The South Korean dystopic thriller follows a group of down-on-their-luck people who voluntarily enter a competition involving a series of deadly children’s games, all for the amusement of the rich.
Small details are important, and everything from the colors of the contestants’ uniforms to the designs of the workers’ masks is a symbol with deeper meaning.
Whenever a contestant or worker dies, they’re carried off in a black coffin wrapped with a pink bow, much like a large gift box.
In a roundtable interview with Netflix Korea , “Squid Game” production designer Chae Kyung Sun explained the gift-box coffins’ meaning.
Actually participating in the games was his way of getting an adrenalin fix, even if he was never in mortal danger like the other contestants.