Christian Bale Visits Shooting Victims: Real-Life Superhero, or the Least He Could Do?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/07/25 20:00:00

Related Topics: Christian Bale, Dark Knight Rises, Colorado Shooting, Batman, Twitter, Facebook

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How awesome is Christian Bale? "The Dark Knight Rises" star visited the Medical Center of Aurora on Tuesday to meet with seven victims of the horrific mass shooting that occurred during a midnight showing of his hit film, The Denver Post reports.

"The patients were really happy to meet Bale," hospital interim president Bill Voloch told the Post. "They are obviously big fans of his movies. They wanted to see Batman and were really pleased to see Bale."

In their two-and-a-half hour visit, Bale and his wife also met with doctors, police officers and emergency medical technicians who were first responders when James Eagan Holmes allegedly killed 12 people and injured 58 others last Friday.

Clearly, Bale has taken the tragedy to heart -- and as Warner Brothers pointed out, Bale was in Colorado "as himself" -- not representing the movie studio. He even asked that media not be notified, but in the age of Twitter and Facebook, word inevitably leaked out. Seems like a good guy ...

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Torchy 2012/07/25 20:18:39

Real-life superhero

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He went on his own accord, and I'm guessing his own dime. It's not like Christian has ever struck me as a publicity whore, but I think that doing this on his own terms speaks volumes for his character. Cameras did follow him, but that's expected. It's a right sight better to see this than reports of him needing to go to anger management.
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P. Sturm 2012/09/15 00:03:52

Real-life superhero

He'd tried to keep it quiet too.

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artistheweapon 2012/07/30 18:32:35

Real-life superhero

there are a lot of people who would just say "oh, too bad, not my problem" way to go christian, way to go

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Charles E 2012/07/28 20:14:26

Real-life superhero

He had nothing to do with the attack except appearing in the movie that was playing.

He has no legal or moral responsibility to the victims.

That he went anyway makes him a decent person in my opinion.

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starlight 2012/07/27 19:54:56

Real-life superhero

that was very kind of him to do

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Liv 2012/07/27 18:29:15

Real-life superhero

He didn't have to do this, very sweet (:

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laRonde 2012/07/27 17:56:21

Real-life superhero

How should it be "the least he could do" when it's not his fault?

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Merhabi Daham 2012/07/27 16:34:55

Least he could do

Visiting shooting victims is not something the Goddamn Batman would do, he would rough up the shooter and then watch over the victims from a nearby tree or something. Using bat-binoculars. And then maybe have Bruce Wayne pay for their medical bills and send them something nice.

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dbinpv 2012/07/27 16:18:05

Real-life superhero

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anybody who votes for "Least He Could Do" is just plain cynical, plain and simple.

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aaron.getting 2012/07/27 16:10:54

Least he could do

He did it because he could. The much despised Justin Beiber goes out of his way to meet children from the Make a Wish foundation's hospitals, over fifty times a year. His only condition? - no pictures allowed. It was kind and probably convenient to do as he did. But a superhero... that's a stretch.

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Manster 2012/07/27 16:00:56

Real-life superhero

Classy act of humaniity is how I view this.Bale went on his own,and paid for his travel expenses on his own.That's just being a compassionate human being. And I applaud him for doing so!

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Jessica Conners 2012/07/27 15:39:03

Real-life superhero

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Actually it is neither, I suspect Bales would acknowledge it is just the human thing to do. Soda-heads either or statements often are not enough. Real life response yes, hero no.

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BoardinOK 2012/07/27 14:12:06

Real-life superhero

Don't know about "superhero", but damn cool non-the-less. The pictures I've seemed he looked pretty genuine as far as wanting to be there and caring. Good for him. Glad he could bring a smile to some people he didn't have to.

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synful90 2012/07/27 13:19:19

Real-life superhero

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that's awesome that he did that for those poor people without being forced. i met him and he was such a nice awesome person (from what i could tell). totally handsome in person too! ;) i forgot my name as soon as he asked me.

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Manster to synful90 2012/07/27 16:01:45

LOL!

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Andy 2012/07/27 12:38:11

Real-life superhero

He didn't have to do this...VERY NICE!!

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John Hall 2012/07/27 12:19:13

Least he could do

He's a actor and all he's doing is just getting publicity if he really cared he would take the millions he made off this movie and donate it tothe victims .

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Luna Wren to John Hall 2012/07/27 15:43:07

The money he makes, from doing his job, should go to people who were in the wrong place at the wrong time...?

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Lilac Templar de Tremelay 2012/07/27 10:41:13

Least he could do

He didn't have a choice. It was going viral online that he should go. If he'd raced straight down there, then I'd be impressed.

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addie 2012/07/27 06:12:17

Real-life superhero

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I do not know about super hero, but it was damn cool!

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zcberry 2012/07/27 05:45:24

Real-life superhero

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That was nice of him to do!!! God bless him!!!

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ticker 2012/07/27 05:22:35

Least he could do

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actually neither, not his fault there's crazy people in the world(here comes the hate mail)

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Kurbdog 2012/07/27 05:11:22

Real-life superhero

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Very cool!

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Justin Teufel Hunden 2012/07/27 05:03:02

Real-life superhero

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Good for him to give these wounded people some positive energy.

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Somkey the Hores 2012/07/27 03:33:00

Least he could do

Big deal. Publicty hound.

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xxx 2012/07/27 01:40:13

Real-life superhero

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That's really good of him to do and probably would have cleared a little bit of the stuff people have read about him in the past regarding his temper and disregard for fans. This makes me think more of him... not that I didn't like him before but it's nice to see.

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TikkiPurdy 2012/07/26 21:51:33

Real-life superhero

Very sweet of him.

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the fuze 2012/07/26 21:25:40

Real-life superhero

Nice move.

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luisofsuburbia 2012/07/26 21:24:31

Real-life superhero

He's awesome can't wait to see the movie on the weekend

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Sissum71*AFCL* 2012/07/26 21:21:45 (edited)

Least he could do

Do you guys remember that recording of Bale going off on some poor sound guy or assistant when he
accidentally walked into the background during the shooting of a scene? It wasn't just him yelling a little, he raged, ranted & humiliated the guy. Yes, this is nhttp://www.youtube.com/watch... but he is no "superhero." Just sayin..

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xcheshi... to Sissum7... 2012/07/27 00:39:56

yeah, he said later that the scene was physically hard, and the guy made the same mistake a few times

i would like to see you in a painful situation and doing it all over again

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Sissum7... to xcheshi... 2012/07/27 00:51:10

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That's a great reason to talk to someone like a subhuman...you're right.

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xcheshi... to Sissum7... 2012/07/27 03:44:17

respect if you want respect. The guy was just not giving a crap about bale's work

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Sissum7... to xcheshi... 2012/07/27 04:31:34

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He talked to the guy like a dog. Going to the hospital was nice of him...but he is no saint. take care

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xcheshi... to Sissum7... 2012/07/27 13:41:56

not a saint, but if a guy would ruin 5 times a scene that is painful for me, he is treating me like a dog, and deserves to be treated like one

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Sissum7... to xcheshi... 2012/07/27 14:22:38

You're a sweet heart...go worship him. Good lord, this is a boring topic. Bale is the coolest person ever!! Happy now you big baby!?!? Go stalk him...

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Luna Wren to Sissum7... 2012/07/27 15:47:14

+1
Seriously?

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Sissum7... to Luna Wren 2012/07/27 16:34:02

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Luna Wren to Sissum7... 2012/07/29 23:25:59

They look like little fishies!

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Sissum7... to Luna Wren 2012/07/29 23:46:45

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No fishies. :(

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xcheshi... to Sissum7... 2012/07/27 16:38:48

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Going over the top much?

Defending a person isn't worshipping him

You might want to check yourself of you're judging a person on 1 act though

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