Afshin Salehi

The meaning: 1. Crony Capitalism (NOT free market) - The Game is Rigged by the Powerful: The VIPs and Front Man represent political and corporate elites who manipulate the system for their own amusement. The players (ordinary citizens) believe they have a "fair shot" at wealth, but the rules are secretly designed to favor the powerful (e.g., arbitrary game changes, betrayals encouraged). This mirrors real-world crony capitalism, where politicians and oligarchs rig markets, bail out their friends, and exploit the poor while pretending the system is meritocratic. 2. Socialist Undertones - False Equality & Forced Redistribution: The prize money comes from betting by the rich (VIPs), resembling a state-controlled redistribution system where the elite decide who gets wealth. The games enforce forced equality—everyone starts the same, but the system is brutal and dehumanizing, much like authoritarian socialism, where the state dictates survival. The final prize is a fixed sum (₩45.6 billion), suggesting that wealth is limited and must be taken from others, similar to socialist economies where resources are redistributed rather than created.

Disinformation and an insult against liberty and against a great man... *What a woke!*

It is an anti-American ignorant, leftish-wokish picture, that tries to show that civil liberties and the constitution are lame, old, ineffectual, and harmful.

It should win many Oscars! I cannot express how amazing the movie is. I am adding some additional words here because the review length should be more than 30 words:)

I think Fredrich Nietzsche directed the movie. It is a philosophical masterpiece. How we pitty selfish devils, and turn our backs on magnificence. We crush others for our simple desires, but we cannot bear a fraction of the same behavior against ourselves. But all of us are nothing but mere nobodies in a nowhere land. And all we know is 'blind judging.'

After watching 500+ all-kinds-of movies, This sits as #1 by far. Just watch it and you are amazed. The score is the most pleasing in the world, Forget anything that AFI says.

McCarthy shows true penmanship in the writing. The directorial is flawless. Everything is smooth. A perfect real-world story. Meticulous choice of actors.

The story is quite fascinating and deep. It is not anti-AI nor pro-AI. But about how vulnerable human emotions could be. words vs deeds. And when AI is sufficiently trained, it chooses the best route. The story has many other aspects as well.