Mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher, Walter White, thinks his life can't get much worse. His salary barely makes ends meet, a situation not likely to improve once his pregnant wife gives birth, and their teenage son is battling cerebral palsy. But Walter is dumbstruck when he learns he has terminal cancer. Realizing that his illness probably will ruin his family financially, Walter makes a desperate bid to earn as much money as he can in the time he has left by turning an old RV into a meth lab on wheels.
Over the weekend, my husband and I decided to try watching Breaking Bad. For anyone unfamiliar with the TV show, see description above.
We only got about 5 episodes in before we stopped watching it. Maybe we didn't give it enough of a chance, but we couldn't find ourselves getting too caught up in it. Mostly, it just made me depressed. It was depressing to think about this poor man's situation and only see him make things worse by choosing to start a meth lab. While his intentions of doing so were honorable (to help his family), he ironically only makes things worse for his family. I guess it just goes to show that nothing good can come out of bad (or should I say.. Breaking Bad.. ?).
While I cannot necessarily deem the show as good or bad, being that I only watched the first 5 episodes, I can say that I did get some insights from watching it. This show was a reminder to me of what is most important in this life...families, the pursuit of perfection, etc. rather than the pursuit of wealth and suability. And I can honestly say that the show has made me think twice about my actions and the effects they will have on those around me. But after all, these are just my own perceptions.
I watched the first two episodes with my roommate last week and I was not very impressed. I have heard a lot of good things about the show and how a number of people consider it their favorite show of all time. The biggest turn off for me though was the profanity. I admit I am probably desensitized to a lot of profanity in media at this point, but I expect TV shows to keep it pretty mild. Another roommate of mine the following day said, "You don't know what you're missing" and I responded, "Yeah, but I'm missing out on the good and the bad". I am perfectly content with missing out on a potentially great movie/show/story in exchange for more wholesome entertainment.
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