Opinion: Well, he certainly looks the part. But why is the red in his costume so dark? An intentional change, or is it explained in the film (maybe he’s in mourning?) Hmm…
The movie itself sounds interesting, but it sounds like there won’t be a superbattle ala Neo vs Agent Smith in Matrix Three. Too bad…
Forgive me for this, but… Superman is among the suckiest when it comes to costume design. I mean, his costume was cool until some decades ago, but now it’s so demodé (is this the right french word?).
Batman, that’s a well dressed DC hero. He’s never out of style. Aquaman is another one who’s elegantly covered. The most recent green lanterns are also good-looking in their clothes. But some DC heroes like the martian guy, Superman, Wonderwoman, Blue Beetle, among others, should definitively look for a new tailor.
Ren: Costume design, like humor, is a relative thing; what works for you or me might not work for someone else. One thing that CAN be judged objectively, however, is the historical impact a design has had… and whether one likes Supes’ costume or not, the fact is that it has become so famous, that the very word ‘superhero’ immediately brings it to mind for most people. They’ve tried altering it thru the years (remember the four replacement Supermen they came up with back when Supes was ‘dead’? I actually liked some of their costumes better!) but they always get back to this design.
Hopefully in the movie it will have brighter tones.
Personally, I don’t think this new costume looks quite right. It just looks too plain. Maybe I’m just too used to the TV series costume, where the costume looked brighter and shinier.
Hopefully it will look better in the actually movie.