Korea Squid game or Japan Alice in borderland?

Squid game or Alice in borderland?

  • Squid game

    Votes: 80 41.7%
  • Alice in borderland

    Votes: 112 58.3%

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Meemoosaa

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Squid game plot was interesting at the beginning but then became predictable mid-way. So Alice for sure !

Squid game narrative ain't all that original, to be honest. It's also positioned as something realistic while Alice is done in an entirely different paradigm which I appreciate more.

Either go home or go big. Squid game is like semi dystopia, semi-reality. lol.
 

Meemoosaa

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I like squid games. It shows and reflects real life better. The poor lives are nothing and exist only to serve the rich.

But such narrative is all over and so overused. For e.g The platform sings the same tune.
 

kittyklysm

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The show is called Arthdal Chronicles. These three babes in the show are really hot.

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Who is the first chio bu, I don't remember her sia. But yes like the other 2 chios. The extras are also chio.
 

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Alice has a more ridiculous plot and towards the middle/end it got really messy.

squid game for me… due to the better emotional connection and human aspect (greed/kindness).
 

xmysticalzx

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tons of publicity for this squidink.

online media and even radio station as well. satki man....
 

kittyklysm

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But such narrative is all over and so overused. For e.g The platform sings the same tune.
Actually the Japanese did something similar before for Liar game, but the reveal is much later in the series, and there's no violence in liar game. Violence seem to be much more prevalent in today's content. For the rich - poor storyline I think liar game did it better..

But its also cause the drama ripped off a graphic novel.. More good dramas in Japan are comic rip offs, even alice in Borderland. They can't do an original drama like the Koreans.
 

Meemoosaa

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Actually the Japanese did something similar before for Liar game, but the reveal is much later in the series, and there's no violence in liar game. Violence seem to be much more prevalent in today's content. For the rich - poor storyline I think liar game did it better..

But its also cause the drama ripped off a graphic novel.. More good dramas in Japan are comic rip offs, even alice in Borderland. They can't do an original drama like the Koreans.

I haven't watched the Liar game... gotta check that out soon. Is it on netflix too ?
 

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alice in borderland / kaiji / as the gods will / liar game / battle royale for the originality
 

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I haven't watched the Liar game... gotta check that out soon. Is it on netflix too ?
No, don't think it's on netflix yet, its a super old drama though, values have changed since, may not be attractive to youngsters.

The rich poor theme is supposed to be a spoiler, when the reveal come out there's alot of debate and controversy cause such topics at that time is quite new. Some hate it, some loved it.
 

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AiB, or in general such jap game/battle genre, they put a lot of thoughts on game theory. Basically a lot of analytics, and this makes their production more interesting.

Korean one.. like more on the sob stories.
 

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Both are nice but the way the leads magically appear in the borderlands in Alice is too far fetched. Maybe it will be explained in subsequent seasons but based on season 1, it feels incomplete
 
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