The Machinist
The Machinist is a 2004 Englishlanguage American psychological thriller film directed by Brad Anderson and written by Scott Kosar. The film stars Christian Bale, with Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Sharian, Aitana SnchezGijn, and Michael Ironside in supporting roles. The film is about Trevor Reznik Bale, a machinist whose insomnia and psychological problems lead to a serious workplace accident involving a coworker Ironside. After Reznik is fired, he goes into downward spiral of paranoia and delusion. The film was wellreceived by critics, particularly Bales strong performance.
These vague incidents send him further into paranoia, but he nonetheless attempts to establish a relationship with Maria. Meeting her at an amusement park, Trevor goes with her son Nicholas on a funhouse ride called Route 666, whose flashing lights cause Nicholas to suffer an epileptic seizure. No longer able to think clearly, Trevor suspects that the bizarre events are a concerted effort to drive him insane. These ideas are fed to him in small random clues. One of them is a picture of Ivan fishing with Trevors coworker Reynolds, which he discovers in Ivans wallet when its left behind in a pub. Another nearaccident at work causes Trevor to lash out in rage at his coworkers as a result, he is immediately fired. Increasingly distracted and alienated, Trevor forgets to pay his utility bills and his electricity is disconnected. A dark, viscous liquid begins trickling out of the freezer, coating the fridge door with streaks of what appears to be blood.After several attempts to confront Ivan, Trevor tries to trace his license plate. He follows Ivans car to read its license plate, but his gasoline runs out. When a DMV clerk insists that personal information cannot be released unless a crime has been committed, Trevor throws himself in front of a car in order to accuse Ivan of committing a hit and run. He files a police report with Ivans plate number on it, only to be baffled when he is told that the car in question is his own he had reported the vehicle totaled one year ago. He runs from the policemen and goes to Stevie, who clothes and washes him, but he finds the photo of Ivan and Reynolds framed in her home and accuses her of conspiring against him. Confused, Stevie says the picture is of Reynolds and Trevor, but he refuses to look at it and is thrown out after a verbal conflict. He goes to the airport diner, but is told by an unfamiliar waitress that theyve never had an employee named Maria. The waitress has served Trevor every day for a year, Trevor saying so little
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