“The Machinist” With Christian Bale

September 13th, 2006 | View Comments

Yesterday, I watched “The Machinist” on DVD once again, and I must say that this movie has become one of my favorites.

First of all, the acting of Christian Bale is unbelievable. He lost a lot of weight to make his character credible (and regained his weight for Batman again in a short period of time – respect!).

He looks so horribly starved that it fits perfectly into the depressing atmosphere the movie keeps up the whole time. In addition to that, his mimic and gestures really makes you believe how confused somebody in his situation must be – permanently losing weight and getting no sleep at all.

Funny, I couldn’t remember the sense of the plot until I saw the ending again. Undoubtedly, this is one of the best examples in movie history to show what happens if you suppress your problems over a long period of time.

Remember: unsolved problems will always catch up with you.