The writer watched the Netflix series "Squid Game" and wanted to find similar movies. They found a Japanese movie called "As the Gods Will" based on the manga "Kami-sama no Iutoori" (As the Gods Will). The movie is about a group of high school students who are forced to play deadly games by mysterious beings. The games include a version of "Red Light, Green Light" and a game where students have to hit a giant cat with a bell before it eats them. The writer found the movie interesting but criticized the character development, saying that the protagonists' motivations and romance didn't make sense. They also found some of the games to be ridiculous and the ending to be a cliffhanger, but enjoyed the concept of the movie.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The Squid Game is the most watched series in Netflix history.
2. The narrator watched the series and then looked for movies about macabre games.
3. The narrator found two movie options: "As God Wills" and "Choose as God Wills".
4. "As God Wills" is an adaptation of a manga.
5. The movie is about a boy named Hyung who is bored with his life.
6. Hyung and his friends are forced to play macabre games by a mysterious entity.
7. The first game is called "Cigarette 43" and involves reaching a desk without being seen.
8. The players who are seen are eliminated and explode into small balls.
9. The next game involves hitting a giant cat with a bell before it eats the players.
10. The players are helped by a basketball player who is skilled at hitting the cat.
11. The cat can catch balls, but not players who hang from a hoop.
12. The next game involves guessing who is behind a blindfolded player's back after listening to a song.
13. The players must memorize the names of the other players to win.
14. The next game involves holding hands with a partner to avoid being eliminated.
15. The next game involves answering questions from a polar bear, and players who lie are eliminated.
16. The final game is hide and seek, where one player must find and eliminate the others.
17. The loser of the final game will explode if they kick a can.
18. The protagonist, Hyung, finds a way to cheat and win the final game.
19. The movie ends with a cliffhanger, implying that there is a second part to the story.
20. The narrator notes that the second part of the manga was not adapted into a movie.
21. The narrator has a theory that the mysterious entity behind the games is a group of evil spirits.