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Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: January 16th, 2013, 8:13 pm
by ArmandFancypants
Bale's performance evolves and is distinct with each film. And yet it's the connective tissue.
He's excellent in TDK. I don't know how you judge it against him in the other films though. It's effectively the same performance.
Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: March 22nd, 2013, 11:34 am
by Aranion
Bale's performance in TDK is solid. He brings the character to life, he convincingly emotes and conveys Bruce's/Batman's struggles, and in no way gives a good performance.
I think the perception of a "poor" performance comes from Dent being the protagonist of the film, rather than Bruce/Batman. This was a deliberate choice on Nolan's part (and he explicitly says so in the Art and Making of The Dark Knight Trilogy book). Bruce does have a character arc, but it's shorter and more subtle than Dent's. Hence, Bale's acting doesn't attract the attention that Eckhart's (or Ledger's) does.
Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: March 23rd, 2013, 12:18 am
by Sandy
This thread is a piece of shit and the thread starter should be embarrassed and quit watching movies.
Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: March 23rd, 2013, 12:19 am
by shadow123
bale poor in a movie ....
theres no such thing
Re: Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: July 15th, 2013, 5:26 pm
by anepicmoviereviewer
He wasn't in any of the 3 movies.
Re: Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: July 15th, 2013, 5:39 pm
by atilasantos
Re: Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: August 6th, 2013, 4:39 am
by m4st4
DoubleD wrote:Your opinion that Bale is poor in The Dark Knight is just that.
Poor.
But that's just my opinion.
Re: Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: August 16th, 2013, 10:13 pm
by manofsteel1
gaspernoe wrote:Of all the the things that can be praised about this truly wonderful movie, Bale's performance isn't one of them. I didn't notice it at first when I first saw TDK in theaters because I was so immersed by the story and Ledger's epic performance. But on repeat viewings I noticed how stilted and one dimensional his performance. It's always been a conundrum for me, especially when Christian Bale is a pretty good actor. Even without Ledger's overshadowing performance Bale looked like a shell in TDK. He wasn't nearly as good as he was in TDKR and even BB.
did we we watch the same movie ?
Re: Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: August 16th, 2013, 10:51 pm
by Disney+'s solo2001
Bruce Wayne is a billionaire what the fuck are you talking about?
Re: Why was Christian Bale so poor in this?
Posted: January 24th, 2014, 7:32 pm
by GoldHeartedSociopath
Sandy wrote:This thread is a piece of shit and the thread starter should be embarrassed and quit watching movies.
1000x this. Bale was as great in TDK as he was in the other two.
