The Dark Knight Rises Tom Hardy as Bane XXVII

[Mr.?]

He did tear up, I think. That scene was a little heartbreaking. Additionally, when Bruce mentions it in the first fight, Bane immediately stops toying with him and begins thrashing him proper. It seems like a pretty sore spot.

Right. Bane reminded me of a son trying to gain his father's (Ras Al Ghul) acceptance.

 

[ComicStalker]

I think that if Bane is explaining the "Lie" about Harvey it would make sense to out Batman as well. This would have served 2 purposes. One, it would have made it impossible for Bruce to ever be Batman again. And 2, If people are discovering that there was a giant Lie and coverup and that Bruce Wayne was at the core of it, it would have torn down any image Batman/Bruce had forever. It would have reinforced peoples view of Batman as an outlaw and made him even worse.
The whole Bane NOT outing Batman/Bruce just reeked of old 60's Batman movies where the villian outlines his plans when he could unmask Batman instead.

 

[viciouscoy]

I'm awed and gleeful at the humanity they managed to cram into the monster.

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From the very moment his mask is damaged - he claws at it like a frightened child and lashes out with angry, aimless punches (way out of character). I don't think he threw a punch that didn't land until that scene.

When he finally goes down, he looks so sad (again, like a child). Once the meds kick back in, though, it's just gone. "We both know I have to kill you now."

 

[Mr.?]

I think that if Bane is explaining the "Lie" about Harvey it would make sense to out Batman as well. This would have served 2 purposes. One, it would have made it impossible for Bruce to ever be Batman again. And 2, If people are discovering that there was a giant Lie and coverup and that Bruce Wayne was at the core of it, it would have torn down any image Batman/Bruce had forever. It would have reinforced peoples view of Batman as an outlaw and made him even worse.
The whole Bane NOT outing Batman/Bruce just reeked of old 60's Batman movies where the villian outlines his plans when he could unmask Batman instead.

But how would people know Batman was in on it with Gordon? In people's minds Gordon was corrupt and pinned it on Batman for no reason. Batman would have been unjustly abused by the corrupt Gotham element meaning people would look up to him more then ever as a symbol since Bane convinced the citizens that they were being abused by the corrupt too.

 

[viciouscoy]

I think that if Bane is explaining the "Lie" about Harvey it would make sense to out Batman as well. This would have served 2 purposes. One, it would have made it impossible for Bruce to ever be Batman again. And 2, If people are discovering that there was a giant Lie and coverup and that Bruce Wayne was at the core of it, it would have torn down any image Batman/Bruce had forever. It would have reinforced peoples view of Batman as an outlaw and made him even worse.
The whole Bane NOT outing Batman/Bruce just reeked of old 60's Batman movies where the villian outlines his plans when he could unmask Batman instead.

From his reaction when Bruce returns from the dead, it seems like he really thought the deed had been done already. I think by that point, he saw the Batman as having ended.

 

[Superboy-Prime]

I think that if Bane is explaining the "Lie" about Harvey it would make sense to out Batman as well. This would have served 2 purposes. One, it would have made it impossible for Bruce to ever be Batman again. And 2, If people are discovering that there was a giant Lie and coverup and that Bruce Wayne was at the core of it, it would have torn down any image Batman/Bruce had forever. It would have reinforced peoples view of Batman as an outlaw and made him even worse.
The whole Bane NOT outing Batman/Bruce just reeked of old 60's Batman movies where the villian outlines his plans when he could unmask Batman instead.

There was no point for him to out Batman, he believed he was in the prison and would die there.

He did it to turn the people on Gordon and create further distrust between the citizens and the police.

 

[Mr.?]

There was no point for him to out Batman, he believed he was in the prison and would die there.

He did it to turn the people on Gordon and create further distrust between the citizens and the police.

This too, Bane never thought Bruce would escape that prison.

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

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From what I gathered (only one viewing), the LoS came back to break Bane out once Talia was reunited with Ra's. They reiterate many times that only one person ever escaped on their own, and that was Talia. Bane protected Talia, if I gather correctly, just out of compassion. I think Talia was his Osito.

I think Tom might've been talking about Bane's comic heritage, but I'm not sure. I didn't detect a lot of Caribbean in his voice, really, but the way he voiced it was so erratic and jarring that it's hard to pick out any accent. (Not at all in a bad way, it was breathtaking actually.)

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To reassure you, Alfred would still be right by saying Bane was "born and raised in hell on earth" even if he meant Pena Dura, and not the Lazarus Pit, because that was Talia, right?

And yes, Talia sounds like she was his osito. As a matter of fact, as a child in Pena Dura, Bane hid a knife in the back of osito's back...and what did Talia use to wound Batman?!

 

[Figs]

Daggett: Where's Bane!?
*turns corner to see Bane standing in the next room*
Bane: Speak of the devil... and he shall appear.
Dagget: Your operation at the stock exchange, it didn't work!
Bane: Our plan is proceeding as scheduled
Daggett: Then why am I not in control of Wayne Enterprises?
*Bane motions to Stryver*
Bane: Leave us.
Daggett: No! Stay here, I'm in charge.
Bane: *places hand on Daggetts shoulder* Do you feel in charge now?
Daggett: I've paid you a small fortune.
Bane: And this gives you..power over me?
Daggett: What are you?
Bane: I'm Gotham's reckoning, here to end the borrowed time you've all been living on.
Daggett: You're evil.
Bane: I am necessary evil.
*Snaps Daggett's neck*

might have got some parts wrong, but I think I got most of it.

Only thing that needs to be changed is the

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snapped neck. In that scene you can hear him screaming, if he had his neck snapped like Dr Pavel it would have been instant. The way Bane grabbed his face/head, I think he crushed it.

Sorry for nitpicking.

 

[Mr.?]

Only thing that needs to be changed is the

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snapped neck. In that scene you can hear him screaming, if he had his neck snapped like Dr Pavel it would have been instant. The way Bane grabbed his face/head, I think he crushed it.

Sorry for nitpicking.

I think he slowly twisted it and broke it lol.

 

[Figs]

I think he slowly twisted it and broke it lol.

Possibly.

 

[AnneFan]

The way Bane grabs Batman by

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the neck and lifts him off his feet was an impressive display of strength for sure.

 

[Bruce Malone]

What do you think bane's strength is related to? He's obviously stronger than the average man even at his size. I mean he punched through concrete.

Is it possible his mask releases a sort of aerosal steroid perhaps? Steroids are used in medicine to treat pain i believe.

 

[Adamlee]

I think Hardy's performance as Bane rivals Ledger's in TDK, especially when you consider he had no facial expressions to work with. Plus, the story of Bane is the most complex of any villain in the entire trilogy.

His death, in my opinion, was certainly rushed. Even Catwoman stepping in so that Batman and her could square off against him, eventually overpowering him and completely removing the mask would have been better than him being shot.

One issue I had with Bane's end is his decision to shoot Batman in the face with a shotgun. Am I the only one who thought this was a very impersonal an uncharacteristic move for someone who seems to take his battle with Batman very personally?

 

[ComicStalker]

Yes, it would have been better if Bane had kneeled on Batman like he did to that Special Ops guy and try to strangle/choke the life out of him slowly and painfully. That would have been much more in character for him. Catwoman could have still shot him like she did...

 

[EliteF50]

Yes, it would have been better if Bane had kneeled on Batman like he did to that Special Ops guy and try to strangle/choke the life out of him slowly and painfully. That would have been much more in character for him. Catwoman could have still shot him like she did...

But... who the hell kneels down when they're about to shoot a shotgun?

 

[XtremelyBaneful]

What do you think bane's strength is related to? He's obviously stronger than the average man even at his size. I mean he punched through concrete.

Is it possible his mask releases a sort of aerosal steroid perhaps? Steroids are used in medicine to treat pain i believe.

that seemed like a display of superhuman strength, so nolan to me really has created a very faithful approach to bane from the comics

-(possible) Santa Priscan heritage (see my above posts)
-super human strength (breaks batman's back, toys with him around first match,)
-is heavily addicted to a drug, and goes berserk when his supply is cut off / broken (starts punching through concrete, then suffers debilitating side effects until temporarily resupplied)
-genius level intellect (unsurprisingly, nolan says it best, classic movie monster with a terrific brain)
-one of the few equals of batman (tragic upbringing, temp. los members, full circle)
-bald with venom addiction (in the comics they showed before he was a test subject, he had a full head of hair - then in the comics where he was romancing talia al ghul which was after he was on venom for a while he had a significant hair loss
but in that one scene where we see tom hardy's face, i'm pretty sure he has hair on his head)

nolan delivered, all of my expectations. masterpiece

 

[jacobed]

Yeah it was impersonal but i loved that he was actually going to shoot. There was no time wasting one liner or taking his time to try and kill him. No he had the gun at his head and was going to pull the trigger right away. I think even that speaks a lot of his character

 

[frankietown]

i thought bane was perfect. i never saw the prologue before this movie, and i just thought the way he delivered it was cunning and very intellectual. i have a hard time describing it but i felt that it had a "i dont give a F" attitude about it, it was very high and mighty but not in a show off way and condescending in an intellectual way. it was great. it was just the voice of a man, very confident in what he knows, in what he does, both trusting his mental and physical superiority. i thought it was flawless.

i saw the prologue just now and it was raspy. he sounded more cunning and a lot scarier, but his tone didn't breed intellectual. i think that is why i like the newer version better, not only is he more powerful than you, he will point out to you with ease how much smarter he is too. and that is seamlessly done with just his tone and pontification. he couldv'e had a more brutish voice, but because of the way it was handled, i actually felt more scared of him. this was greatly shown in their first fight, when batman was snarling and growling (being brutish, and also trying to pump/steel himself) but bane just calmly says "Victory has defeated you". it was terrifying.

 

[Commodus]

Why give Bane a dramatic death when you've just reduced him to a henchman? I see no evidence of him and Talia working together. It seems pretty obvious that she's in charge.

And the fact that Bane was willing to let himself die was just...terrible. So out of character. But then, Nolan obviously didn't care about his character if Banes plan was to destroy Gotham instead of ruling it.

 

[effen5]

What a lovely lovely voice

 

[munchie64]

What a lovely lovely voice

That got a huge laugh at my screening.

 

[craigdbfan]

Everyone cracked up during my screening as well. As did I.

 

[Batman jr.]

Why give Bane a dramatic death when you've just reduced him to a henchman? I see no evidence of him and Talia working together. It seems pretty obvious that she's in charge.

And the fact that Bane was willing to let himself die was just...terrible. So out of character. But then, Nolan obviously didn't care about his character if Banes plan was to destroy Gotham instead of ruling it.

So, is it ever established in his mythos that he can never just destroy Gotham?

And from what I gather, she might be "da boss", but he's certainly more than her watchful protector. And they do work together in a sense, she's destroying Wayne and he's destroying Gotham.

 

[Batman jr.]

But... who the hell kneels down when they're about to shoot a shotgun?

Some of the "true" connaisseurs of this movie, I think.