Rescue Dawn (2006)

Christian Bale is one such versatile actor in Hollywood, who i always love to watch in big screens.. I got impressed & started liking him after seeing his performances on 3:10 to Yuma, American Psycho, The Machinist, & The Prestige.. 
I don't want to include Dark knight in my series, Because it is Heath Ledger who stole the entire show.. Why on earth Heath passed away so early?? :-(

Please Watch "The Machinist" if you get a chance.. Its a kind of art film drama - in which Christian Bale starved himself for this role to loose much weight so as to appear like a guilty person who hasn't slept for almost one year.. Oh man! You can see even his bones projected out his gaunt body..

What you guessed is correct..
Yes! - He holds the records of most weight lost (28 kgs for "The Machinist") and gained (36 kgs for"Batman Begins") for film roles.. (Source: IMDB)
Do you believe in this transformation??
Trust me - The Machinist & Batman Begins are his back to back movies & he made this transformation possible in a interval of just 7 months..

Lets talk about Rescue Dawn now..
I watched "Rescue Dawn" (directed by Werner Herzog) recently a month ago & thought of writing about it here.. Somehow, I forgot it.. Its based on a true story of an optimistic US Army pilot's ('Dieter Dengler' - played by Christian Bale) epic struggle of survival after being shot down on a mission over Laos during the Vietnam War..

If you are looking for a nail biting, tension filled, explosion based escape movie - Please excuse..
Rescue Dawn is not such a sort of film.. I wont be surprised if people say this movie is a documentary version of Dengler's escape attempt.. Yes, Its a too realistic movie..

Here the real prison is not the prison camp itself, but the whole jungle.. I am not going to explain how the escape attempt goes.. Just go ahead & watch it.. I am sure you will accept why this movie is tagged as EPIC SURVIVAL..



Here also you can see Christian Bale goes from a cheerful/young flyer to the tortured and starved.. Its not only Christian Bale, but his fellow mates who escapes along with Christian Bale also gave a decent performance.. Jungle locations where this film is pictured is also good. It has some heartwarming moments & some funny moments too by Steve Zahn.. Especially i liked that poop joke :-)

If you enjoy quality films, I highly recommend Rescue Dawn..
Others - Please step away & watch Rambo Series.. :-)

Related Links:
Rescue Dawn @ IMDB
Rescue Dawn the Truth

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Cheers!!