary on capitalist society, I can’t help noticing that there are no democratic capitalist societies actually staging murderous games for the enjoyment of viewers. 

この記事で面白かったのは、Higher aesthetic、Passive aggression、Raise the stakesなど、さまざまなバージョンで職場で振られたときの切り抜け方法を紹介してくれているところです。

Anti-intellectualism: To be honest we are watching Ted Lasso right now. There’s not a lot of social commentary but it’s pretty funny. No, no one’s died but one of the stars did tear his hamstring. That was pretty emotional.

Elitism: If you are really interested in piercing analysis of the exploitation of the masses maybe read some Marx. If you don’t fancy the books, there was always the mini-series of Das Kapital, though it was pretty drawn out, what with all those people dying from consumption and industrial accidents. It just wasn’t event TV. If only alienation involved a few more tugs of war over a cavernous drop.

本当に資本主義批判をしたかったら、マルクスを読めって、こんな人が職場にいたら嫌ですね。。。