Actor Christian Bale is famous not only for his masterful ability to master a role, but also for his excellent stamina; In this way, he can lose twenty kilos or gain forty-five kilos for a role.
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Christian Bale was born in Great Britain into the family of a circus artist and entrepreneur and was fond of ballet in his childhood. Later, by the way, he said that he did not find the acting profession attractive to him, but continued to do it at the request of others. He never studied acting and his first appearance on the screen was with his participation in a fabric softener commercial. However, when he was just over ten years old, his first big breakthrough happened – Christian Bale received a role in Empire of the Sun, which began his career.
The actor has been repeatedly nominated for an Oscar and once received the coveted statuette for his role in the biopic “The Fighter”. Let’s remember this and other best films with his participation, which allowed the actor to win the love of millions of viewers!
“Ford vs Ferrari” (2019)
Oscar-winning sports drama (“Best Editing” and “Best Sound Editing”) with Christian Bale and Matt Damon. The story of the famous racer, fast driving and the creation of the legendary Ford GT40 sports car.
“Power” (2018)
Adam McKay’s (“The Big Short”) biographical drama saw Christian Bale shave his head and bleach his eyebrows, having gained nearly 20 pounds for the role. The story of a shadow actor whose powers of persuasion, extraordinary intelligence, and access to the highest levels of power changed the course of history forever. Eight Oscar nominations!
“Enemies” (2017)
At the end of the war, Captain Blocker receives orders to bring a dying leader named Yellow Hawk to Montana. Bound in chains and shackles, he leads a Native American family through lands populated by hostile tribes and escaped criminals. Somewhere along the way, Blocker’s detachment encounters a grief-ravaged widow whose children the Comanches have killed before her eyes. This meeting changes everything.
“Promise” (2016)
1914, World War I is gaining momentum. The great Ottoman Empire is collapsing and Constantinople is falling into chaos before our eyes. Medical student Mikael Bogosyan is passing through the city; He plans to develop modern medicine in his native village in southern Turkey, where Turkish Muslims and Armenian Christians have lived peacefully side by side for centuries. Photojournalist Chris Myers was brought to Constantinople not because of his job, but because of his passionate feelings for the Armenian artist. Mikael is also fascinated by her, but the rivalry between the men disappears when the Empire begins to brutally persecute ethnic minorities.
“Big Short” (2015)
What a cast! In addition to Christian Bale, the film also stars Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling and Steve Carell. This story is based on real events in the lives of brokers who predicted the 2008 global economic crisis. And they unwittingly started making money from it.
“Knight of Cups” (2014)
A Los Angeles screenwriter tries to make sense of the strange events happening around him.
“Exodus: Kings and Gods” (2014)
The story of the prophet Moses, known from the Old Testament. And of course he was played by the incomparable Christian Bale. Moses was born at a time when the cruel Pharaoh ordered that all newborn boys of Jewish origin be killed. To save him, the mother placed the baby in a basket of reeds and sent him down the Nile. The child was found by the pharaoh’s daughter, who adopted him and raised him with the future pharaoh Ramesses. Years later, as an adult, Moses escapes Egypt and returns there at the Lord’s command to free his people from the shackles of slavery.
“American Hustle” (2013)
Another stellar cast and fascinating plot. For the role of the con artist, Christian Bale gained almost 20 kilograms and allowed makeup artists to completely transform his appearance. The actor deserved an Oscar nomination for his suffering. The plot of the film is based on a real special operation carried out in the early 80s by the FBI, which was to introduce its agents into a criminal environment under the guise of buyers of stolen masterpieces for wealthy collectors in the Middle East. The operation turned into uncovering corruption at various levels.
“Out of the Oven” (2013)
Christian Bale stars as Russell Baze, a simple laborer whose younger brother has disappeared. Law enforcement agencies do not act quickly enough, trying to cover up the disappearance, so the main character will have to unravel the knot of mysterious circumstances on his own.
The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005, 2008, 2012)
Perhaps the best comic book movie in history (Avengers fans will forgive us). Christopher Nolan’s trilogy starring the incomparable Christian Bale as the defender of Gotham. Meanwhile, Heath Ledger played one of his final film roles in “The Dark Knight” and won a posthumous Oscar for his Joker.
“Flowers of War” (2011)
If you have a fragile soul, we recommend that you postpone watching this movie, even though Christian Bale is great. The plot is based on real events. The action takes place during the Sino-Japanese War, when the main character, American undertaker John, goes to the Catholic Church in Nanjing to prepare the priest for the funeral. Once there, he finds himself the only man among the students of the monastery and the prostitutes of a nearby brothel located at the epicenter of hostilities. When he finds himself in this situation, he disguises himself as a priest and tries to save all the girls from the horrors of the invading Japanese army.
“Warrior” (2010)
The incredible but true story of boxer Mickey Ward and his path to the title of world champion nicknamed “The Irishman”. He is a simple man who works on road works between fights. After suffering a series of setbacks and defeats, Mickey was able to return to the ring with his half-brother Dicky Eklund, a former boxer whose career was cut short due to drug addiction, as his coach. His brother’s help, a waiter’s love, his mother’s care and his unwavering will to win enabled him to climb to the world’s pedestal.
“Johnny D” (2009)
The star of this movie was not only Johnny Depp but also Christian Bale, who played FBI agent Melvin Purvis. He chased the legendary criminal for a long time, could not stop the Dillinger gang, and not a single prison could hold him. The romance of desperate escapes turned the criminal into a legend.
“Prestige” (2006)
In this movie, Christian Bale played a master magician whose obsessive friend wants to solve his mysteries. Robert and Alfred compete by inventing new tricks, and over the years their friendly professional rivalry turns into a real war. They are ready to do anything not only to learn the secrets of fantastic tricks from each other, but also to prevent their execution.
“The Machinist” (2004)
Christina Bale first gained fame as the go-to actor for diet advice with the release of The Machinist, in which he literally appeared as a dead man walking. The protagonist, Trevor Reznik, hasn’t slept for a year. Transforming into a living skeleton, he establishes balance on the border of sleep and reality. He was tired of separating frightening visions from strange events in his life, but lately they began to intersect in the most terrifying and unpredictable way.
“Balance” (2002)
The action takes place in the future where people are deprived of the opportunity to express any emotions because they are… forbidden. Books, art and music are illegal. And any emotion is a crime punishable by death. To enforce the current rule, forced use of the drug “Prozium” is used. Government agent John Preston fights rule-breakers until one day he forgets to take his next dose of medication and it changes his life.
“American Psycho” (2000)
It would be blasphemy not to mention this film, whose name is not mentioned. Christian Bale plays an extraordinary office clerk here. But at night, this good-natured citizen turns into a sophisticated killer who terrorizes the sleeping city.
“Empire of the Sun” (1987)
The main roles in this film were played by 12-year-old Christian Bale and the famous John Malkovich. 1941, young Englishman Jim Graham lives with a wealthy family in China. The Japanese occupy Shanghai, and the main character gets lost in the crowd and is left without a family in the captured city. During his wanderings, he finds a friend and ends up in a prison camp with him. Amid disease and hunger, he struggles to survive, patiently enduring betrayal and insults.
Source: People Talk
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