The Dark Knight Rises Comparing Batman Vs. Bane fight from movie to comic

[BatLobster]

You and Doc Samson both made good points. I definitely need to see the movie again b/c I didn't catch everything on first viewing. Like I said before Bane being a lackey or second in command doesn't bother me as much like many others up here. The main problem I have (though it was inevitable like every movie based off a comic book) was how they altered and changed Bane's and Talia's origins. I know Nolan had to make the LOS, Talia Al Ghul, and Bane somehow connected in the universe he already establish for this franchise but I didn't like being mindscrewed like that.

Anyways I think I've been way off topic as it is about which fight was better. The comics had a much bigger impact on me than both fights in TDKR.

Yeah, for me it took seeing the movie a second time to get a better grasp on how the pieces fit together.

 

[Frodo]

Well, getting revenge on Bruce was a huge part of Bane's plan. That's why he doesn't kill him and leaves him in the pit to watch Gotham suffer. I got a sense of his anger at Bruce when he talks about him betraying the league during the fight and that there's was a personal satisfaction for him to beat him down.

I thought of the you betrayed us line as well , but even then it really didn't come off as Bane saying it out of resentment. He was stating a fact then he proceeded to beat the crap out Bruce even further for his smart mouth. He also seemed to be kinda mocking Ras al ghul when he said "I'm here to fufill Ras Al Ghul's Destiny!" If anything, the whole Bane beat down seemed to be more about break Bruce's will by toying with him and letting the pain get progressively worse throughout the fight.

Even the personal satifaction seemed to be more about totally breaking Batman mentally , physically, and emotionally. Bane just seemed amused during the whole fight as a giant would be amused by someone smaller and weaker giving there all to defeat them .True getting revenge was part of Talia's and Bane's plan, but even then the revenge didn't really seem personal on Bane's behalf. It was a job , he enjoyed doing , but I never got the sense that he had a burning hatred or deep personal resentment against Bruce.

 

[BatLobster]

I think Bane kind of resented the "idea" of Bruce, if you will. Bruce being Mr. Silver Spoon that Ra's chose over him, that betrayed the League and is arrogant enough to think his way of justice is superior. I think for Bane it's like "What's so great about this guy? I can break him easily."

So I agree that it's not a burning personal hatred, but I think he probably does have a strong distaste for the man and certainly wants to prove himself to be his superior, like in the comics.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

I pretty much agree. The thing about the comics is Bane broke him down strategically before trying to confront him. In the film, Bane breaks him down systematically through combat but even more so psychologically.

The greatest part for me, I've said plenty of times, is when Bane grabs Batman out of the shadows, illustrating the point to his story in a more visceral way than the comics. All of his parlor tricks, theatricality, deception, it's not going to work. These are all learned tactics for Bruce, whereas they're life lessons of survival for Bane.

This.

I couldn't possibly choose between the two, however. I adore both versions for different reasons (dialogue, character traits, location, costumes, etc).

I'll say this -- The Sewer Fight scarred a large number of kids and casual fans. It's iconic for them. Up until that point, they never witnessed Batman (or any superhero, for that matter) get his ass handed to him in such ruthless and brutal fashion. That scene was pure dread.

 

[BatLobster]

End of the day, it's pretty awesome that such an iconic moment from the comics was able to become an iconic moment in a film. We probably won't see Batman receive anything close to that kind of beating again for a very long time, if ever. It'd be pretty hard to top, and there's none better than Bane to do the job.