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Homage References (?) Noticed any others?
There is a character named Tuco in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"; I didn't realize that, until I was watching a replay.
There is a Star Trek reference too: The old man in the wheelchair who uses the bell to signal 'yes or no" with the dings... In the Original Star Trek there is a 2-part episode called "The Menagerie" where Captain Pike communicates through beeps for yes and no.
I'm wondering if you have noticed any other homages; and , if you caught the ones I listed.
Handyman Walt's obsessive quest to rid his house of "rot" echoes Lady Macbeth's efforts to clean the blood off her hands ("Out damn spot!") in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," both characters dealing with enormous guilt.
The scene where Walter lets the girl choke on
her own vomit echoes the moment Tony Soprano
"helps" Christopher suffocate in the final season
of "The Sopranos." In Tony's case, it was the
smart move, but Walter's decision, as we all know,
creates a full-blown disaster.
I am sure you all have read John Steinbeck's, "The Pearl". The story involves poverty, struggle and greed. The story takes place in Mexico and is a mixture of Mexican folk lore and Steinbeck's creativity.
Look at this link to read a brief recap:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pearl_%28novel%29
When Hank flung Tuco's grill into the Rio Grande, was he a Kino character? Did that grill bring him fame and misfortune? And, is the scene with Walt burning money a metaphor of " Kino flinging the pearl back into the sea?" Will harm come to Walt Junior like it did to Coyotito?
There are many characters in place in "Breaking Bad" that parallel this short story.
I may be crazy but when Jesse and Jane are sitting there in front of his TV holding hands, while it is trying to obtain a signal, it reminds me of Raising Arizona. Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter sitting on folding chairs watching the sun go down.