" only has four seasons.
The world is not black and white, and there is no clear boundary in the gray area between black and white...
Breaking Bad A proverb derived from the southern United States, people are entangled between good and evil when they go astray. The author thinks that in this play, it can also be interpreted as a bottom line that constantly breaks through.
I have to say that Lao Bai's chemistry class was very lively and interesting. Chemistry is a subject that studies matter; Lao Bai feels that it is a subject that studies change. And this play is about the changes that happened to Lao Bai himself, how intriguing.
Fifty and know the destiny, but the family's economic situation is very bad. The water heater has been broken for a long time and there is no money to repair it, so when you open it, rusty water comes out. The lid of the car's glove box can't be closed. I eat vegetarian bacon for breakfast, but at this time my wife is pregnant with a second child. The embarrassed Lao Bai had to take a part-time job as a cashier in the car wash after class; due to lack of manpower, the powerful boss forced Lao Bai to wash the car outside, and happened to be caught and laughed at by rich students. The self-respecting Lao Bai felt aggrieved and wanted to go home quickly. The moment he opened the door, the surprise his family prepared to celebrate Lao Bai's 50th birthday was more of a shock to Lao Bai, but Lao Bai's His face quickly returned to normal and merged into the birthday party prepared for himself. At this time, Lao Bai was so compromising, hiding all kinds of thoughts in his heart, to cater to his family, colleagues, students, and bosses; just to make himself more in line with other people's expectations of him.
Although the days were bitter and dull, they could finally go on; until one day, Lao Bai suddenly fainted on the damp floor of the car wash. Lao Bai's severe cough has been going on for a long time, and he has been delayed for a long time because of economic reasons. Even if he is lying in the ambulance, he is still worried that his insurance is not enough and wants to get off halfway. Lung cancer, in the middle and advanced stages, has spread to the lymph nodes and cannot be operated. The doctor said that it may only be a few months.
Old Bai, who was in a desperate situation, did not dare to tell his family the truth. He sat alone in the desolate backyard and struck a match against the swimming pool that had not been used for a long time. At the birthday party, DEA agent Hank once released a news video of cracking a local methamphetamine case, which gave Lao Bai some inspiration. Hank, who was in high spirits at the time, even invited Lao Bai to have the opportunity to participate in their action. Lao Bai remembered this invitation and decided to go and see it, which also laid a foreshadowing for the subsequent plot.
Like movies, American TV plays the role of exporting values, and it is common to find the truth; for example, the famous "X-Files". There is also to do everything for the family and family, even if it is to do something illegal. Such as "The Sopranos", such as this play.
Meth, the stimulant methamphetamine. It is called Ice because of its appearance as pure white crystals. Lao Bai has a profound chemical academic background and proficient experimental operation skills. Synthetic methamphetamine is by no means difficult for him. Thinking that he was about to die, for the sake of his family's future livelihood, Lao Bai was determined to give it up.
Today is the beginning of the rest of my life.
Lao Bai is a chemistry genius, with careful logical thinking and well-organized work, a very typical science male. Strong ability is naturally arrogant. In the current popular saying, emotional intelligence is not very high, so when I was out of business with my friend, my girlfriend also followed others. From then on, he was devastated, and Kong You only became an obscure high school teacher.
Lao Bai is determined to start living for himself and no longer compromise with life. In addition to making drugs, I also gradually changed my attitude towards people and things in life. At the clothing store, he hit back at the three young men who laughed at his son's crippled disability, and burned the jumper's sports car at the gas station. This transformation even becomes uncontrollable at times, and the confrontation with Hank when he drank his son until he vomited is a good example. "This is my wine! My son! My home!" Lao Bai growled to vent his emotions. There is a strong contrast with the good Mr. in people's minds.
Lao Bai loves his family, and the only person in this world who can comfort Lao Bai is his family. For the sake of his family, Lao Bai can really go through fire and water without complaining. At first, Lao Bai refused to receive treatment. The initial treatment fee of 90,000 US dollars was an astronomical sum for the family. Lao Bai did not want to be in bad shape by then, but left his family with huge debts behind him.
In fact, Lao Bai's attitude towards Jesse has also changed from a cooperative use at the beginning to a life and death partner, although Jesse, an idiot who can't help, has caused Lao Bai a lot of trouble. But in the end, Lao Bai has treated Jesse like a son. Compared with his own parents who abandoned him in despair, Lao Bai has filled the position of Jesse's family.
Jesse is not a bad guy in the true sense, this is a typical example of a brainless, self-defeating person. Friends accidentally take drugs and make drugs, and even their parents can't tolerate them. He doesn't care about doing anything, he doesn't care about reading, and he doesn't care about making drugs. If he didn't go to the girl next door when it was time to make drugs to escape, he wouldn't be. There is a back story.
Jesse thinks she is independent and has her own standards of doing things, but in fact, she is always controlled and influenced by the people around her. Influenced by Hu Peng Gou Friends, influenced by drug dealers, influenced by girlfriends, influenced by Lao Bai. Although Jesse is not a piece of white paper, it is like a white board that can be easily wiped off with old traces and painted with new ones.
Also just as the author said, Jesse's foundation is at least white, Jesse has a weak heart, and most importantly, Jesse is kind. Jesse didn't expose his brother when he was kicked out again at his parents' house because of the marijuana hidden by his brother. When his brother asked him to return the marijuana, he destroyed it on the spot, saying that the quality of the marijuana was too poor, and he still hoped that his brother would not touch drugs. . When he went to settle accounts with the sperm couple who robbed the skinny man, and found their child, he bought food for the child and played with the child. Finally, he left the sperm house and said to the boy, "I wish you happiness for the rest of your life, child." It was really embarrassing.
I don't know if it was because of the lack of parental care since childhood, but Jesse has a special kind of pity for children. Jesse pretends to join a drug rehab group in order to sell drugs. After seducing Angelia but finding out that she has a son, she immediately gave up the idea of seducing her to take drugs. Later, it was also because the drug dealers brutally killed Angelia's 11-year-old nephew Thomas, desperate to get revenge.
Jesse is also good to his brothers, Monkey, Thin, and Kang Bao. You Fu shares the same money and spends it with old friends. After spending a lot of money, only 1,400 of the 5,000 yuan is left. The result is that Kangbao took 1400 and stole the family's RV to Jesse, a group of prodigal children. The underworld is not easy to walk, and Kang Bao sacrificed his life for this. Jesse is also reckless to take revenge for Kang Bao after learning the exact information about the murderer. Later, although Jesse resented Lao Bai because of Gus's alienation, he still refused to let go of Lao Bai's life. It all shows that Jesse's heart is still kind, and he is not a real evil person.
But Jesse also doesn't have the qualities that a good young man needs. He faces life negatively and is always escaping from reality, using drugs to numb himself and let himself sink. Jesse showed his landlord's girlfriend the cartoon characters he had drawn before. The descriptions of the trapeze and the pedestrian imply Jesse's trait of escaping and not daring to face it directly, while the kangaroo man also reflects Jesse's desire to protect.
As the plot unfolds, Lao Bai gradually turns black, and Jesse seems to be moving closer to Bai. There is a deliberate intention of the screenwriter to save Jesse through Lao Bai's self-salvation in the end. The author believes that this setting is a bit too much and does not conform to the real human nature. There is a critical point in the whole show, which is the end of the fourth season. Later, the author will explain his own understanding in detail.
When Lao Bai approached Gu Si to sell products, Gu Si thought that Lao Bai's judgment was too poor, and at the same time warned Lao Bai to never trust drug addicts. Plot aside, I totally agree with this statement. In reality, drug addicts like Jesse don't really get off drugs as easily and easily as they appear in the film. Just like Jesse's two girlfriends, even after successful detoxification, the probability of relapse is very high. So quitting is not called drugs.
If it wasn't for Lao Bai with the aura of the protagonist, then ten Lao Bai would not be enough for Gusi's entertainment. Even if Lao Bai is a genius, Gu Si is a god-like existence. Of course, Gusi is not comparable to Lao Bai in academic chemistry, but in terms of IQ, the author also thinks that he is at least comparable to Lao Bai.
Compared to the cunning of Crazy Little Eight and the tyranny of Tu Ku, Gusi, the ultimate boss, is more than just a hero. He is more like an emperor, a monarch, who rules the drug kingdom that belongs only to him.
Gus is a good pretender, with a refined appearance and a personable demeanor. Even if half of his face is finally blown up, he has to habitually tidy up his neckline before dying. (Exaggeration is exaggeration, the effect is really shocking)
Gu Si is different from ordinary people in his calmness, calmness, and wisdom. It uses all the legal accident clothes outside, and runs a huge underground drug trafficking group inside.
Gus was bold and knowledgeable, and he actually dared to stand in the open in the face of the snipers of the cartel group. The scene in which the head of the cartel group was destroyed was even more remarkable. It not only dared to take risks, but also controlled the overall situation.
Lao Bai and Gu Si have a lot in common, so when Gu Si was unwilling to take the risk of accepting Lao Bai, Lao Bai confirmed that Gu Si was the one he was looking for based on his own observation. Under the strong recommendation of Gale, a dead reading nerd, Gus finally agreed to find Lao Bai as a drug maker. At this time, Lao Bai already thought that he had earned enough money to leave his family to choose to quit, even if Gus offered a condition of 300W for 3 months, even if Gu Si took a honest look at the brand-new laboratory located under the laundry yard.
At the same time, the twin killers sent by the cartel group had begun to attack Lao Bai. Gus stopped it in time, and has been silently bearing the huge pressure of the cartel group. Mike, the chief general of Gus, was puzzled why he didn't tell Lao Bai the truth and used it to force him to make drugs. Gus's answer was, "Fear is not an effective motivator, I need his full attention."
In the end, Gus found and hit Old White's soft spot. Gu Si told Lao Bai: "Men have to earn money to support their families. Even if the family doesn't understand or is no longer loved, they have to take all the responsibilities and have no complaints!" Lao Bai's heart has always been family, so far by Gu Si persuade.
This is what a drug dealer can say, it is clearly the performance of an excellent united front cadre in our party. However, all Gus did was not to take Lao Bai as a friend or his own. All the people in this group were pawns to Gus, and they were all soldiers who kept his empire running. Once he thinks any of them are no longer needed or become a hidden danger to the empire, he will remove them mercilessly. This is the case with the exposed killer, the uncontrolled Jesse, and the old Bai who can be replaced.
Gus lost, he still underestimated the energy of the old white duo. Although Hank has already set his sights on Gus, it is actually very difficult for Hank to catch Gusi's braid in reality. If he fails, he will knock out his job or even lose his life. Gus must die, just because he is not the protagonist.
Lao Bai's wife Sky Kaile and her sister Mary are not very popular with the audience. One steals people and one steals things, and they have no moral qualifications to accuse others. Mary was even voted the least popular character on the show by the audience. But even this Mary has merit, she loves Hank. Whenever Hank suffered setbacks in his career, she stood firmly by Hank's side. Mary went to the DEA to pick up Hank, who was suspended. In the elevator, Hank hugged Mary and cried bitterly. When the elevator opened again, the two pretended to be okay. It was really sad.
When Hank was paralyzed in bed by the twin killer attack, Mary helped Hank recover with all her heart. While carrying feces and urine, wiping and massaging, taking care of Hank in every possible way in life, while putting down his pride and thick skin, he took the piles of bills and asked Skylar for reimbursement. I also have to endure Hank's bad temper due to extreme depression, without any regrets. With a wife like this, what can a husband ask for? What are some shortcomings? Hank's military medals definitely have Mary's credit. Without Mary, Hank would have collapsed long ago.
Skylar is definitely a Scorpio. Although he doesn't look good (it's just like the male version of Woody Harrelson), he is sexy, smart, with a natural sixth sense and a strong sense of revenge. Skaile is good to Lao Bai, willing to accept Lao Bai's poverty, save money, and raise his son with cerebral palsy together with Lao Bai. When he learned that Lao Bai was suffering from lung cancer, he encouraged Lao Bai to treat him even if he was in huge debt. Lao Bai was not free, and with a big belly, she climbed the ladder to paint. Lao Bai disappeared, and the streets were looking for and posting flyers.
But Sky Kaile absolutely can't accept being deceived, and she is so smart that any clues can't escape the eye, and it is really not easy to really deceive her. From Lao Bai's second mobile phone to the huge amount of unexplained US dollars, Skye couldn't accept his spouse's concealment from him. Scorpio's characteristics of turning a face faster than turning a book will be learned immediately by Laobai.
For the cheating with Ted, the author thinks that the degree of revenge is a little bigger, especially after the cheating and telling Lao Bai in person. (Lao Bai is really pitiful) Drive Lao Bai out until he threatens to call the police and agree to divorce. The means of revenge can be described as omnipotent. In fact, it is not the various drug dealers, Jesse, or Skylar who hurt Lao Bai the most. What outsiders brought to Lao Bai was flesh wounds, and only Skaile was always gouging out Lao Bai's heart with a knife. When Lao Bai was threatened by Gus and planned to go home and use 50W to take the whole family for a run, and found that the money hidden under the floor was being used by Skylar to pay Ted's taxes, Lao Bai was paralyzed on the ground, really beating his chest and stomping his feet. A deep despair, the feeling of being betrayed...
After revenge, Skye still thought of Lao Bai. She stood on the state border with a basket for her daughter and tossed coins. Several times the coins landed on others. State, she moved coins to New Mexico with her feet, and ultimately chose to bring her daughter home. Sky Kaile became Lao Bai's female accomplice, which led to Sky Kaile's extraordinary talent.
Sol suggested Lao Bai to open a laser shooting playground. Sky Kale thought it was unreliable, and finally chose to launder money through the car wash, successfully using the means to bargain the stubborn boss. Sky Kaile pretended to be Lao Bai gambling to cover up the income from drug trafficking. Sky Kaile carefully discussed with Lao Bai the limit of money laundering in the car wash every year...
This woman is not simple.
Hank is a good detective, the only problem is that his mouth stinks. There is no morality in his mouth, and he makes fun of others anytime and anywhere as his own pleasure. In addition, among the several protagonists in the play, it is regarded as the most positive role.
Hank has a Javert (Les Miserables) sense of smell, and can sniff out criminals from far away. If it weren't for Lao Bai, the biggest blind spot and loophole under his nose, Hank would have solved the case long ago. How many times he has failed, and the opportunities at his fingertips have all passed by because of Lao Bai.
Hank is not timid, but he is an ordinary person after all. Seeing my colleague being blown away in front of my eyes, the shadow in my heart is still very big. But in the end, he overcame it and continued to fight. His paranoid personality often made him unable to understand the people around him, even his partner who had worked together for many years. Yet Hank was always right.
The reason why the author insists that "Breaking Bad" has only four seasons, because the fifth season is for making money, something that was forcibly concocted regardless of the character's character; compared to the third season's episode, the whole episode of flies was shot due to insufficient funds. . The creation of American dramas depends on the ratings and the support of the capital behind them. As the saying goes, Xiao He also loses Xiao He. When a drama becomes popular, it seems that it will not stop until it cannot be filmed.
The author expresses his opinion here.
The company that Lao Bai and his friend and girlfriend started was called Grey Matter Company. Old White's full name is Walter H. White University friend is Eliot Schwarz Eliot Schwarz, White-white (English) Schwarz-black (German), the two are mixed-Grey-gray, which is the origin of the company's name. The company name fits the tone of the show. As said in the first sentence of this article, the whole play's positioning for Lao Bai is to walk in a gray area, not white, let alone black.
In the first four seasons, Lao Bai also killed a lot of people. Crazy Little Eight Brothers, Tu Ku (think half of it), Gus (including the stroked Hector and the black killer), two drug dealers who are not good for Jesse; A last resort counterattack in the event of a serious threat. For Jesse's landlord's girlfriend's death, it can be regarded as half murder. But it was also because she instigated Jesse that the two groups disintegrated, and both Lao Bai and Jessie fell into a crisis. The son of Angelia who poisoned Angelia in the back was still for self-protection, in order to make Jesse, who was successfully alienated by Gus, stand by his side again. (It turned out to be effective) Lao Bai didn't want that innocent boy to die. When he learned that the boy was finally out of danger, Lao Bai's reaction was sincere and relieved.
Old Bai always knew very well that he had to survive in such a dangerous environment. He and Jesse must support each other and rely on each other, and if the two break up, neither will survive. So save Jesse's life again and again, and Jesse just doesn't understand this truth. The lost old white said to Jesse again and again, you don't understand, you don't understand. Jesse just didn't have that muscle in his head.
Lao Bai's purpose is very clear, that is, to leave enough money for his family to live. Lao Bai and Jessie settled the bills, the mortgage, the tuition fees for their two children to graduate from college, and the family's living expenses totaled $737,000.
The reason why everyone sympathizes with Lao Bai, likes Lao Bai, and understands Lao Bai's hardships is because Lao Bai really took the risk when there was no way to retreat. Lao Bai loves his family, Lao Bai's heart is not cruel, and Lao Bai's heart is not black. So after selling 38 pounds of blue ice to Gus, I decided to stop it, because there is enough money left for my family to live on. Gus's temptation failed to impress him again and again, until he was hit by Gus.
The fourth season ended so good, Gus died and the cartel didn't exist. Rescued Jesse and destroyed the lab. Although a lot of money was wasted, he also owns a car wash with an annual income of several hundred thousand, as well as the house that Lao Bai bought when he separated, and at least several hundred thousand in cash. Relations with Jesse and family are back to normal, and Ted, who cuckolds old white, is punished. It is a good time to wash your hands in Jinpen and quit the arena. This ending is in line with the plot and the setting of the main characters.
However, the old white of the fifth season took the initiative to ask Mike and Jesse to restart the drug kingdom. The old white who was completely blackened in the fifth season is no longer the gray position in front of him. Is it just to let him finally betray his relatives and die and die? Therefore, the author thinks that the fifth season is a superfluous failure, which can be completely discarded. Even if the plot of the fifth season is good and watchable, it has deviated from the tone of the previous four seasons.
In addition, I would like to share with you two thoughts in this play.
First, the professionalism and professionalism shown by the characters in the play is really worthy of respect. Not to mention Lao Bai's rigorous academic and drug-making attitude, Gu Si is a conscientious manager, whether it is on the surface or underground. Skylar's accounting for Ted is also prudent, finding problems in the accounts in time, and putting forward his own opinions. Hank is such a persistent enforcer, so paranoid that his superiors and colleagues don't understand him. Even Jesse, the most idle person in it, has to strive for perfection in making drugs alone, dumping products he thinks he is not satisfied with, and fighting with monkeys. In the end, he can actually make 99.6 pure blue ice by himself.
There is also a negative example. As a part of the butterfly effect, the air traffic controller who lost his daughter in grief caused 167 deaths due to operational errors. This can't help but remind the author of the air traffic controller's mistake that happened at Hongqiao Airport last year. Fortunately, there were no consequences. Air traffic control is really a terrible job, and it should not be sloppy.
Second, in the vacuum stage after Tutu's death, Lao Bai and Jessie sold drugs through monkeys, Kangbao, and thin people. As a result, the thin man was robbed once. Jesse simply believes that this is just normal wear and tear, while Lao Bai firmly believes that it is intolerable, saying that this is an unsustainable business model. Even when Jesse offered to compensate Lao Bai himself, Lao Bai did not accept it. Later, Jesse had to go to the sperm couple to settle accounts. I think this passage is very interesting.
First of all, I think Lao Bai's attitude is very correct. The underworld is also a society and has its own socialization system. And it is the violent institutions that keep the system going. The usual social functions are the police and the army. For the underworld, they are all kinds of thugs, thugs and even killers.
If you let others rob and remain indifferent, someone will continue to break the underground rules that have been formed. There will be more and more of these events until the whole system falls apart and is therefore unsustainable.
Going back to our real society, there are still arguments about the rules in front of my ears. In particular, the highest level of society is the institution that formulates and enforces laws; if some people and things that violate the law and discipline are allowed to appear without being stopped and punished, the foundation of the entire society will be shaken, and to a certain extent this society will be shaken. The system will not be able to operate, which is not good for anyone.
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Yu Hanghua
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