The Dark Knight Trilogy is effortlessly one of the best Batman adaptations ever made (if not the best), and Christian Bale’s Bruce Wayne and Tom Hardy’s Bane made sure to nail every sequence of it. Being incredibly talented method actors, both of them managed to deliver their scenes with such exuberance that made the grounded movie one of the most worthwhile experiences ever.

Tom Hardy and Christian Bale in The Dark Knight Rises. | Credit: Warner Bros.

However, as opposed to other adaptations where the Caped Crusader was shown physically fit to the point of enduring a brawl with someone as powerful as Superman, this grounded version couldn’t quite leave that effect. This was especially true in The Dark Knight Rises, where Hardy’s terrorist’s one punch to Bale’s superhero had their entire fight looking like a joke to fans.

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