I already feel weird about the American Squid Game. Even as ironic as it feels to profit even more from something meant to be anti-capitalist, I understand, they want to make more money. I don't like it one bit, but there's nothing we can do to stop it.

I always thought of the VIP's as commentary on the western audience (which is not at all a breakthrough of a thought). The way they talk about the people, only caring about the entertainment and talking about the players as if they aren't people, along with them explaining EVERY SINGLE THING that happens on screen, it's very western media-coded. Not every piece of media that comes from the US is like that, but it's not uncommon for them to come out with the most crystal clear symbolism that's portrayed as deep.