Christian Bale has established himself as a bonafide movie star as he has done numerous films that have made him one of the biggest names in the film industry. Throughout his prolific career, Bale has done films in different genres to showcase his versatility as an actor. Empire of the Sun, The Machinist, American Psycho, and The Dark Knight Trilogy, are just a few films that he has featured in.
Needless to say, the Little Women actor has extensive film knowledge and he enjoys watching films and TV Series that pique his interest. However, he surprised the world during one of his interviews where he opened up about how he has no interest in Robert Pattinson’s fantasy film series, The Twilight Saga.
Christian Bale Is Least Bothered About The Twilight Saga’s Existence
Back in the day, The Twilight Saga was a big pop culture phenomenon, that featured the romance between Bella Swan, a human, and Edward Cullen, a vampire. The interesting relationship stems from the adaptation of the novel series of the same name written by Stephenie Meyer.
Despite the polarizing reception among viewers, the film series became a huge hit thanks to the star-studded cast of Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Nikki Reed, and many more. Unlike the novels, the film had many faults, that would make it feel disconnected at times.
Naturally, when you would watch the film for the very first time, you would either love it or absolutely don’t care about its existence. Christian Bale falls in the latter category as he gave his opinion of the franchise featuring The Batman actor.
During an exclusive interview with Collider via Collider Ladies Night, the host asked the Ford v Ferrari actor to play the game Save or Kill, which will help him assess his personality, by giving him two choices. He was asked several questions, including choosing between “Twilight or 50 Shades of Grey.” Instead of choosing either option, Bale said, “Uh, no idea. No interest in either.”
The answer was a bolt from the blue for the fans of the series because they believe that the hate the franchise receives is unjustified and that it has culminated into one of the major film franchises of Hollywood because as per The Numbers, The Twilight Saga is worth $3.3 billion.
The Love-Hate Relationship of Twilight and Its Fans
The film series was a massive hit as it featured different elements of fantasy, romance, and horror, that appealed to its teenage audience, making it a commercially successful film. However, the series received immense hate from people because it ruined the Gothic and horrifying image that had been given to vampires, and werewolves.
Even though Robert Pattinson’s Twilight Series is hated by the masses, it became a huge hit because the film looked appealing to its targetted audience, that is teenage girls. Thanks to Meyers, who gave sparkly skin to the vampires and how certain characters could turn into werewolves at their own will.
Stephenie Meyer did not intend to make her novel series a great piece of literature or cinema because the main purpose of her book was to please a specific group of readers and viewers, who were looking for a way to escape reality and delve into a fantasy world.
Hence, the best way to enjoy the film series is to not have high expectations that would follow all the traditional norms of vampires and werewolves. As a result, if you are looking for a romantic drama, then you can binge-watch it.
Otherwise, you can definitely laugh hysterically at the funny aspects of the films and wonder about the skincare routine of the vampires for such smooth skin.
Twilight (2008) can be rented on Apple TV.
