I confess that when this series premiered I thought "A series about the breaking bad lawyer? I don't know why I thought that, maybe because what his character transmitted didn't seem attractive for a series and I think it's crazy that 7 years have passed since then. Then the series went on and I didn't give it more importance since I like to watch them when they have already been on several seasons so I said to myself "if it's good, I'll find out". I started to hear good comments, but it still didn't catch my attention enough to watch it at that moment, when I found out that it would be its last season I didn't think twice because if there is something I hate is to eat the spoilers that heartless people post on twitter hahaha.
Hace unos meses formé parte de un taller de stand up comedy y escritura humorística, donde entre tantas cosas aprendimos sobre algo llamado "el personaje cómico", aquel que es utilizado en series, películas y también por comediantes al preparar sus rutinas, este personaje debe mantener un equilibrio que no permita que la audiencia lo odie completamente o lo ame completamente, es decir, tener buenos defectos y buenas virtudes para que el público pueda conectar, si tiene muchos defectos y no tiene virtudes terminas odiándolo como a Alan Harper en las últimas temporadas de Two and a half men. Mientras más me adentraba en Better call Saul, más asociaba a Jimmy como una perfecta ejemplificación del personaje cómico.
A few months ago I was part of a stand up comedy and humor writing workshop, where among many things we learned about something called "the comic character", the one that is used in series, movies and also by comedians when preparing their routines, this character must maintain a balance that does not allow the audience to hate him completely or love him completely, that is, have good flaws and good virtues so that the audience can connect, if he has many flaws and no virtues you end up hating him like Alan Harper in the last seasons of Two and a half men. The deeper I got into Better call Saul, the more I associated Jimmy as a perfect exemplification of the comic character.
Sus creadores hicieron un trabajo impecable al mostrarnos la evolución de todos los personajes, pero específicamente el protagonista fue moldeado como una obra de arte. Al inicio vemos como sus intentos por encajar en la sociedad solo lo dejan endeudado y envuelto en decepciones, pero a medida que acepta que está tratando de colocarse una máscara, decide trazar su propio camino y empezamos a ver su transformación, la cual también podría ser vista como una aceptación de sí mismo y de sus talentos innatos para salirse con la suya usando el don de la palabra.
The creators did an impeccable job in showing us the evolution of all the characters, but specifically the protagonist was molded like a work of art. At the beginning we see how his attempts to fit into society only leave him in debt and mired in disappointment, but as he accepts that he is trying to put on a mask, he decides to chart his own path and we begin to see his transformation, which could also be seen as an acceptance of himself and his innate talents to get away with using the gift of gab.
Me parece bastante triste el hecho de que una y otra vez lo vemos tratando de ir por el camino "del bien", apegarse a la ley y hacer sentir orgulloso a su hermano mayor, pero son las mismas personas que lo inspiraron a estudiar leyes, quienes lo ven por encima del hombro y simplemente no lo aceptan por no haberse graduado en una universidad prestigiosa y por algunas faltas de su pasado. Otro punto que me pareció bastante peculiar sobre el protagonista es que a pesar de que siente remordimiento y se puede notar muchas veces en la expresión de su rostro, tiene una excelente capacidad de ignorarlo, de seguir adelante como si nada hubiese sucedido y no deja que nada de las cosas turbias que ha ocasionado o hecho, lo perturben en su día a día.
I find quite sad the fact that time and time again we see him trying to go the "good" way, stick to the law and make his older brother proud, but the same people who inspired him to study law, are the ones who look down on him and simply do not accept him for not having graduated from a prestigious university and for some faults in his past. Another point that I found quite peculiar about the protagonist is that even though he feels remorse and it can be noticed many times in the expression on his face, he has an excellent ability to ignore it, to move on as if nothing had happened and does not let any of the shady things he has caused or done, disturb him in his day to day life.
La transformación de Jimmy McGill en Saul Goodman se aprecia como la adopción de un personaje que lo puede ayudar a manejar sus demonios y culpa, a pesar de que Jimmy quería desprenderse de todo lo que representaba su apellido, también toma otra personalidad, manera de vestir y un afinado pensamiento desde un punto de vista criminal, quizás también fue su manera de mentalizarse en que todos lo crímenes que estaba cometiendo, no los hacía el sino su alterego, Saul Goodman.
The transformation of Jimmy McGill in Saul Goodman is seen as the adoption of a character that can help him to handle his demons and guilt, although Jimmy wanted to get rid of everything that represented his last name, he also takes another personality, way of dressing and a refined thinking from a criminal point of view, perhaps it was also his way to mentalize that all the crimes he was committing, were not done by him but by his alterego, Saul Goodman.
La búsqueda insaciable del éxito y el dinero provocaron que Jimmy se viera envuelto en un mundo del cual no pudo salir, arrastrando consigo a sus allegados y culminando de una manera trágica y triste para todos, pero que inicialmente el haya querido e insistido en hacer las cosas bien, en ser socio de la firma de su hermano y llevar el caso sandpiper junto a el, son hechos que no nos permiten juzgarlo porque el rechazo continuo de todos a su al rededor tiene cierta responsabilidad en su transformación. Volviendo al tema del personaje cómico, la avaricia de Saul, la facilidad con la que miente y su capacidad para ignorar el remordimiento son puntos que no nos agradan tanto, sin embargo, su audacia, inteligencia, su lealtad y amor hacia Kim son virtudes que nos hacen amarlo y no nos dejan desprendernos de el ni repudiarlo completamente por sus actos, incluso nos duele el final que tuvo y seguimos considerándolo una víctima.
The insatiable search for success and money caused Jimmy to get involved in a world from which he could not get out, dragging with him those close to him and culminating in a tragic and sad way for everyone, but the fact that initially he wanted and insisted on doing things right, on being a partner in his brother's firm and taking the sandpiper case together with him, are facts that do not allow us to judge him because the continuous rejection of everyone around him has some responsibility in his transformation. Returning to the theme of the comic character, Saul's greed, the ease with which he lies and his ability to ignore remorse are points that we do not like so much, however, his audacity, intelligence, his loyalty and love for Kim are virtues that make us love him and do not let us detach ourselves from him or repudiate him completely for his actions, even the end he had hurts us and we continue to consider him a victim.
Definitivamente esta serie es una joya y me alegra haberle dado largas tanto tiempo porque tuve el privilegio de verla completa sin interrupciones ni finales de temporada jajaja Y aunque originalmente quería escribir una reseña sobre la serie, el tema de Jimmy me absorbió ya que me parece que tiene mucha tela que cortar y es bastante interesante desde el punto de vista psicológico, de igual manera pronto se viene esa reseña completa ya que una serie como esta no puede pasar por debajo de la mesa. Nos leemos en los comentarios, abrazo virtual para todos ❤️
Definitely this series is a jewel and I'm glad I gave it long so long because I had the privilege of watching it complete without interruptions or season finales hahaha And although I originally wanted to write a review about the series, the subject of Jimmy absorbed me as it seems to me that it has a lot of fabric to cut and is quite interesting from the psychological point of view, anyway soon that full review is coming soon because a series like this can not go under the table. See you in the comments, virtual hug for all ❤️
- Translation: DeepL translate
- Diseño/Desing: Por mí utilizando CANVA/By myself using CANVA
- Video/Photography: Por mí /By myself
- English is not my native language, I apologize for possible errors in the translation.
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