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Prestoff posted...

I like AiB as well, but the live action show sucks because the actors are too hammy in their performances. It becomes more distracting than anything. Sometimes acting like an anime character in real life doesn't translate that well. I felt Squid games actors felt more "grounded" in their acting hence why I feel more invested in them. It's the same problem I had when watching the live action version of Battle Royale.

With that said, AiB is interesting because the games are interesting. You're trying to figure out how to beat the games with the protagonists. Squid Games is more about symbolism and the large disparity from the rich and the poor (mostly aimed at South Korea, but totally applicable anywhere). Very simliar to movies like Parasite and Snowpiercer. I think what made SG have a better chance is that because the games are more digestable, it's easier to follow along than AiB where the games sometimes get overly complex where most of the time.

Both are great, but I suggest reading AiB than watching the live action version imo.

The problem is Squid Game's theme has been done to death already. Yeah, there's an economic disparity in society...who knew. I thought Parasite gave a good portrayal of that already. We dont need yet another theme tacked on it. So will the next Korean Netflix blockbuster be about economic disparity again? And the next?

This is why Koreans lack creativity, man. They're too damn practical.

I like AiB as well, but the live action show sucks because the actors are too hammy in their performances. It becomes more distracting than anything. Sometimes acting like an anime character in real life doesn't translate that well.

I actually felt AiB is way more grounded in acting. In SG, the MC and some characters like the lady acts all over-the-top by shouting and screaming over the most minor things. Maybe it's a k-drama thing, IDK... but why are people only accusing AiB for being anime-like then? If anything the live-action AiB already tries its hardest not to be anime-like. The manga itself is also very much grounded and never follows any anime tropes, apart from Chisaya initially being a perv.

I also really love the theme of AiB, since I've never actually seen a manga do it before. It's very philosophical, something I rarely see in a manga. The death games genre isnt new but this is the FIRST time I've seen an author willing to look deeper into the genre introspectively and bring into the philosophy of life-and-death itself. How much are you willing to sacrifice for yourself or would you do it for others? Why do you want to live for in the first place? Is it wrong to be selfish? What is right and wrong anyway, in a world without laws?

If you read the final chapter, you'd know this is the theme the author maintains consistent with from beg. to end. The whole manga gives a life lesson on introspecting life itself and what it truly means to you. This author is not just a good artist, he has the bits and pieces of knowledge in almost all areas of academics, from philosophy to psychological to maths to economics and game theory to even survival knowledge etc. Probably because he actually went to university unlike most mangaka that only go to art school...

Honestly the most talented manga author ever