EL CAMINO | A Breaking Bad Movie Analysis

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  • Опубликовано: 18 окт 2019
  • I was rather impressed by what the final Breaking Bad installment brought to the table, so I thought I'd make a video detailing my thoughts.
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  • @HarrysMovingMedia
    @HarrysMovingMedia  4 года назад +734

    Todd is still a piece of garbage don't get me wrong

    • @dena81
      @dena81 4 года назад +21

      Todd gave me chills the whole time. He tries to act innocent but has done the most horrific things in the show

    • @MaMastoast
      @MaMastoast 4 года назад +54

      @@dena81 I don't think he "tries to act innocent". I think he's just severely damaged by his upbringing and basically can't tell right from wrong.

    • @TrolololerCornerGuy
      @TrolololerCornerGuy 4 года назад +5

      Didn't todd get fat

    • @stonedraider708
      @stonedraider708 4 года назад +5

      He is a good actor y'all talk like it's real

    • @irocksixx
      @irocksixx 4 года назад +2

      he is a fantastic actor but yeah I don't even want to meet Jesse Plemons. Just super creep vibe. I'm sure he is a bundle of joy at home though :/

  • @mcbadrobotvoice8155
    @mcbadrobotvoice8155 4 года назад +1236

    “The most lovable character in the show”
    Saul: “am i a joke to you?”
    Huell: “reasonably”

    • @funnycreature2331
      @funnycreature2331 4 года назад +27

      /-_-\ reasonably.

    • @stproducciones9140
      @stproducciones9140 4 года назад +87

      How could he forget Huell? My man saved a bunch of old people from a burning church

    • @filipkogut8533
      @filipkogut8533 Год назад +6

      After watching Better Call Saul, not so much anymore.

    • @stepladder3257
      @stepladder3257 Год назад

      Mike: No more half measures

    • @happyhuell6664
      @happyhuell6664 Год назад +5

      Jimmy McGill is lovable, Saul Goodman isn't

  • @gavinpicard3003
    @gavinpicard3003 4 года назад +974

    I personally love the contrast in the screaming whilst driving in the beginning and the calm drive at the end.

    • @Sirlancelot-
      @Sirlancelot- Год назад +7

      Yup and the very beginning is in the desert and the end is in alaska

  • @spyrothedankdragon6214
    @spyrothedankdragon6214 4 года назад +607

    I thought it was the best possible breaking bad film anyone could’ve ever hoped for.

    • @yggdrasil3
      @yggdrasil3 4 года назад +38

      Yeah, I'm not sure what people were expecting. This is, for all intents and purposes, a delayed, extra long last episode to the series. I do think it's a bit unnecessary(wasn't the ending of the series meant to be ambigious?), but the excellent filmmaking fully makes me think this is what the creators wanted to do.

    • @cmilner2708
      @cmilner2708 4 года назад +17

      I have the seemingly unpopular opinion that the movie is better (albeit wouldn’t be as good without breaking bad coming first) than breaking bad and to me felt like they made the series in order to set up creating el Camino. One of the best films I’ve seen

    • @DrShemp-sv6gf
      @DrShemp-sv6gf Год назад +1

      Good username

    • @stitchgrimly6167
      @stitchgrimly6167 Год назад +5

      I just wish they'd CGI'd out about half of Todd.

    • @nate4137
      @nate4137 Год назад +8

      @@cmilner2708 I don’t know if I would say that the movie is overall better than breaking bad, but god damn if the entire cast and crew wasn’t firing on all cylinders. I don’t know how anyone can call this a cash grab or a bad/uninspired movie. The same way they did with better call Saul, they took a seemingly cut and dry concept (scumbag lawyer, Jesse escapes) and took it to its logical extreme.

  • @aadityabhattacharya
    @aadityabhattacharya 4 года назад +438

    Can we appreciate how visually stunning this film is with creative camera angles and gorgeous shot composition.

    • @Sirlancelot-
      @Sirlancelot- Год назад +1

      Hell ya same goes for better call saul🙂

  • @MrGreaves
    @MrGreaves 4 года назад +252

    Saying goodbye to Badger and Skinny Pete was really sad for me. Especially Badger, as he was always very likeable, so giving Skinny Pete the emotional line “you’re my hero and shit” was a wise move for me, as I’m sure the viewer is more gravitated towards liking Badger, so it adds more emotion to Skinny’s goodbye

    • @traxiii
      @traxiii Год назад

      Badger was such a total dumb @ss in most of the show, how he seemed less of one in the movie, though still doing meth doesn't make much sense. I really liked the movie though 9 out of 10.

    • @grzejnikMilosz
      @grzejnikMilosz Год назад +12

      It was Skinny Pete waiting at the hospital bed with beaten-up & unconscious Jessy by Tuco Salamanca! Real friend!

    • @wessteinfeld3337
      @wessteinfeld3337 Год назад

      Cum to think of it the irony is actually pretty amusing when you find out that the actor who portrayed "skinny pete" actually had an extremely thick and girthy "member" so to speak (or so to shoot w.e works for you)
      Krazy 8 had a 8mm wiener so its really weird.
      Comboner was 3 inches hard so that wasn't going to get him very far which is why they killed off his character. And Badger was packing HEAT in the form of a 10 or 11 incher fully "capable" of course. Sort of like a swiss army knife except instead of knives it's penises and penises galore

    • @boagski
      @boagski 2 месяца назад

      @@wessteinfeld3337wait wtf is going on right here.

  • @shannonjackson9778
    @shannonjackson9778 4 года назад +348

    I loved this movie. It felt like an epilogue and it was nice to get closure on Jesse's character. The cinematography was beautiful and Aaron Paul did such a great job jumping back into character. I never knew my heart could break over the word "pepperoni"

    • @need-to-know-
      @need-to-know- 4 года назад +7

      That was the most impactful scene to me. And that word.

  • @kevinodonnell3216
    @kevinodonnell3216 4 года назад +228

    I honestly didn't think the movie made Todd look more human. If anything he was even more sadistic and vile.

    • @MaMastoast
      @MaMastoast 4 года назад +10

      You think todd was sadistic?

    • @jed9339
      @jed9339 4 года назад +6

      that was kind of the point tho

    • @Sugarman96
      @Sugarman96 4 года назад +49

      I don't think Todd was ever painted as a sadist. It never looks like he was enjoying all the horrible things he's been doing, he just did them because he felt those were the correct courses of action. He's definitely a vile sociopath, but I don't think he's a sadist.

    • @mullaoslo
      @mullaoslo 4 года назад +1

      He is definitely psychopathic. Not gonna say I've known a tod but I have known dangerous people and the first time I watched this when he says "we're all alone today" it sent a chill down my spine.. That's not something he casually mentions, it's not because he's about to get him to help him move the body.. That's todd telling Jessie " you are mine to do with as I please" a million bad scenarios went through my. Head straight away and what it turned out to was ALLOT milder than what I thought he was in for... And all that came from one sentence said in a very casual way..

    • @jiffy2cool4u55
      @jiffy2cool4u55 Год назад +1

      @@Sugarman96 to be honest, he doesn’t even look like he cares, he like doesn’t seem to make difference in life and death, what makes him so twisted is that he barely cares about the suffering he causes or that is caused around him, sure he may not take pleasure in doing it but it doesn’t bother him.
      His lack of reaction makes him look unpredictable ; killed the child as soon as he saw him and had no hesitations when killing Andrea. Clearly his lack of care and hesitation makes him way more terrifying.

  • @lukaspersson5882
    @lukaspersson5882 4 года назад +200

    I liked that Jesse killed Todd in the same way that Todd killed the cleaning lady. Todd strangling her gave context to Jesse strangling him in 'Felina'. It seemed fitting, as Todd's unnecessary killings was one of the reasons Jesse hated him so much.

    • @josemexicanmexican7602
      @josemexicanmexican7602 Год назад +4

      I dont think that Todd killed anybody unnecessarily. Everybody that he killed allowed him to operate that way that we was operating. It's not something that i could do, but it all had a purpose. That kid in the desert would have told somebody what he saw. Andrea and Brock sent a clear message to Jessy that he has something to live and obey orders for. The cleaning lady saw too much. Todd's cold ability to do the best thing for himself is why he was successful. He's a true, professional monster.

    • @josemexicanmexican7602
      @josemexicanmexican7602 Год назад +2

      @filaaa !! He may not have needed to kill Andrea, but he couldn't be sure. He sent a powerful message to Jesse by killing her like that. Jesse had no doubts that Todd would kill her or anybody without hesitation. He established himself as a force that can't be guilted or negotiated with. Jesse could comply or watch more people that he cares about die.

    • @burningsexuality1540
      @burningsexuality1540 Год назад

      @filaaa !! The cleaning lady wasn't trying to steal from him. She brought the book right to him. He just killed her because supposedly he didn't want to leave witnesses.
      The real reason though, is because he's deranged and likes killing people.

    • @PiyushKumar-nj7sh
      @PiyushKumar-nj7sh Год назад +3

      @filaaa !! the cleaning lady wasnt trying to steal from him. that was made pretty clear in the movie. also throughout breaking bad we have seen illegal immigrants working in meth factories and not saying anything due to fear of being deported. he could have just scared her or gave her some money to shut up. it was a very unnecessary killing

  • @bungalowfeuhler1541
    @bungalowfeuhler1541 4 года назад +125

    It was more episodes of Breaking Bad. I’m happy.

    • @westont98
      @westont98 4 года назад +2

      /-_-\
      Reasonably

  • @thefirstorder3477
    @thefirstorder3477 4 года назад +122

    The white jumper/jacket Jesse wears in Alaska in a similar one to the one Walter wears in season 1, the two characters go through a complete reverse arc and it’s beautiful

  • @ChillyUK77
    @ChillyUK77 4 года назад +471

    11:26 It's been a while since I saw Breaking Bad but isn't the reason Jesse doesn't shoot Todd or even attempt to escape because his now dead girlfriends son will be killed if he "pulls anything"? Isn't this scene in some way showing how strong willed he is? Even though he's obviously very beaten down and traumatised.

    • @thefirmamentalist9922
      @thefirmamentalist9922 4 года назад +115

      Chilly Rama He had every opportunity to escape: kill Todd in the desert, take his money, rescue the kid and ride off into the sunset before uncle Jack even knows what happened... instead Jesse is broken with no strength left to fight. I think it was to show Jesse’s inner exodus from being in a completely broken place to having the grit to get the money and “disappear”.

    • @GeriatricFan1963
      @GeriatricFan1963 4 года назад +22

      That's true; Todd's uncle Jack would find out eventually once he came back and realised that Todd and Jesse were missing.

    • @ChillyUK77
      @ChillyUK77 4 года назад +53

      @@thefirmamentalist9922 Yeah possible although it's a big risk to take, be on the run from the police as a kidnapper of a child and the nazis, he and the kid get caught they are both fucked. Maybe he just couldn't figure out a way for both him and the kid to be free and safe.

    • @robertwinslade3104
      @robertwinslade3104 4 года назад +36

      Don't forget that Jesse would probably not know where Brock is living; it's unlikely he is still living in the house Andrea was killed in. I'd bet that the Nazis would know though and Jesse is probably uncertain that he could find out where Brock is living before the Nazis get to him, especially as he's a wanted criminal. He could of course inform the police that Brock is in danger, but that would probably involve handing himself over to them, and by the time he convinced the police who he is and why they should believe him it's possible that the Nazis would have already gotten to Brock, and as long as the Nazis are out there Brock would never be safe anyway.

    • @need-to-know-
      @need-to-know- 4 года назад

      @@robertwinslade3104
      Then how did he get his address to write him?

  • @Torthrodhel
    @Torthrodhel 4 года назад +113

    You missed out a great bit of character tension that stood out to me. The film makes the subtle suggestion that Jesse's plan is to steal the needed money from his parents, and this hint is pained even more when we watch him sincerely apologize to them and tell them none of this was their fault - while lying to them. To then be revealed that it was the guns he was after, in order to get the money, rather than the money itself... I thought was a really brilliant midpoint twist.
    I came up with an explanation for Todd's figure shift. Jesse's mental state is severely wrecked, and he's remembering unimportant details wrong. He probably isn't very well nourished down there, so he's recalling Todd as having a fuller figure than he actually did. A weak explanation sure, but it'll do for maintaining immersion.

    • @boagski
      @boagski 2 месяца назад +1

      Bro do film makers sit around and meticulously plan all these things out piece by piece? Some movies and shows have soo much symbolism and meaning hidden amongst the actual plot and story it blows my mind

    • @Torthrodhel
      @Torthrodhel 2 месяца назад

      @@boagski as a creative person (but in a different field, namely songwriting), the usual flow of things is probably more akin to refinement than calculation. You hone a skill and practice and experiment to the point where the clever things become like second nature, and at that point you gain the ability to just 'feel' your way through creating something. Afterwards, when perfecting it up to a standard, that's when you'd get down in the weeds and think about the details. But yeah I reckon a lot of the smart tricks and plans come early on during a creative flow and then later you look back and say to yourself 'huh so I did this-and-that, well hey I am good at this after all'. That's what it's like for me anyway.

  • @pokeslim
    @pokeslim 4 года назад +64

    Personally I don't think he didn't shoot Tod out of weakness. I think he did it to keep Brock safe, which took a lot of strength.

  • @RobertoBlake
    @RobertoBlake 4 года назад +64

    One of the best breakdowns I’ve seen of the film

  • @aperson6505
    @aperson6505 4 года назад +164

    It's not the best Breaking Bad media ever created, but to be honest, I don't feel like it needed to be. I thought the way it addressed Jesse getting out of Walt's shadow and, well, finding his own path (as the title suggests) was well-handled, and that's really what the film's main objective is; a lot of quiet moments, like the scene with Mike at the start, were deliberately designed with that idea in mind.
    Like, it's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but for what it is it's fantastic imo. Really nice cinematography as well which makes it worth at least one watch.

    • @Chris1this
      @Chris1this 4 года назад +5

      A Person exactly. I could rewatch breaking bad and bcs all the time but el Camino is more of a once every decade kinda movie

    • @malloryweeks3306
      @malloryweeks3306 4 года назад +9

      Cinyx GP I loved el Camino and have probably watched it three times. It did feel like a season finale rather than an actual movie but it was still awesome. Jesse was always my favorite character. I don’t agree that it was a one time is good movie to watch but I can respect people’s opinions.

    • @ThePreciseClimber
      @ThePreciseClimber 4 года назад

      > It's not the best Breaking Bad media ever created
      That would be the last few episodes of Season 4.

    • @mullaoslo
      @mullaoslo 4 года назад +6

      To me it just made sense to me when I saw it. The show stared as walts story but it evolved into walt and Jessie's story.. And in a show that was so tightly constructed it dawned on me that it almost seemed lazy that walt got his finale but Jessie was almost ignored at the end... We used to think it ended perfectly but I say this brought the show to its logical conclusion, walt gone and Jessie gets to start over.

    • @ayylmao8375
      @ayylmao8375 Год назад

      I enjoyed the story, but there was a lot of unimportant details. The stripper scene was fine but could have been handled better, many of the flashbacks felt too drawn-out and sometimes unnecessary, and the welder as a miniboss final antagonist felt very rushed and forced

  • @Lazypackmule
    @Lazypackmule 4 года назад +42

    One part of Jessie's visit to the Vacuum shop that I liked was that it's the only time in the movie where his original boisterous personality bubbles back up to the surface, that quick flash of delight he gets when he confirms that he definitely found 'the guy', that his escape is actually in sight
    Visiting his friends, getting into danger, actually going to Alaska, even in the flashbacks we get from before everything went to shit, it's all fairly quiet, we never see him get excited like that, it's only in that moment when he can finally see the finish line in front of him that we get to see that old part of him for the last time

  • @MMAGamblingTips
    @MMAGamblingTips 4 года назад +3

    1:37 best teeth ever for someone who hadn’t brushed them in months. 😬

  • @DylanJHewitsonBevis
    @DylanJHewitsonBevis 4 года назад +48

    look
    i’m a man
    but i cried during the ending sequences
    that shit with jane man 😞

    • @fuuz642
      @fuuz642 4 года назад

      Not a man

    • @fuuz642
      @fuuz642 4 года назад

      @G4nst4Ch33se "he" cried watching a tv show. you may be calling "him" a male but "he" sure as hell is not one

    • @fuuz642
      @fuuz642 4 года назад

      @G4nst4Ch33se have a good day ma'am

    • @MistakenMystery
      @MistakenMystery 4 года назад +14

      If your a male and your too afraid to show emotion, then your ego is preventing you from becoming a true man

    • @fuuz642
      @fuuz642 4 года назад

      @@MistakenMysterywhat you just wrote there was really stupid

  • @EvilDick1995
    @EvilDick1995 4 года назад +26

    16:05 Todd’s apartment had already been fingerprinted. I don’t know if they usually fingerprint a second time over but maybe

    • @dylanringproductions160
      @dylanringproductions160 2 года назад +7

      Very late reply back, but he totally ransacked it so I think they would probably go over it again.

    • @yamahakid450f
      @yamahakid450f Год назад

      @Dylan Ring Productions So what? It doesn't prove anything... all they can get him on would be breaking and entering, theft is unlikely (they can't prove he took what was never known to be there), vandalizing, and trespassing if filed by the apartment owner.
      They've got nothing to tie him to the murder in the apartment.... id be a lot more worried about my prints on the meth lab Walt was found in, the under ground cage, and inside the house where everyone's body were found....there's a lot more there to tie him to multiple murders and manufacturing of blue. However, with a good lawyer he can say he was forced to do what he did after being kidnapped, abused, starved, and kept prisoner against his will in a cage and he and his family were threatened with death if he didnt do as they asked. But when he had the opportunity to escape by killing his captures in self defense when Walt showed up, he took it. Walt is going down as the mastermind for everything they did. He tried working with the DEA so theres nothing to tie him to Hanks or his partners murder either. He'd also have enough information on everyone involved (killers of two agents) to recieve a good plea deal if they did try charging him with multiple felonies, but murder won't be one of them under those circumstances. I mean, it's pretty clear he was kept as a prisoner and threatened with death to manufacture, they also cant prove to what degree or his roll when he was working with Walt.... So while theyll try throwing everything at him and hope he'll sing about everything in a confession so it'll all stick, most will end up not sticking and being thrown out do to lack of evidence and self defense... He'd end up in prison, but not very long with a good lawyer

  • @quickdraw9648
    @quickdraw9648 4 года назад +31

    I felt like he was more worried about skinny P when the cops were coming through. i agreed with a lot of your observations but after that heartwarming moment with his friend... I don't think either of them could have seen what was coming and it all mounted at once for him. That maybe his friend is going to take a much larger hit for him than just some questioning.

  • @mlsaulnier
    @mlsaulnier 4 года назад +18

    Your analysis showed even more ways to adore the brilliance of BB. That’s the beauty of this show.

  • @portzy1447
    @portzy1447 4 года назад +17

    One of my favourite shots of the film would be when Jesse is hiding from the “cops” in Todd’s apartment and his gun come from under the cover and he says he’s not a cop killer. Great scene

  • @MaMastoast
    @MaMastoast 4 года назад +139

    I wouldn't call Todd cruel, infact he's quite the opposite. He's certainly ruthless, but in his own completely messed up way he's almost polite and kind.

    • @MistakenMystery
      @MistakenMystery 4 года назад +5

      Yah I mean he is just doing his job, if he revolted and let Jessie loose or helped him out then Jack would probably kill him too. So I'm sure Todd is a little scared too...

    • @EnterTheSoundscape
      @EnterTheSoundscape 4 года назад +22

      Every on screen kill by Todd has been fast and clean. The opposite of cruel, evil sure, but not cruel.

    • @TeddymanYT
      @TeddymanYT 4 года назад

      He's probably a psychopath, so he does things without remorse, but he also tries to impress people, probably so that he can get higher in the ranks.

    • @yamahakid450f
      @yamahakid450f Год назад

      @Enter The Soundscape Ask the cleaning lady if her death was fast and clean..... She was strangled, just like his fate at Jesse's hands. Nothing about strangulation is either fast or clean, It's cruel. He just likes to put out that persona so he doesn't feel like he's as bad as those around him, but he is, and when push comes to shove he's just as cruel as Jack and as we saw with the kid, he's as fast to kill an innocent child as anyone we've seen in the series.

    • @proph7543
      @proph7543 Год назад +8

      He's a psychopath, but psychopathy is to a degree on a spectrum. He has favourites, he respects people who do their jobs well, but he's absolutely ready to kill people if he thinks that they're going to compromise his position, no matter how old or good at their jobs they are.

  • @stellaburnell7947
    @stellaburnell7947 4 года назад +9

    The street names "Holly" and "Arroz" ( Spanish for rice ) are a reference to Vince Gilligan's partner Holly Rice.

  • @possiblyabear451
    @possiblyabear451 Год назад +6

    "Having Jesse screaming into the camera while driving away from the Nazi meth lab."
    Man, am I glad I watched Breaking Bad or I would be VERY confused right now.

  • @kristoferhutter3873
    @kristoferhutter3873 Год назад +7

    I really like the idea of Jessie shaving and cleaning himself up as a narrative tool that his story isn't over just because he's worn out. The obvious reason is because he was trapped and didn't have the opportunity to groom himself, but as we see in the show multiple times, the characters who look disheveled and unkept are the ones who often are reaching their expiration. It's a sign that Jesse hasn't given up, he won't let them win, and he's going to have a life.

  • @evo2542
    @evo2542 4 года назад +37

    13:40 Jane looks almost exactly the same as she did in the series

    • @samcooper2474
      @samcooper2474 4 года назад +7

      If anything she aged the least, but she is among the younger members of the cast.

    • @themetapod
      @themetapod 4 года назад +13

      Jesse barely aged other than the weight gain. His is kinda the most impressive to me considering he is playing ~27 (I forget how old he is) at 40.

  • @TheOriginalFaker
    @TheOriginalFaker 4 года назад +28

    Holly Arroz is vince gilligans wife!

  • @tb6532
    @tb6532 4 года назад +7

    Todd did all that shit purely out of curiosity, he's a psychopath. Just like the spider, Todd regards Jessie as a mere pet that he can study and use for entertainment.

  • @TaxEvasionUS
    @TaxEvasionUS Год назад +2

    Twisters is an actual burrito joint in Albuquerque if you guys want to visit

  • @PstrywBerryDraws
    @PstrywBerryDraws 3 года назад +5

    I interpreted Jesse not shooting Todd as Jessie thinking "I'm giving up my chance at escape, for Brock."

  • @ChubbyChecker182
    @ChubbyChecker182 4 года назад +14

    Todd Singing in the car, and Joker dancing down the Steps are the Best two scenes of 2019

  • @mrturtletail3945
    @mrturtletail3945 4 года назад +4

    Vince Gilligan is such a creative genius I don't know how this man writes and directs the way he does. Pure legend of a filmmaker.
    And thank you friend for pointing out all points of Vince's great work

  • @spidey.warrior5027
    @spidey.warrior5027 4 года назад +14

    Fantastic analysis. Jesse will always be my favorite BB character.

  • @CommandLineVulpine
    @CommandLineVulpine 4 года назад +19

    I thought it was pretty okay.
    It felt very "epilogue" though, not exactly "sequal movie". Very weird to me the main antagonists are just, the guys that built what keeps him tied up in the methlab. Wasn't really a loose end that came to mind with "what's left that Breaking Bad didn't tie up?"
    That said, not sure there were other options. Walter killed all the big bads.

    • @nowlun
      @nowlun 4 года назад +2

      I was thinking the same thing. These guys were loose ends but not blatantly. We hadn’t even met them yet before the movie. Although that final standoff was so badass

  • @todorpopov8613
    @todorpopov8613 4 года назад +11

    I cannot argue the movie wasn't necessary to the story ending but it was still a great epilogue movie with great flashbacks and great ending i cannot be more satisfied

  • @hidephatl8053
    @hidephatl8053 4 года назад +7

    Why would jesse care if his fingerprints are all over Todd's place? Hes already a wanted fugitive on the run. If he got caught a "destruction of property" charge would be the least or his worries

    • @need-to-know-
      @need-to-know- 4 года назад

      I know right? Besides that, the police have already been there and would not re fingerprint the place.

  • @Mrcool210
    @Mrcool210 4 года назад +37

    I'm surprised you're covering this. Don't know why i'm surprised but I am haha. Perhaps we could get a did it suck on each BB and BCS season?

  • @ryansilva1024
    @ryansilva1024 2 года назад +9

    The reason the shots of Todd are not clear or broken up at first is to ease the view into “fat Todd”. A soft transition.

  • @yankeespankee2363
    @yankeespankee2363 Год назад +2

    I like to think Fat Todd is just Jesse's depiction of Todd in general

  • @imperfect_dan7519
    @imperfect_dan7519 4 года назад +8

    Great video thpugh i think yhe vaccum scene also had some significance. The fact that Jesse was told straight up that all the bad shit in his life happened because of him was integral to his character arc because rather then feeling like a victim of fate, he can now be more confident and take responsibility for his acrions, hence why he willingly went to Neil and why the last conversation with Jane was about this subject

  • @PViolety
    @PViolety 4 года назад +36

    Did Todd gain weight during those months of jesse’s imprisonment or something?

    • @rhodriwilliams2599
      @rhodriwilliams2599 4 года назад +22

      It’s just a continuity error, it bothered me to start but then again Its been what 6 years and he put on weight for another show or something. But it would be weird if he put on weight and then lost it again in between when he imprisoned Jessie and when Jessie kills him

    • @iwanttobelieve2
      @iwanttobelieve2 4 года назад +25

      @@rhodriwilliams2599 they kinda try to explain that by having Todd constantly talking about food.

    • @harryt2305
      @harryt2305 4 года назад +8

      Kinda makes sense he is like a child, he got all that money and spent it on food

    • @aperson6505
      @aperson6505 4 года назад +16

      There's no real in-universe explanation for it so have fun with headcanons, but the real-life reason is because Jesse Plemons supposedly put on some weight for his role in the second season of Fargo and El Camino was shot on such a tight schedule to avoid leaks he didn't have much time to drop any of it.

    • @robertwinslade3104
      @robertwinslade3104 4 года назад +1

      @@aperson6505 Fargo season 2 came out years ago though; when exactly was El Camino filmed?

  • @swo0t622
    @swo0t622 Год назад +1

    I think another interesting comparison to draw is the similarity between Jesse’s stand-off with the Welding guys and Walters stand-off with uncle Jack and the nazis. It seems like Jesse took inspiration from Walters actions and outsmarting at the end of breaking bad.

  • @gandalfandferg280
    @gandalfandferg280 4 года назад +13

    I was certainly satisfied with the film. I didn't exactly know what to expect but it ended up smaller in scale than I imagined but quite a beautiful poetic end.

  • @GJB22
    @GJB22 Год назад

    The beginning is the visualization of the saying.
    "Empire of dirt"

  • @Dominic-Decoco
    @Dominic-Decoco 3 года назад +4

    Why does it matter if the cops find Jesse’s fingerprints at Todd’s apartment? He already disappeared to Alaska anyways, those fingerprints aren’t going to help anyone find him.

  • @barry1369
    @barry1369 4 года назад +7

    I'd give it an 8/10.

  • @ThomasJackPotter
    @ThomasJackPotter 4 года назад +19

    I thought during that scene with Walt and Jesse was also a reflection of the fact that Walt often viewed Jesse as his own son. This is why I believe Walt forgot that Jesse graduated from high school, he was thinking of his own son, Walt junior. If you’re unsure about my theory think back to that episode when Walt Junior and Walt are having a deep heart to heart, when Walt junior leaves the room Walt even calls him Jesse.

    • @nowlun
      @nowlun 4 года назад +3

      Ohhhhh. That makes Walt seem like less of a douche bag so I like that theory

    • @denisemarie7991
      @denisemarie7991 Год назад

      Walt calls walt junior jesse? I didn't notice that... wow.

  • @eddieryan7246
    @eddieryan7246 4 года назад +15

    Honestly I found this movie to be generally boring but satisfying for closure

  • @jacksonullrich517
    @jacksonullrich517 Год назад +2

    Didn't even talk about the inside of Todd's house scene

  • @peacefuldawn6823
    @peacefuldawn6823 4 года назад +10

    No reference to Sergio Leone with the close up of the eyes in the stand off?

    • @need-to-know-
      @need-to-know- 4 года назад +1

      Specifically "For a Few Dollars More" with the scene where Lee van Cleef has a hidden derringer in his hand, too. And Jesse asks for $1800. But will get quite a few dollars more.

  • @charlievdb4387
    @charlievdb4387 4 года назад +21

    i personally thought walt talking about jesse’s potential to get a business degree was him trying to boost his meth business and use jesse as a business man

    • @CommandLineVulpine
      @CommandLineVulpine 4 года назад +17

      I don't think so. The show always made me feel Walter felt like he was a father figure for Jesse. He never really did shake it even after their falling out, which is why he ultimately sacrifices himself to get him out of there.

    • @charlievdb4387
      @charlievdb4387 4 года назад +3

      Lance Elliott i do agree with that. but in a sense i think it’s both combined because in his own twisted way i perceived him to think he was doing jesse a favour by letting him work with the ‘great heisenberg’ and thinks that he can’t see the bigger picture, so he should do anything to keep jesse in his grasp. he reminds me of a parent when they say “i’m just doing what’s best” but instead walt is poisoning brock etc just to keep jesse to himself. it all conveys his ego and subsequent arrogance because he thinks anyone would be lucky to work with him, and this combined with his paternal bond with jesse causes him to commit atrocities to stop him from leaving him. this is why i love the show because there are so many connotations from any shot or dialogue in the show, and every second in it has meaning but anyone can perceive something different to someone else.

    • @kevinodonnell3216
      @kevinodonnell3216 4 года назад +7

      I just recently rewatched BB. I used to think that walt manipulates Jesse to do what he wants all the time but after watching it again, Jesse actually brings a lot of what happens to him on himself. Walt doesn't properly start manipulating him until season 4, except things like telling him the methlamine goes bad and stuff. Jesse does a lot of stupid shit that also affects walt.

    • @Adam-xg1ch
      @Adam-xg1ch 4 года назад +8

      @@kevinodonnell3216 what about letting Jane die in Season 2 so that he can have full control of Jesse again?

  • @Oatlis
    @Oatlis 4 года назад +8

    I think this movie will get better over time just a feeling

  • @ethanhudson2009
    @ethanhudson2009 2 года назад +3

    Jesse’s prints being over Todd’s flat doesn’t really matter tho. The cops won’t search the place again for a while and even if they did they wouldn’t learn anything other than the fact that Jesse was there. Theyre already after him it’s not like it matters if he breaks another law.

  • @jackroberts8981
    @jackroberts8981 Год назад +2

    Man was doing an English essay the whole vidoe

  • @nickymo
    @nickymo Год назад

    Thank you for this you added several new dimensions to my love for this movie and pointed out things no one else has as far as I know

  • @j19n7200
    @j19n7200 4 года назад +6

    how could someone be disappointed in el camino? I saw it three times and im going to see it three more, maybe those people didn't see breaking bad or maybe just not a fan of the show

  • @danieltube6344
    @danieltube6344 Год назад +2

    8:58 Another reason for the report on Walter was most likely to quell people’s theories saying that Walt survived the finale.

  • @JakanoryJones
    @JakanoryJones 2 года назад +1

    Also the cop's head covered by the kitchen cupboards at 12:54 his head is also covered by yellow which is associated with crime in Breaking Bad

  • @TenThumbsProductions
    @TenThumbsProductions Год назад +1

    One more Better Call Saul episode… I’m not ready for the end of this universe as it is the best on TV. I don’t know want Vince could do… La Familia Salamanca? A pre-pre-cuel? The vacuum man stories? I hope this isn’t the end.

  • @-12Sided
    @-12Sided 2 года назад +1

    This movie is criminally underrated. Sure, not a whole lot super exciting or action packed happens, but it’s shots and attention to detail is immaculate.

  • @smoothordinator9529
    @smoothordinator9529 Год назад +1

    8:50 "Arroz" is Spanish for Rice - "Holly Rice" being the name of Vince Gilligan's wife

  • @computerhardware2063
    @computerhardware2063 Год назад +2

    Remember - .22 is still a firearm

  • @quinnweimer-ludin3934
    @quinnweimer-ludin3934 9 месяцев назад +1

    He didn’t shoot Todd cause he was afraid they might hurt Brock not cause he was weak willed

  • @CaptainLicorice
    @CaptainLicorice Год назад +3

    I went into this film expecting a lot and I feel like I got a satisfactory ending

  • @soulman4292
    @soulman4292 Год назад +2

    This movie, and Breaking Bad in general were so good at using cinematic styles, colors, and incredible acting to tell the story. Some of the BEST scenes have virtually no dialogue, but produce such an immense effect on how viewers perceive the characters, their personalities, their situations, and their mindsets. It is really what is missing in so many currents series. Too much damned talking, almost as if to cover up for shoddy character development. It is actually one of the reasons that Better Call Saul is such a good show as well. Especially the scenes with Gene. Virtually no dialogue, not even color, but just good acting, and a properly thought out character that evokes the entirety of the end of the series it is supposed to prequel. The writers, directors, and actors within this franchise are absolutely some of the best ever created, and I sure do hope that soon we get another masterpiece of this proportion being released for the greater publics consumption.
    Breaking Bad, El Camino, and Better Call Saul, are indeed forms of high art produced for the benefit of all people, which is what truly made/makes them great. Just as The Sopranos, and The Wire before them, we’ve gotten long form masterpieces low on filler, high on concept, with concisely told narratives that draw in the viewer, and create actual emotional effect within them.

  • @smashi_tv4344
    @smashi_tv4344 4 года назад +1

    At the end of el camino jesse wears a similar sweater walt once wore in the pilot dunno what it symbolizes but its full circle in my eyes

  • @stepladder3257
    @stepladder3257 Год назад

    My friend perfectly described it, movies like this feels more like a reunion than a continuation but they managed to fit it like a hand in glove with Breaking Bad

  • @-Gax-
    @-Gax- 4 года назад +4

    I loved it. I walked away thinking that, yes it wasn't needed, but I loved it nonetheless. 8.5 out of ten. It did fan service well, told a story that fit. It honestly did feel like 3 episodes of BB

  • @blessingmakgate5571
    @blessingmakgate5571 2 года назад +1

    Well done Harry, this was amazing

  • @Micah__
    @Micah__ 4 года назад +5

    1:38 his beard is way longer in this than it was in the finale. Kind of strange with a show that’s so meticulously crafted, that something like that would go unnoticed.

  • @CaptainUnusual
    @CaptainUnusual Год назад

    In El Camino the actors were expected to play six years younger than they actually were - but in BCS it was a decade or more. Glad the story is finally complete.

  • @SexDrugsNpostprod
    @SexDrugsNpostprod 4 года назад +5

    I thing you give too much credit to perspective. Don't get me wrong, framing is meaningful. But sometimes you need reverse shots to make a scene work between two characters. So yeah people look smaller when far and vis versa...

  • @RatedGaming
    @RatedGaming 4 года назад +5

    God I love analysis of movies. It helps me understand the art behind movies more. Loved this one especially.

  • @_suko_3656
    @_suko_3656 Год назад

    Honestly I think I would have liked the movie a bit more if it displayed Jesse actually taking the el camino and driving to Alaska himself, and during that journey, he gets those flashbacks, because honestly at some of the parts in the present, the movie felt a little bit slow, like it was dragging its feet. This still is a really great movie, and I love how it gives off a bunch of fanservice, especially the scene at the diner.

  • @billepperson2662
    @billepperson2662 Год назад

    8:44 actually I heard Vince G put that in as a nod to his gf Holly Rice (who we see in BCS finale as the woman who hands Kim a tissue on the bus) as the cross street to Holly shown there is Aaroz which means Rice in Spanish...

  • @KingTay-xg4mi
    @KingTay-xg4mi 7 месяцев назад

    I love how Todd got fat during the whole enslave jesse stuff then miraculous lose all that way before his untimely death

  • @ryanlightfoot5637
    @ryanlightfoot5637 4 года назад +1

    Really good vid 👍

  • @curtiscarpenter9881
    @curtiscarpenter9881 2 года назад +2

    El Camino the way was I think a good movie to show the emphasis on detail of the show and bringing the character the fulfill his destiny starting a whole new life....like I plan to....one day.🎯

  • @boagski
    @boagski 2 месяца назад

    This video was absolutely awesome!

  • @shaygan4885
    @shaygan4885 4 года назад

    yo man that's a hell of an analysis, very articulate!
    I'd love to see reviews/analyses for "Better Call Saul" now that the new season is also coming.
    Keep up the good work lad, right on BITCH!

  • @boagski
    @boagski 2 месяца назад

    Are all these things you point out planned and written out beforehand do you think? Seems like so much depth and hidden meaning how do they think of all this stuff

  • @hywodena
    @hywodena 4 года назад +2

    I think people just didn't know what to expect. The movie seems more like a way to give us closure, rather than adding on. Which isn't bad, I liked the movie, but I can see why someone would be disappointed if they were expecting something different

  • @rafaelanaya5997
    @rafaelanaya5997 Год назад

    The cross streets name holly Ave and arroz.. holly the name of Walter's daughter and arroz Spanish for rice . I instantly thought ofeqlter posing brock with ricin.

  • @peacefuldawn6823
    @peacefuldawn6823 4 года назад +8

    They literally state in the film that if Jesse tries to escape they will kill the kid of his girlfriend who was poisoned.

    • @Rabbitzz
      @Rabbitzz 4 года назад

      Well yeah they also said that when they first killed Andrea :(

    • @jacobharris5894
      @jacobharris5894 4 года назад

      Yeah that’s what I was thinking. He didn’t spare Todd’s life because he was weak. He did it for Brock.

  • @ryanm7263
    @ryanm7263 4 года назад +1

    Best analysis on RUclips.

  • @MaybeDHitHim
    @MaybeDHitHim Год назад

    "Surprise cameo" by a character from both shows....

  • @MoviesTubeYou0675
    @MoviesTubeYou0675 Год назад

    It was a little over a year since both business buildings are changed.

  • @therealxchan
    @therealxchan Год назад

    Vince Gilligan is a really good director, displaying these emotions throughout the movie I never noticed on first watch.

  • @gasc0ny
    @gasc0ny Год назад

    It's the cherry on top of an already great show. It serves its role beautifully.

  • @00vie80
    @00vie80 Год назад

    I wouldnt mind seeing a show a few years down where Brock hunts down Jesse for retribution for his mom, and Jesse keeps trying to stay hidden and put everything behind him.

  • @aelitastones3110
    @aelitastones3110 Год назад +1

    NO...just no .. this man is a murderer, and responsible for every death from his cooked meth, there is no happy ending for him, and this "glorification" of criminals is messed up. what people get wrong is there was only one good guy in the show and that was Hank, the DEA. trying to stop these psychopaths.

  • @Brieen
    @Brieen 4 года назад

    The camera work was beautiful

  • @deeznuts247
    @deeznuts247 Год назад

    Bro is an English teacher teaching Shakespeare 💀

  • @caseydopp318
    @caseydopp318 Год назад

    So many people hated this movie because the expected it to be breaking bad, instead of.jessies post story

  • @ThaRoMan
    @ThaRoMan Год назад

    Good impression at the end

  • @williambrown2098
    @williambrown2098 Год назад

    Excellent analytics...

  • @peelp52
    @peelp52 Год назад

    wow, a movie named after a car.

  • @thatonenoob7854
    @thatonenoob7854 Год назад

    Jesse leaving his fingerprints on Todd's apartment doesn't really matter because the police already searched the place multiple times. That's why Neil could even go inside. Jesse already knows they won't re-search the place and even if they do, it'd be too late.