Breaking Bad -das Ende der Kultserie-ACHTUNG SPOILER!!!

[ex rione]

Ich fand Breaking Bad super. Jedoch nicht ganz so stark wie The Wire oder The Shield.

[Ray Vecchio]

Anthony Hopkins Brief an Hauptdarsteller Bryan Cranston:

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013...bad-fan-letter

Dear Mister Cranston,

I've just finished a marathon of watching 'BREAKING BAD' – from episode one of the First Season – to the last eight episodes of the Sixth Season. A total of two weeks (addictive) viewing. I have never watched anything like it. Brilliant! Your performance as Walter White was the best acting I have seen – ever.

I know there is so much smoke blowing and sickening bullshit in this business, and I've sort of lost belief in anything really. But this work of yours is spectacular – absolutely stunning. What is extraordinary, is the sheer power of everyone in the entire production. What was it? Five or six years in the making? How the producers (yourself being one of them), the writers, directors, cinematographers... every department – casting etc... managed to keep the discipline and control from beginning to the end is awesome.

From what started as a black comedy, descended into a labyrinth of blood, destruction and hell. It was like a great Jacobean, Shakespearian or Greek Tragedy.

If you ever get a chance to – would you pass on my admiration to everyone – Anna Gunn, Dean Norris, Aaron Paul, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte, Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Steven Michael Quezada – everyone – everyone gave master classes of performance... The list is endless.

Thank you. That kind of work/artistry is rare, and when, once in a while, it occurs, as in this epic work, it restores confidence. You and all the cast are the best actors I've ever seen. That may sound like a good lung full of smoke blowing. But it is not. It's almost midnight out here in Malibu, and I felt compelled to write this email.

Congratulations and my deepest respect. You are truly a great, great actor.

Best regards,
Tony Hopkins

[Ray Vecchio]

...dazu ein interessantes Interview vom Breaking Bad Producer:

http://richeisen.nfl.com/2013/12/13/...ince-gilligan/

Ist eigentlich ein NFL Podcast, in diesem reden sie aber nur über die Show - also erst anhören wenn man bereits alle Folgen gesehen hat.

[Rektus]

Habe es schon irgendwo geschrieben, aber wenn man sich die Rückblicke in einer der letzten Folgen ansieht, weiß man, was Anthony Hopkins meint. O.k., es liegen tatsächlich ein paar Jahre dazwischen, aber besonders Bryan Cranston ist zu einem völlig anderen Menschen geworden bzgl. Aussehen / Mimik.

[LP22]

an The Wire kommt von der Komplexität nur wenig ran, auch BB nicht, obwohl ich BB schon ganz gut fand. Ich finde dass sich Sons of Anarchy und Breaking Bad ziemlich ähneln, beides Antihelden die versuchen, grundlegendes zu ändern (der eine will raus aus der Illegalität, der andere rein), aber beide letztendlich scheitern. Dabei bleiben viele auf der Strecke.