doubleofive said:
Bane was unintelligible most of the time, and the Wayne/Tate romance came out of nowhere, but other than those details I found it to be great.
[Thar bee spoilers in dese 'ere waters]
I've heard others complain about not being able to understand Bane. I found him really easy to understand. I wonder if the quality of the sound system at the theater plays a role in this?
I actually really loved his voice and found it somewhat soothing. On the way home from the theater my friend and I were talking about how much we loved the voice and I commented that I honestly wish I could get audiobooks read by that voice. Something about it is very pleasant, I just want to listen to it carry on long conversations.
I agree with the Tate romance, it happened very abruptly and came off as more of a convenient sexual exchange than a real connection between the characters. After it was revealed that she was Talia al Ghul, it made sense why they haphazardly shoved a wee bit of affection between the two in there, as the character is a long running love interest of Bruce Wayne/Batman in the comics. I don't think they succeeded in that so well, I never got the impression either one cared much for the other before or after their exchange.
Part of me really wishes they had just called the character Talia Head which is her alias in the comics, instead of Miranda Tate, in order be slightly more true to the source material. But I am pretty sure they did that in order for it to be a shocking twist even for those with a good deal of knowledge of Batman lore.
I'd also wished John Blake had been named Dick Grayson or Tim Drake, IF they felt the need to make him Robin (groaner moment for me). None of the Robins ever actually had the name Robin. Again, like with Miranda Tate, I am sure this was done merely to make it a twist moment even for those who'd recognize the name otherwise. I think naming him Officer Timothy (Something) then revealing that his birth father's last name was Drake (or the same with Richard and Grayson) would have been a slicker reveal to me.