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  • čas přidán 24. 10. 2021
  • Explaining Seong Gi-hun's philosophy and backstory in Squid Game (2021). [Spoilers] Seong Gi-hun (Player 456) is the man with the umbrella. In this video I discuss his connections with Kang Sae-byeok, Sang-woo, and Oh Il-nam. I talk about how Gi-hun beat Squid Game and survived without going back on his morals. Reveal the complete translated (Korean to English) profile of Seong Gi-hun (Player 456). I also explain how he will not go down the same path as The Front Man.
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Komentáře • 925

  • @azure_mae
    @azure_mae Před 2 lety +1439

    it is also mentioned that gi-hun wasn't there when his daughter was born to save a man from dying. in the last ep, he called his daughter saying that he's gonna see her and give her a present but in the last minute, walked away from his plane, indicating that he will be doing the same thing again, saving someone's life or in this case, everyone's lives

  • @CxerRy96
    @CxerRy96 Před 2 lety +763

    wow, the red cross detail...I'm speechless at the level of depth the show has

    • @ForeverAmber_1
      @ForeverAmber_1 Před 2 lety +33

      I didn't even notice the pattern when I was watching! And as one who has trained herself to analyze every detail in K-pop videos to catch the hidden symbolisms, I'm a little disappointed in myself.

    • @gabriellegg8908
      @gabriellegg8908 Před 2 lety +13

      Or he may be an English teacher over looking things lol

    • @melodykuromibebbies2138
      @melodykuromibebbies2138 Před 2 lety +27

      @@gabriellegg8908 overanalyzing not overlooking.
      listen to your eng teacher.

    • @googlia9751
      @googlia9751 Před 2 lety +3

      Kinda said the show is sitting at 8.2 mediocre score at IMDB with everyone missing out the details.

    • @gabriellegg8908
      @gabriellegg8908 Před 2 lety +1

      @@googlia9751 that's critics for ya

  • @peepeepoopoo7182
    @peepeepoopoo7182 Před 2 lety +509

    3:00 another thing i noticed throughout the games is Gi-Hun only won the games because someone else helped him, ex: number 67 helping him by telling him which tile to jump on, Ali saving him in red light green light, il-nam giving him the marbles, even Sang-Woo killing himself to make Gi-Hun the winner-etc. i think having that kid help him at the claw machine to win a prize was foreshadowing for all of that.

    • @user-qv4fq3lu2z
      @user-qv4fq3lu2z Před 2 lety +57

      Good observation, I never noticed how much help he received throughout the games, it's like the universe helping him out because he had a golden heart

    • @kkazmirci
      @kkazmirci Před 2 lety +36

      Solid observation, however, it doesn't hold for the sugar honeycombs game.

    • @jadahayes5935
      @jadahayes5935 Před 2 lety +1

      Oioiii

    • @thereligion4169
      @thereligion4169 Před 2 lety +14

      @@kkazmirci didn’t somebody teach him to lick when he was a kid to make it easier? And when he remembers he shared it and others jump in to join and save themselves.

    • @thatojibwegirl
      @thatojibwegirl Před 2 lety +33

      @@thereligion4169 no gihun came up with the idea himself after seeing his drop of sweat absorb into his sugarcomb

  • @CZsWorld
    @CZsWorld Před 2 lety +1695

    I want to see the timeline where he's successful in his Chicken Restaurant.

  • @stevejanik1205
    @stevejanik1205 Před 2 lety +377

    He’s not returning to the games, he’s going back to burn it all down

    • @IamNGD
      @IamNGD Před 2 lety +14

      Yes i hope season 2 comes out

    • @rosemachi5695
      @rosemachi5695 Před 2 lety +5

      💯 percent accurate

    • @RGC_animation
      @RGC_animation Před 2 lety +1

      Pulling off a Hunger Game move

    • @JJ_Forza
      @JJ_Forza Před 2 lety +5

      Nope, will become the next front man/ owner of the games, remember he chose not to help the drunk man when in Il-Nam’s apartment, he watched and waited.

    • @frofrofrofro900
      @frofrofrofro900 Před 2 lety +3

      @@JJ_Forza I was thinking whole time why he don't go downstairs to help this laying guy on the ground and dying? I was sure he will go and help!

  • @makbones3481
    @makbones3481 Před 2 lety +658

    I really wanna see a video analyzing Sang Woo's descent into darkness

    • @holywater8132
      @holywater8132 Před 2 lety +7

      Same

    • @dannyguy253
      @dannyguy253 Před 2 lety +93

      I heard he graduated from snu

    • @dimwitter
      @dimwitter Před 2 lety +27

      that's not even a descent man you gotta do what you gotta do to survive. And it's not like he was betraying them so that he could buy xbox's and ps5s he had to help his mom

    • @Johsther
      @Johsther Před 2 lety +35

      @@dimwitter tbh he still did descent, Gi-Hun and Sangwoo are pretty much alike, specially during Marbles and after Glass Stepping Stones. Both cheated their way to win during Marbles and both tried to kill the other players during lights out after Glass Stepping Stones. The only difference they had is that Gi-Hun had people stop him from descending into the darkness, Il-nam made Gi-Hun realize that what he did is wrong and Sae-Byeok made him realize that he is not a killer. Meanwhile, Sangwoo never had anyone to stop him, sure you can say Gi-Hun tried to talk to him after killing Jeong-soo, the glassmaker, but Sangwoo already accepted how it is and how it will be at that point, and there is no turning back

    • @idontmakecontent4870
      @idontmakecontent4870 Před 2 lety +12

      He just did what he had to do to survive

  • @missmuffin7160
    @missmuffin7160 Před 2 lety +150

    Wait, so you're telling me that Gi Hun named his food business "Ga-Yeong's Chicken"?! For his daughter who loves chicken? I didn't think I could love this man even more ❤😔

    • @EneaAndAleasWorld970
      @EneaAndAleasWorld970 Před 2 lety +4

      He really is a hero he litterly has a heart of gold I want him to get what he deserves (that means to become succesful,get all his friends back,his mom back and his daughter back) he didn't deserve to go through everything he went through sure he may not have been the smartest character in the show but he was the most kindhearted and cared about everyone I hope he get's his revenge in season 2 and takes down those games once and for all

    • @Some_Guy6
      @Some_Guy6 Před 7 měsíci

      @@EneaAndAleasWorld970 He's 1 of the few conestants who is truly a very good person but in a very bad desperate situation.

  • @casanovafrankenstein4193
    @casanovafrankenstein4193 Před 2 lety +185

    Fun fact: I used to work in the building that Il-Nam died in at the end of the show.
    Also, regarding Gi-Hun's mom refusing the get medical treatment because it will cost too much, that really means they are extremely poor. Korea has national health care coverage and medical procedures don't really cost that much money. So, for her to refuse treatment they must be extremely poor.

    • @tomtom9792
      @tomtom9792 Před 2 lety +28

      not in USA. even an upper middle class family can not afford the outrageous medical costs

    • @RGC_animation
      @RGC_animation Před 2 lety +4

      You must be very lucky! :3

    • @gladmancunian6308
      @gladmancunian6308 Před 2 lety +3

      Gihun closed the medical insurance as through their conversation

    • @sophieamandaleitontoomey9343
      @sophieamandaleitontoomey9343 Před 2 lety +1

      Well also they don’t have health insurance anymore.

    • @MCKevin289
      @MCKevin289 Před 2 lety

      @@sophieamandaleitontoomey9343
      They have universal healthcare in South Korea

  • @serwombles8816
    @serwombles8816 Před 2 lety +92

    The thing that i found saddest was actually the relationship between him and his mother

  • @lydsdia
    @lydsdia Před 2 lety +356

    Seeing that this was mentioned multiple times, just wanted to share a little Korean cultural info~
    Most Koreans of the older generation had similar lifestyles and mostly lived in neighborhoods like the one in the marble game, played Squid Game (and pretty much all the other games), and had lunches just like the ones they were served :). You can even find them in restaurants in Korea, usually labeled in the menu as "nostalgic lunch box" or "lunch box of the past"
    So number 1 and number 456 def aren't the only ones who had similar childhoods ^^ my parents and grandparents found the show very nostalgic!
    Love your videos, can't wait to see more analysis on the characters!

    • @Musiknird
      @Musiknird Před 2 lety +3

      Dosirak is really nice.

    • @seeyafornow2642
      @seeyafornow2642 Před 2 lety +6

      that's what i was thinking! thank you for sharing this. I am from india and the older ones here had similar tiffin boxes and had their own games too, even the neighbourhood. its like most of their generation bonds over it.

    • @9a1vaishnavis92
      @9a1vaishnavis92 Před 2 lety +4

      Wow
      So good to know 😁

    • @peepeepoopoo7182
      @peepeepoopoo7182 Před 2 lety

      ah if old man created the games then he would add stuff that he is familiar with, that’s a good detail

    • @annerison
      @annerison Před 2 lety +1

      Thank you so much for sharing!

  • @stevesperling4684
    @stevesperling4684 Před 2 lety +156

    It was never confirmed that he paid off the loan sharks when he returned from winning squid game. I thought it was confirmed that he didn't use any of the winnings at all until the old man reached out a year later.

    • @francobarraza7247
      @francobarraza7247 Před 2 lety +41

      The old man probably took care of his debt towards the bank, it makes sense cause he runs several banks. But dealing with the loan sharks is kinda questionable

    • @soil80
      @soil80 Před 2 lety +65

      When they introduced the games they said that they'll take care of their debts so they could start from scratch with the money.

    • @650ic6
      @650ic6 Před 2 lety +7

      @@francobarraza7247 You are making things up. There was absolutely no indication that player #1 paid off the debt.

    • @zombiigravez
      @zombiigravez Před 2 lety +23

      @@650ic6 thats why they said “probably” ☠️

    • @RGC_animation
      @RGC_animation Před 2 lety +1

      They're gonna freaking take his liver if he doesn't pay off his debt

  • @Andrew-zb8fn
    @Andrew-zb8fn Před 2 lety +228

    The red and blue isnt a reference to the matrix, it's a reference to a game in an old Korean story where they would ask you to pick between a red and blue paper and they would kill you no matter what choice you made, read that in an interview with the writer and director of the show.

    • @CodyCha
      @CodyCha Před 2 lety +46

      It's from an old ghost story. In the old days, you would have to use the outhouse to go to the bathroom. So when you're in an outhouse a ghost would ask, do you want a blue toilet paper or red toilet paper? If you choose red, you're beheaded. If you choose blue, the ghost would suck your blood dry

    • @Johsther
      @Johsther Před 2 lety +31

      @@CodyCha the fact that the start is a reference to a child horror story just makes it even better and fits the "children's games" theme of the show

    • @fanta5778
      @fanta5778 Před 2 lety +5

      @@CodyCha wow i def heard that story as a kid but i did not make that connection.

    • @john3260
      @john3260 Před 2 lety +1

      Just because the creator has stated their intentions, doesn't mean that all other interpretations are wrong.

  • @dequanking2471
    @dequanking2471 Před 2 lety +87

    I’ve always been curious as to how the recruiter managed to get the thug to play the slapping game

    • @nickiacovou2846
      @nickiacovou2846 Před 2 lety +31

      Good point, but the thug is the biggest slave to money and a coward deep inside.

    • @reijisan9852
      @reijisan9852 Před rokem

      😂😂😂

  • @lowlanz
    @lowlanz Před 2 lety +54

    Dragon motors thing is actually real. There is a company called Ssangyong motors meaning double dragon motors in Korea and they went bankrupt years ago and about 30 or more people died during the strike at their plant.

  • @carolization1
    @carolization1 Před 2 lety +79

    People who have said “it’s just a job” have obviously never in their life suffered or have seen anyone suffer, or are very privileged. I’m 21 and I have seen how my parents suffered especially how we barely had enough to get by when the market crashed in 2008. I was 8 years old and knew that we were struggling. Never once complained about not having the newest gaming console or having new clothes instead having to wear my brothers old clothes. Even if it didn’t fit me yet as my brother is 5 years older than me. Luckily my father found another job but being an Mexican immigrant that only finished highschool in another country it’s not so easy to find a good paying job. People take jobs for granted but don’t realize once you’re older companies don’t want you especially if you have no education or degree. They will always pick the younger fresh out of highschool kid or younger person with any type of degree. Life only gets harder not easier. how you manage yourself will determine if it stops getting harder because even when life gets easier it’s still hard if you’re not careful you’ll lose everything

  • @sophieamandaleitontoomey9343

    In any other show, Gi-Hun would be the villain or a minor inconvenience character that’s temporary roadblock for our main character with no character development or anything.
    But here he’s our protagonist and I really love that. Gi-Hun is one of the most unique takes on a protagonist that I’ve seen in a very long time.
    And his actor deserves every award and nomination for this role. What an epic performance.

    • @crazykid18841
      @crazykid18841 Před 2 lety +25

      Yeah I feel like that was a huge part of this show's success. Having a protagonist that's essentially a total loser at the beginning.

    • @denverbritto5606
      @denverbritto5606 Před 2 lety +20

      @@crazykid18841 that's pretty common in hero arcs, but this show does it really well.

    • @starrrssssss123
      @starrrssssss123 Před 2 lety

      for real

    • @Dom-bn1ru
      @Dom-bn1ru Před 2 lety +9

      in the marble game, Gi Hun tried to cheat the old man but nobody bat an eye but when sang woo did it, people go crazy.
      The glass game, Gi hun and the girl were too coward to push the guy over so all 3 of them could survive, so Sang Woo manned up and basically saved three of their lives by pushing the man over. If not for Sang Woo, the last 4 remaining players would be dead for no reason and no one woulda won the game.

    • @LegendarySparantus
      @LegendarySparantus Před 2 lety +25

      @@Dom-bn1ru I guess Gi-Hun cheating the old man in the marble game was more acceptable because the old man was very old and is on the verge on death with his tumor. And he looked way sadder than the more secretive Sangwoo.
      On the other hand, Sangwoo cheated a young guy with a wife and very young child by guilt-tripping him, saying that he gave him money for the bus and told his team how to survive in the last minute, the thing with the money being very hypocritical because he didn't expect something in return at first and was being kind, and in the marble game he dares to remind Ali of that.
      And his final plan to isolate Ali was more calculated than Gi-Hun's more desperate cheating method. It's hard for me to remember Sangwoo's face when he was sad because he killed Ali unlike Gi-Hun who had his sadness more insistent et visible on camera.

  • @Grivian
    @Grivian Před 2 lety +21

    Not many people know this about the series but Sang Woo actually graduated from Seoul university

  • @jbennett87
    @jbennett87 Před 2 lety +18

    His mother refusing medical treatment reminds me of the time I passed out in a laundromat and apparently had something like a seizure, which I never had before. someone called an ambulance for me and all I could think while flying through traffic was how I can't afford to spend $800 on a trip to the hospital, smh. Thank God for that stranger, our lives are worth more than any amount of money, but damn if it's not a f****** strain just to stay alive out here.

  • @uni1mta852
    @uni1mta852 Před 2 lety +20

    Lee Jung-jae, the main character of the drama, said in an interview.
    "The theme of this drama is not a fighting capitalist battle royale.
    The more fundamental theme is to emphasize the altruistic aspect that everyone has and should have in the end."

  • @jeeneeuz
    @jeeneeuz Před 2 lety +68

    Extra evidence for the matrix theory: Mi-Nyeo and Ali mention the movie after the tug of war game

    • @DanUsesYT
      @DanUsesYT Před 2 lety +8

      @@yuukina4175 shut up

    • @Aisha_Luv
      @Aisha_Luv Před 2 lety +4

      The creator debunked thus, saying the inspiration was from folklore about someone offering you a red or blue tissue.

    • @jeeneeuz
      @jeeneeuz Před 2 lety

      @@Aisha_Luv It can be both, the creator clearly knows what the matrix is

  • @ingogeorgey1887
    @ingogeorgey1887 Před 2 lety +28

    gi-hun red pilled himself with the red hair and then said "it wasn't a dream"

  • @RalfOfBalcony
    @RalfOfBalcony Před 2 lety +54

    If You win the Squid Game, that's called a won-won-situation.

  • @MasterTSayge
    @MasterTSayge Před 2 lety +20

    Gi-Hun is my favorite character. He's completely likable and silly sometimes. But very helpful and has child like innocent.

    • @racerdemonvalkyrie4342
      @racerdemonvalkyrie4342 Před 6 měsíci

      He also has ton of plot armour, if he wasn’t a main character, he would have realistically died in the Red Light Green Light game, he tripped over another players corpse and “conveniently “ there’s someone there to save him…. Yeah

  • @mirellavasileva2038
    @mirellavasileva2038 Před 2 lety +46

    Watching this video, I came with this theory about the frontman. As Gi Han, he was so depressed after winning the game he didn't touch the money- we know that from the scene his brother visits his room. So the old man calls him a year later and does similar game with him, watching if someone will help a dying man. In that case though no one helped, so the old man proves this is the state of humanity and after making this point recruits him as the frontman.

  • @Joshua11Saragih
    @Joshua11Saragih Před 2 lety +96

    Notice Gi Hun's expression seconds before they won thug war, he looked at his opponent who were about to die, he felt no pleasure, or relief, or happy, while others pull the line he looked at his opponents for seconds and felt sorry for them.
    And in the marble game he cried and felt broken during and after the game, unlike Sang Woo who kept feeding his animal brain, he even let Gi Hun to pick umbrella, he kept his reptilian brain ON, just like what the riches want, they were their animals/horses. Both cheated, but Gi Hun never lose his heart, almost when he wanted to kill Gi Hun but Sae Byeok stopped him, while Sang Woo just like animal went to killing mode since the 2nd game. In the last episode Gi Hun said "I'm not horse........I'm a human".
    Both were the same bassicaly, both fucked up, both cheated, both did their mom dirty, but one thing that seperates them is their heart, Sang Woo completely lost but Gi Hun still has a little of his heart, and if you still have it even a little it will grow if you let it grow.

    • @jamesmccloud7535
      @jamesmccloud7535 Před 2 lety +14

      Which is why I like Gi-hun even though a lot of people hate him for how he treats his family when Sangwoo arguably treats his family way worse by betting everything his mother owns.

    • @felicia5027
      @felicia5027 Před 2 lety +19

      @@jamesmccloud7535 tbh I don't get people who hate him. He's trying to be a better son and father to his family. He's not totally a bad dad, at least he tries to be a better one. I don't get people who hate him esp bcs he did nothing for a year. What would you expect from someone who just witnessed his friends dying one by one and his childhood friend commit suicide in front of him? Do you expect him to just go home and be happy? The man has trauma and depression bcs of that, moreover I think his ptsd might be worse after the games and he already has one before he joined the games. Depression can make people do nothing basically. That last decision is also rational. They still have tabs on him. He didn't even immediately turn his back from his flight when he saw the salesman at the train station, he didn't board his flight after he knows that they still keep their tabs on him. Who knows what they'll do to him or his daughter if he boards the plane?

    • @jamesmccloud7535
      @jamesmccloud7535 Před 2 lety +14

      @@felicia5027 Yeh I agree. People criticize him for prioritizing the hundreds of people that might die in the next game instead of his daughter who is living comfortably in the U.S without a problem. It is just part of his character, just like the time when he tried to save his dying friend and missed the pregnancy of his wife as a result because he felt that was more urgent. He is just that kind of person, it is both his strength and flaw. It's way more realistic in my opinion to be selfish in extreme situations but still be guilty about it and at least try to be better rather than go the Sangwoo way and become a complete psychopath.

    • @felicia5027
      @felicia5027 Před 2 lety +6

      @@jamesmccloud7535 exactly. That's what differentiates him from sang woo. At least he feels guilty. And that episode 6 idk if it's rly called cheating, I mean the old man consciously give him the chance

    • @awahs.1050
      @awahs.1050 Před 2 lety +1

      @@felicia5027 did we watched thesame show? The old man pretended to forget and the guy was cheating the entire time. Moreover this game made him responsible, be4 then, he was very useless.

  • @Joshua11Saragih
    @Joshua11Saragih Před 2 lety +12

    Notice the 2nd episode, Ali took money from his boss eventhough he deserves the money, he died because Sang woo took his marbles.
    Sae Byeok treated to kill a man pointing his knife to that man's neck, she died stabbed by Sang Woo on her neck.
    Duk Su jumped to the river he fell in the 5th game.
    Sang Woo tried to kill himself in a bathtub, he killed himself when it was raining.
    And...
    Gi Hun recieved money from his ex wive's husband, he took the money, but the ex wive's husband wanted him to stop comming back and Gi Hun and he threw the money and said "DO YOU THINK MONEY SOLVES EVERYTHING???????!!!!!!". We know what happen next, he won, got the money, but he feels miserable.

  • @thedanielstraight
    @thedanielstraight Před 2 lety +30

    "Fly Me to the Moon", always makes me think of Bayonetta, even when they played it on Squid Game. Great video, Mr. Bryce.

    • @sandchesee
      @sandchesee Před 2 lety +3

      Makes me think of Neon Genesis Evangelion

  • @Graenolf
    @Graenolf Před 2 lety +124

    If Bryce won the lottery he would dye his hair brown. You know what I mean?

  • @ashleytupper6049
    @ashleytupper6049 Před 2 lety +4

    Loving all the uploads lately!!!

  • @reimu3572
    @reimu3572 Před 2 lety +25

    favorite series on youtube rn! thanks for these. keep it up

  • @Nurse_Shelly44
    @Nurse_Shelly44 Před 2 lety

    I just finished watching and I'm so grateful I found these videos! I can't stop thinking about Squid Game. I love these breakdowns, and reading all the comments and theories.

  • @katwu8254
    @katwu8254 Před 2 lety

    Keep up the good work pal, you're making the squid game experience even better.

  • @nc7432
    @nc7432 Před 2 lety +13

    Correction: 대리기사 is a shortened term for 대리운전기사 which means something like "chauffeur," or, like you translated more closely, "surrogate driver." It's a job where you get dropped off by a company vehicle to drive the customers' vehicles to their desired destination (usually home) when they're unable to drive their car themselves (i.e. drunk; drinking culture is big in Korea)

  • @Hello-kx6tf
    @Hello-kx6tf Před 2 lety +11

    Great video! Please make a video about Cho Sang-woo. I think he is a really interesting character and it would be great to see a video exploring his moral decay...

  • @coralfang12587
    @coralfang12587 Před 2 lety +2

    Can I just say, as a person who is a creative, and also someone who thinks and LOVES talking about intricate character analysis and deep dives, I just want to say that your videos have been such a joy to watch! This is the first show in a long time to ignite such a visceral emotional and mental reaction from me in SO LONG! (Given, I haven't watch alot in the last two years) But, idk, these videos have just really inspired me, and made me remember how special people who have the ability to really immerse themselves into fictional works of art are, and how we really need to band together to create things like this.
    Thank you, so much, for your content. You truly have helped start to reawaken this passion for storytelling, and compelling character arcs, and film in me. Thank you so so so so much!!!!!!!!!!! I hope you realize how fucking powerful that is. 🙏♥️🤯💥😁😁😁😁

    • @coralfang12587
      @coralfang12587 Před 2 lety

      Ps- Gi-hun is my favorite, and the character I most relate to also....
      I think the only other character I've felt such a "moral, LAWFUL " connection to,
      Is Rick Grimes from the Walking Dead. With the chance that you have already made it known, as I've not done my homework and checked since this is my second suggestion from your channel(I did follow though, 100%!!!!😆), I'm curious as to if you feel the same?
      Either way, please continue on! This channel and your thoughts have completely inspired and reinvigorated my love for this!

  • @breecarey8103
    @breecarey8103 Před 2 lety

    I just watched all the squid game episodes and then I watched several videos afterwards talking about the squid games. Yours were my favorite. It's getting repetitive, so I appreciate you saying in this video "bear with me" because you acknowledge that. Also, there are some people who do videos that make the tone of their voice go up and down and up and down, and it's really annoying. I was very glad that you talk normally. You did a good job analyzing the main characters. Thanks for the hard work

  • @reapxrn
    @reapxrn Před 2 lety +28

    Do one on Sae-byeok. I wanna see her backstory from North Korea

    • @lawofanubis2996
      @lawofanubis2996 Před 2 lety

      North Korea's pretty tragic. A woman who got out explained her life inside North Korea.

  • @Foxijt
    @Foxijt Před 2 lety +15

    Please do Cho Sang-Woo next. He was my favorite!

    • @efoxkitsune9493
      @efoxkitsune9493 Před 2 lety +7

      Oh I hated him with a PASSION haha. But I completely understand. He was a great character.

    • @seonggi-hun1258
      @seonggi-hun1258 Před 2 lety

      Ohh really ❤️❤️

  • @arguekayes
    @arguekayes Před 2 lety +1

    I really like your explanations, theyre super in depth and make alot of sense. Alot of the other videos i seen explaining Squid Game dont add up and sound kinda dumb with minimal connections looking deeper.

  • @dawnwalks4797
    @dawnwalks4797 Před 2 lety

    As always, loved the video!

  • @G-y_m
    @G-y_m Před 2 lety +45

    He only took 10k won out of his prize money. How did you conclude he paid off his debts????

    • @cestlavie4916
      @cestlavie4916 Před 2 lety +8

      I think it's because in the ending part, where he withdrew some money for sangwoo's mom and sae byuk brother.. so maybe that's where he took the conclusion since he had the courage to finally take some to pay off the loan sharks, plane ticket, red haircut, suit, and the gift

    • @nicole-ls4jb
      @nicole-ls4jb Před 2 lety +10

      We dont know for sure that he didn't take out any additional money between that 10,000 and when he meets with the banker. But I've only seen the show once, so I may not be remembering correctly.
      That said, it's hard to imagine him going through the trouble, considering the depression he was in. (Of course, I can't imagine him getting medical help, either, and those injuries would have needed some special care.)
      The other day, out of the blue, I wondered whether Il-Nam might have called the loan sharks off (assuming they were agents for him), or whether he just paid them off. He seems quite taken with the study of human nature (see that last "game"), and I can see him wanting Gi-Hun to live so that Il-Nam could watch and see what he'd do.

    • @tealablu3759
      @tealablu3759 Před 2 lety +1

      @@nicole-ls4jb he looks at the account at one point, and no money was taken out, I believe

    • @blackedkelly9314
      @blackedkelly9314 Před 2 lety +4

      @@tealablu3759 that’s when he first uses his new atm card. Later on time passes and he’s in a nice suit, had a nice haircut, and seems to be much happier. He obviously paid off his debts and more

  • @cas7529
    @cas7529 Před 2 lety +5

    DID U KNOW SANG-WOO GRADUATED FROM SEOUL-

  • @skellar43
    @skellar43 Před 2 lety

    You actually put so much info into these videos while other channels make these 15min vids of 3 well known tidbits of info they ramble on about. Love the content please make more.

    • @BryceEdwardBrown
      @BryceEdwardBrown  Před 2 lety

      More videos on the way! Thanks Chad Koivuneva, hearing that really does mean a lot, especially cause I'll spend a while on a script to make it as insightful as possible!

  • @user-gl5cy9wv3w
    @user-gl5cy9wv3w Před 2 lety +2

    Ahhh yes, the best youtuber is back!

  • @Wykesidefruitmachine
    @Wykesidefruitmachine Před 2 lety +4

    Brillianty casted. He is so naturally likeable and looks trustworthy.

    • @Musiknird
      @Musiknird Před 2 lety

      It's kind of fun up till now he always has played villains in all his movies.

  • @vaccinatedanti-vaxxer2021
    @vaccinatedanti-vaxxer2021 Před 2 lety +37

    Gihun character arch from fool to underdog hero is the classic protagonist transformation. It was concluded at the last scene when he decides his responsibility to stop the game was bigger than his commitment to his daughter in the US.
    After winning the games, he was too traumatized and shamed to fulfill his promises to the other players families (brother of 067 and mother of 218) he also lost his own mother and daughter because he was playing the games. He resorted to continuing his role as a drunken lethargic loser, only this time he was a rich loser.
    When he met 001 on his deathbed. He found the source of his torment, shame, and regret as the secret organizer of the games. He wanted to take his revenge on 001 but consistent to his character, he didn't want to use physical violence. 001 plays one last game with gihun, the stranger helping the street dweller. His prize for winning this last bet was 001 dies peacefully. Gihun did not have to compromise his morals once again for justice to be served, he was freed from the shame of winning the games. He left the dead 001 as a new man with a new drive to.make things right. He fulfill his promises and arrange to meet his estranged daughter. His pink hair is metaphorical transformation from squid game player to pink solder.

    • @zarif1217
      @zarif1217 Před 2 lety +1

      you almost won my like

    • @youngmoon8762
      @youngmoon8762 Před 2 lety

      Simply. I agree.

    • @annev1703
      @annev1703 Před 2 lety

      No

    • @dustovshio
      @dustovshio Před rokem

      yea I dont agree with how they made him go woke at the end tho. Thats shit just gona make him weak af

  • @souvikghosh5768
    @souvikghosh5768 Před 2 lety

    You're kind of genius in your craft.
    The way you structure the video or your story telling and analyzing capabilities

  • @NadejdaC
    @NadejdaC Před 2 lety

    Thanks for this insightful analysis!

  • @Mandrake42
    @Mandrake42 Před 2 lety +78

    I don't think the gift is the hair. He did that for himself not for his daughter. The red hair represents his rage at what has happened. I doubt he is going to gift his daughter his hate over his love, he is reformed to an extent, not a shit dirt bag dad that he was before. He gave her a gun by accident before, I am sure he was going to give her something loving on purpose this time.

    • @locazahra
      @locazahra Před 2 lety +9

      I think that Bryce was joking about the hair being the gift

    • @googlia9751
      @googlia9751 Před 2 lety +4

      It's a joke.

    • @dakotamabry1645
      @dakotamabry1645 Před 2 lety +1

      It's more like that it would make his little girl laugh

    • @EneaAndAleasWorld970
      @EneaAndAleasWorld970 Před 2 lety

      Yeah I don't think the hair was the gift either but I do wonder how would his daughter react to his red hair? I have a feeling she woldve been shocked lol

  • @elliottcovert3796
    @elliottcovert3796 Před rokem +3

    I just realized that the 7th game (Gi-Hon and the Old Man betting on whether someone will help the drunk before midnight) is played on the 7th Floor. At first I thought meeting in the 7th Floor was an odd choice; usually dramatic scenes would take place on the top floor of a skyscraper.

  • @vladanlausevic1733
    @vladanlausevic1733 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for the video :)

  • @raniaminhas3406
    @raniaminhas3406 Před rokem

    Great video! Would love for you to do the video about the Salesman. He’s probably my most anticipated character for future seasons, I feel like he’ll play such a larger role in the story. Or at least I hope so.

  • @Thechist781
    @Thechist781 Před 2 lety +24

    Why the reason to have records of the players ? It’s like having consignment papers for drugs shipments. Easy evidence for investigating authorities 😄

    • @songroid4847
      @songroid4847 Před 2 lety +1

      Their power may be higher than that.

    • @maheshvgajare
      @maheshvgajare Před 2 lety +2

      The games started in 1988, at that time there was no technology, so they started with paperwork and later continued the same.

  • @jays_world6192
    @jays_world6192 Před 2 lety +6

    I can't wait to the see the Doctor's rundown along with Ji-yeon

  • @haileycarter122
    @haileycarter122 Před 2 lety

    Wow. Incredible details. Thanks for sharing.

  • @oliviaadel765
    @oliviaadel765 Před 2 lety +1

    Awsome Analysis!,

  • @iballcraft2235
    @iballcraft2235 Před 2 lety +14

    I can't wait for season 2!

  • @cluckcluckX3
    @cluckcluckX3 Před 2 lety +43

    Ahhh Bryce, his name is pronounced “Sung gi- HOON”

    • @mrsdaisyom
      @mrsdaisyom Před 2 lety +18

      And the director's name is pronounced exactly as it is spelled. Not some weird Chinese sounding thing that he morphed it into.

    • @Johsther
      @Johsther Před 2 lety +9

      @@mrsdaisyom same with Sae-Byeok

    • @mrsdaisyom
      @mrsdaisyom Před 2 lety +4

      Just while we’re all at it, his pronunciation of Il nam is a bit dodgy too in my opinion. But dodgy name pronunciations aside, I do really like these videos 🙂

    • @ForeverAmber_1
      @ForeverAmber_1 Před 2 lety +4

      @@mrsdaisyom Yes, the pronunciation of names ending in "k" is almost a Chinese pronunciation! It was bugging me, but I appreciate his efforts with these explanation videos, so I'll get over it.

    • @cluckcluckX3
      @cluckcluckX3 Před 2 lety +4

      The intention of my original comment isn't to go hard critiquing Bryce's pronunciation. I just really want everyone to know at least the main character's name because it is not a hard name to pronounce for Americans. Some of the other names are understandably a little harder. As a Korean, I hope people will promote Korean entertainment and culture with a little more effort towards the pronunciation.

  • @petercoxable
    @petercoxable Před 2 lety +2

    great analysis for such a great show. The acting from the main characters is unbelievable. The VIP's were a let down but they were just stereo types. You should do the gangster and the doctor.

  • @ForeverAmber_1
    @ForeverAmber_1 Před 2 lety +1

    Dude, that "Did you know..?" at the beginning was hilarious!

  • @PocketAces500
    @PocketAces500 Před 2 lety +14

    It's actually pronounced "hoon", not hun ;) and the director's name hyuk is pronounced closer to 'he-yuck' but said quickly like goofy laughing 'ah hyuk hyuk'

  • @Dowon
    @Dowon Před 2 lety +8

    Great analyses that I would never think about.
    Just something to note- as a Korean- red crosses are ubiquitous throughout South Korea, as it's basically the main representation of a crucifix that you'd find for many churches.
    Some churches may favor different iterations of a crucifix, but the red light-up cross is the one you'll usually find the most. But regardless, the symbolism you've stated is probably something very important to note.
    Also I just got a little bone to pick with your pronunciation of the director's name.
    Enjoying all the videos about SG regardless.

  • @ahmedalgerbe5350
    @ahmedalgerbe5350 Před 2 lety

    omg my pearnts told me i cant watch squid game but now when i started watching ure chanel i feel like even if they let me then i dont have to cuz i allready know everything i feel like i wahced it ure thw best

  • @CrashinLittleBritain
    @CrashinLittleBritain Před 2 lety

    Love it, love it, love it looooove it!
    Beautiful video!

  • @soil80
    @soil80 Před 2 lety +3

    We all know that Il-Nam is not his father but while using his mom's credit card, we see that the mom and Il-Nam share the same surname. She's obviously using her maiden name. Could be a red herring or a sign that they're really related. Not his dad but maybe his uncle.

  • @cicifrocc2617
    @cicifrocc2617 Před 2 lety +14

    There is one seen I’ve seen so many people miss and I’m wondering it’s importance. At one point, the Front man leaves the elevator and due to the lighting in the elevator, his cloak goes from almost a white or gold color to black when he steps out of it. Did anyone else notice that?

    • @Johsther
      @Johsther Před 2 lety

      I think I remember that scene, and pretty sure a lot of people do too
      The thing is, I don't think anyone thinks it's important

    • @cicifrocc2617
      @cicifrocc2617 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Johsther with color theory I’d think it’s important. It reminds me of how Gihun changed his hair color after changing his perspective. Plus everyone thinks Gihun will be the next front man but he wants to try to shut down the games. Maybe it’s possible that he goes in with the intentions to shut it down (white) and ends up consumed by the game (black)

  • @annev1703
    @annev1703 Před 2 lety

    Great analysis

  • @eliasthegamer9080
    @eliasthegamer9080 Před 2 lety +2

    This is a great video

  • @harrywise8746
    @harrywise8746 Před 2 lety +17

    what he said about medical treatment made me extremely grateful that I live in the UK. we have the NHS which covers all that.

    • @Musiknird
      @Musiknird Před 2 lety +1

      Same to live in Sweden, thought medical insurance and care in Korea is super affordable, so it's basically as NHS. So for Gi-Hun cancelling their insurance was just shitty so he could ger a couple of extra dollars to gambling for.

    • @MissBerry2u
      @MissBerry2u Před 2 lety +2

      Yes! I live in Australia and I was shocked about those comments. So glad I don't live in the US.

    • @Musiknird
      @Musiknird Před 2 lety +2

      @@MissBerry2u same dude! But I also feel so sorry for Gi-Huns mother. I mean with the insurance that cost a couple of dollars every month and could hav given her full treatment without paying, Gi-Hun cancelled it to gamble for. When I was in Korea I needed a cortison injection in my knee and a morphine shot for the pain. I also need a few morphine tablets foe my flight back home so I could manage the pain during flight. It cost me €15 without insurance because it would be more expensive to use my travel insurance. I men 15 euros for an injection of cortison, one for morphine and morphine tablets. They you understand how deep in the shit Gi-Hun is and the saddest part is that he did it to his mother. He basically killed her.

    • @MissBerry2u
      @MissBerry2u Před 2 lety +1

      @@Musiknird Yes, I completely agree. I found the parts about Gi-Hun's irresponsibility towards the people close to him, so difficult and uncomfortable to watch.

    • @heyhi5503
      @heyhi5503 Před 2 lety

      one of my family members moved to england and said that nhs sucks lol (i’m from germany)

  • @kevinpotts123
    @kevinpotts123 Před 2 lety +7

    I don't mean to be that guy, but the 3 primary colors are red yellow and blue. Green is a secondary color.

  • @theglowinglizard5538
    @theglowinglizard5538 Před 2 lety +2

    This explains a lot thanks

    • @G-y_m
      @G-y_m Před 2 lety +1

      How when a lot of it is bad information???

  • @jnort95
    @jnort95 Před 10 měsíci

    Great Video!

  • @RGC_animation
    @RGC_animation Před 2 lety +5

    I think that in the second season of Squid Game they will probably more likely than not just pull off an Hunger Game move and have Gi Hun rejoin the game then finally shutting down the organisation.

  • @a4kataBG
    @a4kataBG Před 2 lety +6

    I'm not sure about the whole red cross symbolism. Anyone who has been to Seoul can tell you that they are everywhere. It is very hard to look around the skyline in Seoul and not notice multiple red or white lit up crosses. They really are all over the place and maybe it was just a coinsidence.
    Anyway, great video and great series.

    • @xmissyh4x
      @xmissyh4x Před 2 lety

      It could've still been placed purposely, like the guy had a red cross when Gi Hun was dropped off on the street

    • @a4kataBG
      @a4kataBG Před 2 lety

      @@xmissyh4x Yes, it's more likely just convenient that these crosses are easy to come about. They definstely took it into consideration for the shots.

  • @Some_Guy6
    @Some_Guy6 Před 7 měsíci +1

    I absolutely loved the relationschip between Gi-Hun and Oh Il Nam.

  • @SpringalerBro
    @SpringalerBro Před 2 lety +1

    This video is so amazing

  • @strabary
    @strabary Před 2 lety +22

    I wish the show ended with a happy ending, like when gu-hun finally gets home with the money, he can finally afford the debts and the medical bills

    • @Johsther
      @Johsther Před 2 lety +19

      that's not how life works

    • @strabary
      @strabary Před 2 lety +2

      @@Johsther I know but it would be cool to see how the main character wins the money comes home and saves his mom

    • @sophieamandaleitontoomey9343
      @sophieamandaleitontoomey9343 Před 2 lety +9

      No one can go through with Gi Hun went through and just magically go on with his life without trauma, guilt, grief and anger. Getting on that plane would not have solved any of his problems.

    • @RichSavage2010
      @RichSavage2010 Před 2 lety

      @@strabary his. mom died….

    • @xmissyh4x
      @xmissyh4x Před 2 lety

      there would be no season 2

  • @mats.k
    @mats.k Před 2 lety +6

    can you explain one of the more sidecharacters and group them up in a video if it gets short ? like the Religious Guy and the first guy in game 5, if you understand what i mean.

  • @dawgDrip
    @dawgDrip Před 2 lety

    Just subscribed! Its bcoz i love this squidy thingy

  • @mrmahga6004
    @mrmahga6004 Před 2 lety +1

    Red, Blue, and Yellow are the primary colors. Yellow and blue make green so. 💛 Sorry, had to do it. Great video and I just started following. This is the best style of all the Squid Game videos I've seen. Keep up the good work.

  • @fraslex
    @fraslex Před 2 lety +8

    I lived in Korea for 6 years and the red crosses are everywhere on almost every street. But great interpretation though!

  • @alexvaughan1013
    @alexvaughan1013 Před 2 lety +7

    The glass bridge represents Gi-hun's transition from his old self to the more decisive person he becomes.
    Right before he jumps on the bridge, he forgets which tile to jump on. That's our Gi-hun! After making it near the end thanks to everyone who died before him, he finally contributes using Il-nam's marble to check the glass. Then, when they're all off the bridge, Gi-hun has become someone willing to call out, or even kill Sang-woo. Gi-hun finally changes after the bridge.

  • @thomaswallace2640
    @thomaswallace2640 Před 2 lety

    Beauty vid bud

  • @k2m90ps
    @k2m90ps Před 2 lety

    Nice video I watched squid game 3 times and I still missed some details you pointed out.

  • @haamidfarhaan1681
    @haamidfarhaan1681 Před 2 lety +8

    You screwed up the last theory. He dyes his hair red simply because red is a symbol for superiority and masculinity in Korea. He was simply showing that he was the alpha male and no longer the weak lower class man.

  • @Hi-qe6eu
    @Hi-qe6eu Před 2 lety +3

    Love the squid game series!

  • @zoodanimalhybridfriends7406

    It's awesome that you put a scene from The Matrix in this video, because post-Squid Game Gi-hun, sitting on the subway with long hair, looked like a Korean Keanu Reeves!

    • @songroid4847
      @songroid4847 Před 2 lety

      The Matrix was also mentioned in the show after Tug of War.

  • @annerison
    @annerison Před 2 lety

    I definately didn't notice the crosses, so cool!

  • @user-ty9oj6fb5y
    @user-ty9oj6fb5y Před 2 lety +3

    Dragon motors (ssang-yong) strike was a real incident in korea. Can you make an analysis video on connection between this and sung gi hun’s life in fiction?

  • @stackercoding2054
    @stackercoding2054 Před 2 lety +3

    dude you should be an FBI agent or something like that, your ability to detect patterns and things barely no one notices is incredible, you remind me of "L" from death note

  • @ramanshn
    @ramanshn Před 2 lety +2

    I cant believe you noticed that red cross its unbelievable 😲

  • @Simbli
    @Simbli Před 2 lety

    Ahhh I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!! Plis dont stopp this videos!!🥺🥺can you do a video of the vips each like a person ti persn or like a backround carecter that has a huge roll but we dont see it❤️❤️🥰

    • @BryceEdwardBrown
      @BryceEdwardBrown  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for watching! More videos on the way! In fact, I already have a video about the VIPs and just uploaded my newest "questions answered" video today. I hope you like them!

  • @Raphsophomes
    @Raphsophomes Před 2 lety +3

    This show was detailed af

  • @JoziGaming
    @JoziGaming Před 2 lety +3

    I’ve been saying that for the longest when it comes to Gi hun dyeing his hair red. The man has committed/witness countless sins go down in the games and as the sole survivor of a man riddled with guilt he decides to die it red for he truly that his hands are stained in blood.

    • @650ic6
      @650ic6 Před 2 lety

      Or, maybe he looked at the picture on the wall and thought it looked cool so he had his hair styled that way. Everything doesn’t have to be a symbol or have a secret meaning.

  • @Goodvibezz007
    @Goodvibezz007 Před 2 lety

    WOW! You enlightened me...🤔😲😌

  • @iva6865
    @iva6865 Před měsícem

    0:40
    Thank you Bryce

  • @oldaccount8599
    @oldaccount8599 Před 2 lety +18

    I'd love an analysis on Sang-woo, in my opinion he is the best and most interesting character.

  • @faychel8383
    @faychel8383 Před 2 lety +3

    Random old man he’s known a few days: “let me be the most respectful and considerate in the room to you”
    Mother who has been there for him in every way for many decades: “what’s your bank pin I need to gamble. And your physically hurt do t work as much! Again what’s your bank pin?”

    • @ghostinyou588
      @ghostinyou588 Před 2 lety

      Some people talk like that to their parents. That's the way they used to interacting, but that doesn't mean they're rude or don't love them.

    • @faychel8383
      @faychel8383 Před 2 lety +2

      @@ghostinyou588 and steal their money? That’s not rude? Don’t downplay what I wrote to words to argue a point. It was more than rude. At least a crackhead steals money from strangers and their parents. Doesn’t only steal from the parents because they feel bad for the stranger.
      And he was very rude to his mom. I never said he didn’t love her, I’m pointing out how he treated a random old man better than his mother. Most people stop acting like that towards their mother before turning thirty, and never stole from her while she struggled paying all the bills. He is not disabled yet she can find work. Guess work comes easier to an elderly woman.

    • @ghostinyou588
      @ghostinyou588 Před 2 lety

      @@faychel8383 Well he was having a hard time being traumatized with his company strike and business failing. Didn't he give his mom a lot more when he won Dakjji?

    • @naylisyazwina6836
      @naylisyazwina6836 Před 2 lety +1

      @@faychel8383 I said the same thing dude. I really dislike Gi Hun. He only started caring after he saw his mom's legs like that

    • @jamesmccloud7535
      @jamesmccloud7535 Před 2 lety

      @@naylisyazwina6836 It's really funny because a lot of people dislike Gi-hun because of his flaws and the way he treats his family. Yet an overwhelming number of people love Sangwoo even though he arguably treats his family way worse than Gi Hun by constantly lying to his mom and using his mom's business and everything she owns as a bet or something. Now all of that made him almost kill himself in the beginning because he couldn't live with it. Why no hate for Sangwoo though if we're criticizing a character's morality. Despite all of the failings of Gi-Hun it has been shown that underneath he still has a heart and does care for his family. Which is way more realistic than just straight-up being a psychopath and murdering people that are close to you without an inch of guilt.

  • @jcovent
    @jcovent Před 2 lety

    Thank you!

  • @teresalewelling7318
    @teresalewelling7318 Před 2 lety +1

    He was my favorite to. And I can’t wait until the next one.