Christian Bale and Rescue Dawn
So I went to see Rescue Dawn at the Arclight last night, and I have to say, Christian Bale has once again proved himself to be an extraordinary actor. The word ‘actor’ doesn’t even justify what Bale does. As former Navy fighter pilot Dieter Dengler, his portrayal of a man intent on staying alive no matter what the circumstances–and on rising above his present circumstances–is nothing short of extraordinary. Bale has always impressed me as an actor because I never feel like he’s acting and for me it’s impossible to separate him from the characters he portrays. He has wisely chosen to stay out of the public spotlight and in doing so has made his characters more believable and engrossing. He immediately draws me in, no matter who he’s playing…from egomaniac, material-possessions-obsessed Patrick Bateman in American Psycho to that brooding dude who likes to wear black capes and a ‘B’ on his clothes. Bale is wise enough to know that nobody cares about actors…but everybody cares about the characters they portray.
