Breaking Bad: The Psychology of Walter White (based on Nietzsche)

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Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger

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@krishnarjunar2724
@krishnarjunar2724 2 жыл бұрын
“Technically, Chemistry is the study of matter, but I'd like to call it as the study of Change” - Walter White.
@jarinorvanto4301
@jarinorvanto4301 2 жыл бұрын
- What's the matter? - Yes.
@qui.que.10
@qui.que.10 2 жыл бұрын
That's Calculus
@shaunakkarkhanis8042
@shaunakkarkhanis8042 2 жыл бұрын
@@qui.que.10 that's actually measuring and calculating change
@irrelevanttwat
@irrelevanttwat 2 жыл бұрын
I like to see it*
@enigma7310
@enigma7310 Жыл бұрын
*Gretchen- "But what about the soul?"*
@MrSandManBringMeADream
@MrSandManBringMeADream 2 жыл бұрын
this is the exact moment walter white became a philosophical and psychological lesson
@yohaizilber
@yohaizilber 2 жыл бұрын
Chemistry - the study of transformation. What a great series.
@person92906
@person92906 2 жыл бұрын
growth then decay then transformation! its fascinating, really.
@jessmason2112
@jessmason2112 2 жыл бұрын
Great alchemical metaphoric storyline.
@SeraphimVolker
@SeraphimVolker 2 жыл бұрын
Walter White seems like a character that Dostoevsky would create.
@ItsMe-sx9ck
@ItsMe-sx9ck 2 жыл бұрын
Mahn...loved it I have read crime and punishment, the idiot , notes from the underground,....and still counting
@aubriewest1135
@aubriewest1135 2 жыл бұрын
Yes. very complicated character yet easy to understand. Dostoevsky is great at seeing these stuff.
@mouradanas
@mouradanas 2 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@RapPowah
@RapPowah 2 жыл бұрын
I'm just reading "Devils" and man it's 100% true haha
@SeraphimVolker
@SeraphimVolker 2 жыл бұрын
@@RapPowah The possessed is excellent. One of my favorite books by Dostoevsky.
@obiwan4374
@obiwan4374 2 жыл бұрын
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
@chumaggots666
@chumaggots666 2 жыл бұрын
Heisenberg never made it into the third transformation; that being 'the child'; as a Nietzschean character Walt died 'the ugliest man'
@revenant097
@revenant097 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Campfire30
@Campfire30 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, you nailed it.
@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060
@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@thomasa.anderson9966
@thomasa.anderson9966 2 жыл бұрын
@@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060True.
@TheOis1984
@TheOis1984 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@keithk8275
@keithk8275 2 жыл бұрын
Being a billionaire is breaking bad.
@OrthoHoppean
@OrthoHoppean 2 жыл бұрын
@@keithk8275 uhhh....
@MadScientist81
@MadScientist81 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@briankelly4191
@briankelly4191 2 жыл бұрын
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
@sukottoshinobe7360
@sukottoshinobe7360 2 жыл бұрын
@@keithk8275 totally nothing worse than a person who creates thousands of jobs
@sanjaybhatikar
@sanjaybhatikar 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Ryan-Horgan
@Ryan-Horgan 2 жыл бұрын
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
@gathuawachira4901
@gathuawachira4901 2 жыл бұрын
Well said sir!
@remc0s
@remc0s 2 жыл бұрын
What if being a monster is actually more fun?
@adamhbrennan
@adamhbrennan 2 жыл бұрын
Though he kinda set out to become a monster, not fight them
@RonSwansonIsMyGod
@RonSwansonIsMyGod 2 жыл бұрын
@John-Paul Hunt I choose to believe that Sam Harris is full of it...
@SunshineSuperstar
@SunshineSuperstar 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@alexpearson8481
@alexpearson8481 Жыл бұрын
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.
@FlorisDVijfde
@FlorisDVijfde Жыл бұрын
"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.
@Jester_Jingles
@Jester_Jingles Жыл бұрын
@@FlorisDVijfdea half measure mindset at that.
@David_10157
@David_10157 2 жыл бұрын
This was great. I'd enjoy hearing your analysis on "Better Call Saul".
@Anarcath
@Anarcath 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@elbachiroutidrarine9680
@elbachiroutidrarine9680 2 жыл бұрын
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."
@Eellie87
@Eellie87 2 жыл бұрын
This was good. Thanks again for putting in the effort for another quality analysis.
@sebas_akgvi9695
@sebas_akgvi9695 2 жыл бұрын
Yoooo never expected you to analyze breaking bad , let’s goooo
@lemonstealinghorsdoeuvre
@lemonstealinghorsdoeuvre 2 жыл бұрын
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.*
@norastorm99
@norastorm99 2 жыл бұрын
😆🤣🤣🤣
@vcrbetamax
@vcrbetamax 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@lemonstealinghorsdoeuvre
@lemonstealinghorsdoeuvre 2 жыл бұрын
@@vcrbetamax that made me think Conan O'Brian got canceled
@vcrbetamax
@vcrbetamax 2 жыл бұрын
@@lemonstealinghorsdoeuvre Coco’s more powerful than a barbarian. Gonna take more than a woke crowd to take him down.
@yaqubebased1961
@yaqubebased1961 Жыл бұрын
Reminder that Conan is Iranian
@nocturneuh
@nocturneuh 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Athena0922
@Athena0922 Жыл бұрын
Definitely
@ReynaSingh
@ReynaSingh 2 жыл бұрын
Great analysis as usual. Keep it up
@Einzelgänger
@Einzelgänger 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Reyna! :)
@stray_cat87
@stray_cat87 2 жыл бұрын
When Walt said _"I was alive..."_ By the end of the series, it hit hard.
@VickeyKumar-lk3vj
@VickeyKumar-lk3vj 2 жыл бұрын
Death is not sad. The sad thing is most people don't live at all.
@shivanipandey8208
@shivanipandey8208 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ❤❤
@antoniodg2673
@antoniodg2673 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing how I'm going through the same mental transition. There is no worse thing in life, than to die within. "I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life, as much as the experience of being alive" - Joseph Campbell
@tapset
@tapset Жыл бұрын
Please don't start cooking meth
@shadowflames042
@shadowflames042 Жыл бұрын
@@tapset yeah, grow weed instead.
@tapset
@tapset Жыл бұрын
@@shadowflames042 weeds for dorks
@shadowflames042
@shadowflames042 Жыл бұрын
@@tapset ok then, vape shop
@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA
@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Kur0miiiii
@Kur0miiiii 2 жыл бұрын
Losing yourself? According to NPCs you’d lose yourself. Walt didn’t regret a single thing. Respect to him.
@GinoChaviano19
@GinoChaviano19 2 жыл бұрын
@@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?
@Kur0miiiii
@Kur0miiiii 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@smartwater598
@smartwater598 Жыл бұрын
Nah that losing yourself getting too deep thing is lies told by jealous people and fear
@errwhattheflip
@errwhattheflip Жыл бұрын
He regretted quite a bit. He just didn't regret getting into the life@@Kur0miiiii
@diegolikescode
@diegolikescode 2 жыл бұрын
one of the best videos yet, my friend Einzelgänger. Impressive. Very nice. Impressivelly very nice!
@Einzelgänger
@Einzelgänger 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! 🙏 Glad to hear Giga Chad was entertained! ;)
@RJM-j7y
@RJM-j7y 2 жыл бұрын
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
@gathuawachira4901
@gathuawachira4901 2 жыл бұрын
Not really, social conditioning has taught us to repress our darkest selves, our persona is heavily masked. Our shadows really dark.
@meatbleed
@meatbleed 2 жыл бұрын
@@gathuawachira4901 why would someone want to walk around announcing their personal dark thoughts
@gathuawachira4901
@gathuawachira4901 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Campfire30
@Campfire30 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@gathuawachira4901
@gathuawachira4901 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@alecrichards8574
@alecrichards8574 Жыл бұрын
"Say my name." "......Einzelganger." "You're gawdammit right." Another great analysis, i've been binge watching your videos lol
@petrpernikovec6601
@petrpernikovec6601 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@peppep1704
@peppep1704 2 жыл бұрын
The movie "Unforgiven" is another good example of Nietzschean psychological dilemmas.
@ana-zb7ix
@ana-zb7ix 2 жыл бұрын
The end of Nietzsche, along with W.W, proves the results of his Overman: isolated and completely insane. Great series, though.
@djkrptdnb
@djkrptdnb 2 жыл бұрын
Another great video! Love this take on Walter’s transformation - it would be interesting to look at Saul’s overall descent too…
@oslonorway547
@oslonorway547 2 жыл бұрын
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.*
@Stryfe52
@Stryfe52 2 жыл бұрын
How long is the watch time, compared to other shows? I want to watch it, but finding the time to has been the issue
@oslonorway547
@oslonorway547 2 жыл бұрын
@@Stryfe52 1 episode is about an hour. Go 2-6 episodes per day and you'll be done in a week.
@Stryfe52
@Stryfe52 2 жыл бұрын
@@oslonorway547 Oh, alright then.
@roz6181
@roz6181 2 жыл бұрын
@@Stryfe52 change your playback speed. I always do this to save time. Hehe
@Stryfe52
@Stryfe52 2 жыл бұрын
@@roz6181 I like that for informational videos, but that kind of ruins the enjoyment of TV or movies for me.
@bishaldebnath5004
@bishaldebnath5004 2 жыл бұрын
"There is more wisdom in your body than in your deepest philosophy."💓
@slowentropy4531
@slowentropy4531 2 жыл бұрын
Another great upload, your channel is my favourite on KZbin. You have made my life infinitely better by opening my eyes to philosophy. Thanks
@Davlavi
@Davlavi 2 жыл бұрын
This channel deserves way more views. Keep up the great videos.🙏
@kingT9
@kingT9 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@C.E.Thomas1952
@C.E.Thomas1952 2 жыл бұрын
Einzelgagner THANK YOU. Absolutely brilliant. One of your best. Thank you again.
@Einzelgänger
@Einzelgänger 2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!! :)
@mehdidj9440
@mehdidj9440 2 жыл бұрын
"These doctors, talking about surviving 1 year 2 years like it's the only thing that matters" walter white.
@soursewer3279
@soursewer3279 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing work. I love the parallels here!
@RonSwansonIsMyGod
@RonSwansonIsMyGod 2 жыл бұрын
What the series is really showing, what White doesn't realize, is that the choice between master or slave, victim or victimizer, is a false alternative/dilemma. He doesn't understand and doesn't want to understand is that there are other possibilities, other ways to live ones life that would make for ones best life. A good movie that also explores the seductive power of this false notion is the movie Bad Influence with James Spader and Rob Lowe.
@tobiasschneider8075
@tobiasschneider8075 2 жыл бұрын
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 ;)
@matthewturner639
@matthewturner639 2 жыл бұрын
Yes new Einzelgänger and some of my favorite tv shows and philosophers
@dp055
@dp055 Жыл бұрын
Awesome essay bro
@abhinavdino
@abhinavdino 2 жыл бұрын
I was never in danger, skyler. I'm the Danger! I'm the one who knocks!
@mackss9468
@mackss9468 2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fantastic video, per usual!
@shaheemgirling3972
@shaheemgirling3972 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best series I have ever watched. Love the transformation of Walter White.
@imagineMusic731
@imagineMusic731 2 жыл бұрын
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! ... 😑
@shaheemgirling3972
@shaheemgirling3972 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@hindenburg1596
@hindenburg1596 2 жыл бұрын
@@imagineMusic731 Are you dense?
@GinoChaviano19
@GinoChaviano19 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@CyreseParrish
@CyreseParrish Жыл бұрын
​@@imagineMusic731His transformation into a criminal is the literal driving point of the show.
@gusfring6887
@gusfring6887 Жыл бұрын
When i watched breaking bad i was always rooting for walt and never saw him as the bad guy
@stephenmullen4749
@stephenmullen4749 Жыл бұрын
You clearly never seen hom watch jane choke to death?😊
@crypt5129
@crypt5129 9 ай бұрын
That's deeply concerning
@natalieelisabeth5767
@natalieelisabeth5767 11 ай бұрын
Nice work. I enjoyed your essay.
@michaelanderson18
@michaelanderson18 Жыл бұрын
That was awesome man. Well done & Good Job!
@glenacord
@glenacord Жыл бұрын
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.
@Thephoenixrebirth84
@Thephoenixrebirth84 2 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful well made video. Thanks.
@LizdardKing86
@LizdardKing86 2 жыл бұрын
According to Nietzsche the closest man to have achieved the ubermensch was Goethe. Quite telling.
@emanuelmota7217
@emanuelmota7217 Ай бұрын
THIS is why Breaking Bad is the greatest TV show of all time.
@NiKonomia
@NiKonomia 2 жыл бұрын
I needed this. Thank you
@randstahl4869
@randstahl4869 10 күн бұрын
Have to admit this video essay penetrated my heart. Right now I weep!
@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060
@tangerinesarebetterthanora7060 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@AnetaEshkenazi
@AnetaEshkenazi Жыл бұрын
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.
@ChaChaRealSm00th
@ChaChaRealSm00th 10 ай бұрын
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
@vksasdgaming9472
@vksasdgaming9472 10 ай бұрын
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
@crypt5129 9 ай бұрын
Walt sold it because he felt emasculated, inferior, insecure about his ability to provide "as a man" because of Gretchen's wealth
@ChaChaRealSm00th
@ChaChaRealSm00th 9 ай бұрын
@@crypt5129 you are right, I forgot Gretchen had already come from wealth before ever meeting Walt
@vksasdgaming9472
@vksasdgaming9472 9 ай бұрын
@@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".
@VickeyKumar-lk3vj
@VickeyKumar-lk3vj 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@Munkaa
@Munkaa 2 жыл бұрын
Yesss, new video!
@jobunny919
@jobunny919 2 жыл бұрын
This video hit me in my core. Thank you!
@swandx
@swandx 10 ай бұрын
Great video ! Please analyse Lalo deadly charistma
@ChrisEllinas
@ChrisEllinas 2 жыл бұрын
Your video put me in so much thought, that will affect how I proceed with my life. Thank you 🙂
@gathuawachira4901
@gathuawachira4901 2 жыл бұрын
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?
@TimtheEnchanter25
@TimtheEnchanter25 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@gathuawachira4901
@gathuawachira4901 2 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@JohnSmith-lz5nw
@JohnSmith-lz5nw 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@ChaChaRealSm00th
@ChaChaRealSm00th 10 ай бұрын
​@@gathuawachira4901the answer is a balance between achieving what's best for you while still being mindful and providing for those you love ❤
@manikenpachi2760
@manikenpachi2760 Жыл бұрын
Amazing video you definitely broke it down!
@dwandersgaming
@dwandersgaming 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@avshalomsagi9921
@avshalomsagi9921 2 жыл бұрын
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
@smartwater598
@smartwater598 Жыл бұрын
One say his son will realize respect his father this is the thing you can’t convince the losers or save them
@errwhattheflip
@errwhattheflip Жыл бұрын
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
@simonaxlz
@simonaxlz 11 ай бұрын
Brilliant video! Makes me almost want to watch the show and observe his transformation.
@VerehrterPrinz
@VerehrterPrinz 2 жыл бұрын
I recently read Zarathustra in German (… I am German 😄) and really loved it and I also really like Nietzsche in general, but also, as he he stated in Zarathustra: „don’t follow me!“ So there are many things I disagree with him. Just like the first quote in this video. It is a reasonable one and a good one and there is truth in it, but I also think fearlessness can turn into stupidity. In the end he lost everything, like his family and also Jesse as a very good friend. How can you know that there is a storm, when the weather is always the same? What I mean by that is that he pursued everything he set into his mind, no matter at what cost. This will never work out good in the end. When Fring said to him that a father always cares for his family, no matter if they hate him or not. He was right with that in relation to Walter, but he meant it in the wrong way. His family didn’t need the money, they needed him. You don’t have to become a drug lord to get you loved and appreciated by your family, but if so, it probably would be better to look for another family. Also the main reason was obviously that he was diagnosed with cancer. He would never have „broke bad“ in that way otherwise. His ego won, round after round. But that is just philosophical stuff 😂🙌🏼 Great show, one of my all time favorites, and great video 👍🏼🤙🏼
@addequina4193
@addequina4193 2 жыл бұрын
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
@JFAK1967
@JFAK1967 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting insight, as always! Thank you.
@capricornyearofthetiger
@capricornyearofthetiger 2 ай бұрын
Walter progressed but on a deeper level, he always was Heisenburg.
@suancin9251
@suancin9251 2 жыл бұрын
Love all of your videos. Thank you!
@tonyburton419
@tonyburton419 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@DistortedShelf0
@DistortedShelf0 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@DistortedShelf0
@DistortedShelf0 2 жыл бұрын
@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
@tonyburton419 Жыл бұрын
@@DistortedShelf0 Yes, true. Altered my entry as "almost an anti hero". Not even sure about that. Still, never mind.
@DistortedShelf0
@DistortedShelf0 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@crypt5129
@crypt5129 9 ай бұрын
He's just a villain. A villain who also has human traits because he's human. doesn't make him not a villain
@the_techverse
@the_techverse Жыл бұрын
"But although they may look the same, they don't always behave the same," - walter white on chirality summarises the show perfectly
@freeeagle2989
@freeeagle2989 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant work. Bravo 👏👏👏
@avxway
@avxway 2 жыл бұрын
Bruh, I never would have imagined you would make a video on this guy XD
@DuneGuy796
@DuneGuy796 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@CenteredCircles
@CenteredCircles Жыл бұрын
I really like your videos, it helps me alot. Thank You.🙏🏻
@mikalynn1136
@mikalynn1136 2 жыл бұрын
Your synopsis of this....Brilliant!!! Thank you!!🌻🌻🌻
@darrylwayne1292
@darrylwayne1292 2 жыл бұрын
The Overman? That’s the first time I’ve heard it called that. The super man
@npilgaard
@npilgaard Жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thanks! :)
@lucasam973
@lucasam973 2 жыл бұрын
Awesome. Hope to see one video about Jimmy McGill in the future.
@juliagrzywacz4855
@juliagrzywacz4855 Жыл бұрын
Thanks! Your videos provide me with interesting knowledge and help me in learning english.
@icebough4191
@icebough4191 2 жыл бұрын
Great video sir
@sanjayshetty1533
@sanjayshetty1533 2 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos on youtube....
@thebigbingus8624
@thebigbingus8624 2 жыл бұрын
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.
@loseraaa1259
@loseraaa1259 2 жыл бұрын
Show was made in 2008
@ManOfTheWildWoods
@ManOfTheWildWoods 2 жыл бұрын
Oh right, I forgot that university professors didn't exist before 2008.
@gt3984
@gt3984 2 жыл бұрын
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
@yaqubebased1961
@yaqubebased1961 Жыл бұрын
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
@reyza3640
@reyza3640 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Jeff-tt7wj
@Jeff-tt7wj Жыл бұрын
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.
@ChaChaRealSm00th
@ChaChaRealSm00th 10 ай бұрын
Facts, and the tragedy that lies in it is what he had to lose to gain control
@crypt5129
@crypt5129 9 ай бұрын
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
@ZemarRed
@ZemarRed 2 жыл бұрын
amazing video man keep it up!
@mariodemon
@mariodemon 2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Thank you
@SonikPanther
@SonikPanther 2 жыл бұрын
“Growth, decay, then transformation!! It’s fascinating, really…”
@tonette1813
@tonette1813 Жыл бұрын
Thanks this is really good
@onlypearls4651
@onlypearls4651 Жыл бұрын
The term "criminal lawyer" seems appropriate.
@assassinscat9618
@assassinscat9618 2 жыл бұрын
Great analysis
@lindaschultz7900
@lindaschultz7900 2 жыл бұрын
This was excellent!!!
@DivoGo
@DivoGo 2 жыл бұрын
Great synopsis! Thank you!❤️🌻
@vishutanwar
@vishutanwar 2 жыл бұрын
thanks for making that great episode.. sometimes you motivate me...
@danielgarciaescudero2862
@danielgarciaescudero2862 2 жыл бұрын
"Jesse, we have to subscribe to Einzelgänger".
@danialmr5960
@danialmr5960 2 жыл бұрын
Never stop posting
@samuelebincoletto637
@samuelebincoletto637 2 жыл бұрын
You know, i think i can actually relate to Walter White at the beginning of the series, i too have low self-esteem and an inferiority complex and worst of all i feel like i never really achieved anything in my life, that i'm too sheltered, that the circumstances in my life does not allow me to improve my situation and even if i want to i don't have the capabilities to do so. In many ways i can say that i'm very similar to Walter in these regards.
@imagineMusic731
@imagineMusic731 2 жыл бұрын
Suggested Books: Conversations with God (Neale D. Walsch) A Course in Miracles The Urantia Book
@samuelebincoletto637
@samuelebincoletto637 2 жыл бұрын
@@imagineMusic731 What exactly are you suggesting to me?
@imagineMusic731
@imagineMusic731 2 жыл бұрын
@@samuelebincoletto637 These books will help you to understand what you describe that you think you are ... and much more! ...
@samuelebincoletto637
@samuelebincoletto637 2 жыл бұрын
@@imagineMusic731 I see, can you give me a quick premise of this book, please? Just to understand better-
@imagineMusic731
@imagineMusic731 2 жыл бұрын
@@samuelebincoletto637 It's 3 books among others I could've suggested you ... and I don't know which book exactly you are asking about ... Anyway though, there is so much to say about any of these 3 books that the space of a comment wouldn't be enough. Just search about them on the net, you will find plenty of information for all of them. And if you think they would be useful read any of the books or all of them, carefully ... Two of them you can find them for free as they are not restricted by copyright ... Again, I highly recommend all 3 of them! ...
@Milestonemonger
@Milestonemonger 2 жыл бұрын
My favorite series of all time 🏆
@UnknownName5050
@UnknownName5050 Жыл бұрын
It’s aight
@dougbrian744
@dougbrian744 2 жыл бұрын
DO TONY SOPRANO NEXT!!! these videos are brilliant!
@vcrbetamax
@vcrbetamax 2 жыл бұрын
Being “the last man”? Ah… I’m over it.
@dnaincome1197
@dnaincome1197 2 жыл бұрын
thanks so much for breaking down the psychology of all of this BLESS YOU ALL!
@Milestonemonger
@Milestonemonger 2 жыл бұрын
"The meek shall inherit the earth" -- Psalms 37:11
@KosmicKitchen
@KosmicKitchen 2 жыл бұрын
excellent point
@maximusthegreatest
@maximusthegreatest 8 ай бұрын
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