Noticing lxix - Christian Bale

Matt Damon was in the movie too

Yesterday, as part of Christmas holidays (David is taking some time off—use or lose), we went to see the movie Ford v. Ferrari. Thoroughly enjoyed it: the actual history of it, the 1966 Le Mans competition, the friendship of Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, the (ssssss) corporate evilness of Leo Beebe and, yes, Henry Ford II himself. And of course I fell in love all over again with Christian Bale. He's a treat. And a consummate performer. (He's British, 45 years old, married 19 years, and with two kids. Just a regular guy, Ha ha.)

Bale has made a lot of movies. Here are some of his roles I wouldn't mind seeing again—or in a few cases, for the first time. (These are all from "Christian Bale's 10 Greatest Roles, Ranked," in reverse order. Though I'm surprised The Machinist's Trevor Reznick isn't included.)

Alfred Borden, in The Prestige
Melvin Purvis, in Public Enemies
Michael Burry, in The Big Short
Irving Rosenfeld, in American Hustle
Moses, in Exodus: Gods and Kings
Dick Cheney, in Vice
Jack Rollins, in I'm Not There
Dicky Ecklund, in The Fighter
Patrick Bateman, in American Psycho
Bruce Wayne, in Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, and The Dark Knight Rises

Here he is talking about his role as Dick Cheney:

And to counterbalance that, here are 25 "great Batman quotes":