siriuswriter
Senior Member
well as much debate as there is about this tape, here's my opinion.
films are much different to create than plays [i act, i'm in plays, la dee da.]
it's actually a bit easier to get into character when you're doing something on the stage, because you don't have take after take and there's no one to come on between takes to adjust your makeup or whatever.
But getting emotional [and from the previous terminators, we all know he's talking to his wife, blah de blah, emotional tension galore.]. PLUS he has the challenge of doing the accent. PLUS they're probably not shooting in sequence. PLUS there are all these props to worry about, and a set that probably looks ridiculous if you're actually there.
So you've done numerous takes of this scene, and this guy keeps walking across the set to do something he should be doing in between takes.
... sooner or later, something's gotta give. and probably since bale, who undoubtedly works very hard and takes acting very seriously, who's in this emotional place that was very hard to get to as an actor....
yeah. it's blow-up time. i'm kind of surprised that the director didn't say anything. that would make me really frustrated. like... the actor's trying to do is job and one of the crew members is being all *a little confused*. i would think it's the director's job to call him out, but i guess that wasn't happening.
i think bale was mad that 1) it was happening in the first place and 2) that he was the guy that had to bring it up.
because let's think here. if the director had this kind of meltdown, would we have six pages of discussion on it?
ermmmm. yeaaah.