The Dark Knight Rises - Bane Makes a Speech"We come here not as conquerers, but as liberators
to return control of this city to the people." Curious to hear what people think about Bane being such a talker. (I guess the obvious joke here is that everyone else in a Chris Nolan film talks too much, why not Bane?) Knowing Batman mainly from the movies and TV shows, I'm not familiar with Bane. There was his stupid appearance in Batman & Robin, where I think he doesn't talk at all, just busts through walls and flexes his biceps. Maybe because of that I saw Bane as more muscle than mouth, something reinforced by his early appearances here. He's been a force of nature, much like the villain in Mulan, somebody who uses his brawn like a Juggernaut for the most direct result.
Now, after collapsing the football field, he steps onto what's left and explains his motives to Gotham. It's not a moment of grandstanding, though there's a small unavoidable amount of that. He's not recruiting, everyone is too scared of this masked man at the moment to even consider seeing wisdom in his words. All he gains is an understanding of how he plans to hold all of Gotham hostage. As far as his grand design, he ends his speech cryptically with,
"Return to your homes, hold your families close and wait. Tomorrow you reclaim what is rightfully yours." Rating: * * * - Okay