Despite topping the Prime Video charts, MrBeast's newest project still receives a lot of criticism.
No matter what kind of project MrBeast starts, it always comes with a lot of criticism from all sides – and most of the time, the criticism is totally justified. So it's no surprise that people are claiming that there are also quite some problems with the successful YouTuber's new Show Beast Games.
After we already reported on the problematic circumstances around MrBeast building an entire city for the show, the Beast Game itself also raises a lot of negative voices.
1,000 participant and $5 million
BeastGames, exclusively produced for Prime Video and released in December of last year, revolves around a prize of $5,000,000 more than 1,000 participants are trying to win.
But aside from this big grand prize, there are also other occasions in every episode where people can win some money.
During some challenges, MrBeast offers individuals cash from $100k up to a million – when they willingly accept the elimination of their whole team.
The moral conflict that comes with this, pushing candidates to their most vulnerable state, led many viewers to criticize the show for its dramatics.
Trainwreck without role models
On Rotten Tomatoes people are also criticizing the show's quality, giving it a smashing 17% rating.
One user wrote:
The drama itself makes you watch it, but at the same time becomes so off-putting to watch people cry as though they were sacrificing their lives at war for ‘the greater good'.
Another said:
The game can get intense, and people are shown arguing, yelling, and crying out of anger and frustration during the competition, which doesn’t set a great example for younger viewers.
One user even called the show "A pathetic, sweaty, dystopian trainwreck".
Viewers claim that the show presents the most greedy, egoistic sides of the participants to create even more drama while reducing the show to the worst characteristics of mankind – all driven by huge amounts of money.
Did you watch the show? What are your thoughts on the challenges and the reaction of participants, viewers and critics?