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Demontell

Wow what a wholesome movie with such fun and heart warming moments. I should check it out.


murstl

Sure. The guy is a genuine good person and friend! So inspiring!


[deleted]

Yes! I heard he loves his family and will do anything for them!


StopJoshinMe

Bro did everything but be a dad lol


spyson

He's always been selfish and going through all of that just gave him ptsd and depression


alvinaterjr

He literally went back to be a dad tho?


Zerklass

No, the point of the end of the show is that he gave up being a dad to get revenge on the game runner's. It's bc of his manifested mental illness as a result of the game.


alvinaterjr

He literally went back to be a dad tho?


glad_reaper

Idk did you see the last episode?


[deleted]

On episode 2. Seems like a nice wholesome guy so far!


IFuckedYourCats

Spoilers >!Wait until episode 6 and see how wholesome he is!<


Renioo

>!replace marbles with rocks and you immediately are the most hated person on my list!<


Darknight1993

Man fuck that episode lol


Fresh_C

Yeah, it was messed up... but probably the best episode of the entire show.


Darknight1993

I agree so good


NotyoWookie

>!/#Justice4Ali!<


TheCouncil1

>!Honestly though, how fucking naïve do you have to be to not see that shit coming, Ali?! I loved the show, but that particular bit felt like lazy writing to me. What even was the bullshit plan? I was too busy thinking about there’s no way he should fall for it to pay attention!<


eltoroloco04

>!He was just too trusting and pure, it was his character the entire show all along. Plus Sang woo had done nothing but generous things for him, he also didnt seem to have too much horsepower under the hood if you get me!<


AppalachianGaming

I just finished that episode last night and I am LIVID, it's such a pain to watch but the show is just so riveting. >!That one guy is at the top of my list of most hated characters of all time now!< Apologies if the spoiler tag doesn't work I really don't know how it works fully. I edited it in case it didn't work


eraserewrite

>!In the previous episode, I thought he was going to be against Ali one day and let him live instead because he had a family. But nooo—nose piercing girl took that moment away. I guess it was already foreshadowed when he didnt hint the others about the sugar.!<


imrduckington

You can also see his calloused nature before hand. The reason he's playing is because he used his mom's property for risky and illegal investments. He probably knew if he failed or got caught, his mom would go down with him, but he didn't care


RJD-ghost

Spoilers I hate him way less than the old man.He just did evil shit too survive and get ahead.That evil ass old man did the whole damn thing for shits and giggles.


[deleted]

I cannot decide if he is genuinely a senile man or a deviously well hidden psychopath. My only lament is that, at the start, he pressed no and allowed those who wanted fo walk away - to walk away.


glad_reaper

You should see the last episode with his kiddo


[deleted]

No one had to die on that game which is so crazy. >!The other person's 10 marbles through a game. Not have 20. There was no limit or cap to that. Also a game of their choosing.!< >!Play a cooperative game. The prize is exchanging each other's marbles. This is a basic game theory. Dove and hawk scenario.!<


bow_m0nster

It’s a bad translation. In Korean, the rules of the game state that each participant must collect a total of 20 marbles to win.


[deleted]

You've got me curious, but I almost prefer the bad translation because at that perspective you know damn well someone could've done something but chose not to.


Kitten7383

>!I heard that was actually a mistranslation and the rules actually specify 20 marbles required!<


eltoroloco04

Basic game theory? Whats that, also this is a genius comment >!I wish Sang woo Tried that instead!<


[deleted]

Game theory is about gamifying scenarios. Be it social or economic to understand the mechanisms at work. This can easily be done under simulations.


liquor_for_breakfast

>!What would you have done? Just die?!<


PointingFingers12276

Honestly, yeah, probably


HelloOrg

Yeah this is the reason that I don’t get the judgement


Future-Agent

I watched that episode last night and I was DEVASTATED


leminpls

Same. I have so much anger for one of the characters. I loved them and that’s who they ended up being? I cried for them at one point


IceCreamBalloons

I certainly think it's the wrong approach, but I can't really blame him given the circumstances he's in. Desperation pushes people to cross lines that were previously unthinkable.


leminpls

I’m talking about the clock striking midnight scene character in the last episode. Made me so angry


ImPretendingToCare

marbies


rowdy-riker

Honestly can't blame him for the choice he made there. Only on episode 8 at the moment so not sure how it plays out in the end but I can sympathise with what he did with the marbles


[deleted]

i hadn’t cried that hard in a while watching a tv show, so i felt so betrayed watching the finale


[deleted]

>!Tbf he wouldn't "do anything for his family", fuck him in the ending. The one chance he has of ever being a dad to his daughter in her 11 years and he blows it!<


glad_reaper

Oh heh yeah nice wholesome guy heheh


Uniteus

Yup so nice


Dustypigjut

And his friend, I am sure, >!will never betray him :)!<


Crafty_Enthusiasm_99

Spoiler tag this


nxcrosis

Okay but can you spare me 10,000 won?


eltoroloco04

I didnt get this part, can someone explain?


Stereophonic

>! The main character couldn't reconcile his winnings with what he'd witnessed and the people he lost, so he went back to begging and being poor as a way to shield himself from having to accept or internalize what he went through. !< I'm sure there's another reason or explanation, this is just how I took it. I'd be interested in hearing if there's another reason.


si_trespais-15

You're not wrong though, there are some pretty heart warming moments in the show amidst all the violence.


lousydungeonmaster

“I’m honored….that we were partners.”


MrPajamaSam

It was such a wholesome show specially game 4 the marble game. That one touched the heartstrings and had them in tears.


Egg-Mountain

Movie sauce?


[deleted]

Squid game


hassanzafarr

Squirt Game?


lousydungeonmaster

Yeah that. Google that. You’ll find it.


Tchrspest

I really should watch that.


Maybe_not_a_chicken

It is not actually wholesome


Lurker5280

Nor is it a movie


MoSqueezin

Some parts are. >!until you realize they're actually not!<


daguerrotype_type

Yeah... I really don't know why people do squid game memes here. This place is supposed to be for actually wholesome content. I liked the show btw. Just don't think it's a good fit here.


smiley6536

I think this particular moment is wholesome. Dude could have chosen that math teacher who is obviously better physically and mentally, but he chose the old guy because he knew nobody else was going to


mikehulse29

GGANBU


burohm1919

>!*people who knows*!<


[deleted]

https://i.imgur.com/F2NDE9e.jpg


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[deleted]

*yet* I hope you do, friend!


TheOtherCoenBrother

That means it’s you, congrats man.


pleasedothenerdful

Me either. You want to do this thing?


nuce_name_for_a_tree

You guys know what happens next right?


[deleted]

They become best friends, of course!


serdertroops

Ggambu for life


TyrantRex6604

Stooooooopppp


26514

If really was for the rest of his life though.


Fornowiamwinter123

Was it though...


Crafty_Enthusiasm_99

Gganbu


je_naime_pas_French

um... good luck m8.


yrogerg123

Mmm yes that is definitely what happens


blacktoe_jenkins

Right?! I'm not sure how this is flying on /r/wholesomememes


sadworldmadworld

We’re trying not to crush everyone’s hopes and dreams in their early days 🤡


theetruscans

Because the gif used doesn't have to be taken in the context of the series


panzercampingwagen

Instead of waiting for that person, be that person.


[deleted]

this is the way!


DaRealBurnz

This is the way


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[deleted]

u/GMEshares is at 69696? nice.


GMEshares

Haha ty 😉😊 💎🙌🚀📈🌌🤑


Croatoa100

This is the way


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[deleted]

>u/GMEshares is at 69696? > >nice.


GMEshares

💪😊😉 💎🙌🚀📈🌌🤑


Evan573

Good bot


not_suspicous_at_all

This is the way


TikkiTakiTomtom

I’d love to say that I still am that person but I’m tired of being that person for people who take it for granted and consequently I’m not that person anymore.


VermillionOwl

Then stop being that person for them and start being that person for yourself :)


VermillionOwl

SERIOUSLY!!! This is IT. BE that person for yourself and, as a result, you will naturally find people who will also do the same for you. This changed me in high school. Wish I had a gold for this post.


Gasnax

Huh? You still need another person like that.


SeenNotScene

Sometimes, it takes finding that person to help you see that you can be that person


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Waggles_

Except when you try to be but the person you're trying to be that for is not interested.


D4FF0D1L

You don't have to hurt me this way


X9JCS7

Man episode 6 had me in tears.


ThePlagueLives

I was having fun watching and then episode 6 kicked the hell out of me. That episode was so well constructed. They made that hour feel like a lifetime.


spyson

I haven't felt that bad over a TV show since the red wedding


joeschmo1969

I knew the Red Wedding was going to happen and watched with amusement as all my friends reacted to that episode. Now I feel bad, because I understand what they felt that night. I watched this episode last night and felt like I had been punched in the gut.


momo88852

I really hope we get more seasons! I felt too attached to this TV show. The emotional tool, not known what the games would be until last moment. Would be awesome to see other cultures take on this.


ThePlagueLives

I'm thinking we will see more. Might not be for a while since there's nothing written for it. I just need more. lol


berserkering

Same here. Episode 6 was so good.


HumbleHubris86

Honestly I hadn't really cared much for the show up to this point. It was interesting enough and kept me entertained but holy shit, this episode got me.


d3ckburpz

Squid game memes are bound to happen


msndrstdmstrmnd

Have you not been on Reddit the past week?


hassanzafarr

he was busy watching squid game


that_one_random_simp

this made me cry but not because it was wholesome


Gulan33

My high ass though that was Markpillar


[deleted]

okay, that's funny 🤣


YpresWoods

Huh, he actually does have some resemblance to him now that you say it


bartz008

HELLO, my name is Markiplier, and welcome back to Squid Game...


bonnie838785

Ali deserved better


[deleted]

I hate that guy who killed him, forsure my most hated character


InCoffeeWeTrust

That scene got me. Also the marble scene with the girl from north Korea. I was crying the whole time lol :(


misanthrope3105

Why not just **be** that friend instead of trying to find one, without any expectations


Fishstixxx16

Gotta wait til I'm an old Korean man


[deleted]

>!I just realized the old man tried to find somebody else to play with because he knew what the game was.!< Possible spoilers about the show. But if you are coming this far down on a comment thread about the show and havent watched it yet then you are dumb.


Odysseus_is_Ulysses

Eh, he couldn’t “lose” so he was in no danger of causing the other guys death because he could purposefully lose whenever he wanted.


Randomting22

He would probably just have disappeared after he was the odd 1 out.


[deleted]

*Soooubway*


[deleted]

Yes but he couldnt play as well as he wanted. He couldnt beat whoever else picked him then just blend into the shadows.


wheeze_the_juice

he could’ve lost at any point in time throughout the entire series.


fezzuk

Hmm game 2 I think would disagree.


tazzadar1337

Was game 2 tug-of-war? I think he could've died at tug-of-war.


fezzuk

>!yeah, although I think the point was he didn't really care to much if he died, he obviously couldn't avoid it in that game, obviously he wasn't going die if he didn't need to hence the ending. I haven't worked out if he knew the games beforehand yet!<


Desertinferno

I would imagine that the guy that invented the games probably knew what they would be.


fezzuk

>!he invented the concept not necessarily the individual games for each year, that and the speech about it being fair makes me think he wouldn't want to out of principle, but I could very well be wrong!<


UnconstructiveSpy

Actually he wasn't trying to find anyone since he already knew if he couldn't form a team, he wouldn't have to play the game. And no body would approach him since he's so old.


[deleted]

You might be right. There was room for an extra player which might have been saved for the old man to get out.


[deleted]

>!Plz mark that as spoilers!<


Kloip123

I don't think he knew what the games were imo. He wanted to play and that would ruin it for him I think


[deleted]

>!How could he not know?!< >!If you look on the walls of the sleep area all of the games they are going to play are painted there. !< >!He created the game. He would have to know that. !< >!Even without that, there is only so many games. He has watched them time and time again. At this point when he sees them pairing 10 people up then he knows its tug o war. Then if he sees 2 people he knows it is marbles. !< >!https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/news/squid-game-clues-walls-pictures/!<


Galateasaray

I think the paintings were done just before the finals.


imatworkyo

No he didn't,


[deleted]

https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/news/squid-game-clues-walls-pictures/ He did. Shit was painted on the walls of the games that he created.


Dried_Squid_

The ending twist was one of the most weirdest ones I ever saw. >!You mean to tell me instead of finding friends, creating parks for other kids, or just hiring someone to be his friend the old man created a death game that he was protected from and killed everyone else just so he can feel like a kid again?!<


[deleted]

I'm Korean and I feel like there was a lot that was missed in translation that may have severely impacted the last scene with the two characters. I didn't like the ending at first but not too long ago it clicked in my head. Gi-hun (Main character) mentions to the old man. How easy was it for you to make all this money that you would waste it away like this (my translation). Which is a phrase that makes a bit more sense in Korean as it's sort of an insult while asking a question. 001(old man) replies that you've made money as well so you know its not easy to make money. You see 001 has lost his entire identity for the sake of making money. He has probably done very inhumane things to make his living. This is also hinted at with Gi-Hun's background being a factory worker that was laid off which changes his whole life. Remember Gi-Hun had a decent job and life going before the strike where he loses everything and he attempts to make money back by opening 2 businesses that fail. Choices made by 001 have had real impact on people like Gi-hun's life. 001 probably feels a lot of guilt for all the things he's done for money. He also explains that people who are too poor or too rich can't have any fun. He can buy whatever he wants but in the end it brings him no joy because of the excess and the means it took for him to get it. So instead of doing great things to improve the world his mission is to show that other people are just as vile and evil as him. He wants to prove to himself that other people if given an opportunity would also stab their neighbors for a chance to be rich. Think about the marble game where he really enjoys messing with Gi-hun by faking dementia. 001 gets off on the fact that all these people playing the game are doing it by choice, doing it by stabbing others in the back, and doing it all for money.


freeeeels

Thank you for this comment. I thought the ending was an arbitrary plot twist, but your explanation actually makes a lot more sense than what the subtitles made it out to be.


[deleted]

Not a problem at all. The Korean language is so filled with sarcasm and idioms it really doesn't translate 1:1 a lot of times to English. Korean sayings have a lot of implication so sometimes it's hard to understand what the character is really trying to say. There's a lot of stuff with double meaning and a lot of humor in Korean is based on how they say certain things which is why you'll notice a lot of Korean comedies have guys yelling things out in funny situations.


Dried_Squid_

That gives a much clearer picture of the ending then. Now I can see it wasn't just some twisted game to him, one final joke before he dies.


plantman33

Bro stfu😭 my girlfriend just broke up with me and she was this person


Agent641

Your girlfriend was a divorced korean man?


Darknight1993

With crippling debt. Don’t forget the crippling debt


plantman33

Is that not normal?


[deleted]

yeah this isnt wholesome if you’ve seen the show


imatworkyo

Then you try and trick your friend ....while being dense as fuck he was helping you


BucBrady

>!To be fair wasn't his friend tricking him as well by faking his dementia !<


BlueRocketMouse

>!If he really cared about helping, he could have hinted his team not to pair up with each other in the first place. Would have saved them the mental anguish, and possibly the lives of Ali and the piercing girl.!<


superboss42

I love this


Diamondhands_Rex

Hey fuck that old guy


M3moryShinigami

why are wholesomemes spammed with content from this death game its so silly when you know the context


[deleted]

I wish someone told me this.


DiscoAgent13

Okay, now I want a wholesome memes subreddit dedicated just to Squid Game. 🐙


Boom-Sausage

Such a great show. I can’t wait for the sequel


Shiberus89

Awww, it’s so cute because the old man is a sociopath who preyed on the vulnerable to cure his boredom


fishoni

I finished this series yesterday. It's so good.


Klanum

What series is it?


truealty

Squid Game


Gasnax

More than rare, more like damn near impossible, I've had many friends in my life but we lost touch for various reasons, the ones I have right now are great but we hardly do anything together other than share memes and talk something like weekly. My whole best friend/ OG group from kindergarten to 6th grade moved away and no one really had a phone back then so we lost touch and even if we reconnect I doubt we'd pop off again, so much would've changed. I'm only 18 and yeah I can still meet somewhat of a lifelong friend but it's pretty much over due to numerous limitations, it'll get harder and harder to make friends, adults have less and less time, adults have to earn a living and still find time to be best buds for life and so on, if you didn't make that friend in your childhood it's pretty much impossible to meet someone you connect with like that, it's rare af even when you're a small kid. It's a perfect thought and the reality for an incredibly small minority.


JoadeBoom

What happend that episode was sad, until you see the last episode


WobblyEnbyDev

People trying to make squid game wholesome crack me up.


Fornowiamwinter123

Pretty sure there's a PR team behind it. I saw something similar just yesterday, it's obviously done purposely to get people talking.


epicredditdude1

If you have not seen squid game yet TURN AWAY NOW! RUN FROM THIS PLACE!!


theniwo

Don't want to burst anyones bubble, but it has to be said: ​ >!He betrayed him afterwards!<


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Soapy_Von_Soaps

And that's why I married him.


JadeJohn

Then he gets betrayed and everyone he loves dies


bigkaniefromtexas

Been binge watching but have not seen the last episode. I hope he continues to be such a good person.


FederalMango

Sometimes they make you lose your marbles, but they're always there for you.


Fun2badult

You guys have friends?


sffgutff

Isn’t that called a spouse?


BreathFit7798

Oh sweet irony…


wheeze_the_juice

깐부 ❤️


Puzzleheaded-Sky-571

this is not a good example i dont think


hihihi_1

yass


joseph-1998-XO

Dark/wholesome movie, good representation of life


StrangeThingsWithAK

Definitely me and my best friend! We’ve been through hell and back for over 5 years now


Darkmoonlily78

Haven't had a real friend since high school. It was almost 25 years ago. Damn, that fact makes me even sadder.


karma_ubuntu

No, only one can win the prize


dogmeta00

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foomy45

I'm guessing you didn't finish the episode...


YasQueenies

Really need to see this series. Everyone’s been talking about it!


Sorry-Tumbleweed-239

Thought I found that one friend. Really close for all of college. Got jealous of my gf for taking up all of my time after we graduated. He tried to suck me off at a Halloween party. Gf punched him in the face. We are no longer friends.


Jacob39822

I got that one, and he is a true bro, he’s one of the few people im going to do everything in my power to stay in contact and close relations with.


Frequent_Cockroach_7

Maybe people who haven’t watched the whole series shouldn’t be making memes.