(Date Posted:10/09/2007 08:53:33)
Reply to : ted5870
Christian Bale, the guy that was in American Psycho, Batman, and other movies. He's in this movie called Harsh Times, where he plays this whacked-out guy who returns home from Desert Storm and goes V-I-O-L-E-N-T on his fellow humans around him.Just wanted to know if any of you have seen it, and what were your impressions of it. Its the best movie I've seen all year...the vicarious experience of being a gun-wielding psychopath.
Yeah..I've seen it a couple of time...I love movies & I like this actor - he does a great job. I also liked him in that great movie called....THE MACHINIST - check that out ..its pretty knarly..(deep/disturbing...another personal or inner look)
My impression of Harsh TImes...
Umm...
I liked it..I could watch it without going all funny and hiding my face as I sometimes do in movies that contain violence..
so No..I didn't think it was too visually violent.
I enjoyed the headspace..the psychological mindfucking going on between the characters...
the boys will be boys stuff...the drugs - the sneaky stuff that you do...
I felt sorry for him...the main character...He obviously got mindfucked during his stint in the army/war. & got no treatment............another great point made in the movie...that guys with that kind of 'psychosis' are well used in war....in crime fighting . I wonder how many P O lice people are fuckedup inside?
also..I wondered where that psychopath had been created ..before the marines or what? I wanted to know more about his history.. The character intrigued me.
I also like the side story ..the Mexican Nanny....and how one of her simply little decisions, to attend a wedding......fucked up her life and potentially 'violent' we can all can be to each other. I mean..she nearly got those kids killed. Interesting bit of 'race' issue happening in that too.....the 'wet back' thing.
that's basically it for me.....I thought the bottom line of the movie was about that...how little decisions..a series of events..can fuck up your life...also how relationships can be destructive. The best friend thing was quite dysfunctional.. needy - dependency.
That ending was nice....how his best friend shot him and put him out of his misery..
Yep...good movie...I don't think I'd put it on top of my list for this year.......but I did enjoy it. Its one of the best ... glad you brought it up..
i've missed yaking about movies here.....Have yo see 300 yet? I didn't enjoy that as much as I did Harsh TImes..!
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