Creator of Squid Game responds to claims MrBeast ‘ripped off’ show’s format for Beast Games

The clue is in the name really

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Okay so, MrBeast may have already done his own version of Squid Game on his YouTube channel, but you can’t tell me his new Amazon show Beast Games doesn’t have a very similar format to the huge Netflix show.

From having 1,000 contestants fighting it out for a cash prize, to people literally falling through the floor when they’re eliminated, Beast Games definitely feels inspired by Squid Game.

The production on ‘Beast Games’ is crazy pic.twitter.com/3SyYOJV8Bs

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But now the creator of the huge Netflix show has opened up about his thoughts on others replicating the format of Squid Game. Speaking to LADbible, Dong-hyuk admitted others taking the key themes from Squid Game fits into the “capitalist society” depicted in the show.

He explained: “You know the themes of the Squid Games is about the capitalist society, where everything is commoditised and everything is calculated with money.

“I want to say here that the series of Squid Game is not created to enlighten or awaken anybody. It is a product that is created to generate revenue, right?

“Having said that, to have people watch a show like that, to recreate the game on their own, make their own versions, I think all of it is very much in line with the capitalist society that is depicted in Squid Game.

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He added: “All of it really is a reflection of the world that is portrayed in Squid Game. Some people like to say that [things like Mr Beast’s Squid Game video] dilute the message of Squid Game. I actually think it enforces it and makes the message even greater.”