Which BANE is closer to the comics?

[Dr.Mirakle32]

I never thought I would end up comparing a component from the Nolan trilogy to Batman & Robin, but here we go...

As a huge fan of comic Bane, I don't feel we've seen a definitive live-action interpretation. The both objectively have their plusses and minuses, but IMO neither comes close to the bad ass anti-Batman of the comics.

For those familiar with the Knightfall arc and the characterization of Bane in the comics in general, which live-action portrayal do you feel was closer to the character created by Graham Nolan and Chuck Dixon?

Let's look at comic Bane's defining characteristics:
Ethnicity: half-Hispanic, half British.
Born and raised in a Latin American prison.
Broke out using his own resources.
Enhanced by the super steroid, Venom.
Genius level intellect.
Literally and figuratively broke the bat.
Dresses like a scary luchador.

Jeep Swenson's Bane (Batman & Robin, 1997)
Ethnicity: Hispanic, real name "Antonio Diego."
Condemned to a Latin American prison.
Enhanced by the super steroid, Venom.
Literally retarded.
Dresses like a scary luchador.
Musclebound henchman to Posion Ivy.

Tom Hardy's Bane (The Dark Knight Rises, 2012)
Ethnicity: Presumably Middle Eastern, but speaks with an English accent.
Born and raised in an Arab prison.
Wears a painkilling gasmask.
Nothing to indicate he's particularly brilliant.

Spoiler

Musclebound henchman to Talia Al Ghul.

This is all in good fun, and there's no point in defending the merits, or criticizing either films: Just their portrayals of Bane.

 

[IrishJedi]

Neither is really close.

 

[JD18_92]

Jeep Swenson's Bane (Batman & Robin, 1997)
Ethnicity: Hispanic, real name "Antonio Diego."
Condemned to a Latin American prison.
Enhanced by the super steroid, Venom.
Literally retarded.
Dresses like a scary luchador.
Musclebound henchman to Posion Ivy.

This had me busting out laughing!

 

[DiFabio]

Bane is a lame-ass Mexican wrestler anyway.

 

[JD18_92]

 

[GodzillaSpawn]

Ya kind of answered your own question didn't ya? Neither of them really do it if you are asking who is closer to the comics Bane I'd have to say Batman and Robin...he's just stupid. But Nolan's Bane did break the bat...that's a huge plus. And he had some strategic skill...unless Talia did EVERYTHING.

 

[SnakeDoctor]

TDKR got the character closer, though the look and some of the technical details were off. I still got the impression from TDKR that Bane was the leader and mastermind of the whole plot -- seemed smart enough to me.

B&R got the look closer -- though I always thought the comic Bane looked ridiculous anyway. The core of the character was gone, though ... he was a sublingual goon. Basically turned him into a dumber version of Solomon Grundy. Without the intelligence, Bane isn't threatening anymore. He's not a villain ... he's a henchman, and not a particularly good one.

SnakeDoc

 

[batfan08]

I'd say that Bane was intelligent in TDKR. You also forgot a massive detail that cements him as the better Bane.

Spoiler

He literally and figuratively broke the bat.

 

[plasmid303]

The mere fact that Hardy Bane is capable of speech beyond "grrrr break rrarrrargh" and other guttural barks gives him the undeniable edge.

 

[xjamiex]

Jeep Swenson's Bane (Batman & Robin, 1997)
Ethnicity: Hispanic, real name "Antonio Diego."
Condemned to a Latin American prison.
Enhanced by the super steroid, Venom.
Literally retarded.
Dresses like a scary luchador.
Musclebound henchman to Posion Ivy.

This had me busting out laughing!

Same hahahaha

 

[Devil_666]

Don't read comics.. but my favorite version of Bane is from the Batman cartoon (red sky episodes).

Best example: Batman: The Animated Series, Episode 97: “Over the Edge”

 

[devilof76]

Hardy's captured the spirit of the character, while integrating him into the arc of the whole trilogy. Details that didn't make it off the page didn't need to.

 

[batfan08]

Don't read comics.. but my favorite version of Bane is from the Batman cartoon (red sky episodes).

Best example: Batman: The Animated Series, Episode 97: “Over the Edge”

Is that the dude that was chained up with Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction?

 

[Devil_666]

Well he did rape Batman in that episode, so it's possible.

 

[DiFabio]

That was a dream though. It don't count.

 

[Devil_666]

He did the same in other episodes. I just like how they portrayed him. He wasn't a mindless idiot.

 

[DiFabio]

Yeah, he was cool. I liked this episode that featured him,






[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlcXA_iokPc[/ame]

 

[batfan08]

He was pretty cool. I think the character design would've been better, though, sans the spiked collar/bracelet.

 

[RIDDICK]

Bane is a lame-ass Mexican wrestler anyway.

Voted

 

[thenammagazine]

Is that the dude that was chained up with Bruce Willis and Ving Rhames in Pulp Fiction?

Why? Would that get you hot?