Memes aside, why does he wear the mask? It's never explained

>>85819758
>mask
he's an alien fan

>scars
Probably aids

>>85819758
He needs special substances which are fed to him via the monsta mask so he can keep all big and strong, something lost when Tom Hardy refused to do any chest exercises leading to a clownishly shit torso.

>>85820374
This they just didn't want to use the serum like in all the other media of his.

They tortured him so badly in the prison that he needed to breath in pain killing gas constantly. This did not make sense however since he could have just taken oxycotton every few hours.

>The mask keeps the pain at bay

This is LITERALLY a line in the film you brainlet, he was referring to the botched surgery

>>85819758
Deleted scenes.

There were like 10 minutes of his training with the league, going through the same steps as Bruce. They also explain the mask and the scars/belt. The belt keeps his spine and body in place after the back surgery.

Nolan said the deleted scenes wont ever be seen but you can find the interview where he describes them

>>85819758
What movie is this from? The actor looks like a big guy.

>>85822437
Why does Nolan always pull this shit? Artistic integrity or something like that?

>>85819758
Because if he pulls it off it's be very painful

>>85822693
Yes. He also said aftercredit scenes are not cinema. So yeah.

Bruce can choose to shed the mask and live a normal life, while Bane's life becomes intolerably painful without the mask.

>>85819758
Because the mask is his identity, without the mask Bane is nothing. To lose his identity would be extremely painful even for a big guy.

>>85822444

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