Imagine a wet, rainy autumn day or a cold February evening, when a blizzard rages outside the windows and you especially can’t walk around the city or enjoy the beauty of nature. It is at such moments that TV shows come to the rescue. They can be different: funny sitcoms, exciting detective stories, mystical thrillers or just a documentary fixation of certain events. As a rule, the plot in them is quite predictable and understandable in advance, which cannot be said about the series, which will be discussed later.
What no one expected
These several seasons are quite capable of literally surpassing all possible and impossible expectations due to the absolute unpredictability of the plot, but more on that later. The series "Breaking Bad", reviews to which only the most lazy have not been left so far, is really able to surprise, intrigue and change the mind about various situations. This is just that rare case when the painstaking work of talented scriptwriters harmoniously blended with the director's plan, backed up by an excellent acting.
The film "Breaking Bad" can be called a kind of masterpiece, because it simply can not leave you indifferent, and this has always been, is and will be an indicator of quality. If your life has a lack of something unusual, this series is for you.
What they say about him
The glory of this phenomenon in the cinema in the literal sense goes ahead of its history, with leaps and bounds. It would be rather difficult to find a person in the age range from 14 to 30 years old who has not heard anything about the series "Breaking Bad". It was disassembled into quotes, divided into frames for creating the so-called “memes”, and the faces of the main characters have long become familiar inhabitants of the Internet space.
The film "Breaking Bad" can safely be called an unusual phenomenon, which explains such a large number of reviews of very different colors. Very quickly, the series won the love of the audience, however, the appearance of opponents of the story about a unique chemistry teacher and his negligent student required a short time.
If you haven’t watched the series “Breaking Bad”, reviews can spoil the impression a bit, because you just can’t keep silent about it, and if you talk about it, you have to touch on the plot, characters and quirkiness of the event series, which means that some information will become available to you a little earlier than their time.
A small case study, which was based on reviews of the series, suggests that its viewers are confidently divided into two opposing camps with radically different opinions. This fact alone suggests that you should familiarize yourself with the story, because you would not be talked about just like that.
The biggest enthusiasm
On the issue of the Breaking Bad series, the description can rather spoil the impression than anticipate it, so we will try to avoid the frank retelling of the storylines and indicate the advantages and disadvantages in the most general terms.
First of all, of course, connoisseurs consider its plot to be the advantage of the series. Its unpredictability and at the same time absolute logical completeness simply cannot but cause delight.
Let the reviews be contradictory on the series "Breaking Bad", it is almost impossible to find one in which a negative attitude to his heroes is expressed. An exceptionally correct, irresistibly boring school chemistry teacher turns out to be full of secrets, and his careless student Jesse, who is wasting his own life on drugs, sex and small dirty tricks, harbors an incredible range of feelings, emotions, and the ability to make important, difficult decisions that make him not only his life depends, but also the life of others.
Speaking directly about the heroes, the general delight is, of course, the fact that they are completely ambivalent: it is simply impossible to distinguish the right or wrong characters, good or evil - they are all full of puzzles that cause delight, bordering on shock.
Resentment, amazement and criticism
If some viewers have that storm of emotions that gives the series, has become an exclusively plus, then there are those who are far from liking the contrast, which is the absolute dominant of the plot structure. It would seem that the best series "Breaking Bad" has its own "anti-fans." First of all, people who do not like the series note cruelty, which is one of its keynotes. Some scenes can really shock the suspicious lovers of love triangles and the world where good always triumphs over evil, and good characters are distinguished by exceptional moral qualities. If you are a judge of just such immutable truths, the series “Breaking Bad”, the content of the seasons of which is clearly not subordinate to them, is definitely not for you.
A certain percentage of the audience did not like the abundance of profanity, which is replete with the speech of one of the main characters - Jesse Pinkman. In fairness, it should be noted that the character does not claim the title “Virtue of the Year”, respectively, cannot speak like an aristocrat in Victorian England. This is precisely the main highlight of the series - in the harmony between positive and negative, real and fictional, funny and scary, depressing and heavy.
On the series "Breaking Bad" reviews contained criticism about the protracted. A few words should be said about all this.
Justification measure
Yes, of course, the series is somewhat rude. It surprises, shockes, evokes a whole gamut of emotions - from admiration to disgust. It really has a lot of unpleasant scenes and abuse. Of course, it may seem that the story is stretched unnecessarily. However, if you think about the specifics of the conflict, about the main storyline, how could it be otherwise? The very problem of Walter White, lung cancer, a priori, requires duration, some stretching. So the creators did not do anything criminal, making the series in accordance with the psychology of the conflict.
As for profanity? And how would any other person behave if he were a minor drug addict with experience who, together with his school teacher, dissolves the body in acid right in his bathroom?
Something about the game
One of the distinguishing features of this series can safely be called a peculiar plausibility of its heroes. Behind the completely unthinkable turns of events lies the completely ordinary life of ordinary people with simple problems, troubles and secrets.
In the series Breaking Bad, the actors create the very atmosphere, causing genuine admiration (in the case of Walter White or his son), indignation, and then sympathy (in the case of Skyler) or bewilderment, compassion, and sometimes even condemnation (in the case of Jesse). Their game is so good that it simply cannot leave indifferent even the biggest skeptic. It is the genuine emotion that arises from the viewer in response to what is happening on the screen, which can be called the greatest advantage of this series.
Cast
No need to be a film critic with experience to understand the fact that for the series "Breaking Bad" the actors were selected with special attention. There are two main characters in this story: Walter White, played by the unrivaled Brian Cranston, and his apprentice and accomplice - Jesse Pinkman, performed by Aaron Paul. Their game is simply impossible not to believe - the characters came out extremely alive and real, they just can not help but empathize.
For several seasons in a row charming Anna Gunn agreed to cause general irritation, who played the wife of Walter Skyler - the owner of a difficult character and difficult fate, which, as the plot develops, causes a completely different gamut of emotions.
The harsh Dean Norris extremely successfully got used to the role of Hank Schrader - a real cop, following the mysterious drug dealers, trying to figure out the reasons for their elusiveness. Ironically, it is the hero of Norris who is White's brother-in-law, which significantly complicates the investigation.
Of course, one cannot fail to note the magnificent Giancarlo Esposito, who played Gustavo Fring - one of the key figures in the life of the main characters and their path along the supposedly inclined.
Finally, it is worth mentioning about the actor who played Walter the Younger - Ar J Mitt, who, like his hero, has to cope with cerebral palsy all his life.
Series Specifics
If there are no features and pitfalls regarding the timing of the episodes, the episodes last for 47 minutes, but this is far from true in the semantic content.
In the series “Breaking Bad”, the description of the series is quite difficult, since any attempt to retell the plot can ruin the impression by anticipating the original directorial finds or turns of the script. Nevertheless, it should be noted that this is always a tension, expectation and a special atmosphere of a crazy cocktail of narcotic trance and a sense of duty, the desire to preserve humanity in inhuman conditions.
From the very first episode, from the starting frames in which Walter says goodbye to his family, begging forgiveness from her for her deed (it is worth noting, under very strange circumstances), the viewer realizes that he was faced with something unusual. A completely crazy story simply will not let you tear yourself away, interrupt your viewing and put it back in a long drawer.
Seasons
As expected, the series "Breaking Bad", a description of which has already been partially given, consists of several seasons. Despite the fact that they tell completely different parts of the story, different characters are involved and a unique atmosphere for each season is created, all of them surprisingly harmoniously add up to one event tape. The tension does not drop as you watch, but increases rapidly, forcing you to look forward to the continuation of an amazing, frightening, but also intriguing story. The series "Breaking Bad", the description of the series of which, by and large, is not required, can hurt anyone - you just have to turn on the first episode.
Your attention is invited
At the moment, all five seasons are completely shot. The cunning creators in the end made the audience believe in the inevitable. The death of the main characters repeatedly loomed on the horizon. In fact, it was with a notice about the imminent departure of one of the main characters from the life of the series. Nevertheless, the true fans of the tape were left with the fragile hope that the adventures of Jesse Pinkman, who flew off the coils of Walter White and went through fire, water and copper pipes, could continue.
Best season
In this matter, of course, there is no unequivocal opinion. Of course, all fans of the series especially celebrate the last, fifth season of the series, but we should not forget about the rest - no less unique, dramatic and eventful. The best season “Breaking Bad” is also difficult to determine because they are all quite diverse and multifaceted. For example, the creators conceived the first seasons as a black comedy, but then the action developed in a completely different way, full of drama and psychologism. The story of a chemistry teacher, who became a real drug lord for the sake of his family, has taken new turns, having received the title of the best television series broadcast. This fact was noted by many, starting from Anthony Hopkins, ending with the real master of thrillers and unexpected denouements - Stephen King.
Interesting Facts
If you still decide to turn your attention to Breaking Bad, how many episodes It includes, it will be especially interesting. Obeying the director’s plan, the full version of the story of the heroes fits in 62 episodes, which, by the way, corresponds to the serial number of samarium in the periodic table of elements. This isotope is actively used in medicine in the treatment of cancer. Opening the veil of secrecy, let’s say that one of the main characters faces lung cancer face to face.
No less interesting fact can be called the fact that during the filming, the actors actually learned the art of cooking methamphetamine - a master class was provided to them by a real ABN agent and professor of chemistry. Despite this, during the filming, of course, no narcotic substances were found on the site - instead of them, lollipops tinted in blue were used.
Awards
The series "Breaking Bad", reviews of which are full of such a variety, not only entered the Guinness Book of Records, but also won a considerable number of awards. For example, it was he who immediately got 5 statuettes of the Emmy. Aaron Paul and Anna Gunn were recognized as best supporting actors, Brian Cranston was named the best dramatic actor, the script was awarded, and Breaking Bad was naturally recognized as the Best Drama Series.
The United States Film Actors Guild Award, the Peabody Prize, and the Television Critics Association were not without its prize. In a word, the series “Breaking Bad”, the release date of which is January 20, 2008, during its existence won the favor not only of the audience, but also of world criticism, because he received nominations for a not so long period of 58 times.