Why You Should Study Squid Game

[@TylerMowery]

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[@lamkin9188]

I highly disagree with you assesment of the tug of war game and the main characters winning due to 'plot armour ' and then 'not losing anything'. The weaker team are forced to use smarts and ruthless tactics to defeat their stronger opponents, which results in them being directly responsible for the deaths of other players for the first time in the show (something which affects the main characters' attitudes and decision making going forward).

[@gibberscrabst321]

Came to say the same thing. The tug-of-war game was the standout for me because it put the heroes in a position where they had to overcome tremendous odds and win, but directly faces the consequences of winning at the expense of the tremendous suffering of their opponents. This absolutely aligns with the philosophy of the show and further tests their beliefs as the show continues.

[@eugenetswong]

@@gibberscrabst321 I up voted both comments. I never thought about it as much as you both, but I'm confident that Tyler & the 2 guys were over thinking it. I think that it was more likely that the writers were just adding some action, where they showcased some character ingenuity instead of just brawn.

[@JacobPatrick1]

That experience, and wisdom are assets as well.

[@samir1481]

The main problem of most of reviewers even screenwriters is that they just follow what a book tells them or what they’ve learnt at film school. And sometimes this makes you look amateur or loose your audience.

[@harlee886]

Let’s remember that player 001 was a game master for years and wanted to prolong his experience in the game. This was his first but not last “interference” in the game. He called off the night fights and faked a loss at marbles. It’s part of the plot not plot armour.

[@davidci]

Not related to the video, but it's kinda sad how quickly the attention to Squid Game went away despite being Netflix's biggest success and how good it really is, glad to see it being talked about again, especially with the sequel coming soon too.

[@heyarnold7256]

We're slowly being taught to "consume product" and then "wait for next product".

[@meggers1771]

@@heyarnold7256 Thats Netflix's fault not the audience, because they release all the episodes at once. If they staggered them out the show would be relevant for much longer.

[@nm0408]

show was very linear, killed the "main characters" in the most stupid ways and the last 2 episodes forced me to forget the entire show because I'm not proud of myself wasting 8 hours on that

[@samir1481]

It’s life. Everything is temporary. And to be honest I was at some point fed up seeing tweets, instagram posts, memes all talking about that show. It made it overrated.

[@UniqueGeekFreak]

I started watching Squid Game a cpl of days ago, i understand the hype now. I didn't see any of the hype, I also agree how quickly ppl move on to the next, must be the way we live as in "give me my next fix" kind of living to not have to feel bored or sad. Like those VIP's , we want to be entertained

[@Tabby3456]

with the editing in this video, this feels like a telltale game

[@alexandredesouza3692]

To be fair, the consequences of the Tug of War game is that they crippled their team. They wouldn't need to brainstorm a niche strategy if they had picked stronger players, but they also wouldn't have been able to do so without the wisdom of their weakest player.

[@TerraJ-ug6nc]

Me seeing the X and O buttons but seeing this video was released 2 years ago: How you know that was important?

[@SnowBaller985]

I love the final scene in the ending of Squid Game because Gi-hun’s choice is gonna have lasting effects, it makes sense story-wise, and it also makes a lot of sense thematically. Kay and Skittles has a good video about it if you wanna check it out, as I think it’s their only Squid Game video currently.

[@erickbernardo8236]

7:40 Also another thing is that Sang Woo knows that he cannot easily become attached to the other contestants, since he would not feel the weight of his defeats. Because after all, this is a game where lose means death. Everyone is gonna die anyway. And that's the thing. We get easily attached with these characters, and when they die, we feel THE WEIGHT of their defeats. Also in episode 5, when they're about to win, we see how Gi Hun looks at the other team side.

[@bradballew3037]

I feel like plot armor and plot holes are two very misunderstood things by a lot of people surprisingly. The tug of war wasn't plot armor because they decided on and executed a specific strategy that paid off. If you look around online then you can find plenty backing up the tug of war strategy that these characters used. They outsmarted the other team rather than just getting lucky or by some random fortunate coincidence. Plot armor is closer to Deus Ex Machina (a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by the inspired and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability or object), ... where a character survives a danger by sheer luck or coincidence.

[@paloma8423]

Great points, but I don't think Gi-hun's team wins because of plot armor; them winning is justified within the story through the strategy they use, and I can suspend my disbelief for it. They only need to resort to strategies like that in the first place because of the physical disadvantage their team is at

[@shadowhero_]

Since we're here, at Korean TV shows, I wanna ask you if you've ever watched "Hotel del Luna". I've watched it 6 times since it's release and tried to analyze and understand it better and better, for my pure curiosity but also with the wish to become a better storyteller too. The story, structure, characters, everything is phenomenal in my opinion and for me is the best series to date. As you said in this video, characters are defined by their choices and that's the case in that tv show too. Through the series, te main character gets to know the stakes but needs to make a choice that would impact his life, that's one of the main points why I like this drama. If you watched it, or plan to watch it, it would be really nice to see a video on this!

[@wtwoworldsseason2fourworlds]

Hi. Are you still writing? Got analyzes from other kdramas?

[@ProdigyWAG1]

I love watching movies/shows where characters have to make choices that have severe consequences!

[@sciencefiction6060]

Hey, Tyler. Can you consider touching on character dynamics? Such as "the good, the evil, and the other" and other groupings? Seems like an important subject.

[@auneakeffect]

im so happy i found this channel. you've been such a help

[@easymoneyhooper2974]

Just wanted to say I’m so appreciative of your content mate, thank you from the bottom of my heart👊🏻

[@Jess-ci8re]

Thank you for the amazing analysis again Tyler!

[@Soulstealer7595]

This show catalysed a lot of introspection for me about morality and human nature

[@Ravikanth_007]

Excellent point, By making charcaters to choose is the best way to reveal the character, And having the cost for both choices makes it more interesting. Thanks for another great video.

[@elinapiller3313]

Thank you for another great video it makes me to think dipper into my characters, and rewrite

[@guilherme8829]

In other guides, I saw the 3rd step (increase the stakes) as adding a time clock. I think it applies in this example.

[@erikjaman4401]

Get to a million Tyler!

[@nikhil5979]

Please explain super deluxe movie ✨

[@zechelliott0]

Still haven’t seen the show yet. I should probably give it a go

[@mvphamza3366]

Helpful analysis.thank you our brother Tyler✍️👌

[@-AkhilTej-]

🎯💎🏆 Great insightful & fruitful video 🏆💎🎯 लोकः समस्ताः सुखिनो भवन्तु ( May all beings lead prosperous life across Globe 🌍 )

[@aquamarina5216]

I'm sorry but as a woman and somebody who believes in kindness, I actually LOVE the tug-of-war scene. To me, this scene represents the importance of good strategy, and even if you are physically weaker your brains can win over somebody's brute strength. This is not "plot armor", this is actually a beneficial life lesson, to not underestimate "the weak links". In the show it was Il-Num who came up with the strategy, arguably the weakest player of the team, and combined with Sang-Wo quick thinking (a trait that was already well established) this helped them win the game, sure in retrospective Sang-Wo and Il-Num, did it only for their own benefits, but the message still stands, and it's hardly the only example of it in media. Disney's Mulan also represents it beautifully, not to mention the second season of Squid Games does it to when Gi-Hun takes a very pregnant girl to his team, who proves to be very skilled in one of the games they have to play, it's also flips it when the girl is better at more "masculine" game, and one of the guys proves to be better in more "girly" one due to being razed with older sisters, which is also great "Don't judge a book by its cover metaphor". Humans are complex and all have different skills, the worst thing you can do is make assumptions only based on their looks and your biases.

[@watermxrk]

Do why you should study whiplash

[@JasmineJ-SuDirector]

Love this so much. Stakes Choices 🙌🏿🙌🏿

[@mikahong]

early! i have quite some thoughts on squid game and im excited to hear yours!

[@ritamacwan5351]

Can you talked about the show of severance for what it teaches?

[@TechAndGear]

Loved this video. Can you "Fix" Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness in the next episode of Fixed series?

[@watermxrk]

good breakdown

[@jamesmmcgill]

Your videos are interesting. It's all good, man.

[@vaaorun6475]

I REPEAT.. YOUR CHANNEL IS A BLESSING! A WRITING INSTITUTE IN ITSELF 🙌❤

[@devonwatson8657]

I love this so much, you think you could try this analysis for Stranger Things

[@DesiPOV]

Fact that in the tug war game they had old man who is responsible for the game.. maybe that's why they choose to get the team win bcz his life had to be saved.

[@heyarnold7256]

Or you could just watch Kaiji Ultimate Survivor.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

Anything about meaningful choices there?

[@heyarnold7256]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy It's arguably the main theme of the whole series. Squid Game basically ripped it off.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@heyarnold7256 how did it "rip it off?"

[@heyarnold7256]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy Go read and see for yourself.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@heyarnold7256 Yeah I knew it.

[@internetdinosaur8810]

S Q U I D G A M E S ❗❗

[@alexcoyg3281]

He was a bad son and horrible father, in the end he is still both, abandoned his daughter to do what he wants...he never changed, same addict.

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

squiggame

[@Gedagnors]

After the dude who created the show, said nothing about communism, sitting in southern Korea and only said shit about capitalism - I don't want to study this crap, sorry. NEVER play in the devil's orchestra, it is that simple.

[@pnr2736]

Yooooo

[@valentinlongarela2983]

Please make one of this videos over REAR WINDOW (1954).🙏🙏🙏

[@megoxman0816]

I knew it.

[@RayRay-uw6ms]

Squid game was awful lol