The squid game - if you live under a stone and you have not heard - is the series that is sweeping in Netflix and the entire world.
The Korean series is a constant puzzle, and among the keys and mysteries that compose it are the symbols that distinguish the game workers.
These three symbols are the square, the circle and the triangle. The workers who carry the circle on the forehead are those who are responsible for their most basic tasks, to remove the bodies, cooking, etc ... Those who carry the triangle are the soldiers, those in charge of the control of the game participants. And finally, those who carry the square are the bosses, it is the symbol of authority.
This is clear to everyone who has seen the series, but as we are geeks, we cannot resist investigating what really is behind the meaning of symbolism in the series. The most popular theory in networks right now is that of the Play command. The fans of the squad game bet that the square, the circle and the triangle are actually a reference to the control that appears in the plays of the play and the missing X is what players use to enter the jego so it is also present in the series.
Another deeper theory is left to us by the Reddit platform, where most geeks theories take place, so it is a must for us. A user of this platform, Macaroonoriginal, points to a work of art by Songai Gibon, a Japanese monk and artist. The work is called the universe, and shows a circle, a triangle and an overlapping square.
In the Songai universe, the circle is the origin of all things, the first, the most basic. The two arises from the circle, the triangle. And from two triangles arises the square, the three, which contains in its bosom the Yin and the Yang. The Pyramid of Creation, therefore, follows the hierarchy of Circle> Triangle> square, which is the same as that of the series.
This is an idea that fits us very well and also has a perfect spiritual background to explain the leitmotiv after the squid game, which is none other than the struggle between the Survival and Human Moral Institute. Behind the fictional plot there are theories, inspirations and other hidden symbolisms, and we as good geeks are willing to unravel all.
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