Clarence Page: ‘Squid Game’? ‘Parasite’? Here’s why they find a global audience
by Clarence Page, Tribune Content Agency
Oct 15, 2021
3 minutes
Since pop culture tells us a lot about our national state of mind, I have been intrigued by the internet buzz that has surrounded “Squid Game,” a South Korean survivalist drama about a peculiar form of class warfare in a dystopian setting.
Its success with audiences, hitting No. 1 on Netflix in 90 countries including this one, is no less surprising and impressive than “Parasite,” another South Korean drama about class differences that won four
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