![]() ![]() ![]() It helps that the statement is true, of course, and that the drastically entrenched gap between the haves and have-nots feels increasingly irreversible thanks to swollen corporations, climate change, and inexhaustible greed. Is there a theme more unifying in global pop culture than “capitalism is bad?” Spin the pop-culture globe and plop your finger down anywhere, and there awaits a version of this story: Maya Da-Rin’s The Fever, Rubaiyat Hossain’s Made in Bangladesh, Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You (and, well, all of Loach’s other films), Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium, Adam McKay’s The Other Guys. Spoilers ahead for “Gganbu” and the rest of Squid Game. ![]() Photo: YOUNGKYU PARK/Youngkyu Park/YouTube This game ultimately changes players on a fundamental level, transforming them from people who stand with each other to people who stand against each other.
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