So just read Battle Royal, Liar Game or Kaiji instead of the politically charged Squid Game? got it.
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I'll recommend the movie of Battle Royale - it's not a pleasant movie, but it is a good movie. IIRC, the manga and book were more questionable, but that's second-hand information.
And while I haven't watched Squid Game, as I understand it they are two very different premises. A deadly Takashi's Castle is not the same thing as a fight to the death.
funny both battle royal and Takeshis castle starred Takeshi Kitano, it's like he was just preparing decades for battle royal
I actually prefer the manga series to the movie - if only because the manga goes into more detail about each character.
It's a movie that sticks with you for sure -- it leaves you feeling uneasy the entire time, but it's a film that is very grounded in its depiction of violence and distrust.
That's what makes Battle Royale work, and that's why it's so unsettling. You could definitely see something like that happening, and for the most part it's very believable in how it's depicted.