What do you think about Lee Jung-jae's comment on Squid Game (on financial planning, extremes, cumulation of wealth)?

"But if you think about the themes of Squid Game — how far we are willing to go to accumulate personal wealth; the lengths people are forced to go to — the fact it resonated with so many around the world is worrying.

"You get a sense this is the reality for so many people globally. And that makes me feel hugely sad."

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In Squid Game, Lee Jung-jae played Seong Gi-hun, a man who was addicted to gambling on horse races and accumulated a large debt to loan sharks.

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And while the show was a blast to watch for many around the world, the actors themselves were horrified by the extent of what they had to do when playing their characters.

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Said Jung-jae: "We had to express the experiences of these characters being pushed to those extremes… it was terrible.

"The more beautiful the game set was and the more childish and fun it seemed, the more horrific it was for the characters, and therefore us as actors."

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While many of us may not go to that extreme in Squid Game, I find it's good for reflecting... how not to push ourselves to extremes, how we need to plan ahead + respond in a crisis/desperate situation.