BANE!

So the first official picture of Bane has been released for the upcoming Batman movie, The Dark Knight Rises. And all I can say is wow!

From the official picture released, Tom Hardy looks very impressive as the jacked up, muscle-bound man. Although things are being kept tight lipped, little things are being revealed bit by bit. And Bane is the first officially released picture relating to the film.

Traditionally, Bane wears more of a luchadore, Mexican wrestler styled mask, but from what is seen looks to be more like a muzzle covering his mouth. We can't really take away much from one single picture, especially as Bane has his back to the camera, but as we have come to know, Christopher Nolan's vision of Gotham City and it's characters are more realistic and Bane is not any different it would seem.

Bane, Batman and Robin (1997)

Joel Schumacher's infamous version in the 1997 film, Batman and Robin was a terrible portrayal. Honestly speaking, the entire film was pretty terrible but I remember when I was younger that I loved the film so much and never saw how truly bad it was. But Bane stood out, not because the way he looked, but because his character was made to be a person of just pure brute and not much brains. In fact, that's all he was so it will be very interesting to see what the 2012 version



Who is Bane!?
In the comics, Bane is famous for breaking uncovering Bruce Wayne's secret identity, breaking his back in battle and rendering him useless, forcing him to find a replacement Batman while he tries to heal. Because of this, Bane is one of Batman's most dangerous and lethal enemies. Tactically, he is a smart individual, who was able to break out Arkham Asylum inmates in order to test Batman and wear him down so that once he had reached Bane, Batman was exhausted physically and mentally.

After eliminating Batman, he set up up his own crime organisation in Gotham until he was defeated by Batman's more vicious and brutal replacement. Naturally a strong physical being, Bane has Venom that he has injected into his blood stream which increases his strength and durability, but also sends him into vicious rages whilst he is in battle which makes him that much more lethal.

Considering his origins, and how he is perceived in the comic books, Christopher Nolan's re-imaging will an intriguing aspect of the film which many are looking forwards to seeing.