I think he was partially awakened. He woke up from a fearful ego, but he didn't wake up from the ego that wants power So Heisenberg was a hybrid: half awakened to his true self, half blinded by power and revenge
Agreed. His inability to confront his own desire for power made him go from conformism to self destructive ambition. Walter never stopped denying himself, and never got past his resentment of life.
Walter White's transformation is the story of a man coming to the realization that only he is in his own way. Breaking Bad is worth more than a college education. Good video, thank you.
the series is also a cautionary tale of the fate of a person who went down to the dark side. Even though Walt had his self-actualization fulfilled (successfully being someone really powerful), in the end everybody was worse off. His whole fortune gone, his son knew his father's criminal career, his wife hated him, his brother-in-law dead, many people got murdered (directily and indirectly from his actions) and his protege Pinkman experienced moments enough to make every man goes insane, or at least depressed. i think the fundamental flaw of his character is a common trait of a genius: his pride and his inability to work as a team. Had he been humbler and more cooperative, he could be a life-long co-founder of Grey Matter and be a billionaire without going bad.
Mike said it: “We had a good thing going on, we had frings, all you had to do is keep your mouth shut and do your job”. Couldn’t be more right, Walter would have enough money to take care of his cancer and family but it wasn’t enough, he had to be the alpha, the big dick.
I don’t know about him being worse off, in the end, Walt won. He left his family money, did something he loved and was good at, protected his family, and tied up all loose ends. Yes tons of tragedy and pain in his wake, but he also accomplished everything he set out to
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. Friedrich Nietzsche
@@RonSwansonIsMyGod I agree...he's not as smart as he thinks he is. Believes his worldview to be the correct one yet fails to see how truly incomplete it is. He's a bit of a douchebag too. The kind of guy to sniff his own facts from a champagne glass, but ultimately FAR FAR better than Bill Nigh.
This is outstanding work. It’s one thing to hear ‘live every day like it’s your last, for you die tomorrow ’ but to actually live it requires effort, learning and is probably a key skill to LIVE a real life.
"Live every day like it’s your last, for you die tomorrow" is well meant but a rather silly advice if taken literally. Most people would no longer go to work if they truly believed they would die that day, because, why bother. It's good to think about what you really want out of life, but pretending that life will end soon doesn't really help if you're more interested in long term goals.
Remarkable how much Walt respected his enemy (Hank). When Hank was down, Walt's speech brought him back. You could see Hank taking an important deep breath. Walt essentially told him that he was no one without Hank.
15:03 Neizsche talked about what is bad and what is good, but, forgot what is best in life. That is *to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.*
That just reminded me of the Conan TV show that got cancelled. Apparently it was too “problematic”, so it got cancelled. Makes me think it was probably really good.
I saw this series few years ago. I was little child, but deep inside i felt emotionally the incredible change of Walter's life. Now i understand it also logically. Thank you for the video.
Walter's story is a very common one for many regular people...Not being satisfied with their current life...and one day to rise to a higher status quo ..A sense of power and money....but getting too deep in it..where they may lose themselves.
@@GinoChaviano19 I feel like in the end no. When he dies he seems satisfied, he lost his family but it didn’t matter to him anymore bc he was a dead man. He knew everything would catch up to him so it’s like he just kinda accepted it all and died satisfied.
One of the greatest shows ever made; thank you Einzelgänger. Would greatly appreciate it if you could do a similar analysis on the character Gregory House, from the show House MD?, a story and character I'd say is on an equal footing to Walter White and Breaking Bad.
@@meatbleed Announcing it to the public can’t help. There are many ways to address your shadow, like daily journaling. Venting and integrating the shadow to your normal life means you accept who and what you are.
@@gathuawachira4901 Insightful! When you said announcing to the public can’t help, I remembered how I used to do exactly that via Facebook. I deleted that beast eight months ago. It never helped, just like you said. What helped was private and sober reflection.
@@Campfire30 Facebook can be really depressing and people ignore this fact straight up. Most people are just addicted to the rush of energy that comes with those negative emotions.
He is the man realized late but yes he did it for himself. . . Feels good to live other half of your life as full potential in the end we all gonna die one day.
One of the most satisfying and personally satiating walter white analysis videos i have ever watched. I feel seen. I feel related. Finally an analysis that really resonates with me. Nietsche is fabulous and i think i shud start reading his work since i agree with him in this video alot.
Since my wife started re-watching Breaking Bad from the beginning, I've been watching a few Walter White psychology videos. This is by far the best I've seen.
Primed for this, cos I just went through the entire series again. Many bits I'd overlooked in the past stood out more now and with deeper meanings. What I mean is, *the series itself did not change..... It is YOU who grows more, than back when you first watched it.*
Definitely not an easy topic, I think! It reminded me quite a lot of one of your recent videos about the philosophy of the Sith from the Star Wars universe. There are certainly similiar take-aways for our own personal life from these two videos: for me, it's to lead a life dedicated to myself and my own wellbeing and to stop being afraid of life and step out of the comfort zone and slave morality to fullfill my potential as much as I can. That being said, I still think this kind of philosophy is way too selfish and hedonist and I believe there are greater values in life to aim and strive for. To quote Kurt Vonnegut: "We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.” - or Confucius: "Life is really simple, but we insinst on making it complicated" and once again one another genius from Vonnegut: "I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.” PS: Maybe an analysis of A Man Without A Country would be interesting ;)
Although Walter may fit into some one liners from Nietzsche "Live dangerously" and the "Will to power is the feeling that resistance is overcome". one should also remember that he claimed that his philosophy is not one for the individual even though he frequently gets lumped in with existentialists ultimately he is not.
What I never understood is, why did Walt not try and become a university professor? He certainly had the teaching experience, and he had his background in photon radiography that contributed to a Nobel prize. Any university with half a brain would have hired Walt. Sure the pay isn’t meth cook level of money, but it would have been more way more than a high school teacher.
He probably was all ,what the hell ! At one point, you just think, its all the same when what you really wanted is taken from you and you think you can not have it back no matter what
This is honestly the hardest disbelief to suspend. There's no way a genius like Walt would be some no name high school teacher or carwash cashier at 50
What kind of dumb question is that, cook meth pays more bills than being a university professor. If anything sums up a reasonable amount of money, you might choose to become meth cook rather than teaching, besides Walt had enough with his life already, being emasculated that he is. He enjoys himself being the boss in the meth business, that's all the thing that made him break so damn bad. His moral compass and sense of being decent has long gone due to his ego and empowerment. But we all know in daily life he's not even close as a thug, just casual man that having midlife crisis with extra cancer, you might do some ballsy stuff before you go. You never know.
Technically, ONE of the most important videos of my life. Mastery over oneself is the epitome of this life! What else could we be living for if not for oneself?
For your tribe. What's the point of achieving your fullest potential, if you don't use your skills and knowledge for the good of your kin? That's what gives it purpose and nobility.
@@TimtheEnchanter25 Very true, but charity starts from home. You can’t give your tribe that which you don’t have. That always leads to burnouts, resentments and frustrations! Just see Walter as the teacher, giving everything he had in the form of education which is a very noble and moral thing. This is what Nietzche described as slave morality. Human weaknesses turned into virtues. Society has never appreciated weakness over confidence, no matter the morality and virtue behind the weakness. Confidence and use of our brains is what has made human beings to thrive in a world full of hostility where almost everything is stronger than us.
You miss the whole point of the cautionary tale of the character of Walter White!!! Walter White ultimately betrayed himself!! He left trail of death and destruction, lost his entire family and his lineage will forever be associated with the monster "Heizenberg " The reality is that he did NOT achieve mastery over himself. He was a Slave to his Pride and Ego that in the end left him and everyone around him destroyed.
Ah darn. I absolutely love your videos. Will definitely come back because I am extremely interested in your content surrounding it here. Almost done with the series myself, absolutely nutty show. Got something to look forward to after it.
I think that apart from power, confidence, control, feeling alive, there was one more thing he desired and it was a legacy. Gretchen and Elliott took that away from him. They claimed his company, his research. The doctors gave him some 2 years at best and he would have left nothing to be remembered with. His last scene was him in a lab and "Baby blue" playing. Blue meth kind of was his legacy.
Gretchen and Eliot didn't take it away from him he did that to himself. He sold it to them willingly because he thought the company wouldn't get big and he had other things to focus on and he thought wrong. Was not their fault at all
First making meth was financial tool. Then it became addiction. I think making stuff like drugs was what made Walter feel powerful and in control and to get that rush he had to make stronger, more illegal drugs and as meth is hard to top in that (maybe fentanyl and LSD can) he had to make more.
@@crypt5129 Most likely it was matter of feeling offended from not being told about it. With his own family it was much more about his pride to provide "as a man".
Last week, i enjoyed and finished your book, Stoicism for Inner Peace. Thank you for that book. And also thank u for this analysis of walter white. Maybe next time u can do analysis of saul goodman or james mcgill
What is it exactly that you love?!!! ... his transformation into a criminal?!!! ... That's why I wrote in another comment that I think this video is a big mistake! ... very big! ... 😑
I like his transformation from being a man that just lived to please everyone around him and sacrifice his own potential to a man that sacrifices everything to live up to his full potential. The criminal aspect I don't condone at all but this is a fictional series after all.
@@imagineMusic731 lol you’re tripping. From a writing standpoint, it’s an amazing character transformation that progresses over 50 episodes. No one is saying it should be emulated in real life.
Walt didn't become the overman. However, I don't think anybody has. He often had to play by others rules to get what he wanted and was forced into decisions he didn't agree with morally. Still it's a good thing to strive toward.
Regardless of the morality of Walter White and his actions, there’s no denyIng that by the end of his life, he felt more alive and in control of his own destiny than he ever would have had he lived a normal life and died a normal death. That’s something that is hard to put a value to.
He didn't have control though. He was shaping himself to fit some hypermasculine archetype he felt pressured to conform to. He was an insecure narcissist controlled by his desire to not be seen as weak or not masculine enough
This remains me a bit of The Fall by Camus. The narrator as a “ good” man to those around him, but inside, kind of twisted and wrong, and the impossibility of the two things to exist together
I dont think Walter has fully become a higher man. He did overcame his fear, but he still had other weaknesess, like revenge and greed. It is also symbolized in his death, he might have died fairly happy and in his own terms, but his family still doesn't like him and his son wont talk to him
None of that really has anything to do with his higher man nature. Walter does become a sort of ubermensch by the end, and the story is about the impact that it had on his journey to get there
Late watcher, but caught up with it. Almost an anti hero. Just a brilliant series, so many different meanings can be projected on it. This another interesting one.
@Seaworth there are actually ARE things he can be liked for. Off the top of my head: he's competent--he is literally a genius. Despite his flaws, he still loves his family. Sure, they weren't his only motivation for getting into meth, but he was clearly devastated at the loss of Hank; he lied on the phone in order to vindicate Skyler. He made sure his family would get money in order to stay afloat. He wanted to see his children again before he died. He also cared about Jesse--Walt could have left him for dead, but made sure to save him in the end. He is also a dork, and in rare circumstances, it was endearing to watch him be a nerd in a world of hardened criminals. He could also be a badass at times, surprising everyone. He is a very flawed man, but it is simply incorrect to say that he has zero redeeming qualities.
@@tonyburton419 I wouldn't call him an anti-hero, because anti-heroes use villainous methods to achieve heroic goals, but Walt's end goals aren't even heroic. I would just say he's not completely irredeemable, he still has something of a heart despite his many flaws.
“Technically, Chemistry is the study of matter, but I'd like to call it as the study of Change” - Walter White.
- What's the matter?
- Yes.
That's Calculus
@@qui.que.10 that's actually measuring and calculating change
I like to see it*
*Gretchen- "But what about the soul?"*
this is the exact moment walter white became a philosophical and psychological lesson
I think he was partially awakened. He woke up from a fearful ego, but he didn't wake up from the ego that wants power
So Heisenberg was a hybrid: half awakened to his true self, half blinded by power and revenge
Heisenberg never made it into the third transformation; that being 'the child'; as a Nietzschean character Walt died 'the ugliest man'
Agreed. His inability to confront his own desire for power made him go from conformism to self destructive ambition. Walter never stopped denying himself, and never got past his resentment of life.
Damn, you nailed it.
Well then you don't agree with Nietzsche and that's fine. You think more along the lines of Buddhism. I think that ego is necessary to an extent.
@@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060True.
Chemistry - the study of transformation. What a great series.
growth then decay then transformation! its fascinating, really.
Great alchemical metaphoric storyline.
Walter White seems like a character that Dostoevsky would create.
Mahn...loved it
I have read crime and punishment, the idiot , notes from the underground,....and still counting
Yes. very complicated character yet easy to understand. Dostoevsky is great at seeing these stuff.
Indeed!
I'm just reading "Devils" and man it's 100% true haha
@@RapPowah The possessed is excellent. One of my favorite books by Dostoevsky.
Walter White's transformation is the story of a man coming to the realization that only he is in his own way. Breaking Bad is worth more than a college education. Good video, thank you.
the series is also a cautionary tale of the fate of a person who went down to the dark side. Even though Walt had his self-actualization fulfilled (successfully being someone really powerful), in the end everybody was worse off. His whole fortune gone, his son knew his father's criminal career, his wife hated him, his brother-in-law dead, many people got murdered (directily and indirectly from his actions) and his protege Pinkman experienced moments enough to make every man goes insane, or at least depressed.
i think the fundamental flaw of his character is a common trait of a genius: his pride and his inability to work as a team. Had he been humbler and more cooperative, he could be a life-long co-founder of Grey Matter and be a billionaire without going bad.
Being a billionaire is breaking bad.
@@keithk8275 uhhh....
Mike said it: “We had a good thing going on, we had frings, all you had to do is keep your mouth shut and do your job”. Couldn’t be more right, Walter would have enough money to take care of his cancer and family but it wasn’t enough, he had to be the alpha, the big dick.
I don’t know about him being worse off, in the end, Walt won. He left his family money, did something he loved and was good at, protected his family, and tied up all loose ends. Yes tons of tragedy and pain in his wake, but he also accomplished everything he set out to
@@keithk8275 totally nothing worse than a person who creates thousands of jobs
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Friedrich Nietzsche
Well said sir!
What if being a monster is actually more fun?
Though he kinda set out to become a monster, not fight them
@John-Paul Hunt I choose to believe that Sam Harris is full of it...
@@RonSwansonIsMyGod I agree...he's not as smart as he thinks he is.
Believes his worldview to be the correct one yet fails to see how truly incomplete it is.
He's a bit of a douchebag too. The kind of guy to sniff his own facts from a champagne glass, but ultimately FAR FAR better than Bill Nigh.
When Walt said
_"I was alive..."_
By the end of the series, it hit hard.
Death is not sad. The sad thing is most people don't live at all.
Beautiful ❤❤
I love this new, style. favorite part : "I have spent my whole life scared, Frightend of things that could happene, might happen, might not happen."
This is outstanding work. It’s one thing to hear ‘live every day like it’s your last, for you die tomorrow ’ but to actually live it requires effort, learning and is probably a key skill to LIVE a real life.
"Live every day like it’s your last, for you die tomorrow" is well meant but a rather silly advice if taken literally. Most people would no longer go to work if they truly believed they would die that day, because, why bother. It's good to think about what you really want out of life, but pretending that life will end soon doesn't really help if you're more interested in long term goals.
@@FlorisDVijfdea half measure mindset at that.
Remarkable how much Walt respected his enemy (Hank). When Hank was down, Walt's speech brought him back. You could see Hank taking an important deep breath. Walt essentially told him that he was no one without Hank.
15:03 Neizsche talked about what is bad and what is good, but, forgot what is best in life. That is *to crush your enemies, to see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of their women.*
😆🤣🤣🤣
That just reminded me of the Conan TV show that got cancelled. Apparently it was too “problematic”, so it got cancelled. Makes me think it was probably really good.
@@vcrbetamax that made me think Conan O'Brian got canceled
@@lemonstealinghorsdoeuvre Coco’s more powerful than a barbarian. Gonna take more than a woke crowd to take him down.
Reminder that Conan is Iranian
This was good. Thanks again for putting in the effort for another quality analysis.
Yoooo never expected you to analyze breaking bad , let’s goooo
"Say my name."
"......Einzelganger."
"You're gawdammit right."
Another great analysis, i've been binge watching your videos lol
This was great. I'd enjoy hearing your analysis on "Better Call Saul".
I saw this series few years ago. I was little child, but deep inside i felt emotionally the incredible change of Walter's life. Now i understand it also logically. Thank you for the video.
Great analysis as usual. Keep it up
Thanks, Reyna! :)
Walter's story is a very common one for many regular people...Not being satisfied with their current life...and one day to rise to a higher status quo ..A sense of power and money....but getting too deep in it..where they may lose themselves.
Losing yourself? According to NPCs you’d lose yourself. Walt didn’t regret a single thing. Respect to him.
@@Kur0miiiii So Walt didn’t regret Hank’s death? Or his son’s disgust towards him? Or all the psychological damage he inflicted on Jesse?
@@GinoChaviano19 I feel like in the end no. When he dies he seems satisfied, he lost his family but it didn’t matter to him anymore bc he was a dead man. He knew everything would catch up to him so it’s like he just kinda accepted it all and died satisfied.
Nah that losing yourself getting too deep thing is lies told by jealous people and fear
He regretted quite a bit. He just didn't regret getting into the life@@Kur0miiiii
one of the best videos yet, my friend Einzelgänger. Impressive. Very nice. Impressivelly very nice!
Thanks! 🙏 Glad to hear Giga Chad was entertained! ;)
"These doctors, talking about surviving 1 year 2 years like it's the only thing that matters" walter white.
One of the greatest shows ever made; thank you Einzelgänger. Would greatly appreciate it if you could do a similar analysis on the character Gregory House, from the show House MD?, a story and character I'd say is on an equal footing to Walter White and Breaking Bad.
Definitely
Well i think it's human nature we always look for something to justify our bad actions instead of telling the truth or the real reason
Not really, social conditioning has taught us to repress our darkest selves, our persona is heavily masked. Our shadows really dark.
@@gathuawachira4901 why would someone want to walk around announcing their personal dark thoughts
@@meatbleed Announcing it to the public can’t help. There are many ways to address your shadow, like daily journaling. Venting and integrating the shadow to your normal life means you accept who and what you are.
@@gathuawachira4901 Insightful! When you said announcing to the public can’t help, I remembered how I used to do exactly that via Facebook. I deleted that beast eight months ago. It never helped, just like you said. What helped was private and sober reflection.
@@Campfire30 Facebook can be really depressing and people ignore this fact straight up. Most people are just addicted to the rush of energy that comes with those negative emotions.
Another great video! Love this take on Walter’s transformation - it would be interesting to look at Saul’s overall descent too…
"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy."💓
Another great upload, your channel is my favourite on RUclips. You have made my life infinitely better by opening my eyes to philosophy.
Thanks
He is the man realized late but yes he did it for himself. . . Feels good to live other half of your life as full potential in the end we all gonna die one day.
Einzelgagner THANK YOU. Absolutely brilliant. One of your best. Thank you again.
Thanks!! :)
This channel deserves way more views. Keep up the great videos.🙏
The movie "Unforgiven" is another good example of Nietzschean psychological dilemmas.
How?
Yes new Einzelgänger and some of my favorite tv shows and philosophers
One of the most satisfying and personally satiating walter white analysis videos i have ever watched. I feel seen. I feel related. Finally an analysis that really resonates with me. Nietsche is fabulous and i think i shud start reading his work since i agree with him in this video alot.
Amazing work. I love the parallels here!
Since my wife started re-watching Breaking Bad from the beginning, I've been watching a few Walter White psychology videos. This is by far the best I've seen.
Primed for this, cos I just went through the entire series again. Many bits I'd overlooked in the past stood out more now and with deeper meanings. What I mean is, *the series itself did not change..... It is YOU who grows more, than back when you first watched it.*
How long is the watch time, compared to other shows? I want to watch it, but finding the time to has been the issue
@@Stryfe52 1 episode is about an hour. Go 2-6 episodes per day and you'll be done in a week.
@@oslonorway547 Oh, alright then.
@@Stryfe52 change your playback speed. I always do this to save time. Hehe
@@roz6181 I like that for informational videos, but that kind of ruins the enjoyment of TV or movies for me.
Absolutely fantastic video, per usual!
Definitely not an easy topic, I think!
It reminded me quite a lot of one of your recent videos about the philosophy of the Sith from the Star Wars universe.
There are certainly similiar take-aways for our own personal life from these two videos: for me, it's to lead a life dedicated to myself and my own wellbeing and to stop being afraid of life and step out of the comfort zone and slave morality to fullfill my potential as much as I can.
That being said, I still think this kind of philosophy is way too selfish and hedonist and I believe there are greater values in life to aim and strive for. To quote Kurt Vonnegut: "We are here to help each other get through this thing, whatever it is.” - or Confucius: "Life is really simple, but we insinst on making it complicated" and once again one another genius from Vonnegut: "I tell you, we are here on Earth to fart around, and don't let anybody tell you different.”
PS: Maybe an analysis of A Man Without A Country would be interesting ;)
I was never in danger, skyler.
I'm the Danger!
I'm the one who knocks!
When i watched breaking bad i was always rooting for walt and never saw him as the bad guy
You clearly never seen hom watch jane choke to death?😊
That's deeply concerning
@@stephenmullen4749
Yea, that was amazing 😊
Walter white was on path of liberation and by doing this he found his true self...
Death is not sad. The sad thing is most people don't live at all.
Although Walter may fit into some one liners from Nietzsche "Live dangerously" and the "Will to power is the feeling that resistance is overcome". one should also remember that he claimed that his philosophy is not one for the individual even though he frequently gets lumped in with existentialists ultimately he is not.
What a wonderful well made video. Thanks.
That was awesome man. Well done & Good Job!
Awesome essay bro
"But although they may look the same, they don't always behave the same," - walter white on chirality
summarises the show perfectly
Brilliant video! Makes me almost want to watch the show and observe his transformation.
Nice work. I enjoyed your essay.
I needed this. Thank you
What I never understood is, why did Walt not try and become a university professor? He certainly had the teaching experience, and he had his background in photon radiography that contributed to a Nobel prize. Any university with half a brain would have hired Walt. Sure the pay isn’t meth cook level of money, but it would have been more way more than a high school teacher.
Show was made in 2008
Oh right, I forgot that university professors didn't exist before 2008.
He probably was all ,what the hell ! At one point, you just think, its all the same when what you really wanted is taken from you and you think you can not have it back no matter what
This is honestly the hardest disbelief to suspend. There's no way a genius like Walt would be some no name high school teacher or carwash cashier at 50
What kind of dumb question is that, cook meth pays more bills than being a university professor. If anything sums up a reasonable amount of money, you might choose to become meth cook rather than teaching, besides Walt had enough with his life already, being emasculated that he is. He enjoys himself being the boss in the meth business, that's all the thing that made him break so damn bad. His moral compass and sense of being decent has long gone due to his ego and empowerment. But we all know in daily life he's not even close as a thug, just casual man that having midlife crisis with extra cancer, you might do some ballsy stuff before you go. You never know.
Technically, ONE of the most important videos of my life. Mastery over oneself is the epitome of this life! What else could we be living for if not for oneself?
For your tribe. What's the point of achieving your fullest potential, if you don't use your skills and knowledge for the good of your kin? That's what gives it purpose and nobility.
@@TimtheEnchanter25 Very true, but charity starts from home. You can’t give your tribe that which you don’t have. That always leads to burnouts, resentments and frustrations! Just see Walter as the teacher, giving everything he had in the form of education which is a very noble and moral thing. This is what Nietzche described as slave morality. Human weaknesses turned into virtues.
Society has never appreciated weakness over confidence, no matter the morality and virtue behind the weakness. Confidence and use of our brains is what has made human beings to thrive in a world full of hostility where almost everything is stronger than us.
You miss the whole point of the cautionary tale of the character of Walter White!!! Walter White ultimately betrayed himself!! He left trail of death and destruction, lost his entire family and his lineage will forever be associated with the monster "Heizenberg " The reality is that he did NOT achieve mastery over himself. He was a Slave to his Pride and Ego that in the end left him and everyone around him destroyed.
@@gathuawachira4901the answer is a balance between achieving what's best for you while still being mindful and providing for those you love ❤
Yesss, new video!
Another great one
Thanks!
Terima kasih!
This video hit me in my core. Thank you!
Ah darn. I absolutely love your videos. Will definitely come back because I am extremely interested in your content surrounding it here. Almost done with the series myself, absolutely nutty show. Got something to look forward to after it.
I think that apart from power, confidence, control, feeling alive, there was one more thing he desired and it was a legacy. Gretchen and Elliott took that away from him. They claimed his company, his research. The doctors gave him some 2 years at best and he would have left nothing to be remembered with. His last scene was him in a lab and "Baby blue" playing. Blue meth kind of was his legacy.
Gretchen and Eliot didn't take it away from him he did that to himself. He sold it to them willingly because he thought the company wouldn't get big and he had other things to focus on and he thought wrong. Was not their fault at all
First making meth was financial tool. Then it became addiction. I think making stuff like drugs was what made Walter feel powerful and in control and to get that rush he had to make stronger, more illegal drugs and as meth is hard to top in that (maybe fentanyl and LSD can) he had to make more.
Walt sold it because he felt emasculated, inferior, insecure about his ability to provide "as a man" because of Gretchen's wealth
@@crypt5129 you are right, I forgot Gretchen had already come from wealth before ever meeting Walt
@@crypt5129 Most likely it was matter of feeling offended from not being told about it. With his own family it was much more about his pride to provide "as a man".
Have to admit this video essay penetrated my heart. Right now I weep!
Last week, i enjoyed and finished your book, Stoicism for Inner Peace. Thank you for that book. And also thank u for this analysis of walter white. Maybe next time u can do analysis of saul goodman or james mcgill
Great video ! Please analyse Lalo deadly charistma
Your video put me in so much thought, that will affect how I proceed with my life.
Thank you 🙂
Brilliant work. Bravo 👏👏👏
Amazing video you definitely broke it down!
Your synopsis of this....Brilliant!!!
Thank you!!🌻🌻🌻
Bruh, I never would have imagined you would make a video on this guy XD
One of the best series I have ever watched. Love the transformation of Walter White.
What is it exactly that you love?!!! ... his transformation into a criminal?!!! ...
That's why I wrote in another comment that I think this video is a big mistake! ... very big! ... 😑
I like his transformation from being a man that just lived to please everyone around him and sacrifice his own potential to a man that sacrifices everything to live up to his full potential. The criminal aspect I don't condone at all but this is a fictional series after all.
@@imagineMusic731 Are you dense?
@@imagineMusic731 lol you’re tripping. From a writing standpoint, it’s an amazing character transformation that progresses over 50 episodes. No one is saying it should be emulated in real life.
@@imagineMusic731His transformation into a criminal is the literal driving point of the show.
Walt didn't become the overman. However, I don't think anybody has. He often had to play by others rules to get what he wanted and was forced into decisions he didn't agree with morally. Still it's a good thing to strive toward.
According to Nietzsche the closest man to have achieved the ubermensch was Goethe. Quite telling.
Interesting insight, as always! Thank you.
Walter progressed but on a deeper level, he always was Heisenburg.
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The psychology of having an incurable disease and the feeling he has nothing to lose might
be a factor in his behaviour
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Regardless of the morality of Walter White and his actions, there’s no denyIng that by the end of his life, he felt more alive and in control of his own destiny than he ever would have had he lived a normal life and died a normal death. That’s something that is hard to put a value to.
Facts, and the tragedy that lies in it is what he had to lose to gain control
He didn't have control though. He was shaping himself to fit some hypermasculine archetype he felt pressured to conform to. He was an insecure narcissist controlled by his desire to not be seen as weak or not masculine enough
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Awesome. Hope to see one video about Jimmy McGill in the future.
thanks so much for breaking down the psychology of all of this BLESS YOU ALL!
THIS is why Breaking Bad is the greatest TV show of all time.
Intriguing break down from a philosophical stand point. I love it.
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This was excellent!!!
This remains me a bit of The Fall by Camus. The narrator as a “ good” man to those around him, but inside, kind of twisted and wrong, and the impossibility of the two things to exist together
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Great video! Thank you
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“Growth, decay, then transformation!! It’s fascinating, really…”
I dont think Walter has fully become a higher man. He did overcame his fear, but he still had other weaknesess, like revenge and greed. It is also symbolized in his death, he might have died fairly happy and in his own terms, but his family still doesn't like him and his son wont talk to him
One say his son will realize respect his father this is the thing you can’t convince the losers or save them
None of that really has anything to do with his higher man nature. Walter does become a sort of ubermensch by the end, and the story is about the impact that it had on his journey to get there
Walter White’s character development path can also be read allegorically through Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle, imo
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Late watcher, but caught up with it. Almost an anti hero. Just a brilliant series, so many different meanings can be projected on it. This another interesting one.
Not really an anti-hero... his motivations are selfish, and destroy the lives of others. No one is better for what he did. He is a likeable villain.
@Seaworth there are actually ARE things he can be liked for. Off the top of my head: he's competent--he is literally a genius. Despite his flaws, he still loves his family. Sure, they weren't his only motivation for getting into meth, but he was clearly devastated at the loss of Hank; he lied on the phone in order to vindicate Skyler. He made sure his family would get money in order to stay afloat. He wanted to see his children again before he died. He also cared about Jesse--Walt could have left him for dead, but made sure to save him in the end. He is also a dork, and in rare circumstances, it was endearing to watch him be a nerd in a world of hardened criminals. He could also be a badass at times, surprising everyone. He is a very flawed man, but it is simply incorrect to say that he has zero redeeming qualities.
@@DistortedShelf0 Yes, true. Altered my entry as "almost an anti hero". Not even sure about that. Still, never mind.
@@tonyburton419 I wouldn't call him an anti-hero, because anti-heroes use villainous methods to achieve heroic goals, but Walt's end goals aren't even heroic. I would just say he's not completely irredeemable, he still has something of a heart despite his many flaws.
He's just a villain. A villain who also has human traits because he's human. doesn't make him not a villain
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"Jesse, we have to subscribe to Einzelgänger".
Great analysis
Great video!
Being “the last man”? Ah… I’m over it.
One thing that's never explained is how he got stuck being a high school chemistry teacher despite being a PhD.
One thing that’s clear is why he sucked at teaching: He saw it as a punishment.
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What is the name of the guitar instrumental of the beginning? 2:10