{"id":55951,"date":"2025-01-28T18:29:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/mrbeast-under-fire-for-3-5-million-squid-game-recreation-dexerto\/"},"modified":"2025-01-28T18:29:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T18:29:15","slug":"mrbeast-under-fire-for-3-5-million-squid-game-recreation-dexerto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/2025\/01\/28\/mrbeast-under-fire-for-3-5-million-squid-game-recreation-dexerto\/","title":{"rendered":"MrBeast under fire for $3.5 million Squid Game recreation &#8211; Dexerto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MrBeast under fire for $3.5 million Squid Game recreation YouTube: MrBeast\/TwitterMrBeast is receiving backlash from users on Twitter after posting a TikTok video showing off the set he\u2019s built for his recreation of Squid Game. Since the release of the South Korean dystopian TV show Squid Game on Netflix, fans all over the world have become hooked on the series. The dark vision of the future is brought to us by producer and screenwriter Hwang Dong-hyuk, and plenty of creators have looked to recreate the iconic games. That is without the violent moments, of course. MrBeast quickly announced his intention of re-creating the viral tv show. Since then, he\u2019s revealed the $3.5 million dollar cost and has provided several updates on the progress of his build. However, after posting a TikTok update on November 13, the creator was met with some backlash. Click here if TikTok doesn\u2019t load MrBeast receives backlash Alongside his upload to TikTok, the YouTube philanthropist also shared the video on Twitter. He was quickly met with criticism over the fact he\u2019s recreating the series, as well as how much he\u2019s spent setting it up. One user brought up a point about the type of games the series is based on. \u201cThere is no part of me that understands this. They\u2019re children\u2019s games,\u201d they said. \u201cThey\u2019re based on real games children play. You can just play them, why do so many people think \u201cSquid Game in real life\u201d is cool?\u201d there is no part of me that understands this. they\u2019re childrens games. they\u2019re based off of real games children play. you can just play them why do so many people think \u201csquid game in real life\u201d is cool \u2014 Wrought (@Wr0ught_) November 14, 2021 Somebody else mentioned the quality of the set that\u2019s been created. \u201cDoesn\u2019t even look good,\u201d they commented. \u201cIt\u2019s like a 20-foot paint job, most of the more intricate visual details are missing, especially in the alleyway set.\u201d Doesn\u2019t even look good. It\u2019s like a 20 foot pant job, most of the more intricate visual details are missing esp in the alleyway set \u2014 dripp_g0d \ud83d\udd4a (@oxy_city) November 14, 2021 Others have argued that he should donate his money to those in need instead of building such an elaborate set. Recently, MrBeast has pledged to raise $30 million to clean up the world\u2019s oceans, one of his many ways to give back to the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MrBeast under fire for $3.5 million Squid Game recreation YouTube: MrBeast\/TwitterMrBeast is receiving backlash from users on Twitter after posting a TikTok video showing off the set he\u2019s built for his recreation of Squid Game. Since the release of the South Korean dystopian TV show Squid Game on Netflix, fans all over the world have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55951\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}