The actors are the bodybuilders and directors, the artists sculpting thought frame by frame. If Michelangelo ever made a movie, it would star Christian Bale in the principal role. The new-age Renaissance model is versatile and charismatic, shapeshifting into any character. This has been Christian Bale’s acting mode, with a filmography covering a gamut of scale and performances – from operatic productions like Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Prestige, and The Promise to more independent films like The Machinist, American…