Christian Bale American Psycho

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Admin
Christian Bale American Psycho

Christian Bale American Psycho

Within the first few minutes of the opening scene of The Fighter, it becomes very hard to dispute that Christian Bale steals the movie as Dicky Edlund; the crack-addicted former pro boxer trying to hold on to his past glory, even as his brother Micky (played by Mark Whalberg) develops opportunities to pursue his own shot at the title. Bale's performance is a complete stand-out that elevates the film to higher levels the longer he appears, and it is the first shining example of how his adopted method approach to acting is finally realized and understood by an audience. On January 25th, 2010, Bale received his first ever Academy Award nomination for the role.

Early Roles, And Dedication

Bale, born in the United Kingdom on January 30th, 1974, was selected by none other than director Steven Spielberg to be the young lead in Spielberg's WWII picture Empire Of The Sun in 1987. Throughout the 1990's Bale continued to make appearances in films like Newsies, and Swing Kids, but it would not be until 2000's American Psycho that Bale once again became noticed as an impressive acting talent when he portrayed narcissist/serial-killer Patrick Bateman. It was a role that began to hint of what kind of physical, as well as mental dedication Bale would bring to a character:

"The character is so vain and obsessed with his looks. While the psychology of the character was something that I could perform, you can't fake the physicality. Being English, I tend to enjoy going down to the pub far more than going to the gym, so it was very unnatural for me. I just had to convince myself that I loved it, which was the most difficult thing about playing this part. Working out is incredibly boring. I did three hours a day for six weeks with a personal trainer and some time before that. I ate an awful lot during training and then almost nothing during filming" - Internet Movie Database (www.imdb.com)