Like the most observed series of Netflix in history, Play of squid He fascinated the public all over the world with his strong social comment and the compelling plot. Season 1 has redefined childhood games as a fatal survival challenges, offering pungent criticism to capitalism. Season 2 has expanded the universe with global polarization themes, while season 3 has further pushed the boundaries, controversial the very nucleus of human nature, morality and hope.
In an exclusive interview, director Hwang Dong-Hyuk Intuitions shared on the emotional and philosophical conclusion of the trilogy. While season 1 went up to the stars to fame and has won numerous international awards, including the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards, the seasons 2 and 3 have been spinned back-to-back to deliver a cohesive arch in the last five years.
A journey that had to end
The spectators were divided into the end of season 3, in particular the death of Gi-Hun. When asked if he ever imagined a happier ending, Hwang Dong-Hyuk He confessed that during early planning, he thought he had a gi-hun dismantling the game and gathering with his daughter in the United States, however, while writing progressed, asked the real message he wanted to deliver.
“The world is worse now that when I did the first season”, He explained. “Economic inequality has deepened, the climatic and climatic crises are dilate and people feel helpless. I wanted the sacrifice of Gi-Hun to reflect the responsibility that ordinary people had to protect what matters”.
Hwang Dong-Hyuk He stressed that Gi-Hun, an average man, who assumes such a burden added a resonance to the fundamental themes of the series. His death, as he torn, underlined a truth reassured on the state of our world.
The symbolism of the child
One of the most discussed elements in seasons 2 and 3 is the child. Hwang Dong-Hyuk He described the child as a metaphor for future generations: a representation of hope and the need to convey a better world. “Today’s youth feels hopeless”, he said. “They believe that their future is more bust than their parents. That’s why the child has become central, something to protect, something is worth changing for.”
Some spectators were shocked by the inclusion of a child in the final game. Hwang Dong-Hyuk He turned to this, to clarify that the choice of front man was not just for cruelty. Instead, he took a look at his humanity in conflict. Giving a knife to Gi-Hun and telling him to protect the child was, in his own way, a final test of morality.
The role and ending of Jun-Ho
Another point of dispute was the apparently limited role of Jun-Ho. Hwang revealed that Jun-Ho initially part of a plot with a more optimistic conclusion, in which he would return with the authorities to close the game. But while Gi-Hun’s fate changed, the Jun-Ho arch.
In the final version, Jun-Ho arrives too late to stop the game but becomes the baby’s guardian. “He is one of the few who understands everything. He may not be a parent, but has the integrity to grow his son responsibly”, he said Hwang Dong-Hyuk.
He also shared a personal regret: the passage of the actress Lee Joo-Silwho interpreted the mother of Jun-Ho and in-Ho. “He would have added a deeper emotional layer if he were there to see the future of the child.”
Samide game season 3 It describes the return of Gi-Hun to the game, the revelation of the true motifs of the front man and the brutal destiny of the remaining participants. While some fans have left the heart broken, others praised the raw truth and the artistic risk of the conclusion.
