The OctoGames

After the success of Netflix's <I>Squid Games</i>, it was only time until all of the knockoffs would enter the ring. In this case, it's <I>The OctoGames</i>, which follows a popular streamer, Jaxpro, who brings together a number of contestants and informs them that he's retiring and giving away his social media accounts (with a total of 115 million followers) to whoever is the final winner. What he doesn't mention is that those who lose along the way will be terminated (murdered). That's only the beginning of the eventual downfall of this film.

Once we're down to our final eight contestants, it seems like the shock factor disappears immediately, and alliances are formed. Once the real games begin, which include Hopscotch and Hide-and-Seek, we gain a clearer picture of each contestant, some who have heart while others have no soul, just like this film.

The ending was predictable, and, spoiler alert, a potential sequel may be heading our way, but, thankfully, no news about the film exists.

Because of the way the world is going, I have a feeling that Mr. Beast will eventually begin to alter his platform into something like this.

The OctoGames2022

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