Deleted scene from The Dark Knight Rises made Bane way scarier...

So I was digging through YouTube last night and found an alternate opening for The Dark Knight Rises where Bane kills a guy with his bare hands in the sewer pit before the plane scene. The original cut showed like 10 seconds of it but the full version runs 3 minutes with way more dialogue that explains his backstory more. The problem is the released movie felt cleaner without it, like keeping him mysterious was better for the pacing. But the deleted version adds so much weight to why he's so brutal and focused. I'm torn on this one... which side do you land on, does adding more background help or hurt the villain?

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the_patricia20d ago

Wait, wasn't that scene from The Dark Knight not Rises?

maryt6220d ago

Oh wow, you're right, I totally forgot about that scene in The Dark Knight! But it's funny how our brains mix up movie details like that, isn't it? @the_patricia, this happens to me all the time with restaurant names and street directions too - I'll be sure I'm going to the right place and end up three blocks off. It's like our memory just swaps similar things around when we're not paying close attention.

xena120d ago

Jumping in here because I had the exact same debate with my brother last week. @maryt62, your point about mixing up movie details is so true, I still swear that line "It's not about the money, it's about sending a message" came from The Dark Knight but my friend corrected me that it's actually from the Joker in another scene. For Bane, I love background but that sewer pit thing felt too much like they were trying to explain him instead of letting Tom Hardy's eyes do the work. Sometimes less is more with villains, you know? Like the mystery makes them bigger in your head.