The Dark Knight Rises

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

I hope that they portray Bane as the tactical mastermind he is, instead of some lumbering sod.

That is a big concern, but alleviating this concern is the truth that Goyer and Nolan had this whole breadth of Batman villains to pick from, all this general audience expectation of "this classic Batman villain!" or "that classic Batman villain!"... and they still arrived at Bane. That tells me they didn't just pull Bane's name out of the hat -- they respect who he is in the source material and hope to bring that to the screen.

That's what I tell myself, anyway.

But no, f*** no, Bane is no henchman. The only time he's played second fiddle to anyone was during "Legacy," and that was to Ra's al f***in' Ghul... and that was with Talia promised to him as wife AND the plan to assassinate Ra's and take his place after the wedding.

Chuck Dixon created Bane to be the physical and mental equal and counterpoint to Batman. The Anti-Batman -- able to match Batman in any battle of wits or battle of brawn. Simple as that. Bring that to the screen, I'm happy.