Textual Analysis Breaking Bad Finale

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Textual analysis of Breaking Bad Finale In the close up on Walter whites hand as it rests on the equipment tells the audience that he has a deep connection to it. This causes the audience to feel at peace as he passes away in his content and fed up state. Slow paced editing is used throughout this sequence, which contrasts with the fast pace of the previous scene. This relaxes the scene and states that it is coming to an end and, therefore, that Walter White (Main Character) is about to die. It gives the scene a sense of calm and content, leaving the audience at peace and satisfied with the show's finale. There is a medium shot of Walt smiling, which then pans down to a close up of him holding the gas mask, which then pans up to show his face again. The mask has meanings for his work and way of life in the manufacturing of drugs. The fact that the mask is now off implies that Walter is happy with what he has done and shows signs of happiness. This tells the viewer that he is reflecting on the times that he has worn this mask. The mask also has connotations of poison and difficulty breathing, which relate to Walt having lung cancer. The fact that Walt is smiling at the mask suggests that he is mocking his cancer, which reminds the viewer that the cancer - the whole reason why he went into the drugs industry - was not what beat him in the end, but in fact Vaughan 2 his decisions in the drug industry (the ricochet of his own bullet in a shootout with a rival drug gang that occurred in the previous scene). The long shot of Walt as he walks through the lab suggests that he is one with the lab and establishes that this is a place where he fits. The fact that he is alone suggests that this is a place that he knows well and that he is nothing but himself in, telling the viewer that this is where his talent lies and this was his destiny - he was eventually going to

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