The Godfather (1972) introduces Michael Corleone (Al Pacino), a World War II veteran, as the quiet, sensitive son of a mafia boss who wants nothing to do with the family’s influential, criminal background.Breaking Bad (2008-2013) gives us Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a brilliant scientist who, at 50, works as a high school Chemistry teacher and constantly feels erased from his own life.Both men embark on their narrative journey with a belief that they have choices, and along the way, start realizing they might not. They are both placed in a place of insecurity (although not the same kind), which starts affecting their decisions. While Michael fears he will become his father, Walter fears becoming nothing at all. How their journeys start looks simple, ordinary, and absolutely harmless.And yet, behind their unassuming faces, there is tremendous tension they don’t realize, let alone escape. Their journeys start on parallel tracks, but their motives and actions direct them onto their own distinct paths. Their turning points might be different, but their final destination is the same: moral darkness.The only question that remains is who enters that darkness more willingly.Michael Corleone: The BeginningMichael’s Isolation From FamilyWhen The Godfather begins, we see Michael as the cleanest in his family. He is a soldier with a moral high ground. He loves his family, but at the same time, he maintains a safe distance from what it symbolizes. He spells it out for his girlfriend, Kay (Diane Keaton), that he is not his family. - YouTube www.youtube.com...
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