Unlike Ledger’s chaotic Joker, Bane is a calculated revolutionary. Hardy’s physical transformation (he gained 30 lbs of muscle) and his muffled, almost aristocratic voice became instant pop culture icons. The line “Oh, you think darkness is your ally?” remains endlessly quoted in OK.RU comment sections.
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