In The Mind Of A Villain: Bane from The Dark Knight Rises

Tom Hardy as Bane, is the same as Heath Ledger as Joker, such an impactful performance

I have studied Bane’s character for years. I was in the theatre when the movie came out and that interpretation of Bane has entered my very soul since then. I believe that your analysis is accurate and insightful. It has been definitely interesting hearing it. Though I think that Bane is more independent minded that you depict him to be. He is indomitable and follows no real leader, except for a low key assistance to Talia, I believe, out of a very well concealed emotional dependence. His views were also too extreme for Rash, which means that he took inspiration from his mission, but used it to rework his own vision of things. Deep inside Bane is independent minded, and not a follower. He’d never simply adopt someone else’s view. He rather shares views or contrasts views, but everything that matters is ALWAYS himself. He is so self confident in his own mindset that he even defies Talia in the final scene “You’ll have to imagine the fire”. Because of this I’d say that is unlikely that Bane could’ve been turned into a force for good (the word good as you intend it) as his beliefs are deeply rooted inside himself and originating from his traumas in the “darkness” aka the pit. It’s in Bane’s nature to ‘take’ and use things (concrete or abstract) to his own purpose, twisting them at need. Bane hates the world and its dynamics in all and for all and his purpose is apocalypse, so the extermination of everything, including his own suicide.

Bane was so close to be a Fantastic Villain but the Talia Twist wasted his Potential.

4:09 - Very insightful summation of Bane's worldview. I've watched this multiple times now.

7:58 I honestly can't help but wonder if Bane and Wilson Fisk should have a contest to see who's stronger.

Hardy gave a good performance as this iteration of the character. But by having him acting on behalf of Ra's al Ghul and Thalia robs him of his own agency and identity. Bane in the comics absolutely would not do the bidding of anybody. He’s a man who strives to be in control and dominate wherever he is because he had none in his youth, somewhat similar to Bruce.

To those who say Bane was just a lapdog to Talia and didn’t have a mind of his own seem to forget that she tells Bane to not kill Bruce as she wants him to let the fact he failed to save Gotham to truly sink in. Once she leave him and Bruce alone, he tells Bruce “We both know that I have to kill you now.” He then kicks him to the ground and points a shotgun to his face prepared to kill Bruce, telling him “You’ll just have to imagine the fire” when Selina shoots Bane with a cannon on the Batpod. Also, due to how Bane operates, it’s clear why Ra’s al Ghul didn’t want him to be in the League of Shadows. The League of Shadows in The Dark Knight Rises doesn’t really resemble what it was in Batman Begins. It seems to be more of an organized militia, hellbent on taking over Gotham by a lot more aggressive methods and eventually destroying it with a nuclear bomb. While Talia may be a lot more like her father in her leadership in the sense she’s basically hidden in plain sight, Bane is a lot more brutal and militarized with his. And while the twist of Talia’s reveal may not be to everyone’s liking, I think it works for the film and it doesn’t take anything away from what Bane has done prior to it, considering he was still going to kill Bruce despite the fact she told him not to. Bane is an excellent character and while the Joker perhaps is better overall in The Dark Knight, Bane is able to hold his own and Tom Hardy does not try to outdo what Ledger did and does his own thing with the material he’s given and his performance is fantastic. Thank you for the video, keep up the great work!

You delivered that line beautifully in Bane's analysis 9:54 🔥🔥

I love this channel. It's very brilliant and well researched. Always enjoy the contents about psychology and villains!

Great profile! I think Bane is such an amazing villain and people don’t give the character enough credit. Of course, Joker is great in TDK but Bane helps Bruce’s growth just as well

Ya the novelation really hammered home how he saw raz as a father figure

This is the most eye opening analysis I've ever seen! Amazing! So many things I didn't notice. You would think Bane is extremely purposed but this breaks it down beautifully!

Excellent video

This was an Incredible Masterpiece Video for My All Time Favorite Version of Bane. Tom did a Phenomenal Performance Bringing This Live Action Version of Bane to Live Action. Even though this wasn’t the first Live Action Version of Bane but this was a Thousand Times Better Than The Version in The Batman and Robin Film.

This is awesome.

A man who is not broken, but broke the 🌏 and the 🦇.... 💪 🗿

great work on Bane hope you'll cover Vecna from "Stranger Things"

1) Great great analysis. 2) I would love to know where can I get this awsome background sound!

😭😭😭 that made me cry just like with big jack horner you dug out a lout of sudle subtext I completely missed

Could Bane and Talia be half-siblings? Same dad different mothers. Far fetched i know but it occurred to be recently when I rewatched Rises and how protective he is of Talia and we don't know his parentage. In this movie anyway. Could be Ra's just simply chose not to claim Bane because he was born to another woman but still saved him for saving Talia