Podcast 10 - Fathers in Film: Was Walt a good Father?

About this episode

The episode explores the portrayal of fatherhood in film, particularly through the character of Walt from Breaking Bad.

Stealing Bread for Starving Children When asked, almost any father will confirm they would rather steal bread than allow his children to starve. and who can blame them? And if compared to Breaking Bad ’s fundamental stated premise: What if Mr. Chips turned into Scarface - and the method was producing high quality Crystal Meth? Full post here This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit goodmenblueprint.substack.com

People in this episode

Host: Johann Arnason

Topics covered

• fatherhood
• film analysis
• parenting
• morality
• character study

Keywords

• fatherhood
• Walt
• Breaking Bad
• Mr. Chips
• Scarface
• parenting
• film

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Breaking Bad, Mr. Chips, Scarface

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