It even saved the life of the director of “Vice”! ? Christian Bale's thorough role creation

Special effects makeup is just the start

So how did Bale transform into Chaney? This time, he couldn't get into the role without using his natural body. The two actors have completely different face shapes. That's where the special effects makeup comes in.

Nowadays, this special technology is not only used in science fiction movies, but also in political and historical dramas. Its expressiveness is so sophisticated that anyone can be transformed into a real person by making a silicone mold of the face and having an actor wear it. However, the problem comes from there. Will it end up being a superficial lookalike, or will it be a more unique role? It all depends on the ambition of the actors and staff.

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Greg Cannon, who took on this heavy responsibility in "Vice" (he won an Oscar for this film, following " Dracula " (1992), " Mrs. Doubtfire " (1993), and " The Curious Case of Benjamin Button " (2008)), also understood the importance of this. Therefore, he and Bale spent six months going through trial and error, fine-tuning the conditions to find the best fit.

What the two were careful about was that "Bale's presence should never be overshadowed by Chaney." If no one knew who the actor was, there would be no point in Bale playing the role. In that sense, the makeup was only the starting point, and the essential "protagonist Chaney" was something that actor Christian Bale would create by throwing everything he had into it.

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