Media Analysis: Breaking Bad Interpersonal Communication

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Blue meth? This is what the TV series Breaking Bad is shaped around. First, I will be discussing why I chose Breaking Bad to analyze. Secondly, I will discuss the topic of communicating verbally with Walter and Jesse. Thirdly, I will see how they managed conflict and power. Fourthly, I will look at Walter White's relationship with his friends. Fifthly, I will see how listing actively played a role in Breaking Bad. Next, I will dissect Walter and Jesse's relationship in the workplace. Lastly, I will see what this means for communication as a whole.
The reason for me picking Breaking Bad for my media analysis paper is because it was a fantastic TV series. This for me was one of the very few TV series I have followed across all five seasons. …show more content…

Interpersonal communication is underappreciated. When doing this media analysis paper for Breaking Bad I did not realize how much interpersonal communication played a role in this TV series. Communication, especially in TV series or movies, is critical to making a piece of media desirable and fun to watch for the viewer. Breaking Bad’s producers did a fantastic job with their writing of the script. Everything they wanted to communicate to the audience through the characters was fully understandable. Communication in our everyday life plays such an important part because it is how we communicate to the people around. It is how we express our emotions and thoughts. It is a very powerful tool that could be used positively or negatively. We see both of the situations in Breaking Bad. Walter and Jesse used it positively in Breaking Bad because they grew their drug empire to stretch across the globe. It was also used negatively when Walter is communicating with Skyler. Walter does lie to Skyler a lot and does not do the best job get his point out to her. He makes it a very hostile environment where communication from Skyler is oppressed because of fear. Even in Breaking Bad Walter could improve on his interpersonal communication skills. Even myself, I can improve my interpersonal communication skills. When I do work on my interpersonal communication all my relationships will improve dramatically as well as me being able to express my thoughts more

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