03 Feb 2009
Christian Bale’s Blowup!
You know what, I listened to the clip and thought to myself…wow, what set that off? Might it have been the stress from the accusations against you a few days earlier concerning your family? Or that you expect a professional to be a professional and not commit such a STUPID accident? Something else? A combination of everything? Either way, I listened to someone obviously venting stress on someone who just happened to be the wrong guy in the wrong place. To many swear words, yeah. If you really verbally threatened him, that’s a no-no, but it was an ACCIDENT, right? If that guy can make one….
I first saw Christian Bale in Equilibrium and honestly said to myself “This guy could play Batman!” - and now here he is having starred in two very successful movies in the Batman franchise and I am happily still a fan.
He blew up, it was the last straw on his back, his cup runneth over, what’s the problem exactly? Oh that is right, he is a CELEBRITY! He can’t have any faults, he can do no wrong. Screw that, he is as human as the rest of us and MAKES MISTAKES and life gets to him too.
If I had a co-worker do something as silly as “accidentally” stepping within a marked boundary, I would be a little upset too. I wouldn’t ever respond like Bale did, but I would be upset when such a simple thing as “Don’t cross this line!” can’t be followed by a trained professional!! And likewise, if I ever “accidentally” broke such a simple rule, I would expect to get kicked in the rear. I mean really, who can be so dense? As long as the boundary is marked, it is kinda fool-proof, no? It’s one thing when someone is out of their element, or new to the field or mentally challanged, but a DIRECTOR of photography should be skilled enough to be able to press a little button and watch where he was walking…
What’s that line? Can’t snap and walk at the same time? All you Bale haters, understand everyone makes mistakes. This photographer made the bigger one. Yes Bale went over the top, and if he did threaten this gentleman that was most certainly uncalled for. But I can see what caused him to - Someone didn’t know how to walk.
I’m with you Bale( minus the swear words and threats!! ) but I am behind you all the way. 