The Machinist: A Year Without Sleep

  Christian Bale doesn’t seem to worry too much about physical changes. He surprised us by gaining weight to portray Dick Cheney in Vice. However, this wasn’t the first time that he underwent a drastic change of image. In 2004, The Machinist, a movie by Brad Anderson, appeared in movie theaters. It was a psychological thriller in which not only was Bale unrecognizable, but he also managed to upset a good part of the viewing public. Indeed, the extreme thinness of the character of Trevor Reznik made the audience extremely uncomfortable. His physical appearance, in reality, was nothing more than…