When the holidays are boring, the strong Amway recent hit Korean short drama "Squid Game" gives you a feeling that you can't stop watching it, just don't be too on top, be prepared to stay up late.
The story tells the story of 456 losers in their lives who are gathered together to play childhood games, such as "One Two Three Wooden Man" and "Tug of War", etc., and the winner can get 45.6 billion prize money, and the loser will have to pay the price of his life.
The nine-episode short series has continued to be hot since it was launched in 190 countries on September 17. Because it not only has a tense and exciting game and a battle royale plot, but also shows the primitive desires of human nature in extreme environments and the social class gap. Using the game as a carrier, the "inherent evil of human nature" is vividly reflected, and it is also left to the officials with many places worth pondering.
If you have watched "Squid Game" and feel that you are still unfinished, then the following classification sorts out more than a dozen similar film and television dramas, including you to watch a pleasure.
Games
1. Thirteen Scary Games, 2006 – Thailand
The film tells the story of the poor male protagonist who participated in a mysterious game for a prize of 100 million, as long as he completed thirteen tasks, he could win, but the task challenged the bottom line of human nature step by step from all aspects, and the ending was reversed. Many years ago, the old film, but many plots are still fresh in people's minds, "eat poop" and "clothesline", don't look at it timidly.
2. Fraud Game 2007 - Japan
The honest and kind female college student suddenly receives 100 million yen and an invitation, so she is involved in a "fraud game". The high-quality wit game setting and the nervousness of the loser having to bear huge debts are the highlights of the show.
3. Alice in the Land of the Dead, 2020 – Japan
The Japanese drama adapted from the manga, which was also very popular at the beginning of the broadcast, tells the story of the male protagonist and his friends who arrive in Tokyo as if the world has suddenly changed, people have disappeared, and they enter a world with strange social rules, and they must constantly compete in dangerous games to survive.
4. "Listen to the Words of the Gods", 2012 – Japan
It is also a manga adaptation, and recently there are rumors that "Squid Games" is suspected of plagiarizing it, because there are also game settings similar to "one two three wooden people", but the character location is changed to students and campus. But after watching it, you will find that in fact, the difference between the two dramas is still very large.
5. Gambling Apocalypse Series - Japan
The man who scrapped wood boarded the "Hope" cruise ship because he could not pay off his debts, and a large number of people similar to the man were gathered on the ship, who would decide their next fate through gambling games.
It is still adapted from the manga, but this time I recommend the manga, don't be affected by the style, and you will be addicted to it.
6. Animal World, 2018 – China
The Chinese version of "Gambling Apocalypse", starring Li Yifeng, remade quite well.
Battle Royale class
1. Battle Royale, 2000 – Japan
The film tells the story of the introduction of a bill to randomly select a class in schools across the country every year in order to cultivate tenacious teenagers, let them go to a desert island to survive, carry out a survival limit challenge, kill each other, and finally only one winner, the ending is unexpected. Although it is an old film, it is still very exciting to watch now.
2. The Hunger Games Series - USA
In order to maintain the ruling order of power, a new country requires twelve districts to hand over one boy and one boy every year, and under live television, 24 teenagers fight each other for a cruel reality show. This series is famous and recommended to take a look.
3. The Hunt 2020 – USA
The film tells the story of a group of ordinary people who wake up from a coma in a manor house, become the prey of the rich, and start a game of hunting. The heroine's personality is really powerful, and it is a cool film without compromise.
4. The Belco Experiment
In the office version of battle royale, a group of ordinary employees are locked up in the office building on Christmas Eve as experimental objects, and must obey orders to kill each other for the next eight hours. This is a simple and crude plasma blockbuster.
Chamber of Secrets escape class
1. Haunted House 2019 – USA
A group of teenagers go to the haunted house to play on Halloween, and the opening performance sees a killing, and gradually discovers that everything that happens in the haunted house is true, and unexpectedly the haunted house adventure becomes a secret room battle royale. Although it is a small cost production, I feel very enjoyable after watching it.
2. Escape From The Vault Series 2019 - USA
Six people who don't know each other participate in the escape room game in order to win millions of prizes, enter a difficult room, and need to find a glimmer of life in the traps. "Escape" and "escape" are only one word apart, but they come at the cost of their lives.
3. Chainsaw Horror Series - USA
I don't think I need to introduce this series much, and babies who like this kind of film will certainly not be strangers, but it is recommended to revisit it.
4. Panic Party Series - Canada
Also known as "Alien Killing Array", the six people wake up to find themselves in a cube labyrinth prison with the same shape, no food and no water, to see how they use their skills to escape. This series is roughly this meme, or quite brain-burning.
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