By William Earl
SPOILER ALERT: This text comprises main spoilers from the “Squid Game” collection finale, now streaming on Netflix.
Lee Jung-jae‘s Seong Gi-hun has at all times been the beating coronary heart of “Squid Sport,” and his final sacrifice permits the dour finale to have a flash of humanity shine via.
Lee spoke with Selection concerning the day he discovered Participant 456’s destiny, his conversations with “Squid Sport” creator Hwang Dong-hyuk concerning the collection finale and his hopes for Gi-hun’s daughter.
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Now that it’s all been launched, I feel the ending was positively one thing that a whole lot of the viewers didn’t count on to see. I do know there are lots of people with all kinds of various opinions concerning the ending, and I’m following up on all of them. I do know a whole lot of you want to precise what you considered the ending on social media, so I’m making an attempt to test all of them.
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I acquired the whole script for Seasons 2 and three on the similar time, and I learn the whole lot the day that I acquired it. That’s once I discovered about my character’s destiny and the ending. I used to be very shocked too, as a result of it was not one thing I had anticipated to see. I bear in mind talking rather a lot about this ending with Director Hwang, and I requested him, “Did you’ve completely different endings in thoughts? Had been there completely different variations?” And he advised me that he did consider different endings. Nevertheless, he did share with me that he believed this was the appropriate method to finish the story of “Squid Sport.” He additionally shared with me that I shouldn’t take a look at Gi-hun’s sacrifice as simply merely a sacrifice itself, however what if we may take a look at it as one thing that exhibits or symbolizes hope for humanity?
That was a part of the numerous conversations between the director and me, and we thought rather a lot about how the viewers was going to answer Gi-hun making his alternative earlier than he finishes what he was saying. I bear in mind, even on the day that we shot that sequence, I imagine rather a lot was going via his thoughts. I feel he was additionally contemplating a distinct model of Gi-hun ending what he was saying. I used to be additionally considering rather a lot about completely different variations of that, too. However I imagine Director Hwang wished the viewers to complete the sentence in their very own method and in their very own interpretation. I imagine he designed the scene and the sequence in order that the tip of the sentence belongs to the entire viewers, and they’re those who will end it with their very own feelings and their very own journey.
In fact, it was that final scene, that final second of Gi-hun. I had been on a really strict food regimen for about 14 months main as much as that time. Particularly for the final two months, I used to be on a particularly harsh food regimen in comparison with earlier than we shot the collection. I had misplaced about 10 kilograms from my common weight. I actually wished to be sure that not solely did I specific Gi-hun’s feelings, however I additionally wished the viewers to know simply how utterly dry and depleted he was simply by taking a look at him. I additionally bear in mind we needed to shoot that final second for a really very long time. It took rather a lot longer than you may count on on that filming day. That was the one scene we have been in a position to shoot, so it was extraordinarily vital and likewise very difficult.
Fascinated with the “Squid Sport” storyline, I wish to see Gi-hun’s daughter dismantle the whole system. However on a private word, I hope she doesn’t be taught something concerning the fact of all of it. I hope she doesn’t know something about her dad. I simply want she would stay a really joyful and secure life along with her stepdad and mother.
This interview was carried out via an interpreter and has been edited and condensed for readability.
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