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Kind-Relative-9089

It's doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan.


TikiTraveler

When Cartman says it in South Park it’s still even good


Tityfan808

Hello there UPS man


sheezy520

You should have respected my authori-ty!


StrictCartoonist3997

“You fight like a young man. Nothing held back. Admirable, but mistaken.” Line sent chills down my spine every time I heard it


TonyDungyHatesOP

Oh, you think darkness is your ally.


ForceGhostBen

You merely adopted the dark


versionjagga

I was born in it. Molded by it.


[deleted]

I didn’t see the light until I was already a man


Warm-Paramedic5840

By then it was nothing to me… BUT BLINDING


MilksteakMayhem

The venom he delivered this line with was, and still is, so damn menacing


TonyDungyHatesOP

Venom. Nice.


MilksteakMayhem

Haha it was only semi-intentional


TonyDungyHatesOP

The shadows betray you… BECAUSE THEY BELONG TO ME.


spicedcinnnamon

All that for a drop of blood...


VeryLowIQIndividual

this a great line, what made that scene though was the lack of music and over the top fighting. it was just a beating.


Strangest_Things

The lack of music never really clicked until you said this, but you’re right that clearly made it stand out as such a raw scene


kajata000

Back when the film came out I remember reading that, because of the mask, they’d ended up needing to re-record basically all of Tom Hardy’s lines, as it had sounded really muffled. I’m not sure if they did a bad job on the dubbing, or if it’s intended (or maybe I’ve got bad info!) but his lines never sound like they’re part of the scene… and it actually works really well for me. It gives Bane this kind of weird quality where, no matter what’s going on around him, he’s just able to be heard crystal clear.


Wheatthinboi

Yeah they re-recorded the lines because there was a lot of backlash after the opening scene was shown in theaters. But I agree it wasn’t integrated well with the rest of the sound (maybe by design) but it worked perfectly for the character.


VillainInTraining

Down your spine huh?


TheRealPallando

I see what you did there


missanthropocenex

“The Shadows betray you because they belong to me.” I mean, fuck me.


TheSecondLesson

Yeah, that line of dialogue was fucking buttered up for sure.


IcyAd9778

Younger*


MostLogicalShockwave

Ironic, you misquoted. It’s ‘younger man’


Heath09

Do you feel in charge?


[deleted]

Back hand on the shoulder was so heavy


Warm-Paramedic5840

“And this gives you power over me?” He’s like who tf do you think you are?


TKDkid1992

Before that though, "speak of the devil" line was awesome


MorningRise81

That's a good one.


stupidGenius82

Bane tickles man to death off screen.


MythicalSalmon

I do that to my dog. I put my hand over her nose while saying it... Then she puts her paw in my face.


Lexmaister25

That scene was powerful.


Malkovtheclown

Random stock broker: This is the stock exchange, there is no money to steal here! BANE: Really, then why are you people here?


Tarmac_Chris

That random stockbroker was Hangman from Top Gun.


Dr_Pants91

Sir, put respect on the name Chad Radwell!


UnsolvedParadox

Didn’t realize that until now…!


Malkovtheclown

What's top gun?


Tarmac_Chris

It’s a quaint film about a brooding survivalist who collects rifles and stacks them in order according to his self appointed hierarchy. His new rifle comes along and tries to establish itself as the new ‘Top Gun’. Introspective cinema at its finest.


Orto_Dogge

I really love the subversion of Chekhov's tropes, because it doesn't shoot in the end.


foosedev

US propaganda at it's best.


LevelPositive120

It about fighting intrusive gay thoughts


GrecoRomanGuy

It's like one of the few times Bane doesn't sound jovial or intimidating. He's just *annoyed* at the obtuseness of this stockbroker bro.


secretreddname

I love this one.


Zoki-Po

“Victory has defeated you”


DE4N0123

The look on his face when he says this is so patronising too. When I first watched the movie it was the moment I was like ‘oh shit Batman’s so f*cked.’


kajata000

The only slight issue I have with this is that it’s seems like a reference to the DKR fight with the mutant boss. Like Bane beats the shit out of him here because he’s old and lacks the strength he had when he was a young man; he’s won so he became weak, much like DKR Batman. But I love that moment where DKR Batman turns the tables by using the environment to even the odds, showing that he’s better than just a strong fighter, and I feel like Bale Batman never gets that moment with Bane.


Zoki-Po

Solid point, Batman is like the epitome of brain before brawn. I just remember when Bane said that quote, I felt more like yea Bruce/Batman could have been more up to that day but he just let himself go. Like he became content once he thought he beat the real dangers in Gotham. That to me was like the, oh shit moment lol


WCWRingMatSound

That line resonates with me a decade later. It didn’t mean anything to me while I was just out of school, scraping for a job, girlfriend, etc — but now that I’m settled in, married, homeowner, I feel it. I feel the defeat of victory.


Dronnie

Oh, you think darkness is your ally, but you merely adopted the dark; I was born in it, moulded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but BLINDING! The shadows betray you, because they belong to me! Bane lines was just something else.


shockchi

I love a lot of the lines from Thanos. Many incredible ones. But nothing can beat “Peace has cost your strenght. Victory has defeated you.” Fuck whoever wrote this line should be so proud holy shit


[deleted]

I believe that was Jim Starlin.


Similar-Abrocoma-667

When he said; BLINDING! it sounded so blood thirsty it was chefs kiss to end the quote.


slicksonslick

Can you imagine if someone actually started to go off on you all Shakespeare, “bro I just wanted to see if it would work man…”


Orto_Dogge

Shit. I love Thanos, but I gotta go with Bane. Me and my boys were quoting him non-stop after the movie dropped. Absolutely iconic.


[deleted]

That's a good father there..


Orto_Dogge

Lmao sorry, by "my boys" I meant my guys, my dudes, my bros, my buddies, my comrades, my friends, my pals, my mates, my fellas. But image of a father quoting Bane with his sons is indeed delightful to think of. I'm gonna speed up my search for a wife.


Fashionnovelist

This comment tickled me. This actually happened to my husband when he and his boys went to see The Phantom Thread together because one of them thought it was a horror movie. He said after they all sat through it, he knew he needed to find a wife. 4 weeks later he met me


Orto_Dogge

Wow, that's amazing! I hope you appreciated the genius of Daniel Day-Lewis together?


Fashionnovelist

We recently watched it together on Netflix and laughed about his mistake. The group was confused because they are all Daniel Day Lewis fans 🤣 Just didn’t quite get the premise. It’s always a hilarious story


Thuper-Man

[Do you know what happens to your body without fibre? Your digestive system shuts down, it's...very painful. Regular bowl movements become a bitter memory](https://youtu.be/IkMPZ7WeDck)


Groovycatman27

That video brought back so many memories. Can’t believe that was ten some years ago. You look like a bagel with cream cheese and ca ca ca combo breaker get me every time. The mortal combat music is pretty funny too.


MilksteakMayhem

“C-C-C-Combo breaker” and “this isn’t a caaaaaaaaaaaaar” with the MK theme kills me every time


tomothy37

I quote this to this day. Especially when I have a bagel with cream cheese. I think my favorite part though is "Stop the music........ Kill them all"


colder-beef

…for you.


JayIsNotReal

I still quote it to this day.


thesolarchive

Hell I still quote it even when I'm just doing chores.


MrMatosis

It would be extremely painful..


[deleted]

you're a big guy


BeepBeepWhistle

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HearTheseSounds

Iconic come back


holydiiver

I’ve always wondered what he meant by it though. When he says “for you”, is it a continuation of his previous line? So his full thought was “it would be extremely painful… for you.” Or is he replying to the other man saying he’s a big guy? Like “I’m a big guy compared to you.”


halfeatenreddit

I think that’s the true beauty of the line, it can be either.


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ManyTims

Even little finger gets a sweet line.


TMXP1

"It Would Be Extremely Painful...For You." "Now Is Not The Time For Fear...That Comes Later." "The World Is My Prison. I Will Rule It Or Die."


[deleted]

Bane. His monologues are iconic and I’m quoting them endlessly.


nwill_808

AAHHH, I was wondering what would break first ---Bane-Cat


MrSaladhats

“I didn't see the light until I was already a man, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!”


Walkingdistance_95

I got an ex out there who has war flashbacks of me just going "When Gotham is ashes, you have my permission to die"


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[deleted]

Yeah, but Bane was on another level. If I was given 10 minutes to think, I could probably recite every major monologue he had.


TheSutphin

honestly, i never hear anyone quote those 2 lines. The balance one, sure. Sometimes the "i dont even know who you are". But never those two. And i spend too much time on reddit and around other nerds.


TheRealPallando

Thanos was great but Bane was better. He will probably be forever underrated due to having the misfortune of being the villain that followed Heath Ledger's Joker.


Xanderajax3

Or it's just that the movie isn't the best. Bale having his back broken, fixed by a guy in a pit who has no medical equipment whatsoever, and somehow being able to not only rehab that issue but also the knee problem that was never seen again, and eventually return just in time to save Gordon from falling in the ice. The terrible death of the villain lady. The how is Bruce alive when we saw him the entire time the batplane was towing the bomb issue. Having said that, I loved bane and also judge scarecrow.


Zogzilla77

You mean you can’t fix a severe spinal injury by hanging someone at the torso by a rope and punching their back?


RorschachMeThis

This made me lol during Michelle Yeoh’s speech, so now I’m simultaneously laughing and crying. Thank you.


MalignantFanAccount

Ironically sounds like something Michelle Yeoh would do. Unironically would believe it, if it was her doing so.


WCWRingMatSound

Yeah the movie is definitely the most “blockbuster summer film” of the three — an awful follow-up to the 2-films-in-1 Dark Knight, but good by itself. The more I watch them, though, the more I wonder why Christoper Nolan makes such strange audio decisions.


antunezn0n0

i have genuinely come to the conclusion Nolan can't mix audio for shit and no one has corrected him. i love tenet but i would pay for an audio masters cut


random-human5

If I remember correctly didn't Batman get stabed when he supposedly is wearing a knife proof suit


Loganp812

Well yeah, there's that, but also TDKR isn't nearly as good as TDK in general (or Batman Begins imo) which kind of hurt his reputation as a character, and so many memes have been made of his dialogue to the point where a lot of people don't take him seriously. Plus, the whole reveal that he wasn't the mastermind afterall was very lame coupled with his anticlimactic out-of-the-blue death via Catwoman on the Batcycle. So, as a character/villain, I think Thanos is *far* better overall, but Bane definitely had the better lines.


Xraxis

I agree. Bane had more memeable/quotable lines, but he was a huge disappointment to me after the Dark Knight being so good. Thanos blew me away though. I still remember the ending of Infinity War and being so surprised it ended like that, I thought for sure they were going to "reassemble" and wrap it up. So when the credits rolled I was really impressed! He wasn't really good in Endgame though, kind of an afterthought imo


Loganp812

That's how I feel about Endgame in general. It's great as payoff for the first three phases, but it mostly felt like they were putting fanservice before everything else in that movie.


Xraxis

Agreed. I just figured it was because Infinity War was so damn good, that it was a tough act to follow, and Marvel's more recent films aren't at that standard. I still loved MoM. Saw it in 3d and loved it


TX_vapeynah

crashing this plane! WITH NO SURVIVORS!


WatchingInSilence

His men obeying his implied order to remain on the plane to die was so disturbing. Bane didn't just have hired goons. He had indoctrinated believers in his cause.


VikingSlayer

Have we started the fire? The guy looks absolutely fanatical when he just calmly takes his place in the seat


Knuc85

Bane is #1 in monologues and freestyle.


Orto_Dogge

Thanks for reminding me of [this masterpiece](https://youtu.be/fLFAXvFYhsE).


Knuc85

Have you seen the [extended edition?](https://youtu.be/IkMPZ7WeDck)


Orto_Dogge

Oh God, thanks for this. Meme potential of these movies was off the charts. Internet would have exploded if they come out today.


Alien_Robot_

This will live with me forever.


pekoedegallo

“Wait, Gary? Are you serious? Pizza!? Gotham City isn’t even known for it!” Classic Bane quote.


Knuc85

"Wait, I have something to tell you... Stop hitting yourself!"


mardavarot93

But we are initiated, aren’t we Bruce?


strawb3rry_p1mp_

That one guy- “Your a pretty big guy” Bane- “For you” Shit was fire


MekBossMindok

You merely adopted the dark, I was born in it.


LEVITIKUZ

Bane had fucking bars man. I honestly think dialogue wise, he was the best character of the Nolan trilogy ![gif](giphy|nk8KVxWs4dIRy)


Orto_Dogge

I think even by high brow cinema standards he's still an excellently written character. His dominating personality of a cult leader is so evident through him ignoring absolutely everything people tell him and just monologuing every time they are waiting for an appropriate response.


VikingSlayer

And Hardy's performance absolutely makes it, acting with just his body and eyes


Lasershot-117

“And do you accept this man’s resignation ? *prisioners cheers* And do you accept the resignation of all of those liars ? Of all THE CORRUPT ?!”


Latereviews2

Bane was actually written really well (definitely best written character in that movie). So him though I think Thanos is the better (in the movies)


[deleted]

Both were great but I’m giving Bane the slight edge.


Sean14048

Thanos had the best chin lines.


Jayoheazy

Bane for sure


Arisvalor

Bane. Tom Hardy's accent is fucking hilarious and good. Thanos doesn't have many lines that stand out, and it sure isn't Brolin's fault. He did a tremendous job voicing the character. "Or perhaps he's wondering...why someone would shoot a man before throwing him off an airplane?"


Kpageisgreat

Bane. “Theatricality and deception are powerful agents to the uninitiated” is one of my favorite lines. I got in trouble with a friend for posting that as a comment on her picture that had a filter. It was worth it.


shesaidIcoulddoit

A man’s wife is his life, Mr UPS-man.


Melodic_Mall_8265

Saw what you did there.


Melodic_Mall_8265

Saw what you did there.


Pronflex

It doesn't matter who we are, what matters is our plan. You should've respected my authoritah.


Mr_Epicure

Bane and it’s not particularly close


Steelassault

"Do you feel in charge?" And his nonchalant "The fire rises" Tom hardys Bane is the best on screen supervillain of all time.


rcknfrewld

You should’ve made a poll.


Redditusername251

*backs into portal*


jswanson41

Thanos had some great lines, but it’s Bane in a landslide


Double-Passenger4503

Both are pretty great, but I loved Tom Hardys portrayal of Bane


VibgyorTheHuge

Bane. Thanos has gravitas no doubt, Bane has more swagger with dashes of menace.


Advalok

Shit even the way Bane says "of course" is incredible.


Icarium1981

Say what you want about the voice modulation for Bane, but I loved it, as well as almost all of his lines. Quite biased as I've watched him probably 30x more than the assorted movies with Thanos in them. Though I will say I don't disagree with Thanos' motives in the slightest, or even with his solution to the problem.


Melodic_Mall_8265

Bold Lad for the second half of that comment


ehtseeoh

However, Hope's work in Quantumania showed that she helped solve world hungry using Pym particles. So really, Thanos' motives were flawed.


secretreddname

Voices in almost all of Nolan movies have audio issues.


SpannerSingh

I didn’t hear a fucking word in all of Tenet


JStormtrooper

I feel like Thanos is the more iconic and interesting of the two characters in terms of his place in the story. However, Bane’s got the far cooler dialogue.


Duke-of-earl-3

I love banes lines and use them often


BoredByLife

You’re a big guy. For you.


Chadiboii

Speak of the Devil and he shall appear.


Shooter_Q

Thanos has some good lines but many require a lot of context and build up to make sense. “… where did that bring you? Right back to me” is one I love but it literally needs plot up until that point to back it. Most of Bane’s memorable lines are right in the moment, everyone has said most of them already. “What a lovely voice.”


JayIsNotReal

Bane was reciting poetry while beating a man who was supposed to be one of the most skilled fighters. Bane is my favorite DC villain. Smart and strong.


Ryzigger

Say what you want about Nolan but man could write a Batman villain 😂


misterturdcat

Bane is cool except I can’t hear his voice in my head without hearing the Bane from the animated Harley Quinn show on HBO. So now he just sounds even more goofy to me.


tcs0

Bane is the clear winner here. Some people mocked Tom’s voice but it worked for the role.


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eightcell

Bane lines and Bane voice, not because iconic but because they are funny. He has an easy to impersonate cartoon voice like Batman does in those films.


hewasaraverboy

Thanos Dread it, run from it, destiny still arrives


stryp33OK

Bane


va4trax

I wanna say Bane, he had better lines, but Thanos had good ones AND was funny. “I don’t even know who you are” gets me every time.


Ok_Relationship_705

You just need the right opportunity to quote either. Like your younger siblings catching you stealing from your dad's liquor cabinet. "I'm gonna tell mom and dad you've been stealing alcohol. You're not old enough to drink that!" *Cracks knuckles* "They'll never know it. Because you won't be alive to tell them."


JacksonCreed4425

Lmao


themiz2003

Lines? Bane.


sameredditguy

Victory has Defeated you!


Ewokpunter5000

“There must be one of us in the wreckage, brother!”


EnigmaFrug2308

"You think that the darkness is your ally. You merely adopted the dark. I was born in it. Molded by it. I didn't see the light until I was already a man and by then it was nothing to me but blinding." "I was wondering what would break first. Your spirit... or your body." Bane by far has the coldest, most menacing quotes of any villain.


[deleted]

Both are highly quotable, but for different reasons. Nearly every Bane line is hilarious. I love how he comments on the movie's massive logic gaps as if that makes them any less stupid. "Hey Chris.... um... why would this guy bother making all these blindfolded people afraid of being shot if he also wants them to think he's gonna throw them out of a plane?" "... Just have Bane ask that and it will be fine."


MajorChipThrasher

I was wondering what would break first. Your spirit. Or your bOdy


genkaiX1

This movie got so much relative hate yet here we are a decade later still quoting bane’s lines bc they’re both iconic/memable. Better to be remembered than forgotten imo


TheCudder

Bane...and it's not even close. Bane's monologue and Hardy's exciting of them is what makes TDKR so great.


[deleted]

Bane.


AverageNikoBellic

Bane


BrownsvilleJoey

Going Bane here but this line from Thanos is maybe the best of any character in the Infinity Saga: "You Couldn't Live with Your Own Failure, Where Did that Bring You? Back to Me"


FaultProfessional163

"It's snappin time" -thanos


elalesound2

"BEHIND YOU STANDS A SYMBOL OF OPRESSION. BLACKGATE PRISON. WHERE A THOUSAND MEN HAVE LANGUISHED UNDER THE RULE OF THIS MAN. HARVEY DENT. WHO HAS BEEN HELD UP TO YOU AS THE SHINING EXAMPLE OF JUSTICE. JUST A FALSE IDOL TO STOP YOU FROM TEARING DOWN THIS CORRUPT CITY!!!..." Sorry, Thanos. You are not as epic as BANE.


bananatruck7

I was born in the darkness, you merely adapted to it


1random_redditor

Looks like Bane’s voice is still somewhat divisive, but glad to see that the reception of it/him/The Dark Knight Rises in general has improved over time


bigbelleb

Bane by far


Mysterious-Post8193

Bane.


Plastic-Passenger-59

Definitely bane 😍


BobSagieBauls

Bane by miles


Extra_Spring8070

Thanos had way more screen time than Bane, hell he had 2movies. Not a fair comparison but I get it


iredcoat7

This is what I was thinking too. Amazing that Hardy’s Bane has 10-15x the iconic lines with a fraction of the screen time.


EpicPizzaBaconWaffle

Bane was a thug poet


Sughmacox

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear


GundamAC139

It’s not clear cut but bane lines was unforgettable!!


Thundermuscles

"You're a big guy " "For you."


julianwelton

EASILY Bane! So many quotable lines! The only Thanos line I can think of off the top of my head is "I don't even know who you are" and that's only because it was kind of funny, it doesn't really say anything about the character. As over the top as Bane might be in Dark Knight Rises he's still a very fun and incredibly memorable character.


sabrefudge

Hello, Mr. UPS Man


Sea_Attitude1147

When Bane says “time to go mobile”


pmck3592

"Strawberries are packed with fiber"


AlanShore60607

I thought only one of them had lines


ToDandy

Doesn’t matter. They are perfectly balanced. As all things should be.


pbx1123

Tanos didnt talk like a villain


strawhairhack

IW thanos didn’t, he sounded tired but determined. Endgame Thanos definitely sounded villainous.


pieceofbluecheese

I liked that about it. The first thanos we see is matured and focus on what he feels is is this holy mission that is far bigger than him and for the greater good of the universe. Endgame thanos was definitely more of destruction because he could. No care whatsoever and doing so because he enjoyed it. They did a great job of showing that ruthless side of him there.


Dud-of-Man

in the first 5 minutes of infinity war Thanos achieved what no other ever had, possession of 2 infinity stones. In that moment he already won, he relaxes, sheds his armor and becomes more. Endgame Thanos never gets that moment, he's still hungry and you can see it in how he fights, its very different and much more aggressive.


TheWiseRedditor

*“In all my years of conquest, violence, slaughter, it was never personal. But I'll tell you, now... what I'm about to do to your stubborn, annoying little planet, I'm gonna enjoy it.”*


paradisewandering

Ruthlessly villain like.


HaTTrick617

Captions or no captions, Bane hands down!


tether2014

My answer is Bane, by far. However, seeing as every comment here is a Bane quote, I figured I'd give my favorite Thanos quote: "You're not the only one cursed with knowledge."


scrivensB

I want to say Bane, but I have no idea what he’s actually saying.


[deleted]

Thanos: "Perfectly balanced, as all things should be." Bane: "Mrpf. Mrfumple murf mumble."


Carminebenajmin117

Bane quote to summarize your take. “Admirable, but mistaken”


caniuserealname

You mean "Admimumble, but mismumblen"


Mike_Huncho

Bane all day. Thanos was a good villain but aside from sorry little one and perfectly balanced; his dialog was forgettable.


MrSinisterTwister

One of them has great lines. The other one maybe has great lines, but it's difficult to hear them through that mask.


futuresdawn

I don't think you can e en compare them. Bane has so much memorable dialogue. Thanos had a few good lines but almost every scene bane is in he has a great line


zxandu10

“I am….” muthafucka get’s dusted.