Billie Lourd wrote a tribute post to her late mother Carrie Fisher six years after Carrie’s death. In a Tuesday Instagram post, the Ticket to Paradise star acknowledged the six-year anniversary of her mother Carrie Fisher’s death. Captioning a photo of herself and her late mother together, Billie wrote, “It has been 6 years since my Momby died (feels like 2 but also like 705 at the same time?). And unlike most other years since she’s died, this year, these past two weeks have been some of the most joyful of my life.” Billie and her husband Austen Rydell welcomed their second child, Jackson, on 12 December. They also share two-year-old Kingston. “My mom is not here to meet either of them and isn’t here to experience any of the magic. Sometimes the magical moments can also be the hardest,” the actress shared in her post. “For anyone out there experiencing the reality of grief alongside the magic of life, I see you. You are not alone.” She advised anyone experiencing both “magical” and
During a recent speech at the SBS D Forum in South Korea, per Yonhap News Agency, Hwang touched on the depiction of violence in the series, noting that he wanted to use that element to reflect the competitive nature of society and what happens when someone fails in that system.
“I kept asking questions, like who made this competition system in our society and who drives us into a corner,” said the 50-year-old director. “This is the question that I want to ask everybody living in the midst of the pandemic in the 21st century.”
“Violence in the show looks very lifelike, but it is figurative and allegorical,” Hwang added, noting that those scenes are meant to “mirror people who run into a dead end after failing to survive the competitive society”.
Later, the director also spoke about the possible impact those violent scenes might have on children who watch the R-rated series. Since it’s premiere, many “underage students” have tried to mimic the series’ violent games, Yonhap noted.
“If there are teenagers who watched this show, we can discuss current issues of our society with them,” Hwang said. “I hope parents tell their children that the violent scenes have their own message in the show.”
In other Squid Game news, Hwang previously confirmed that a second season of the series is on the way. “There’s been so much pressure, so much demand, and so much love for a second season. So I almost feel like you leave us no choice,” the he said.
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