Did anyone else catch this?
Apparently Bane's voice was inspired by a bare-knuckle boxer and gypsy.
The voice that Hardy gave him was definitely unusual, but I liked it. It had the right amount of menace, and for lack of a better word... foreign-ness. In other words, it gave me the sense that he was't American or English, but that he had clearly led an international life. Most of the time I didn't have trouble understanding him, and when I did, it wasn't necessarily because of the muffle effect they gave him. I missed a few words from everyone in that movie. I usually put on subtitles when I watch stuff at home, just to avoid missing things and having to rewind. All the dialogue I didn't catch is just an excuse to watch this movie over and over!
I don't know about anyone else, but
Rises officially won me over after Bane and Batman's first showdown - "The Breaking" if you will - after that scene (and even during),
all I could think was "That was better than anything in the past 2 movies." I actually involuntarily screamed when it sounded like Bane pinched or broke something in Batman's kidney area. Unreal. As soon as Bats stepped on to that catwalk, I was shitting myself with terror. I can't remember the last time I felt that particular kind of dread watching a movie. Brilliant scene.
What really put Bane over the edge for me was seeing that single tear roll down his face when Talia was explaining that he was her protector. It added just right the amount of complexity to him. He's still evil as fuck, but that moment of physical and emotional vulnerability was very well-placed.