New Batman costume for Justice League...

[hermes]

I don't have an issue with the armor...

But the googles look silly (not good silly), and way to similar to Nite Owl II. I hope they are only used in that scene...

 

[Kenbo Slice]

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Yeah, that looks so much like Nite Owl I'm almost wondering if this is supposed to be a Batman/Watchmen crossover.

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Well Watchmen are part of the mainstream DC Universe as of Rebirth so maybe they decided to do it in the movies as well.

 

[Neurotic Void Melody]

Looks like batman I guess. What's the considered peak of suit design for him anyhow? I can't seem to find an answer for it.

 

[bastardofmelbourne]

I'm actually totally okay with the armored look. With all the metahumans, monsters and ninjas Batman fights, you can't really get away with the Adam West/ Animated Series its-just-a-cloth-suit-with-a-belt look. I mean how the hell would Adam West survive a gritty battle with Killer Croc or Poison Ivy?!

It's very practical, but my issue is just that...it's been done. We did the armoured look with the Nolan films. BvS went out of its way to try something new, and this feels like a step backwards. (Which, considering the reaction to BvS, may be understandable.)

I feel the the BvS costume was the best film Batsuit so far, mainly because of how effectively it hewed to Affleck's physique and how well the cowl was fitted to the contours of his face. It made him look...bestial, in a way, like the costume was part of his skin and musculature. It actually didn't get enough screen time considering how rad it looked.

And now they're like, "okay we'll cover his abs up with armor and the cowl with a pair of goggles" and I'm like D:

It's really such an advanced technology that no one else can replicate it or figure out how it works?

And they also require such specialised knowledge to make costumes for superhero films? I would have thought they were just concerned about making something that looks cool.

Actually, uh...yeah.

This [https://youtu.be/ayTRYZHGk5g?t=329] is from the Ultimate Edition special features, but they talk about the costume design for a minute or so, and it sounds like it was hella complicated. They basically made a mold of Ben Affleck at film weight, then made a cast Ben Affleck mannequin, then literally assembled the suit in layers around it.

I'd be really upset if those guys bailed on the franchise. They really knew what they were doing.

 

[Fox12]

Why is Night Owl in this movie?

Looks fine to me, it's Batman.

I do prefer the simplicity of the original Batfleck suit, but I understand they feel the need to make something new for a sequel. Gotta make a new action figure after all don't we...

I doubt he'll be wearing the goggles for the entire time, it leaves most of his face obscured and movie studios generally don't like to hide their talent so much even when they're playing a masked superhero. That's why they have an interior view for Iron man's helmet after all.

Nothing screams action figure more then a middle aged man with alcoholism and crippling depression!

 

[Gordon_4_v1legacy]

Looks like arse to me, I much preferred the look they went with in BvS.

 

[Zhukov]

Ew.

Ewww.

EWWWWWWWW.

Goggles look dumb. Maybe it's just the lighting, but that armour looks... gross.

Because its armored?

Nah. I don't really have anything against armoured Batman. It's just the textures of the armour look gross.

Like I said, it might be the lighting. It does look a bit better in your brightened version.

Goggles still look fucking goofy though.

...and how well the cowl was fitted to the contours of his face.

Quoted for emphasis.

The BvS batsuit was the first one I've seen where the actor's lower face and jaw didn't look like it was being squeezed out the bottom of the mask.

By comparison, the Nolan batsuit just made me want to pinch Batman's cheeks, which I don't think was the intended effect.

 

[Johnny Novgorod]

Every time there's a divisive "new" Batsuit I'm like... it's a Batsuit. It's either spandex or armored, that's it.

 

[Samtemdo8_v1legacy]

Ew.

Ewww.

EWWWWWWWW.

Goggles look dumb. Maybe it's just the lighting, but that armour looks... gross.

Because its armored?

Nah. I don't really have anything against armoured Batman. It's just the textures of the armour look gross.

Like I said, it might be the lighting. It does look a bit better in your brightened version.

Goggles still look fucking goofy though.

...and how well the cowl was fitted to the contours of his face.

Quoted for emphasis.

The BvS batsuit was the first one I've seen where the actor's lower face and jaw didn't look like it was being squeezed out the bottom of the mask.

By comparison, the Nolan batsuit just made me want to pinch Batman's cheeks, which I don't think was the intended effect.

Looking back the Nolan Batman face looks so tight it probably squeezed his head: