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※This article contains spoilers.
Just as there is no tomb without a story, there is no participant without a story in 'Squid Game'. If you explain each character's story and move on, the speed of the early story will be slower. Of course, it's a matter of choice. 'Squid Game 2' chose the character over the initial sense of speed. Maybe it's the confidence of the production team. Finally, when 'BonGame' begins on a deserted island, you learn the source of your confidence.
Netflix's most successful series 'Squid Game 2' (played by Hwang Dong-hyuk, directed) was released on the 26th. Earlier on the 23rd, all episodes from the 1st to the 7th were unveiled at Megabox COEX in Gangnam, Seoul. From 10 a.m. to 6:10 p.m., the reporters were held for eight hours at the market. 'Squid Game 2' is a story about a fierce confrontation between 'Gi-hoon' (Lee Jung-jae) who returns to the game after vowing revenge, and 'Front Man' (Lee Byung-hun) who greets him, and the real game begins again. The world view and narrative much larger than season 1 are ready to welcome viewers.
It was spectacular from the casting stage. In other works, a large number of famous actors appear as the main characters of Da Won Top. Even if the main matchup was Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun, Lim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Kyu-young, Lee Jin-wook and Park Sung-hoon joined, and there were also many questions about their respective stories. It was the same in season one. Actors playing Jordan, such as Jung Ho-yeon and Kim Ju-ryeong, received the spotlight comparable to the main characters. In season 2, the story and narrative of each Avengers-class cast member were introduced, and at the same time, it raised concerns about whether they could push the main narrative with speed.
It wasn't a tilt. As well, as the stories of individual characters are closely drawn, the overall development gives a feeling that it cannot be extended. In the first episode, Gong Yoo, who also appeared as a scab man in season 1, was given a narrative, and in the second episode, Lee Jin-wook and Park Kyu-young will introduce the story in detail. It's a necessary story, but I can't get rid of the feeling of 'long'. In addition, from the process of meeting the main characters Sung Ki-hoon (Lee Jung-jae) and Hwang Joon-ho (We Ha-joon), to the process of holding hands to reveal the reality of the game, it leads to a rampant body. Maybe it would have been better to start the game and show it in flashback (past throwback scene).
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The main game is only met after appreciating the long stories of 1 hour and 46 minutes. It's not until the third inning that Sung Ki-hoon wakes up inside the game hall that viewers have been waiting for 'real game' begins. As Sung Ki-hoon, who was already the winner of the previous season, predicted, the first game 'The Mugunghwa flower has bloomed' seems to begin, but the story changes completely from the second. A large number of unexpected games appear, completely depriving viewers of their eyes. The heart-wrenching tension that completely hit the tastes of overseas viewers in season 1 will continue this time. As it was an "ending restaurant", the ending point of each episode was captured, making it endure the time of confinement in a dark movie theater.
In season 2, with the addition of new rules, one more element of conflict increased. A vote for and against that can stop the game appears, depicting a sharp conflict between the pros and cons. Just as the class society in the game clearly existed in season 1, such a conflict situation doubles interest in season 2. However, the person at the center of the class society is Thanos (Top), the protagonist in question. Thanos, played by Top from Big Bang, is a runner-up in hip-hop survival and has a history of causing drug problems, and he is a role that should show 's "sniffed acting", but he becomes a nuisance character in the play by showing his poor acting skills, which were less inhaled due to his frustrating vocalization with purposely exaggerating gestures. However, this pain is not long, so should I say it's a relief.
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In this chaos, what shines the most is Lee Byung-hun's acting. The air of the game changes from the moment Lee Byung-hun appears in the game. He participated in the game himself and applauded Sung Ki-hoon's penetration to the side. Lee Byung-hun can't help but applaud as his sincere acting, which even tricked viewers, plays a big role in the future reversal even though he knows what he says is false. Even in season 2, a big event that turns the mood around, Sung Ki-hoon and a rebellion of the participants are depicted. Lee Byung-hun will take advantage of this situation to return from the participant to the frontman, and it is expected that a more expanded story will emerge in season 3 as Sung Ki-hoon and the frontman turn to a clear confrontation.
In addition, a large number of characters with various stories appear. The transgender narrative of a character named Hyun-joo, played by Park Sung-hoon, and the narrative of Jun-hee (Cho Yuri), who is participating in the game with his full-term body, and his ex-boyfriend and investment YouTuber Myung-ki (Temporary Wan) also take a considerable amount of time.
If so, you wonder where Hwang Joon-ho disappeared. This time, even the situation outside the game hall is depicted in detail. The journey of Hwang Joon-ho and the members of the Team Sung Ki-hoon visiting the game hall is depicted for a very long time, and they dream of expanding the story. On top of that, the stories of characters with their own stories are expected to continue in the next season, naturally raising expectations for season 3. The ending of season 2, the end of season 7, also has a magical charm that makes it impossible not to watch season 3, so the waiting of viewers around the world is expected to continue again.
lunamoon@sportschosun.com
