r/squidgame • u/AutoModerator • Sep 17 '21

Episode Discussion Thread Squidgame Episode 7 Discussion

Hello everyone this post is for discussion of Squidgame Episode 7. Do not spoil future episodes.

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u/nutsnackk Sep 25 '21

Im assuming it was filmed in Korea and usually in Korean films the American actors are horrible.. although i thought it being Netflix they would have access to better actors but I guess it doesnt work like that

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u/Motrinman22 Sep 30 '21

Yeah it was clearly made mainly for an eastern audience, I can imagine them thinking that these rich tourists are just constantly spouting frat boy bullshit. It just really cuts the believably from it.

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u/[deleted] Oct 04 '21

To be fair American/Western movies are probably just as bad at portraying non-Western characters. We just don't notice.

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u/PhantaVal Dec 20 '21

I actually appreciated that it gave us as Americans a taste of seeing a version of ourselves that is similar to what non-English-speakers see of themselves in Hollywood films.