When given a reason, even a decent man can unleash his dark side in a capitalistic world.Originating from the pit of greed, Walter White (Bryan Cranston) from Breaking Bad and Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis) from There Will Be Blood are two of the most compelling characters to grace the screens.Although both start from comparatively humble beginnings to become emperors of their own world, the paths they both take are strikingly different and filled with bloodshed.Let's get inside both these characters’ psyches and find similarities and differences Walter White and Daniel Plainview share in their character arcs.Who is Walter White? — Say My Name! Breaking Bad (2008-2013)Credit: American Movie Classics (AMC)To begin with, Walter (Bryan Cranston) is a humble, brilliant, and overqualified chemistry teacher who earns a modest salary. He gets sidelined from a company that he helped build with his college friends. The bad luck mocks him even more as the beaten-down family guy gets diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. These circumstances lead him to the edge as he enters the world of cooking meth.A Short AnalysisThe cancer comes as a shock to Walter, but in many ways liberates him from his need to be good and his fear of taking risks. And as we all know, he secretly becomes a meth chef and finds out he is the best of the best.Through his decision to cook meth and get involved in drug cartels, his inner self lets out the selfish monster within him, little by little.His reason to cook...
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