![]() ![]() He manages to send out his final goodbyes to the people in his life he cares about. Jesse takes Mike’s words to heart and chooses to make a new life for himself. We saw Mike (Walter’s meth empire’s muscle) telling Jesse that Alaska was a great place to start afresh although he warned the young man that he could not make things right. He chooses to go to Alaska, which an earlier scene in the movie had explored in a flashback. We see Jesse recover all of Todd’s money and he is rich enough to afford a new identity now. ![]() The next few sequences are filled with explosive action as Gilligan gives the fans exactly what they want. This results in a violent scene, where Jesse’s action hero persona is more evident than ever as he engages in a good old fashioned duel. Armed, Jesse decides to confront the people at Kandy Welding. He tries to take money from his parents by getting them out of the house, but he finds two guns there, instead. However, somewhere deep within, Jesse is still the boy who looks for shortcuts. With flight no longer an option, Jesse has to stay and fight, and hereon he begins to become more of an action hero. But since he lacks sufficient funds, the man refuses to make a concession to the pleading Jesse. Jesse makes a final attempt at using Saul’s contact, who could set him up with a new identity and help him disappear. He is completely isolated in the world, with even his parents urging him to turn himself in. The more the movie progresses, the sorrier we feel for Jesse. ![]() In fact, we see Jesse reduced to an object, as he is treated like an animal for fun by a Neo-Nazi and a member of Kandy Welding, who put bets on him. We see that the Neo-Nazis employed Kandy Welding to make the contraption that would allow Jesse to be chained while he cooked meth for them. As the film unfurls, the connection becomes clear. Just as Jesse is about to leave, he notices the fake cop getting into a truck labeled Kandy Welding, which sparks some memory. In return, one of the fake cops promises to let him go and also splits the money among the three of them. However, Pinkman happens to have some leverage as he knows where the money is hidden and he spares them the trouble of having to look for it. This turns out to be a big mistake because the duo happens to be fake cops who are merely looking for the money. A tense sequence unfurls as Jesse takes one of the cops hostages, but the other cop convinces him that he is surrounded and he should give himself up. When he finally chances upon the stash, the timing is terrible as two cops arrive on the scene, presumably to follow up on the investigation. Pinkman spends a lot of time trying to figure out where the money might be, turning the apartment upside down. However, the mild-mannered but oddly violent Neo-Nazi proves to be wily for Jesse. On the run, and desperately in need of cash, this is where Jesse makes his first stop. Jesse helps Todd cover up a murder, but in the course of the events, he finds out that Todd stashes a lot of money in an apartment of his. Through flashbacks, we get to see more of Jesse’s trauma, as his relationship with his captor, Todd, becomes clearer. He ditches the conspicuous El Camino for a car no one would suspect an outlaw to be riding. In their chaotic way, the two friends try and help him cover his tracks and make an escape. However, what does this mean for the character we have come to like so much over the seasons? Let’s break down the film and its ending.ĭespite a bleak outlook, Gilligan does not lose his humor which is what we see when Jesse hits up his old friends, Skinny Pete and Badger, while he is on the run from the law. ‘El Camino’ is the tale of Jesse’s escape to freedom, and Gilligan ends the movie on a similar note of Jesse driving away. The discerning viewer will easily understand that the troubles are far from over for the youngster, who now has to escape town, running away not only from the law enforcement officials but also from various criminal elements that Walt and he were associated with. However, Jesse is not going away into the sunset to lead a happy life. It is evident in Jesse’s expression that he is processing trauma, as we see him breaking out in laughter and sobbing as he drives away in a Chevrolet El Camino. Jesse had been freed from all who sought to control him, including the devil-like figure of Walter White. At the same time, ‘Felina’, the masterful final episode of the series, ended on a somewhat ambiguous note. ![]()
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