Who was the better actor?
Gandolfini, Tony he seems like a guy that could actually exist.
Gandolfini.
walt.
tony's only 2 states are smiling italian or mad italian
walt has 100s of states
Neither has much range, but James as Tony blew Cranston out of the water.
That's more writing though. Walter White couldn't exist no matter who was portraying him.
gandolfini by far. im rewatching breaking bad right now and am really noticing how bad of an actor bryan is. tony is a better character too
He was also a good confused Italian and sad Italian.
Not much anyone can do with a role like WW.
>am really noticing how bad of an actor bryan is
Extrapolate.
Gandolfini because he didn't make molest any child actors
walt has
1. squinting with mouth open
2. horribly forced fake smile
Gandolfini absolutely
I hate that stupid fucking open mouthed retard looking squint face walt does in like every episode. It literally ruins the entire show for me.
Gandolfini for sure. Look at each actors history. Gandolfini in 8mm shits on anything Cranston did, and that's nit even counting The Sopranos. This is honestly a silly comparison. Walter White isn't a well acted character, nor his he believable and that's not even getting into the story of Breaking Bad, which is simply silly. It has some good parts but is overall forgettable.
Haven't watched either but have to say Gandolfini because that's what everyone else is saying.
i dont get why he does this face throughout literally the entire show regardless of what he is doing and what he is reacting to. is it just bryans natural resting face or something? breathing with your mouth open like a retard? its so annoying to me
So you've never watched the show, then.
Not him but so much of that show is people gasping, angrily staring at each other intensely, and, and doing "dramatic" shit.
Tony is the better character
Cranston is the better actor
He has two states; cold and calculating and neurotic cuck. He doesn't act realistic nor is his character realistic. You're really trying to tell me some genius scientist who was capable of co-creating his own company would walk away from all that and become nothing more than an underpaid science teacher who needs to supplement his income by being a car wash guy? No, that's fucking stupid and the whole premise of Breaking Bad is gay and is in conflict with logic and reason. Sure, it has some kino scenes but to compare it to The Sopranos or Cranston to Gandolfini is ludicrous. Gandolfini has been in some great roles before his big show. All Cranston had was that horribly chucked father from Malcolm, and Cranston plays the same Character in both shows if you factor in the science and criminal aspect.
Gandolfini acts circles around Cranston in countless scenes of The Sopranos. Most of the therapy scenes for one, the one where he's drunk and talks to Meadow in the middle of the night for another, his character is also more challenging than Walt is.
Malcom in the Middle shits all over Gandolfini.
BB had the most subtle cinematography.
It's the same exact face he does in every dramatic moment of the show and his stupid fucking face just ruins the entire scene every time. I don't know how anyone could take it seriously.
>an entire team of DEA officers are blown to shit by some schmuck cartel and the U.S. doesn't fucking invade Mexico over it, it's just kind of breezed over in favour of muh character development for some nobody called "Schrader" who happens to be close to the main villain
That was the first episode of the show I watched, and the last episode of the show I'll ever watch. Fucking la la fantasy land.
Because Walter doesn't have any character depth or emotional range.
James was the better actor. Tony was a much better character also.
James of course.
Both embody toxic masculinity.
>gets fat just for his Sopranos role
>dies of the fat
Cranston would never.
gandalfini
>subtle, nuanced emotions
cranston
>LOOK IM SHOUTING THAT MEANS IM A GOOD ACTOR RIGHT?
Zoomers will never understand seeing trailers for breaking bad and seeing the guy from Malcolm in the Middle as the lead and laughing at the thought of him in such a serious role. It wasn't until we actually watched the show and realized how impressive his range was and gave him the respect he deserved.
No, just New Mexico
the whole show is just highly unrealistic deus ex machina to deus ex machina over and over again. also nothing really changes throughout the show. its basically the same plot over and over again from start to finish
>Won't even shave his head for the role
Bruh
>Walter White
>masculinity
lel
why should he have
>an entire team of DEA officers are blown to shit by some schmuck cartel and the U.S. doesn't fucking invade Mexico over it
They show the cartel being raided as a result you fucking retard.
>its basically the same plot over and over again from start to finish
Not really.
*mogs both of them*
How about Cranston in Sneaky Pete?
>you broke it, you bought it
the wire is great but its not really about character developing. mcnuttys character is just simply a "loose cannon" archetype and not much more
To play a bald cancer patient.
Based. Cranston's a good actor. He did a good Lyndon b Johnson too.
Oh I thought you meant Tony.
why are you describing sopranos?
Nonsense. You're not a very reasonable guy are you?
No I meant Cranston in el Camino.
GET IN THE FUCKING CAR
Walt comes up with miraculous plans for every situation. He's pretty much Batman with his ability to survive ludicrous situations.
Name three deus ex machinas on The Sopranos.
He does develop out of that, but relapses in a shitty development that makes you wish he'd never developed at all. I'd rate The Wire over The Sopranos any day, but Tony blows Jimmy out of the water. Both actors are perfect for their roles, but Tony is a greater role.
>its basically the same plot over and over again from start to finish
This really does describe Sopranos.
>some mafia member no one ever mentions before ever gets out of jail
>increasingly irks Tony before finally getting killed at the end of the season
But then he figures out at the end that he is that way because of the job. Also West's American is very good but he doesn't keep it consistently.
Not enough giant magnets and poison subplots to keep you interested?
Not enough variety. It's the same thing season after season.
Breaking Bad is not as good as the Sopranos by the way. Although it is more fun to watch, at least the first couple of times.
It's much more of a slow burn than Breaking Bad. A lot more chill. It's more about the mundanity of everyday life than BB is. That's why the Mafia stuff sometimes comes second to the philosophical and psychological shit.
I'm laughing at the images and they're accurate but you're actually retarded if you think walter doesn't have character depth or emotional range. Bryan Cranston killed it and some of the best acting in tv can be found in breakingbad
>Bryan Cranston killed it and some of the best acting in tv can be found in breakingbad
You're right; he did, and it can.
thanks for this post, I'll keep this in mind when i rewatch
Sad.
I don't know what that means
>"playstation hows my career?"
You wouldn't.
Oh, I thought we were having a laugh at your intentionally absurd take.
Gandolfini, hands down
sniff your farts all you want but what I said is true and you're just wrong if you think otherwise. sorry. there haven't been that many shows with acting that's as good as what you see in the best episodes of breaking bad.
yes they do but tony is done in a much more complex and nuanced way
>the one where he's drunk and talks to Meadow in the middle of the night for another
one of the most realistic druk scenes. Kino
>I'd rate The Wire over The Sopranos any day
hell no the wire doesn't even know what it wants to be half the time, and it doesn't really start to be great until season 3
eventually horribly sneeded
My biggest problem with it is I don't like watching any of the characters. Except Caitlin. And not just because of this scene. Actually an extremely realistic portrayal of bipolar disorder. I wish they had actually finished her character arc.
that's not vic
It's great from the beginning but reaches the heights of television beginning in season 2.
>doesn't even know what it wants to be half the time
It's everything it ever wanted to be.
>womanizer who wants to be a part of his family's life.
>good cop in a bad city with a corrupt force, does things by his own rules
he doesn't advance beyond this the entire show, shit even lance riddick and Carver or Pryzbylewski have better character development than Mcnulty
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Hate the accents and don't find them funny or amusing. I don't find them interesting either, except maybe Tony because a mob boss needing therapy is novel. The rest are just misbehaving Italian Americans, but the show intentionally removes all the style that usually goes with that, so there's nothing left to like.