I don't think anyone's writing her off for being too thin. We are saying that right now she is too thin for the role however and she will need to put on some muscle to play the role convincingly. That's not a criticism of her or suggesting that there isn't enough time for her to do it. It's just stating a simple fact.thebobmaster said:I'm just saying that writing her off for not being in shape is a bit unfair. Let me also point out something mentioned in the article.2HF said:Bale is a method actor who's insane to boot. This woman is a pretty face who got famous off her pretty face and isn't going to jeopardize her body for a bit part. This is a ludicrous comparison.thebobmaster said:Really people? You are going to judge her just based on looks? I'm not arguing that she'll be perfect for the role, mind you. But saying she won't work in the role just because she's not "buff"? That's a bit unfair, especially considering Christian Bale.
The picture on the left is Christian Bale in 2004's The Machinist. The picture on the right is Christian Bale in Batman Begins a year later. The gap in filming for those two movies? About six months. In that time gap, he put on about 60 pounds through diet and exercise in order to "buff up" for the role. I think it is safe to say that Gal could do something quite similar, especially since she is not starting from as thin as Christian Bale, and is not trying to get as big as Christian Bale.
"It interrupted her army time, but after a three year absence she went back in and served as a fitness instructor."
If anyone should be able to get into good shape and buff up safely without jeopardizing their body, it's a fitness instructor. Plus, saying she's just a pretty face is a bit unfair, considering that she was in the Israeli army.
As for her being a fitness instructor, I've got to be honest with you here, I've met and talked to quite a few fitness instructors, and seen the programs they put together for people. Many of them don't really have a clue how to put together an effective training program, and in some cases don't even know as much as they should about physiology and exercise to be competent in their jobs to be honest. And in a lot of militaries, historically speaking anyway, the basic standard for fitness has been inadequate, and the physical fitness training provided less than ideal for training for the actual demands of the job. Not to say that they're useless, they're just not nearly as effective as they could, or should, be.
My point being, her simply being a fitness instructor instills absolutely no confidence in me as far as how knowledgeable she is about how to train properly. That said, knowing Zack Snyder, she will almost certainly be working her ass off to get into physical shape for the role (and assuming she has to do any flying wire work or stunts, she'd better because that stuff can be hard and, in some cases, even dangerous if the physical strength and endurance isn't there.
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