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Help settle an argument: Gandolfini’s Tony Soprano vs Cranston’s Walter White
Posted on 3/1/18 at 8:45 am
Posted on 3/1/18 at 8:45 am
Had a huge debate at dinner with bunch of my buddies the other night.
Which actor did you think did a better job if you were forced to pick 1?
Which actor did you think did a better job if you were forced to pick 1?
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:01 am to okietiger
Acting? Cranston, and it's not close, imo.
He believably portrayed a character that went from push-over family-man nerd to a narcissistic/manipulative cold & calculating drug-lord.
He believably portrayed a character that went from push-over family-man nerd to a narcissistic/manipulative cold & calculating drug-lord.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:02 am to okietiger
Cranston's Walter White all day long for me. Both are great though.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:02 am to okietiger
cranston
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:08 am to okietiger
Cranston hands down.. we watched him completely transform a character throughout the show.. Gandolfini was incredible but the character was static with variations throughout the years.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:31 am to TROLA
I was on Cranston side but my best friend was legit angry anyone would go against Tony
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:49 am to okietiger
Jon Hamm in Mad Men
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:52 am to okietiger
Definitely Cranston. Look at him in Breaking Bad versus Malcom in the Middle and compare that to Gandolfini in Sopranos vs anything else he did.
Tony Soprano wasn't a deep character. He was angry, violent and bombastic. Walter White ran the gambit from being timid to being desperate to being a complete hard-arse. Don't get me wrong, both did their parts extremely well but Tony's just wasn't as demanding as Walter's.
Tony Soprano wasn't a deep character. He was angry, violent and bombastic. Walter White ran the gambit from being timid to being desperate to being a complete hard-arse. Don't get me wrong, both did their parts extremely well but Tony's just wasn't as demanding as Walter's.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:52 am to Muthsera
has your friend watched breaking bad? serious question
Posted on 3/1/18 at 9:54 am to okietiger
Just think of every character Gandolfini (rip) did and you'll see a lot of Tony in that.
Walter White vs Hal Wilkerson.
Walter White vs Hal Wilkerson.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 10:24 am to okietiger
Cranston duh
Posted on 3/1/18 at 10:38 am to okietiger
Walter White’s character arc is the greatest of all time. A lot of it is the writing, but most of it is Cranston bringing it to life.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 11:36 am to Celery
Walter White had better acting
Tony Soprano was the better character
Tony Soprano was the better character
Posted on 3/1/18 at 11:48 am to okietiger
quote:
Which actor did you think did a better job if you were forced to pick 1?
Given that question specifically, I think they were pretty much equal. Sure Cranston showed much more range and took his character on a journey like no other character in television history, but Tony wasn't a character that needed to change or evolve. Gandolfini played Tony perfectly. Cranston played Walter White better than anyone else could have in my opinion, but he didn't play his character any better than Gandolfini did Tony. Both were perfect. Cranston is a much, much better actor, but you didn't ask that, you asked who did a better job. They both did exceptional jobs playing their character.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:32 pm to okietiger
cranston
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:33 pm to Bard
quote:
ony Soprano wasn't a deep character. He was angry, violent and bombastic. Walter White ran the gambit from being timid to being desperate to being a complete hard-arse. Don't get me wrong, both did their parts extremely well but Tony's just wasn't as demanding as Walter's.
this guy gets it.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:35 pm to okietiger
Gandolfini for me. Not even close.
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:40 pm to PhilipMarlowe
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this guy gets it.
(can't believe no one has used that gif in this thread yet
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Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:47 pm to okietiger
Posted on 3/1/18 at 12:51 pm to okietiger
I prefer Tony Soprano’s character to Walter white, but I would agree that Cranston did a better acting job.
While I’ve heard nothing but good things about James gandolfini’s real life persona, at the end of the day, he’s a big, Italian alpha male type and that’s what he portrayed on the show.
While I’ve heard nothing but good things about James gandolfini’s real life persona, at the end of the day, he’s a big, Italian alpha male type and that’s what he portrayed on the show.
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