FYI, it’s mind control, it’s evil. And to top it all off, it’s a cheeseball attempt at mind control. The sheeple are so stupid nowadays, a cheeseball attempt at mind control works quite well.
Making drug dealing “normal”, or “entertainment”, in the minds of the sheeple.
They made the hero figure a guy that most Americans can “connect” with.
It would be diffucult to make mind control any more obvious.
If you really hate the show, there’s a pretty good chance your mind is still functioning.
You're off your meds again, aren't you?
Seriously?
IMO, it makes drugs even *more* horrible.
I had no idea the particulars of such things and frankly, I’m a bit freaked that this is going on, all the time, somewhere.
Walt is no hero or even an anti-hero.
He’s the guy you love to hate.
There’s not a character on there that I would say I “like”.
They’re all grievously flawed people.
[except for Holly, who has apparently returned from her stint on the back of milk cartons, everywhere]
“They made the hero figure a guy that most Americans can “connect” with.
It would be diffucult to make mind control any more obvious.
If you really hate the show, there’s a pretty good chance your mind is still functioning.”
I watch it and am fascinated by all of it, mostly because of the storytelling and the cinematography, but in no way is it making me want to enter the world portrayed within it.
I’ve read a lot of idiocy here tonight and this is pert near the top of the heap.
“FYI, it’s mind control, it’s evil. And to top it all off, it’s a cheeseball attempt at mind control. The sheeple are so stupid nowadays, a cheeseball attempt at mind control works quite well.
Making drug dealing “normal”, or “entertainment”, in the minds of the sheeple.
They made the hero figure a guy that most Americans can “connect” with.
It would be diffucult to make mind control any more obvious.
If you really hate the show, there’s a pretty good chance your mind is still functioning.”
This show has never, does not, and never tried to make drug dealing “cool.” It SCREAMS that that sort of lifestyle is the road to ruination. The entire series is dedicated to watching an otherwise moral and decent man descend into depths of depravity and disdain over what he is doing. Over what he is doing to himself, his family, and those he loves. Yet, he can’t help himself because of hubris. Walt is both the strongest man you’ve ever seen while at the same time being the weakest man you’ve ever experienced. “Breaking Bad” is just about the closest thing to an Ancient morality tale that I know of in the medium today. It’s brilliantly done, wonderfully crafted, and, bone shatteringly acted.
I simply have pity upon those who haven’t experienced it, come to understand it, and, drink in the values it reinforces.
“Immoral and Amoral characters. Gory violence. Meaningless sex and nudity. Lots and lots of foul language.”
There isn’t just a whole lot of gory violence in “Breaking Bad.” No nudity at all that I can recall. Foul language? The production crew allows one “F” word per season. Period. I don’t recall all that many other four letter words either. The characters in this show didn’t need profanity to get their points across. No. The situations themselves, wonderfully choreographed, did the speaking for them in ways to no spoken word could have.
“Breaking Bad” is all about a decent man destroying himself for all the right reasons. Machinations of government. The word on the street. His own individual talents. The desire to provide for and protect the family. They all come together is a symphony of conflict that I couldn’t imagine and wouldn’t want on my deepest enemy.
It’s a shame that so many posters here don’t have the intellectual fortitude to step outside their circle and hear something new. Ya know, sort of like some Jewish people did 2000 years ago. I would recommend this show to any and everyone who is trying to teach another about morality. The protagonist will die due to his bad deeds. He erred, no matter how originally well his intents, and he will pay for it. So will his family. The “bad” guys don’t do so well either no matter their power. They lose too.
In the end, it tells us that doing bad for the sake of the family is bad. The family must be whole. It also tells us that doing bad for the sake of bad doesn’t always punish. These are just moral, mortal truths. Learn it, understand it.
Actually, it’s more about how a nice, normal person does something wrong for the “right reasons.” It’s a slippery slope of bad choices and he morphs into a totally different character. Along the way there are lots of casualties.
This show has lots of interesting character development.