Dark Knight Rises: Bane - Origin and Opinion

In case the people that watched the Dark Knight trailer didn’t know, the chanting near the end,

“BANE,BANE MÁTALO! MÁTALO! BANE,BANE MÁTALO! MÁTALO!”

Means “BANE, BANE KILL HIM! KILL HIM! BANE, BANE KILL HIM! KILL HIM!”

SO! We may expect some huge fight between Bane and Batman, in front of a crowd. This makes sense since in the comics Bane is a luchador. 

To give brief background, Bane was literally raised from practically birth inside the prisons of the fictional country of Santa Prisca, because his father, a revolutionary, fled the courts and escaped. So, it was decreed that his son (Bane) would finish the life sentence for him. 

He  found teachers in the prison that ranged from hardcore killers (he committed his first murder at the age of 8, always concealing a knife in his teddy bear), to an elderly priest that gave him a "classical education" (much like Edmond Dantes did if you ever read/watched The Count of Monte Cristo). 

He was chosen as a test subject for an experimental steroid-like drug called Venom, which he succeeds in surviving. The drug increases his muscle mass and strength of the already strong body builder by at least 10 fold. The drawbacks of the drug were that it had to be fed into his brain, and it was highly addictive, causing massive pain if not recieving dosages every 12 hours. He escapes prison when he hears of the Batman and deduces that he is his only true challenge.

So we can expect him to be……

Okay maybe not that one….

Please God no…. for the love of Crom…

well…. that’s what was SUPPOSED to be him…

But we have…

Not exactly “Luchador”.. but whatever….

This can also mean TWO possible outcomes.

1. Batman of course will win despite the odds being against him, and I do mean pretty big odds…

or 2:

As true to the comics, Bane will break Batman’s Back…

And then of course Batman recovers, and finds a way to beat him, now knowing that he should aim for the Venom tubes, blah blah info already known.

Personally, I do have high hopes for Bane being used as a character for the movie, because I REALLY don’t want the movie to be bad…

The reason why the movies Batman Begins and Dark Knight were so good was because it stayed in the realm of plausibility.

For all we know, there COULD be a society of assassins headed by Liam Neeson in the mountains. And yes, i can believe that a homicidal psychopath can cause havoc while hiding in clown make-up. 


Did John Wayne Gacy’s existence prove nothing?

Ladies and Gentlemen, the first Joker. Before Ceasar Romero and Jack Nicholson…

But when you tell me that Bane was chosen, my mind goes back to Schumacher and… and…..

No….

Noooooo….

NOOOOO NOOO NOOOOOOOO! BAT-CREDIT CARD??? NOOOOOOOOO!

ahem..*shudders*

Look, we know that villains that can increase muscle mass in seconds dont exist. Much like freeze guns. And someone thinking using plastic muscles with bat-nipples was a good idea. 

So, all I am saying is that I hope this movie would make something good with the source material it chooses. Some comic-book fans might hate it. Some might not. But hey, it was good the first time, and AMAZING the second. So why not the third.

Dated: Feb 16th, 2011 - Opinion on Catwoman for Dark Knight Rises

Hooookay.

If case the other die hard fans of the Batman (both movies and comics) didnt know already, Christopher Nolan, director of the coming Dark Knight Rises announced some casting news awhile ago. Among the six actresses that were looked at, Anne Hathaway is casted to play Selina Kyle, a.k.a Catwoman, the infamous feline themed cat burglar and thief. 

Movie fans look puzzled, as comic fans groan.

Why?

What do you think of when one thinks Anne Hathaway? Romantic comedies. The awkward girl. The girl thats hot but acts dorky. The girl from Princess Diaries co-starring Julie Andrews, who can sing like a disney princess. She’s hot but her shtick is to act dorky and out of place. Thats her character. She’s a character actor to me. Sure she went full frontal in a couple of movies, but the point is that when you think Anne Hathaway, you do NOT think bad-ass sexy thief.

I mean…maybe I’m not being fair since a lot of people thought Heath Ledger couldn't pull off Joker. Even a realistic one. But then look what happened. An Oscar. After he died no less.

But still, given the news of who Chris Nolan was said to be looking at for the role, there were not a lot of big names, with the exception of Jessica Biel. But she wasn't the "big name" that caught my eye.


KIERA KNIGHTLY. Yup. Kiera Knightly was said to be possibly casted as Catwoman. To me, that is PURRRRFECT. (couldnt resist)

I mean, Kiera Knightly has had experience with movies that require stuntwork and action scenes. I have never seen Anne Hathaway in anything close. Kiera even played a bounty hunter who can USE FRICKIN NUN-CHAKU! Kiera Knightly has enough bad ass that balances out her British class of personality. 


Can act tough but brings elegance. 


LIKE A HIGH CLASS THIEF. LIKE CATWOMAN! 


SEE THE CONNECTION?? But what do we get? 


The awkward character girl. Who is hot yes, but besides the point.

…I hope Chris Nolan Knows what he’s doing.

Posting later about using Bane as the movie villain….oh dear…..