While plenty of folks have been reading way too much into Nolan’s comments about not wanting to change Bane’s voice and assuming that meant Bane would sound precisely the same in the final film as in the trailers, turns out Nolan has no issue with tweaking the sound mix to make him more intelligible. Unless WB forced it. I’m sure someone will ask.
Anyway, if Collider’s source is correct then it seems to be the case that a new sound mix has been sent out to IMAX theaters screening the prologue, and it has made Tom Hardy’s dialogue much easier to understand…
When asked how much clearer Bane’s dialogue is now compared to when we first heard it, our source said “40-50%, because he’s no longer being overpowered by the background noise that drowned him out before.”
The source is a protectionist at one such theater, and he reports that WB just sent out the new mix for viewers that catch the prologue with M:I – Ghost Protocol.
From the description, it sounds like the focus of the updated mix was attenuating the competing background noise and not actually clarifying Bane’s muffled voice, though who knows what kind of subtle tweaking has been done on the buff Brit specifically.
That’s it for now, but be happy folks! You’ll be able to hear Bane just fine, enjoy Tom Hardy’s bizarrely awesome rusty old regent voice, and leave your ear bugles at home!
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They should just give Bane subtitles. That way we won’t get those annoying herpderps in the theater going “Huh? What did he say?” “I don’t know, bro. Something about Gotham’s ashes.” “Are you sure? I thought he said…” and so on through the entire fucking movie.
I guess I’m one of those annoying herpderps, since I couldn’t make out 70% of what Bane was saying when I saw the prologue. And yes, my ears are just fine, thanks.
Strapping a solid actor like Tom Hardy behind a mask that covers most of his face is troublesome to begin with, but then to MUFFLE his dialogue through a bizarre breathing apparatus comes off as a little…well, stupid. Imagine if greater emphasis was placed on Darth Vader’s suit over James Earl Jones’s voice.
But I’m glad Nolan has agreed to adjust the mix, if only slightly. We shall see how intelligible or unintelligible Bane sounds come summer.
Sorry all I understood from your comment was “I’m a herpaderp” LOL
THE FIRE RISES THE FIRE RISES THE FIRE RISES
And all I understood from your comment was “I’m a Nolan cultist cheesehead.”
Try being a prick without the advantage of hiding behind an internet moniker, and then I might take you more seriously.
Why do you assume I want to be taken seriously? You really didn’t understand much at all, did you?
My real name is Jerk F. Screenstar. I tremble.
You mean I didn’t understand that you were just another boring troll? Okay, my bad. Seriousness: Off. From now on I’ll just treat you like a sad joke.
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