The Dark Knight Rises (2012)

[Tyler]

The 1997 Bane doesn't inspire much fear, but his costume is somewhat closer to the comics than Hardy's. Hopefully there will be badass moments to compensate for that.

Yeah like Schumacher's Bane did anything cool other than being a big green idiot.

I can't believe some of you.

[Goji]

Seriously?

All he said was that his costume was more accurate..that's all.

[RedZillaKing]

I think Bane looks f*****g stupid. Discuss.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Seriously?

All he said was that his costume was more accurate..that's all.

Well, if there's anything that I've learned from Godzilla fans, its that getting the proper design is the most important thing.

[Proofpoochie]

I think Bane looks f*****g stupid. Discuss.

I agree. Catwoman looks stupid as well.

[wataru]

Why does Bane have a 1972 Volkswagon Beetle carburetor on his face?

[Legionmaster]

Why does Bane have a 1972 Volkswagon Beetle carburetor on his face?

That's his super power: impaired speech.

[RedZillaKing]

Lol, because it's WAY more realistic than a luchadore's mask.

[wataru]

Lol, because it's WAY more realistic than a luchadore's mask.

Spider-Man's been doing it for over 40 years.

[RedZillaKing]

And that is why this "Spider-man" will never appeal to general audiences.

[Terrier]

Lol, because it's WAY more realistic than a luchadore's mask.

Realism... it means whatever one wants it to mean.

It seems that if something happens or appears in a Nolan's Batman film, then it will be "realistic" by default...

[Sydney Aradi]

Lol, because it's WAY more realistic than a luchadore's mask.

Realism shouldn't have to apply to everything and taht includes Lucadore masks on comic book characters

[RedZillaKing]

My statement was sarcastic.

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

Lol, because it's WAY more realistic than a luchadore's mask.

Realism... it means whatever one wants it to mean.

It seems that if something happens or appears in a Nolan's Batman film, then it will be "realistic" by default...

Yes, because "realism" isn't a defined artistic movement.

[Sydney Aradi]

My statement was sarcastic.

Ahhh okay then. Gotcha

[Legionmaster]

Lol, because it's WAY more realistic than a luchadore's mask.

Realism... it means whatever one wants it to mean.

It seems that if something happens or appears in a Nolan's Batman film, then it will be "realistic" by default...

Yes, because "realism" isn't a defined artistic movement.

Neorealism is.

[wataru]

You cant argue realism when it comes to movies with men over the age of 30 running around in tights fighting other dudes in tights with little boy sidekicks in Kenny shorts all the while in flying cars, jet propelled cars, throwing boomerangs all while living a playboy lifestyle with infinite amounts of cash..

...and a goddess and an alien being his best friends.

[VamprisArachne]

You cant argue realism when it comes to movies with men over the age of 30 running around in tights fighting other dudes in tights with little boy sidekicks in Kenny shorts all the while in flying cars, jet propelled cars, throwing boomerangs all while living a playboy lifestyle with infinite amounts of cash..

...and a goddess and an alien being his best friends.

Bat-Mite.....that is all

[SuperSaiyan4Godzilla]

You cant argue realism when it comes to movies with men over the age of 30 running around in tights fighting other dudes in tights with little boy sidekicks in Kenny shorts all the while in flying cars, jet propelled cars, throwing boomerangs all while living a playboy lifestyle with infinite amounts of cash..

...and a goddess and an alien being his best friends.

There's a phrase I've seen hard scifi writers through around:

"Just because you have to throw one law of science out of the window doesn't mean you throw all of the science out of the window."

And that can be applied to things such as realism.

[Terrier]

People know that it is scientifically possible to skreeonk wear a skreeonk mask, right? It just happens to be perceived as "silly" or "ridiculous" or whatever these times, for some reason*, but people use the term "unrealistic" instead, because that makes the one talking sound right, for some reason...

So we have this movie with a tone that apparently goes with what the masses want, what the masses like; the narrative is immersive, the way it's executed makes it seem "believable" (Even if it's impossible, kinda the point), it's "cool", it's "awesome", it's "badass", it's "dark", it's "gritty", etcetera, etcetera... but instead of any of that it is labeled as "realistic". Because "realistic" is considered synonymous of "good" and "superior", for some reason. It doesn't matter what it does, if it is perceived as "realistic" (even if it isn't, but people like it so they don't care what that word really means), then it's superior to anything that is perceived as "unrealistic" (even if it isn't unrealistic, but it's just not like the most popular thing perceived as "realistic").

I can't articulate how much I have come to hate the use of the word "realism" these days.


*Really, considering how simple yet effective Bane's mask is, I can see it being used to great effect. Dark blue with white, the white may give the idea of a skull, and therefore death, red eyes... it's imposing. But oh! the "realistic" movie uses a respirator! Let's mock every previous incarnation of the character for being "unrealistic" by using a mask and not getting ahead of da movie!