MrBeast\u2019s viral Squid Game video slammed for \u201cplagiarism\u201d of hit Netflix show YouTube: MrBeast \/ NetflixOn November 24, YouTube star \u2018MrBeast\u2019 released his own version of Netflix\u2019s hit show, \u2018Squid Game\u2019 \u2014 and while it\u2019s garnered over 110 million views in under a week, not everyone is pleased by the creator\u2019s latest project. Jimmy \u2018MrBeast\u2019 Donaldson is one of YouTube\u2019s most prominent content creators. The YouTuber is known for orchestrating massive videos with outrageous challenges \u2026 and a generous cash prize for those who participate. This generosity is also what\u2019s raised MrBeast to internet stardom; alongside his ambitious \u201cchallenge-style\u201d videos, the influencer has given away millions of dollars to people in need throughout his career, and even founded his own charity food bank funded by his YouTube channels. That being said, his past successes are being widely overshadowed by his latest undertaking \u2014 a $3.5 million recreation of Netflix\u2019s hit Korean thriller \u2018Squid Game.\u2019 The highly-anticipated video instantly became a viral hit, earning millions of views mere hours after being uploaded. MrBeast\u2019s Squid Game video comes under fire Despite the video\u2019s major success (as well as a high demand for the video from fans), MrBeast\u2019s Squid Game is coming under fire on social media for what some critics are claiming is cheap \u201cplagiarism\u201d from Hwang Dong-hyuk\u2019s international hit. Several commenters have hit out at the recreation, with some pointing out the \u2018creator economy\u2019 is making cheap imitations of someone\u2019s hard work and profiting exponentially from it. \u201cSo the promise of the creator economy is that you can spend 10 years of your life making something so that someone else can quickly parody it and get more views?\u201d one commenter wrote. https:\/\/twitter.com\/sarahcpr\/status\/1465356306542432267?s=20 \u201cIn other news, plagiarism is way faster than original writing, and much easier,\u201d another said. In other news, plagiarism is way faster than original writing, and much easier \u2014 Ian Boudreau (@iboudreau) November 29, 2021 \u201cThe Mona Lisa took years to paint, but as a creator, I can photograph it in mere seconds,\u201d one user wrote \u2014 prompting another to reply: \u201cNow now, you\u2019re being unfair, you also have to take the time to strip all cultural meaning and significance from it, as well.\u201d Now now Shaun you’re being unfair, you also have to take the time to strip all cultural meaning and significance from it as well \u2014 GothyCollie \ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udda4 (@GothyCollie) November 29, 2021 This isn\u2019t the first time MrBeast\u2019s Squid Game project has caught backlash; before the video was even released, screenshots of the sets used in his rendition sparked outrage from Squid Game fans, who felt that MrBeast \u201cmissed the point\u201d of the show and was profiting off a message about people\u2019s struggle under capitalism. MrBeast has not responded to this latest criticism of his video.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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