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[Baraka in the White House]

Batman had to be one smooth actor to talk to that kid and not choke up.

 

[Shadybiz]

Batman had to be one smooth actor to talk to that kid and not choke up.

Was thinking the same thing; don't think I could do it.

dusty..

 

[Anticitizen One]

They should use a similiar costume to that in the next batman movie except without the yellow belt

 

[double jump]

phuck man I thought my emotions were dead but this got to me.

 

[KefkaPalazzo]

My heart warms and breaks.

Life is so unfair...but people can be so good.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

Reminds me of the rich guy that travels around as Batman visiting terminally ill kids. Good stuff.

 

[peach]

I hadn't heard about this... I watched the video and realized this story is out of Youngstown, where I went to college. This is an awesome but sad story!

 

[Yaboosh]

Pretty sure they just gave him fake keys to the batmobile guys...

 

[Demon Ice]

Terminal cancer at age 4... damn

I don't think I could have been the Batman actor. Would be tearing up, very un-Batman-like.

 

[Rubbish King]

There is still hope for humanity

 

[Baraka in the White House]

Wonder if he used the Batvoice.

 

[Nemo]

Jesus that photo in the OP... Makes me cry if I look enough, so sad

 

[jerry1594]

key to the city and a new car!

maybe he just got to sit in it..

Thinking about it giving the kid a car is such a troll

 

[GK86]

That pulled at my heart strings.

Pretty kickass community.

 

[Lionel Mandrake]

Relevant, but spoilerish The Dark Knight Rises quote:
"

Spoiler

A hero can be anyone... Even a man doing something as simple & reassuring as putting a coat around a young boy's shoulders to let him know the world hadn't ended

."

 

[SteveWinwood]

I don't even remember being 4. Dying at that age... jeez.

 

[Baconsammy]

They gave him the keys to the city and to the car. They didn't give him a car. As for why would anyone choose Batman over Spiderman etc, perhaps because he's a normal person with no powers doing extraordinary things. I won't bother responding to the questions of "why let a 4 year old with very little time left on earth watch a movie he wants to watch". Good god.

 

[Manos: The Hans of Fate]

Yep.

I think that was more about if he was given a 200K car and confusion about that.

 

[legacyzero]

damn, I'm all misty-eyed.

What a sad, but great story.

 

[SouthernDragon]

Goddamn, I should not have been making my steak with onions when I opened this thread.

Cancer, you piece of shit.

 

[EVOL 100%]

Very sad, very heartwarming at the same time.

Goddamnit FUCK YOU cancer.

 

[mr jones]

Yup. That picture did it.

I have a 1 1/2 year old kid. I'm imagining being told that he has a terminal disease, and that he isn't going to be able to see his 5th birthday. Its bad enough that I have to see him in the middle of the night with tears in his eyes because TEETHING hurts so much. To think that there's going to be something that kills him in a few years, and there's absolutely nothing that I can do to stop it just...

I'll be back later. I need a minute or two.

 

[DMczaf]

Real Batman answered the call

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BatSignal4Jayden/

Charlene Gillingham Barber
Finally can share!!! Christian sent us to LA and we had lunch at Disney club 33 on wed!! He and his family were so awesome and down to earth!!!

 

[Dennis]

Damn allergy working up....

 

[marrec]

Christian Bale is a pretty cool dude.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Real Batman answered the call

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BatSignal4Jayden/

Welp, it's official: Bale is the man. This stuff only gets out by other people...not him or his publicist. If you do a Google News search nothing comes up.

For those that don't know what Club 33 is, it's a very exclusive private club in Disneyland.

Club 33 Wikipedia Entry.

 

[Hex]

Five star story.

 

[Jarmel]

Real Batman answered the call

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BatSignal4Jayden/



[MG]https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/s720x720/539190_375806345821500_155418599_n.jpg[/IMG]

Holy shit, I was wondering it was Bale. Good for him on that.

 

[thetrin]

It's the weirdest thing. Whenever I click on these threads, something gets in my eye...and I can't get it out...guess I gotta flush it out with tears...

 

[joeyjoejoeshabadoo]

Real Batman answered the call

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BatSignal4Jayden/

Man, this is great.

 

[thetrin]

The kid deserved to have his faith rewarded.

I don't mean to be funny. It's just a line from Dark Knight that seems to appropriate for this story.

 

[DarkKyo]

Bale seems like a really amazing guy. Can't think of many other celebrities in that tier of awesomeness.

 

[Guzim]

Real Batman answered the call

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BatSignal4Jayden/

This is fantastic. Bale is awesome.

 

[maquiladora]

Awesome.

 

[echoshifting]

I thought this was going to be a horrible update that ruined my day, but it was just the opposite. Amazing gesture from Bale.

 

[marrec]

Bale seems like a really amazing guy. Can't think of many other celebrities in that tier of awesomeness.

Perlman:

http://collider.com/ron-perlman-hellboy-make-a-wish/178037/

 

[- J - D -]

Poor kid. But im glad he got his wish.

Also, how bizarrely wonderful would it be to hang out with Christian Bale at Disneyland for an afternoon?

 

[Askani]

I thought this was going to be a horrible update that ruined my day, but it was just the opposite. Amazing gesture from Bale.

Same.

 

[SmithnCo]

Real Batman answered the call

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BatSignal4Jayden/

Christian Bale is amazing. That is all.

 

[canoli2006]

Nice story. Although I feel a Gaborn depressing news thread incoming soon.

 

[DietRob]

Really dusty in here. Got some in my eye. BRB

 

[Chavelo]

This act of kindness has nullified his bad karma regarding the Terminator: Salvation movie.

 

[SUPREME1]

Rare look inside Club 33. Wife and I hope to go there one day.

Bale is the man. I am completely over him being a dick on the set of Terminator when he chewed out the lighting guy. But after him visiting the shooting victim and now this, all is forgiven (as if I hadn't forgiven him already after watching TDKR, lol).



Poor kid. Glad he got to meet Batman though.

 

[hylje]

Really dusty in here. Got some in my eye. BRB

I just rubbed chili in my eyes. Hurts inside so much.

 

[Jackben]

This is wonderful.

:,)

 

[Mammoth Jones]

This just makes me sad. 4 years old....fuck

 

[distantmantra]

When I saw that this thread got bumped, I was afraid the little boy had died.

Glad to see it's good news.

 

[kingocfs]

Rare look inside Club 33. Wife and I hope to go there one day.

Photo tour. Looks awesome.

And it's great to see Bale hasn't abandoned the character just yet, fantastic gesture.

 

[Omegasquash]

Good to see people rallying together to bring comfort to those in need.

Dammit GAF, you got me misty eyed.

 

[JaseMath]

Real Batman answered the call

https://www.facebook.com/groups/BatSignal4Jayden/

So awesome. Bale is the man official.