{"id":8378,"date":"2018-09-28T20:27:51","date_gmt":"2018-09-29T02:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=8378"},"modified":"2020-09-18T11:57:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-18T17:57:52","slug":"guillermo-del-toro-says-better-call-saul-is-better-than-breaking-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/guillermo-del-toro-says-better-call-saul-is-better-than-breaking-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"guillermo del toro says better call saul is better than breaking bad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>breaking bad<\/strong><\/em>, the story of how chemistry teacher <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tidy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">walter white<\/a> gradually becomes an important figure in the world of crystal meth production and distribution. was one of the most <strong><em>absorbing<\/em><\/strong> (intriguing, fascinating) series in the history of american television.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/better-call-saul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><strong>better call saul<\/strong><\/em>.<\/a> the <em><strong>backstory<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0(personal history) of walter white&#8217;s lawyer saul goodman, is a\u00a0<strong><em>prequel<\/em><\/strong> (preceding story, the opposite of <em>sequel<\/em>) to breaking bad. \u00a0jimmy mcgill (saul goodman&#8217;s given name) is the protagonist of better call saul, and the series focuses on jimmy&#8217;s relationships with his girlfriend kim wexler and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/better-call-saul\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his brother chuck<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/saul-goodman-walter-white.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8411\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/saul-goodman-walter-white-300x129.jpg\" alt=\"saul goodman and walter white in front of a billboard of saul goodman\" width=\"300\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/saul-goodman-walter-white-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/saul-goodman-walter-white.jpg 343w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>saul goodman &amp; walter white<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>while better call saul has not  achieved the popularity of its <strong><em>predecessor\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>(what came before, i.e. breaking bad) at least one prominent fan believes comparisons between the two shows are now (appropriate, relevant). earlier this week\u00a0this year&#8217;s academy award \u00a0and golden globe winner for best director, <strong>guillermo del toro<\/strong>, tweeted&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">With Walter White (who turns Black) you were tracking a massive downfall\/transformation.  BCS takes you by the hand as Jimmy becomes Saul Goodman (No Good in him) in small painful tumbles.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealGDT\/status\/1043560912236339200?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>downfall<\/em> <\/strong>means <em>end<\/em>, <em>fail<\/em>. <em>fall from grace<\/em>.\u00a0<strong><em>tumble<\/em><\/strong> means <em>fall<\/em>. a <strong><em>contrarian<\/em><\/strong> <em>intentionally looks for a different opinion than the majority<\/em> is used to show that walter white&#8217;s evolution involved bigger, more obvious <em>risks<\/em>. jimmy&#8217;s transformation is illustrated through situations that are more <em>ordinary<\/em>, or\u00a0<em>day to day<\/em>,\u00a0<strong><em>strike\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>means <em>that&#8217;s the way del toro sees it<\/em>. <em><strong>poignant<\/strong><\/em> means <em>touching<\/em>, <em>evoking emotion<\/em>; it has a tricky pronunciation&#8211;.<\/p>\n<p>del toro had more to say&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Even in his relationship with Chuck, Jimmy was an enabler, he kind of loved seeing Chuck diminished.  Both brothers wanted to see the other &quot;down&quot;.  Beautifully laid out.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Guillermo del Toro (@RealGDT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealGDT\/status\/1043650393438220288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 22, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>kim is <strong>key<\/strong><\/em> means she is the element that makes the story so <em>poignant<\/em>. <strong><em>enabler<\/em><\/strong> means jimmy <em>allowed <\/em>or\u00a0<em>helped<\/em> his brother chuck continue believing in his condition of electromagnetic hypersensitivity. <strong><em>diminished<\/em><\/strong> means <em>not at full strength<\/em>. <strong><em>laid out<\/em> <\/strong>means <em>presented<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bcs_301_ms_1007_0384-rt.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8416\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bcs_301_ms_1007_0384-rt-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"jimmy mcgill giving kim wexler a shoulder massage on better call saul\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bcs_301_ms_1007_0384-rt-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bcs_301_ms_1007_0384-rt-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/bcs_301_ms_1007_0384-rt.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>kim is the\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">key<\/span><\/span><\/em><em>: how will <strong>better call saul\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><u>turn\u00a0out<\/u><\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0for her?<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in an article on <strong>uproxx.com<\/strong>, <strong><em>dustin rowles<\/em><\/strong> del toro&#8217;s idea <strong><em>a step further<\/em><\/strong> (advances it)&#8230;.<\/p>\n<h4>in b<em>reaking bad<\/em>, we saw in walter white \u2014 an anti-hero \u2014 break bad, and we were\u00a0<em>rooting\u00a0for<\/em> him to succeed. he was a guy we\u00a0wanted\u00a0to win, so we took huge satisfaction in the fact that he <em>vanquished<\/em> his enemies&#8230;..<em>even though<\/em> we found his death a <em>fitting<\/em> end, we <em>nevertheless<\/em> <em>rooted against<\/em> characters who stood in his way<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>root for\/against<\/strong><\/em> means <em>cheer<\/em>, <em>that&#8217;s what u want to happen<\/em>. <strong><em>vanquish<\/em><\/strong> means <em>defeat<\/em>and  are used to present <em>contrasting ideas<\/em>, similar to <em>but<\/em>,  and <em>although<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/martin-luther-king-in-a-fiat-chrysler-super-bowl-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>fitting<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is <em>apt<\/em>, <em>correct<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>rowles continued with his idea&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><em>better call saul<\/em>\u00a0is completely different. we know that jimmy is going to break bad, but we\u2019re\u00a0<em>actually<\/em>\u00a0<em>rooting against<\/em> that <strong><em>certainty<\/em><\/strong>. we don\u2019t\u00a0want\u00a0jimmy to become saul, and every step he makes<em> toward<\/em> the inevitable breaks our hearts a little. the reason that kim is the <em>key<\/em> is we are <em>rooting for<\/em> her to\u00a0save\u00a0jimmy or, at the very least, <em>avoid<\/em> becoming <em>collateral damage<\/em> in his <em>downfall<\/em>. the big surprise through four seasons, <em>however<\/em>, is how successfully [series creators] peter gould and vince gilligan have been able to create tension where we already know the <em>outcome<\/em>&#8230;..but we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know how things will <em>turn out<\/em> for kim, so she <em>in effect<\/em> becomes our hero.<\/h4>\n<p>means <em>in fact<\/em>. it does NOT mean now, like <em>actualmente<\/em> in spanish. \u00a0a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wtf-is-a-brexit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>certainty<\/em><\/strong> <\/a><em>will happen for sure<\/em>. <strong><em>toward<\/em><\/strong> means <em>in that direction<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/avoid-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>avoid<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>stay away from.<\/em> <em><strong>collateral damage<\/strong><\/em> means audiences don&#8217;t want to see kim<em> killed by drug violence<\/em>\u00a0as jimmy becomes saul.\u00a0 is another word used for presenting contrasts.\u00a0 <strong><em>outcomes<\/em><\/strong> are <em>results<\/em>. <strong><em>turn out<\/em><\/strong> is like<em> happen<\/em>. <strong><em>in effect<\/em><\/strong> is like <em>in reality<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/180910-better-call-saul-hpsm.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8414\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/180910-better-call-saul-hpsm-300x167.jpg\" alt=\"kim wexler and jimmy mcgill--better call saul\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/180910-better-call-saul-hpsm-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/180910-better-call-saul-hpsm-768x427.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/180910-better-call-saul-hpsm.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">even though<\/span><\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0the show is called <strong>better call saul<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">in effect<\/span><\/span><\/em><em>, kim wexler is the hero<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>a final observation to help your english evelopment\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-emoji-one\/icons\/1F61C.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/p>\n<p>the title of rowles&#8217; article is<\/p>\n<h1>Why Guillermo Del Toro Thinks \u2018<em>Better<\/em> Call Saul\u2019 Is <em>Better Than<\/em> \u2018Breaking Bad\u2019<\/h1>\n<p>this is an excellent contrast between <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/beatles-1968-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>better as a comparative<\/strong><\/a> (better than) and <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/better-as-a-modal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>better as a modal<\/strong><\/a> (better call saul).<\/p>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/saul-goodman-breaking-bad.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8412\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/saul-goodman-breaking-bad.jpg\" alt=\"saul goodman--better call saul, breaking bad\" width=\"286\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<h5><em>we know that the\u00a0<\/em><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">outcome<\/span><\/span><\/em><em>\u00a0of <strong>better call saul<\/strong> is that jimmy mcgill will become saul goodman<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>have u seen breaking bad and\/or better call saul?\u00a0 do u agree with guillermo del toro and dustin rowles that though different, 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