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[d4mi4n]

Of course they haven't changed the essence of his voice. It's probably just... Cleaner, louder at times.

Yeah probably this. It's probably more like the Bane we heard in the Trailer, which as I said sounds very different to the Bane from the Prologue.

Because... He's sitting in a prison cell, and prologue is interior of an extremely loud plane.

[ComptonTerry]

Yeah probably this. It's probably more like the Bane we heard in the Trailer, which as I said sounds very different to the Bane from the Prologue.

Because... He's sitting in a prison cell, and prologue is interior of an extremely loud plane.

It's not the background noise in the plane, it's his voice, and his accent. I didn't hear much of an accent with the Trailer, but the Prologue I heard a very noticeable accent. (but also vague enough that you can't tell what accent it is)

[Syncopy528491]

I know this is what everyone's been saying, but I hope he hasn't been 'cleaned up' in the sense anything about the voice actually changed, since I think it's a massive stroke of genius by Hardy and Chris.

-Vader

Why exactly is Bane's voice a "massive stroke of genius"?

[Allstar]

I know this is what everyone's been saying, but I hope he hasn't been 'cleaned up' in the sense anything about the voice actually changed, since I think it's a massive stroke of genius by Hardy and Chris.

-Vader

Numerous sources confirmed they cleaned it up, they said no doubt about it.

[Vader182]

It's extremely dynamic. The voice veers towards embodying an intimidating and menacing but yet almost brittle quality. It's still intensely dominating, and the inhuman quality also adds significantly, but the emotion of Hardy's performance still very clearly shows through. It's totally singular and unlike anything I think any of us have heard before, which lends a mysterious and sinister quality to it, making it far more memorable. The contradictions of it adds a lot to Bane as a character in ways I hadn't thought of from any of the photos shown.

I haven't watched the prologue since around theaters (couldn't resist a few bootleg viewings) and I still recall a few of those line deliveries perfectly. The voice stays with you, and I know I'm really, really far from being alone on this one. For those reasons I strongly feel it's going to become an iconic performance, and the voice is going to have a lot to do with that.

@Allstar, I know... I'm wondering what 'cleaned up' means. It might just mean the voice is literally just louder in the mix, or they altered it in some way.


-Vader

[Allstar]

It's extremely dynamic. The voice veers towards embodying an intimidating and menacing but yet almost brittle quality. It's still intensely dominating, and the inhuman quality also adds significantly, but the emotion of Hardy's performance still very clearly shows through. It's totally singular and unlike anything I think any of us have heard before, which lends a mysterious and sinister quality to it, making it far more memorable. The contradictions of it adds a lot to Bane as a character in ways I hadn't thought of from any of the photos shown.

So why are you crediting Chris for this? The voice was obviously all Hardy.

[ComptonTerry]

It's extremely dynamic. The voice veers towards embodying an intimidating and menacing but yet almost brittle quality. It's still intensely dominating, and the inhuman quality also adds significantly, but the emotion of Hardy's performance still very clearly shows through. It's totally singular and unlike anything I think any of us have heard before, which lends a mysterious and sinister quality to it, making it far more memorable. The contradictions of it adds a lot to Bane as a character in ways I hadn't thought of from any of the photos shown.

I haven't watched the prologue since around theaters (couldn't resist a few bootleg viewings) and I still recall a few of those line deliveries perfectly. The voice stays with you, and I know I'm really, really far from being alone on this one. For those reasons I strongly feel it's going to become an iconic performance, and the voice is going to have a lot to do with that.

@Allstar, I know... I'm wondering what 'cleaned up' means. It might just mean the voice is literally just louder in the mix, or they altered it in some way.


-Vader

Good points, and good post. You've almost convinced me it shouldn't be changed. I really only had trouble with that line I mentioned earlier, overall it took me just a couple of views to really get everything being said (which is fairly average for me, I always catch things with repeat viewings.) The voice definitely stood out to be as iconic, and it was intimidating. Than when I heard all the complaints I started to become skeptical. Maybe it's just people feeding bull shit into my head lol. Still, I stand by that Bane from the trailer and Bane from the Prologue sound pretty different. It's not the background noise on the plane either, it's the essence of the voice. We will see what Nolan has done when it hits theaters...

[07202012]

Is this image blurry, or is that just because my eyes are full of tears... tears of joy.

It's blurry, but I like the effect.

[d4mi4n]

Is this image blurry, or is that just because my eyes are full of tears... tears of joy.

It's blurry, but I like the effect.

They should've left it sharp as it is.

[Vader182]

It's extremely dynamic. The voice veers towards embodying an intimidating and menacing but yet almost brittle quality. It's still intensely dominating, and the inhuman quality also adds significantly, but the emotion of Hardy's performance still very clearly shows through. It's totally singular and unlike anything I think any of us have heard before, which lends a mysterious and sinister quality to it, making it far more memorable. The contradictions of it adds a lot to Bane as a character in ways I hadn't thought of from any of the photos shown.

So why are you crediting Chris for this? The voice was obviously all Hardy.

Because at minimum he approved of it and most likely had at least some input. I don't know why I have to be telling you this, but directors have total creative control obviously, so he had to say "okay" and go with what's a very strange and ambitious (and some might say risky) choice. That's 100% assuming he didn't think of the general direction the voice would go anyway, especially since he didn't think Hardy would be available for the part for the longest time, so I think it's fair to say it's pretty likely he had some thought on where the voice would go.

Heath worked with Chris on his portrayal of The Joker, and they were both mostly on the same page for the character to begin with. Heath would call Chris up, they'd talk for hours, and they'd work it through together. It goes without saying a massive part of that was Heath, but Chris played a large enough role to mention. So no, it wasn't 'obviously' all Hardy, in fact, there's nothing 'obvious' about that at all. If you disagree with someone to such an extent you think they're obviously wrong, at least provide a rational argument.

-Vader