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"R U Professional" is a 2009 satirical song by the American indie rock band the Mae Shi, inspired by a July 2008 outburst by actor Christian Bale on the set of ''Terminator Salvation''. Bale was filming with actress Bryce Dallas Howard when he berated director of photography, Shane Hurlbut, for walking into his line of sight. An audio recording of the incident appeared on website TMZ on February 2, 2009. The Mae Shi composed and recorded the song later in the same day, and released it the next day. The group stated that the piece was created to honor Bale. The song parodies Bale by sampling his voice from the 2008 diatribe. The chorus incorporates Bale's use of the word "professional" from his flare-up. The lyrics reference several films the actor starred in, including ''Newsies'', ''Swing Kids'', ''American Psycho'', and ''The Dark Knight''. The song was made available on YouTube and via download on MediaFire the next day. "R U Professional" received a generally positive reception, and was praised as an effective parody of Bale's on-set disturbance. MTV compared its style to new wave groups like Devo. The ''Los Angeles Times'' described it as a lively pop music tribute to the actor. ''USA Today'' categorized the song as fun dance music and called it creatively motivated. ''The Toronto Sun'' wrote positively of its creative lyrics and use of audio from the Bale oration. ''El País'' classed the piece as an electropop song that contributed to the viral spread of the Bale rant online. ''Dose'' placed the song within the genre of an electro jam session. Publications including ''The A.V. Club'' and Pitchfork Media were impressed with the group's ability to compose and release the song twenty-four hours after the audio of the incident appeared online. The ''Irish Independent'' wrote that they thought the group may have used a melody they already had and adapted it for the song to release it so quickly. ==Background== In July 2008, actor Christian Bale was immersed in shooting a scene for the film ''Terminator Salvation'' in New Mexico.〔 While performing with actress Bryce Dallas Howard, Bale shouted at the film's director of photography, Shane Hurlbut, for walking into his line of sight.〔 Hurlbut responded calmly, apologized to Bale, and continued shooting for seven hours after the incident.〔〔 An audio recording of the incident appeared on the website TMZ on February 2, 2009.〔 During the four-minute audio recording, Bale can be heard shouting and swearing at Hurlbut and threatening to quit the film if Hurlbut did it again and was not fired.〔〔 Prior to releasing the audio on the internet, TMZ had reported on the incident on their website in July 2008. TMZ reported that film executives for ''Terminator Salvation'' had sent a copy of the audio recording to the film's insurance company in case Bale quit the film.〔 In a statement to Los Angeles radio station KROQ-FM on February 6, 2009, Bale said he had behaved inappropriately, and that he and Hurlbut had talked after the incident and fully resolved the issue. Bale acknowledged that the two worked together for several hours after the incident, and for a month afterwards as well. He noted that he had viewed a draft version of the film and praised the cinematography work done by Hurlbut. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「R U Professional」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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