Current Events > Battle Royale is so much better than Squid Games.

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Squid Games is a knock off of the original Battle Royale. If you're a noobie, then I'm going to assume you're in diapers or below 21 years of age and haven't had much exposure to the awesomeness of foreign films.

SQUID GAMES SUCKS. SUPER OVERRATED SHOW. I have no effin idea why it's so popular, it angers me that BR didn't get this much recognition initially.

You should have complained when Hunger Games was 'the shit'.


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Its about equal to me but Battle Royale's manga is leagues better than both.

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Yeah Battle Royale is great, but The Squid Games ain't bad.

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How is it a knock off? The premises aren't even the same. Battle Royale, students are to kill one another until one survives. Squid Games the contestants are people who owe alot of money and have to play children games where if you lose, you get killed.

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Squid Game isn't a battle royale though, just a death game. The Running Man predates Battle Royale by a long time and there are probably plenty of other older ones.

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The Running Man seems to have spawned a lot of similar movies, and there is almost certainly something that predates that with a similar concept.

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It's more a bad Kaiji knock off.

Nothing in Squid Game can even compare to the overly dramatic Restricted Rock/Paper/Scissors arc

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Cobra1010 posted...

You should have complained when Hunger Games was 'the shit'.

Hunger Games was literally the shit. It was horrible so I don't even put in on the scale. All the weapons used in that movie were unoriginal and just plain ol' boring. Compare that with the specificity of BR's weapon choice--everybody had their own unique weapon--which made the show much more enjoyable.

RiKuToTheMiGhtY posted...

The Running Man seems to have spawned a lot of similar movies, and there is almost certainly something that predates that with a similar concept.

Theres also The Long Walk, which predates The Running Man.

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if you're talking about the book, then yea, but the Battle Royale movie wasn't good, IMO.

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

It's more a bad Kaiji knock off.

Nothing in Squid Game can even compare to the overly dramatic Restricted Rock/Paper/Scissors arc

Dude, you are so right. I was actually thinking about Kaiji. Now there's an idea for a live action.

insomniacRA posted...

Dude, you are so right. I was actually thinking about Kaiji. Now there's an idea for a live action.

Fuck I spoke too soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9KUnjEGHMw

The concept is timeless and it always resonates through each generation in some way.

Some things just never go out of style.

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I know this topic is a troll, but anyway.

Battle Royale is far simpler of a story and while it still has similar themes, they go so much deeper into those themes in Squid Game.

Battle Royale was about the spectacle far more than Squid Game was, and it focused more on the audacity of children being forced to kill each other rather than citizens feeling pressured to join the games because of their obligations to society.

Also, whereas Squid Game (haven't finished it don't spoil me) is ostensibly in present-day real world Korea, Battle Royale's manga takes place in a near future after a severe economic collapse and rise in juvenile crime, with people being all for this shit as a public spectacle. Alternatively, if you're talking about the novel, it took place in a history when Japan won WW2.

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Squid Game's narrative just wasn't...good. Like, it was just very poorly constructed. Not sure why people are making it out to be more than it was.

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insomniacRA posted...

Fuck I spoke too soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9KUnjEGHMw

Yeah, I never got around to watching the live action one. Part of Kaiji's appeal is that he's an ugly loser. It doesn't translate well to actual people.

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DirkDiggles posted...

How is it a knock off? The premises aren't even the same. Battle Royale, students are to kill one another until one survives. Squid Games the contestants are people who owe alot of money and have to play children games where if you lose, you get killed.

It is but it isn't.
Its mostly because at the end of the show the guy is coming after the Squid Game makers like in Battle Royal where the kid wants to go after the BR Makers.

Both are great btw

Squid Game was overrated, but it was much better than Battle Royale.

insomniacRA posted...

Squid Games is a knock off of the original Battle Royale. If you're a noobie, then I'm going to assume you're in diapers or below 21 years of age and haven't had much exposure to the awesomeness of foreign films.

SQUID GAMES SUCKS. SUPER OVERRATED SHOW. I have no effin idea why it's so popular, it angers me that BR didn't get this much recognition initially.

Is this copypasta

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

Yeah, I never got around to watching the live action one. Part of Kaiji's appeal is that he's an ugly loser. It doesn't translate well to actual people.

Theres actually a Chinese live action version of Kaiji called Animal World where the main character is a pretty boy. Theres also a thing thrown in where he imagines himself as a clown stylistically killing people but otherwise its literally just the Janken game with most of the same twists.

The clown stuff may have been thrown in just for the trailer, as its barely a thing in the movie, doesnt really affect anything but the trailer doesnt include anything but it:

https://youtu.be/7On-u2S1mqU
Oh, and also Michael Douglas plays the stand-in for Hyodo

First of all, Battle Royale isn't original either. It's inspired by a couple of Stephen King short stories

The Long Walk

And

The Running Man

Also, if you are talking about the movie, lol

The movie is the worst version of Battle Royale. I read the novel and the manga first. Then saw the movie and hated it

DirkDiggles posted...

How is it a knock off? The premises aren't even the same. Battle Royale, students are to kill one another until one survives. Squid Games the contestants are people who owe alot of money and have to play children games where if you lose, you get killed.

Yeah but both play on themes that bring an overall tone of hopelessness and cynicism to the world. In Battle Royale you have kids killing each other in this dystopic futuristic world, where as in Squid Game, you're also getting killed but in a more modern dystopic setting. They're both in the same genre of WTF-DID-THAT-JUST-HAPPEN, except one is much older (BR) and the other seems like it gathered up all the good parts from its predecessors and mashed everything into one money making machine.

It's not an original concept but it's a fun one that tends to be popular whenever it is done well.

Battle Royale isn't anything different in that regard.

insomniacRA posted...

Also did anyone notice the part where the masked man was getting a facial recognition scan? What was the point of that scene, considering he was wearing a mask the whole time? There's a security flaw considering anyone can wear the same mask to enter that room. It didn't make sense to me at all. Maybe someone can better clarify this?

I think it's so they know what number they are. I haven't finished the show yet though.

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Jiek_Fafn posted...

It's more a bad Kaiji knock off.

Nothing in Squid Game can even compare to the overly dramatic Restricted Rock/Paper/Scissors arc

This.

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TheGoldenEel posted...

Is this copypasta

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I tried watching Battle Royale and yeah the acting is way too hammy. Hammy acting is usually fine if it's in a "so bad it's good" type of movie or if it's self aware it is hammy. The problem is that it wasn't neither. I tried reading the manga as well but didn't really enjoy it. With that said, I heard that the novel is better with its world building and everything.

Squid games I enjoyed because it's one of the few shows where I ended actually caring about all the main characters. I think the acting was done exceptionally well and the kicker was when the contestants were given a chance to back out of the games. In shows like this, it would've been very easy to have the contestants stay without a chance to exit the game but it really goes to show just how desperate these people are willing to do to get that money. Plus the symbolism and message is way more impactful. Obviously it isn't the best show ever, but it is pretty damn good for what it was trying to do.

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BR as a nine episode series would blow the back out of Squid Games.

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SerperiorThanU posted...

Battle Royale is famous and everyone recognizes it as one of the classics. It's also old and people are enjoying new stuff. This is like complaining that everyone keeps talking about recent 3D games and Super Mario 64 doesn't have recognition anymore.

I feel like not enough people are giving this post the credit it deserves.

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25 million USD to risk your life? I'll definitely pass.

I hope you one day mature and realize most works of art are inspired by others. Calling Squid Games a "knock off" of Battle Royale is ridiculous.

AP3Brain posted...

I hope you one day mature and realize most works of art are inspired by others. Calling Squid Games a "knock off" of Battle Royale is ridiculous.

Squid Game is not art. It's just a big juicy burger that appeals to the palettes of most people because it's commonly known, cheap and filling. When I think of amazing artists, I think of outliers that challenge the status quo and aren't afraid to dish out some kind of crazy concoction, like the food you see in the anime Food Wars.

Okay. Troll it is.

Clutch posted...

BR as a nine episode series would blow the back out of Squid Games.

I'd be into this, but bump up the ages of the characters due to the violence and sexual stuff.

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insomniacRA posted...

Fuck I spoke too soon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9KUnjEGHMw

nose not sharp 1/10 adaptation.

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Itachi157 posted...

Kaiji is supreme

It's been such a long time I've seen Kaiji (13 years ago maybe?). I'm actually stoked to find out there's a season 2.

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I'm glad to see more eastern asian films getting recognition.