"Live, live at the cost of the death of others!" This is my deepest feeling after watching the South Korean survival drama television series "Squid Game". I think this series expresses the relationship between rights, capital, and life through children's games. Despite the simple rules of the game, people become crazy and terrible to win a big prize.
In "Squid Game", 456 players who were deep in debt attended a contest. Some of the unemployed signed indenture contracts borrowing from loan sharks, some were heavily in debt because of embezzlement, some had no way to retreat because they were chased by gangsters, and some suffered from diseases due to old age... So they all needed money.
In this context, there was an opportunity for them to make a fortune by playing games, but only the final winner could survive, receiving a reward of about 250 million yuan.
After the first round of the game named "One, Two, Three, Wooden Man", many people wanted to quit the game after half the people died. However, in the face of poverty, they returned to the game together. Knowing that there was a risk of death, they had a little hope to survive.
Of course, in the series, there are also some warm scenes, including trusting each other with their lives, and friendships across generations. But these relationships were destroyed by the desire for life. In order to survive themselves, some people began to inflict death on others.
I am thankful for being chosen by God who keeps me from getting caught up in this worldly game mode and losing myself because of money and desire.
For many Christians, regardless of their lives, the only thing they care about is obeying God's law and following His footsteps. With such a heart in the world, they are not subject to the rules of the world or fall into the snare of temptation.
In fact, Christians’ greatest hope is in Jesus Christ who is the way, the truth, and the life. So poverty, disease, and even death can not threaten them, as Jesus is the answer.
Too often people are filled with fear of the unknown, poverty, and death, yet Jesus Christ came to free those who are held in slavery by their fear of death.
The series shows us the helplessness in life, the ugliness, and the fickleness of human nature, but through this play, I also realize the gospel is eternal and the truth comes through Jesus. The best way for people to escape the bondage of the world is to abide in Christ.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
“活下去，以死亡为代价的活下去！”这是我笔者看完《鱿鱼游戏》之后最深的感受。我想这部影片虽然以儿童游戏为载体表达了权利、资本、生命之间的关系。虽然是简单的游戏规则，但是在无穷大的利益驱使之下，人变得癫狂和可怕。
参与到这场游戏之中的人，有因为没有工作而借高利贷以至于签署卖身契的人、因为挪用公司资产而负债累累的人、因为被黑道追杀而退无可退的人，还有因为年老而患有疾病的老者......在现实中他们都有共同的一个需求——就是需要钱。
也就是在这样的背景下，一个机会摆在面前，通过玩游戏的方式可以获得巨额财富，但是只有一个最后得胜者能够活下来，他将会得到约2.5亿人民币的奖励。
玩第一轮游戏“一二三，木头人”之后，在以一半人性命为代价的过后，很多人想要退出比赛。然而，在绝对的贫穷面前，这些人又一同的回到比赛中。明知道会有死亡的风险临到，却也存这侥幸的心理。
当然，在影片中也有因为信任而彼此性命相托，也有跨越年龄的友谊，但是这些温暖的画面却又败在了对生的渴望。有些人为了自己能活下去，开始伤害他人的性命，仅仅是想要活下去。
笔者庆幸在生命中上帝拣选了我。上帝让我没有陷入到这世俗的游戏模式中，没有让我为了金钱和欲望不断的迷失自己。
对于很多基督徒来说，性命早已经置身事外，唯独看中的则是遵行神的律法、跟随上帝的脚步。当有这样一颗心存在世界的中的时候，世界的规则自然无法框架我们，我们也不会陷入到世俗的网罗中。
其实对于基督徒来说，拥有最大的盼望乃是在耶稣基督的里面。耶稣让我们看的乃是真理，他的道路，所以人世间贫穷不是问题、疾病不是问题、甚至死亡也不是问题，因为在耶稣那里都有直接的答案。
太多时候，人心中充满了对未知世界、贫穷和死亡的恐惧，然而耶稣基督来释放了那些因为怕死而做奴仆的人。
《鱿鱼游戏》这部剧，让我看见了人生中的无奈以及人性中的丑陋和善变，但是透过这部剧笔者也更认识到福音的永恒和耶稣基督的真实。细细想来，人想要脱离世界的捆绑，最好的途径，就是住在基督里！
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福音影评 | 观《鱿鱼游戏》认识到福音的永恒和耶稣基督的真实
"Live, live at the cost of the death of others!" This is my deepest feeling after watching the South Korean survival drama television series "Squid Game". I think this series expresses the relationship between rights, capital, and life through children's games. Despite the simple rules of the game, people become crazy and terrible to win a big prize.
In "Squid Game", 456 players who were deep in debt attended a contest. Some of the unemployed signed indenture contracts borrowing from loan sharks, some were heavily in debt because of embezzlement, some had no way to retreat because they were chased by gangsters, and some suffered from diseases due to old age... So they all needed money.
In this context, there was an opportunity for them to make a fortune by playing games, but only the final winner could survive, receiving a reward of about 250 million yuan.
After the first round of the game named "One, Two, Three, Wooden Man", many people wanted to quit the game after half the people died. However, in the face of poverty, they returned to the game together. Knowing that there was a risk of death, they had a little hope to survive.
Of course, in the series, there are also some warm scenes, including trusting each other with their lives, and friendships across generations. But these relationships were destroyed by the desire for life. In order to survive themselves, some people began to inflict death on others.
I am thankful for being chosen by God who keeps me from getting caught up in this worldly game mode and losing myself because of money and desire.
For many Christians, regardless of their lives, the only thing they care about is obeying God's law and following His footsteps. With such a heart in the world, they are not subject to the rules of the world or fall into the snare of temptation.
In fact, Christians’ greatest hope is in Jesus Christ who is the way, the truth, and the life. So poverty, disease, and even death can not threaten them, as Jesus is the answer.
Too often people are filled with fear of the unknown, poverty, and death, yet Jesus Christ came to free those who are held in slavery by their fear of death.
The series shows us the helplessness in life, the ugliness, and the fickleness of human nature, but through this play, I also realize the gospel is eternal and the truth comes through Jesus. The best way for people to escape the bondage of the world is to abide in Christ.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Gospel Review: To Abide in Jesus After Watching 'The Squid Game'
