CHRIS NOLANS Batman: Knightfall

the third film i think bane should be the villain

Bane:

"The man who broke the Bat" first appeared in Batman: Vengeance of Bane #1 (1993). He was born in the "Carribean Republic of Santa Prisca," in a prison called Pena Duro (meaning "the hard stone"). Bane's father had been a revolutionary, and had escaped Santa Prisca's law. The government decreed that the boy would serve his father's sentence, and so Bane grew up surrounded by hardship and violence. Early on, the boy lost his innocence, defying his warden and earning his name: "I will not have him in my prison! He is a bane to everything holy!" Bane builds himself up during his time in Pena Duro, reading every book he can get his hands on and building his physique to peak human capacity. He earns the loyalty of his fellow prisoners and learns of a distant place called Gotham where the most powerful man dresses like a bat. Whetting his heart like a stone, Bane vows to destroy the Batman. When scientists working on a "super-soldier" serum look for test subjects at the prison, Bane is volunteered. He is given a substance derived from a drug called "Venom" and nearly killed - yet he survives, stronger and more powerful for the experience, and with a taste for the drug. Eventually he escapes from Pena Duro, frees his loyal followers, and sets his sights on Gotham and its protector.

In the Knightfall storyline, Bane plots to break the Batman by wearing down his physical and mental endurance. Releasing the inmates of Arkham Asylum, Bane sets Batman against a veritable gauntlet of foes. After each has had their turn at Bat (so to speak) Bane executes a perfectly-timed, brutal assault on his enemy. The fight concludes in the Batcave, with Bane breaking Batman's back. He then throws his defeated enemy from Gotham's rooftops to its streets, publicly humiliating the Dark Knight.

Bane was essentially a gimmick who developed into an interesting character. At first, he was little more than a plot device - an enemy who could finally beat Batman in physical combat. Yet after a time, he's taken his place in the rogues gallery both as a serious threat to the Batman and as interesting character in his own right. He's yet another reflection of Batman's character - both men have molded every facet of their lives to fit their obsessions. Some subsequent storylines - one involving Bane with arch Bat-enemy Ra's al Ghul and his daughter, Talia (Batman: Bane of the Demon), and another teaming Bane up with Batman himself in a search for the identity of the former's father (a Gotham Knights story arc) - have added to the character's interest.

Bane's forays into other media have had mixed results. He had a single appearance on the original Batman animated show (voiced by Henry Silva), in which he served as a hired assassin, summoned from South America by Rupert Thorne to kill the Batman (Silva would play the character again in the newer, revamped Batman/Superman Adventures, though Bane was played by Hector Elizondo in the direct-to-video film Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman). The animated Bane is less successful than his comic book counterpart, failing to break Batman's back (Batman grabs his Venom-tube just before the villain can execute the maneuver). The character, however, is interesting - his intelligence is carefully portrayed in the stories, and he poses a credible threat to his enemy. The same cannot be said of Batman & Robin's Bane, the late Jeep Swenson, who had the thankless task of playing second fiddle to Uma Thurman's wretched Poison Ivy. This film's Bane is an inflatable, mindless thug who shrinks down to wimp-size when Batgirl and Robin bonk him on the beezer. Bane has also appeared on The Batman (performed by Joaquim de Almeida). In this cartoon, he's a superhuman juggernaut, powered by Venom and rage to fight the Batman, who's fortunately smart enough to build a Bat-Robot to fight him.

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[LordEli]

Bane will only make a great Villian for a batmaan movie, IF! Their doing the Knight Fall story! Thats the story I wanna see turned into a Movie! Not some cheesy bullshit where Batman win's the day when they have a first encounter. No first Encounter Batman and Bane has, should be Batman's defeat ala back broken as comic shown. Much more believable story anyway. than batman overcoming someone so amply more powerful than himself

[samsam29]

Frank Castle is just an obsessive thug with zero restraint. What makes Batman more interesting is that he is the best at what he does, going deeply into the criminal underworld, without becoming them. That struggle is what makes his character so great. Punisher will be forgotten in 100 years, probably sooner. Batman will not.

Also, a mere cult following doesn't spawn several series (animated and live action) and movies, with the second ever highest grossing movie of all time.

[swan6307]

you got your wish, bane (along with catwoman) are in the dark knight rises!

[TheConMan861]

bane is in dark knight rises

[thatdoomguy666]

@BullpwhoTV Yes he did. Bane kicked Batman's/Bruce's ass all around the Wayne Manor then broke his back in the Batcave.

[superheromovies]

I guess your idea has come true!!

[LordEli]

@BullpwhoTV I don't know that much as I never had the opertunity to read the whole book. I was just interested in seeing Batman get broken. since I hate Batman with a passion. I found some video's and a few pages of the comic online showing the scuffle and the How as to how Bane succeeded. so chances are he very well may have found out his true identity as well

[BullpwhoTV]

@LordEli I read that he was the only one who found out his true identity. Did he break into the Wayne Mansion?

[LordEli]

@BullpwhoTV No... Bane broke open criminals all over gotham to keep batman running in circles and busy. and When he seized the opertunity to ambush Batman on the job. He whooped the shit out of Batman, who was unprepared for such a fight as Bane brought to him. He out smarted Batman by knowing batman's tactics to be prepared for the fight. Batman was not prepared to fight Bane didn't have a clue about him so got his ass kicked. thus proving if batman hasn't got time to prepar well.. you know

[BullpwhoTV]

@LordEli Well you sure got your wish. The new movie is ironically called "The dark knight Rises" when its more about his fall. Banes in it and the trailer chants bane to kill batman so im guessing there may be a back breaking section. Correct me if im wrong but dident bane sneak into the batcave and ambush batman and thats how he broke his back? Its been too long since i read the comics so i forgot the real bane story

[samsam29]

@napalmman420 I think the character was more than ruined by "Batman & Robin". He was completely destroyed there. Even if it's not up to par with comics' Bane, it's going to be a huge improvement in the cinematic world.

p.d. Sorry for bringing back the bad memories.