Netflix confuses Rio de Janeiro with Murcia in the ‘Squid Game’

11/27/2023 at 09:17

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The South Korean series ‘The Squid Game’ was a global success on ‘Netflix’

During the introduction of the program, a series of panoramas of the most popular cities around the world are shown

The South Korean series ‘The squid game’ It was a worldwide success ‘Netflix’. Due to its popularity, the streaming platform has recreated the games played in the series in real life, as part of a new ‘reality show’ that uses the series as inspiration.

During the introduction of the program, a series of panoramic views of the most popular and largest cities around the world are shown, among which is Murcia, the Spanish city. In the first seconds of video, We can see a huge Christ with his arms spread out.

The viewer who was not very attentive might think at first glance that it is the Christ the Redeemer of Rio de Janeiroin Brazilbut it is really an image that corresponds to the city of Murcia. The statue shown in the introduction is the Christ of Monteagudoa very popular monument in the Murcia region and located 5 kilometers from the city.

Although it is unknown if the image has been placed consciously, the fact that it appears next to cities like New York or London suggests that this is a confusion and that the desire of those responsible for the program was to show an overview of Rio de Janeiro through the Christ redeemerone of the seven wonders of the world.



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