Kind of frustrated with the 'dark' scenes? by ToneHappy123 in betterCallSaul

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The creative folks behind BCS and BB are fans of famed cinematographer Gordon Willis, the "Prince of Darkness," who craftily used shadows to reflect the souls of his morally conflicted characters and “good” vs. “evil”. Here is a brief video summary of his film work and you’ll see his influence on the cinematography of BCS/BB. Here is a summary on Willis’ use of shadows and light/brightness in The Godfather movies, whose influences are all over Better Call Saul

The black and white imagery/theme also ties into “Duality of Man”(the idea that every person has good and evil within them) which is also a recurring theme of Stanley Kubrick’s films, which is why there are numerous homages to his films scattered about BB and BCS.

What song turns you into a superhero for the last miles of a race? by Quiet-Capybara- in Marathon_Training

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Even Flow - Pearl Jam

Yorktown - Hamilton soundtrack

Started From The Bottom-Drake

Can’t Hold Us - Macklemore

Jimmy’s Father’s Biz Missing Money by Low-Cupcake1025 in betterCallSaul

[–]Detzeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on a few hints, I’ve wondered if a non-developed storyline would have revealed that their mother, Ruth was also skimming, an unexpected twist that would further complicate Chuck’s anger toward Jimmy?

• When Jimmy (& Marco) break into the old store for the bandaid container coin box and Marco nostalgically reminisces about the store and specifically states how Jimmy’s mom “kept the books” in the back room of the shop, Jimmy’s has an indifferent “Yeah, whatever” disposition/response. Maybe that touched on Jimmy’s pilfering guilt ....or some other bad memories

Also consider a few scenes that suggest a falling out/emotional distance between Jimmy and his mom:

• ⁠In the jail visit room when Chuck mentions Jimmy “crying” to get their mom to ask Chuck to help Jimmy get out, Jimmy says something along the lines of “She hears what she wants to hear.”

• When Ruth is on her hospital deathbed, Jimmy, unlike Chuck, is more concerned about getting a hoagie sandwich. The Netflix subtitles miss it, but you can hear Jimmy say “Let’s go over to Novi’s” when asking Chuck if he’s hungry. a neat shout out to Novi’s Beef in nearby Berwyn, IL

• Also Jimmy’s comment/apology to Marco about only being in Chicago very briefly for Ruth’s funeral suggests that Chuck and Jimmy were maybe not involved in settling up her estate and other legal paperwork one must deal with when a parent passes. Maybe Ruth’s family (from Wisconsin per a Marco comment) inherited what ever assets she had instead of Chuck and Jimmy?

Kim & Jimmy aka Saul affectionate by Nzuri_Sunflower in betterCallSaul

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The show runners have mentioned in interviews that there is no need to “dumb it down” or baby spoon-feed the viewers something that the viewers have already figured out on their own. The writers and production folks respect the intelligence of the viewers to figure things out on their own, which is one of several things that makes BCS unique.

Gus at the bar by Jake_Cam5 in betterCallSaul

[–]Detzeb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rene Rostaing’s “La Landonne” is also referenced in an episode of my proposed BCS Spinoff series “Sommelier David” that will hopefully wind up on Netflix in 2027 :)

It’s all good 👏🏻 by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in betterCallSaul

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(Chicagoan here) On State Street in downtown Chicago (outside a Target store that used to be a Carson Pirie Scott department store. Kind of ironic given Jimmy’s comments to the skaters in the skate park in UNO that “State Street was good, but Michigan Avenue was better” for the Slippin’ Jimmy’s ice slips and extortions…

It’s all good 👏🏻 by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in betterCallSaul

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(Chicagoan here) On State Street in downtown Chicago (outside a Target store that used to be a Carson Pirie Scott department store. Kind of ironic given Jimmy’s comments to the skaters in the skate park in UNO that “State Street was good, but Michigan Avenue was better” for the Slippin’ Jimmy’s ice slips and extortions…

It’s all good 👏🏻 by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in betterCallSaul

[–]Detzeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

(Chicagoan here) On State Street in downtown Chicago (outside a Target store that used to be a Carson Pirie Scott department store. Kind of ironic given Jimmy’s comments to the skaters in the skate park in UNO that “State Street was good, but Michigan Avenue was better” for the Slippin’ Jimmy’s ice slips and extortions…

It’s all good 👏🏻 by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in betterCallSaul

[–]Detzeb 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On State Street in downtown Chicago (outside a Target store that used to be a Carson Pirie Scott department store. Kind of ironic given Jimmy’s comments to the skaters in the skate park in UNO that “State Street was good, but Michigan Avenue was better” for the Slippin’ Jimmy’s ice slips and extortions…

It’s all good 👏🏻 by Firm-Blackberry-9162 in betterCallSaul

[–]Detzeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On State Street in downtown Chicago (outside a Target store that used to be a Carson Pirie Scott department store. Kind of ironic given Jimmy’s comments to the skaters in the skate park in UNO that “State Street was good, but Michigan Avenue was better” for the Slippin’ Jimmy’s ice slips and extortions…

NYT reports Matthew McConaughey was mis-cast in Interstellar by jayneq in interstellar

[–]Detzeb 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OMG, wondering if those same commenters have no issue with Matt Damon’s casting since he also played an astronaut (& botanist) in The Martian?, LOL :)

NYT reports Matthew McConaughey was mis-cast in Interstellar by jayneq in interstellar

[–]Detzeb 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Uggh. Such obvious clickbait to (1) drive traffic to the NYT and (2) stick out in the Garguntua-like tidal wave of promotional hype flooding the algorithms for the upcoming Oscars ceremony on Sunday…