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The gaunt, puckered face and weird, almost distorted skeletal frame of Christian Bale's Trevor Reznik in The Machinist has gone down as one of his most memorable turns on the silver screen. It also shows Bale at his most method, as he shed over 25kg from his every-day stature in four months to play the insomniac industrial worker.
The Machinist is a 2004 psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar.It stars Christian Bale as the title character, a machinist struggling with paranoia and delusion after being unable to sleep for an entire year.
- How It Handles Trauma. While Trevor has repressed his trauma, Bale brings it full front and center with his subtle mannerisms and demeanor. From the onset of the film, the audience can tell that something is off about Trevor.
- The Portrayal of Guilt. Before the audience even realizes that Trevor is responsible for manslaughter, subtle signs begin to show that Trevor is hiding something, and it weighs on his conscience.
- The Story's Focus on Redemption. A recurring theme in the story is the "road to redemption," which is evidently tied to the fact that Trevor never owned up to his traumatic hit-and-run.
- The Escalating Desperation. Trevor's plight, at least from the perspective of the film, begins with a work-related accident that occurred under his watch.
Oct 15, 2004 · Published Oct 15, 2004. ...as well as some new bits on Batman Begins! Christian Bale talks The Machinist. Christian Bale is a shadow of his former, and future self in The Machinist. Wasted away to ...
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Summaries. An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity. Trevor Reznik is a machinist in a factory. An extreme case of insomnia has led to him not sleeping in a year, and his body withering away to almost nothing. He has an obsessive compulsion to write himself reminder notes and keep track of his dwindling ...
Delve into the behind-the-scenes journey of "The Machinist" and witness Christian Bale's astonishing physical transformation. Bale's commitment to authentici...
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