SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Stellead Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Plustown A lot of perfectly good film show their cards early, establish a unique premise and let the audience explore a topic at a leisurely pace, without much in terms of surprise. this film is not one of those films.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

celticarwen There is not much left to say, but O really need to say that this is a genius and rare creation. Absolutely overwhealming and unexpected. Contains everything in a perfect dose, drama, suspense, comedy, horror and absolutely indelible performances. Unmissable.

xatzhnikolaouheisenberg This series was amazing. I don't know anyone who has watched it and didn't like it, or didn't argue that it was the best series ever made. The writing is not rushed at all, the acting is perfect, but the camera work is probably one of the strongest points.Breaking Bad follows the formula of "show, don't tell". In this case, a technique that allows the viewer to experience what is happening through action and acting itself instead of plain exposition. The acting is so good and because of how good it is, you, the viewer, are able to perceive exactly how the characters feel. Every last one of the actors and actresses are excellent in their job to act. Because of the good acting, Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul are some of my favourite actors, and I've noticed that their acting is just as good in other productions, if not better than ever.If you didn't know already, the plot is about a Chemistry professor who decides to use his expertise by producing the world's purest crystal meth in order to insure his family's financial status after his death, using a former student of his who deals drugs.This show begins with very mildly humorous, to dark, dramatic, fairly action-y, and just downright epic the more it goes on. The seasons are not rushed, the directing is top notch. I've even read from people that the fact that it ended made them pretty much depressed. Normally I wouldn't believe that, but then, I did experience it for myself because the show is THAT good. The OST is great. Each episode even has it's own brief OST in the credits after the first season.I have heard that some don't like it, usually because of the whole hype and "WOW BREAKING BAD IS SO GREAT" fans bothering them with it. I understand that, but if you watched the show and tried to ignore them, you'd like it.If there's one word to describe this show and the main character, that word is Badass. Don't skip the opportunity to watch it.

henryshear Breaking Bad is a show about two men deciding to make crystal meth, but what is magical about the story premise is that is what it feels like watching Breaking Bad. You can not help but be hooked and want to watch more and more and more and more. Aaron Paul is phenomenal as Jesse Pinkman, Pinkman is very, very dumb, but he is so lovable and despite being a drug dealer still stands up for what is right at times. The amazing thing about Jesse Pinkman is that he clearly he has a consciousness when it comes to killing people or ruining people's lives. He does not mind when they are drug dealers, but when they are good, normal people he cares and stands up for what he believes in. Cranston is amazing as suburban husband and teacher Walter White. The audience sees White morph from a wonderful, thoughtful husband into a cruel, callous drug lord. White becomes an entirely different person and even gives himself a new name for this new persona, but I will not spoil that. The writing is absolutely superb, the only bad episode that I can remember is called "The Bug". Breaking Bad may be the best show of all time, but that has to be one of the worst episodes in the history of tv shows. Please skip that episode, but otherwise it is absolutely amazing. I watched this show for the first time at a very young age and it definitely had an impact on me as to whom is involved in the drug world and erased any curiousness I had as to how drugs would make me feel. I suggest this for teenagers, adults, or anybody who wants to watch amazing television while discouraging drug use at the same time. Breaking Bad definitely does not glorify the world of drugs, it simply states what the drug world is like. Please, please watch it, you most certainly will not regret it!

dayanandaa I don't think a few paragraphs can do justice to the amount of hard work the crew has put into making Breaking Bad. But, I've been moved so much by this series that I can't help but pen down my thoughts. I just finished watching final episode of the season finale and I feel extremely satisfied. It's going to stay with me for many days.If I were to get a bit poetic about my perception of this show, I'd say it's a beautiful painting. A painting that you can't help but admire forever. Strokes of five prominent colours intertwined with each other on a black and white checkered canvas. Five colours being the five main characters of the show and the black and white checks being the contradictory nature these characters display at various levels, various frequency. One colour influencing all other colours. Oh it's beautiful.Having gone overboard with my admiration to the show above, I wish to deconstruct this work of art below. Namingly, Plot and characterisation, Cinematography, Screenplay, subtexts. A disclaimer well in advance - I have no formal training nor any background in movie making or writing. So do comment if I've made any technical mistakes in the below exercise.Plot and characterisation: What can I say! A totally well knit fabric of beautiful characters. The plot can be summarised in three lines, it's that simple. A "good" guy turning a "bad" guy and in the process bringing out the "good" and "bad" of people he deals with. It's commentary on the struggle of humanity in finding order in a chaotic world. Simple enough ? Yes.Characters. Well, no character is brought in just to use as a wild card to help the narrative move on. It's done mostly by some writers when they hit the "Block", one of the techniques is to introduce a new character and kill the character once its purpose is served. (A callback to the Queen's Justice of Game Of Thrones.) Breaking Bad on the other hand uses the death of the characters to escalate the situation and the move the narrative. Tuco, Combo, Jane, Gus, Hector, Mike, Hank to name a few.Like the abstraction above with the painting, the main characters show various shades of themselves through the goodness and the badness, based on how the main character Walter White is interacting with them. This plot here is so amazing, they make the main character stay on top of everything and make the this character script the story, You see the trick there ? With this trick we're being exposed to how the creator of story is thinking, it's like the creators talking to us directly through the character of Walter White on the story goes. Bravo!Cinematography and Art direction : No effort has been spared to make us feel emotionally connect with the characters, those close up shots really move you. Those wide shots of sprawling deserts, the Point of View shots during intense sequences. If you notice that sequence of Walter white sitting by the pool and turning the gun over and over you'd know what I'm talking about. Just one example that came to me mind as I write this. Screenplay: I don't know if there's a name to this specific technique, but I've seen some screenwriters use this. It's to show how it's going to go down in the beginning of the episode and build up the anticipation of the audience. There have been certain interplays in a few episodes that subtly poetic. Such as Walter having a baby girl and Jane dying the same time while Walter and Jane's dad sit in a bar and talk about baby girls. Walter helping Jesse - his pseudo-adopted son - while missing his own son's birthday party. Subtexts: A ocean of them. Everytime there's a TV or Radio playing in the background, the content playing on the TV or the radio is foreshadowing the show itself. Pick one and you'll see what I am saying. Thematic subtexts with color of the costume people wear. Purple. You see purple in an episode you're sure going to be awed with something critical to the plot. Those conversations between Hank and Walter. Every conversation, Walter challenges Hank in his own way. I am sure I've missed quite many, these things come to mind when I think back.