Mask Research 3

Bane Mask

As you can see this is the Bane Mask from Christopher Nolan's "Dark Knight Rises".

This mask, as you can imagine is very iconic and popular these days thanks to the release of the last installment to the Batman trilogy.

PRO's

. This is a very iconic mask and easily recognised  

. The mask is painted in very dark colours, these colours help symbolise what the characters personality could be like, giving the audience a reading of the character in the mask

. The mask stands out very well, it isn't like a common mask for it doesn't cover the whole of the characters face

. The mask allowed the eyes and parts of the face to be seen, audience to character connection on a emotional level is very important; eye contact lets us "see into their soul" giving the audience a better reading of the character

CON's

. All though this mask is iconic it can also be very miss leading as audiences will view it as "the Bane mask" which could lead them to believe that the character in question wearing the mask is in fact Bane

. The mask doesn't hide all of the face, usually masks are worn to conceal identity and deliver the connotations of mystery and the unknown - this mask does deliver the connotations in question

. The mask conceals highly important facial expressions witch could make the connection between the audience and the character hard to achieve

. The mask might be hard to get hold of and or make, misleading our audience with it's unoriginality is the main concern as it has been used in a very well known 'blockbuster' film "Dark Knight Rises"