Warning: There are spoilers for Squid Game Season 2.
squid game creator Hwang Dong-hyuk and Front Man actor Lee Byung-hun reveal the most difficult game to film in season 2. While the brutal competitions once again begin with Red Light, Green Light, the other games are different this time. After Red Light, Green Light, squid gamePlayers compete in teams of five as part of a six-stage race and then have to race to rooms with a certain number of players before being shot during a scramble game.
When speaking with The wrap, Hwang and Lee reveal the six-legged race was the hardest game to film. Hwang explained why this particular game is thematically important to the series and how it is different from other competitions. However, both Hwang and Lee detail the negative effects that filming the six-legged race had on the cast and crew, which led to coughing and nausea, which made the game a challenge to film. Check out Hwang and Lee's comments below:
Hwang Dong Hyuk: This was the only game where the participants cheered for each other. I thought [while writing the game]If we can increase opportunities for people to support and cheer each other on, society will improve.
Lee Byung-hun: It was the most fun, but also the most tiring. Every time a group ran, [the set] it was completely full of dust and it was difficult to breathe.
Hwang Dong Hyuk: Everyone got very sick. As soon as I said “Cut”, everyone started coughing, including me. It took more than two weeks to film the scene.
What this means for Squid Game Season 2
Filming the six-legged race took an ironic turn
With the six-stage race requiring each team to complete five games in five minutes or less, is the most complex competition in squid game 2nd season. It is also the most rewarding game to watch, as the rules force players to work together and give each other squid game character a moment to shine, while also being applauded by his fellow competitors. Hwang's intention in writing the scene is successfully executed, with this game offering glimpses of hope and unity in a cruel world.
That being said, of all the games in squid game In Season 2, the six-legged race was the most challenging to film, largely because of the dust it raised and the dangerous effects it had on the health of the cast and crew. Although coughing and getting sick from dust is less extreme than the characters endure, there is irony in squid gamethe talent of having to suffer to create entertainment. squid game was a huge success for Netflix, but the series encountered many challenges along the way.
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With the six-legged race being the most fun game to watch, I'm glad to know that it was fun for Lee and the rest of the cast to film, and that Hwang saw it as an opportunity for unity and hope amid the bleakness of the series. themes. However, hearing about the adverse effects filming the scene had on the cast and crew makes the six-legged race even grimmer. Also is linked to the three-year gap between squid game seasons 1 and 2with the new season being on a larger scale and being even more complex to film than its predecessor.
Source: The wrap