Superman Returns Have your thoughts about the suit changed?

[Metropolis_Man]

I can say I hated the suit at the beginning but now I like it more cause of the better pictures, if the WB would have released a better pic to USA TODAY or maybe to a magazine instead of newspaper then the lighting would have been better, and the intial backlash to the suit would have probably been limited.

Agreed. The new pics are looking really good, and I think maybe if one of those would've been the first to be released, the backlash wouldn't have been nearly as bad. But there may be a reasoning to their ways. Gradually gaining interest after time. Who knows. I'm really excited for the movie though.

 

[The Kid]

Whats dogmatists?

I think it's people who refuse to accept any deviation from the source comics whatsoever when the stories are re-interpreted in a different form.

 

[theogt]

Maybe this has been posed before, but since the new suit has a "hard" S and assuming Clark still wears the suit under his civilian clothes, what does he do if someone brushes against his chest? Presumably you would be able to feel the S under a mere dress shirt.

 

[The Kid]

Maybe he wears an extra thick tie.

 

[Showtime]

This has been debated before. Not sure what the outcome was, it does seem a little strange, you could see it through his shirt.

 

[Mentok]

Maybe this has been posed before, but since the new suit has a "hard" S and assuming Clark still wears the suit under his civilian clothes, what does he do if someone brushes against his chest? Presumably you would be able to feel the S under a mere dress shirt.

Suspension of disbelief.

If he has clothes over his Super suit, you cant feel or see the \S/... Its the same deal with 'How does his cape fit under all that?' and 'how does he wear shoes over the red boots?'

 

[Metropolis_Man]

Hmm very interesting. Where would that cape go. Maybe theres something to be explained with its kryptonian technology.

 

[Showtime]

Suspension of disbelief.

If he has clothes over his Super suit, you cant feel or see the \S/... Its the same deal with 'How does his cape fit under all that?' and 'how does he wear shoes over the red boots?'

Why do I keep saying suspension of belief?

 

[DavidTyler]

Maybe this has been posed before, but since the new suit has a "hard" S and assuming Clark still wears the suit under his civilian clothes, what does he do if someone brushes against his chest? Presumably you would be able to feel the S under a mere dress shirt.

I raised this issue on a number of occasions and the only answer I got on these boards was 'suspension of disbelief'.

 

[true316]

I raised this issue on a number of occasions and the only answer I got on these boards was 'suspension of disbelief'.

Hmm... how to conceal the raised S, eh? That's a tough one. I say a high quality sweater vest will do the trick!

Yeah, I think I'll go with suspension of disbelief on this one. Same as the cape as always been. Seriously, where has he been putting that thing all these years?

 

[theogt]

Suspension of disbelief my arse. Here's to hoping Singer addresses this issue. Maybe there is something to that "no one can touch it" line that we heard.

 

[Metropolis_Man]

Hmm... how to conceal the raised S, eh? That's a tough one. I say a high quality sweater vest will do the trick!

Yeah, I think I'll go with suspension of disbelief on this one. Same as the cape as always been. Seriously, where has he been putting that thing all these years?

I think he wore a small little pack under his shirt and rolled his cape up inside of it. I could be wrong of course. I want to see if they will explain it or not. No big deal if they don't, its always been there under his normal clothes.

 

[Mentok]

Why do I keep saying suspension of belief?

Because you are special

 

[Showtime]

Because you are special

Now I feel like I should be wearing a helmet.

 

[theogt]

Hmm... how to conceal the raised S, eh? That's a tough one. I say a high quality sweater vest will do the trick!

Yeah, I think I'll go with suspension of disbelief on this one. Same as the cape as always been. Seriously, where has he been putting that thing all these years?

I guess this is why we always see Clark in thick wool three piece suits. Look, I just went and answered my own question.

 

[dark_b]

Suspension of disbelief my arse. Here's to hoping Singer addresses this issue. Maybe there is something to that "no one can touch it" line that we heard.

dude why???????
juse why??????????? he has also a cape and boots under hes clothes. this would be a bigger problem. but he is teh ****ing superman for christ sake .

 

[Nightwing1977]

Suspension of disbelief my arse. Here's to hoping Singer addresses this issue. Maybe there is something to that "no one can touch it" line that we heard.

If you can't buy the suspension of disbelief on Supes wearing the suit underneath his regular clothes, then explain how you can buy that a character like him can fly, have super-strength, etc.? If you can buy that, then you should feel the same for the suit. Good grief.

 

[The Kid]

Well the cape can be folded and tucked into his shirt nicely.

The boots isn't too farfetched either if we assume he just wears socks and bigger shoes over them.

The whole clark kent thing is just his real costume so it makes much sense to me.

 

[dark_b]

Well the cape can be folded and tucked into his shirt nicely.

The boots isn't too farfetched either if we assume he just wears socks and bigger shoes over them.

The whole clark kent thing is just his real costume so it makes much sense to me.

call me crazy but how is that possible ?

 

[The Kid]

Go to a store where they sell bedsheets and look for some nicely folded thin twin sized ones. Then put that under your shirt. I don't know if it'll look right, I'm just guessing.

for the other thing. I don't know. Mayeb he wears specially made shoes that fit nicely over his boots. It's what I saw on the Extras show on HBO once. A guy had one foot that was smaller than the other so he wore one shoe that was custom made to fit his smaller foot. If that's what some people can have done, maybe clark got some custom shoes to wear over his boots?

 

[Agnarr]

I suppose this is where I'd have to appreciate -somewhat- the idea of the "suit in a can." Then there would be no problems. Unless . . . he lost the can!

I don't know how big it was in that script, football sized?, but what would he have done, lug that thing all over the place? If they made it the size of a magic marker or something, I could buy that. After all, with superior technology, anything goes.

I believe the "S" is actually soft--it's been mentioned somewhere--but there is no way people would not notice eventually. Suspension of disbelief answers all the questions, I guess.

But considering Singer wanted to explain the origin of the suit/Supes being able to breathe in space (hold his breath? It was in an interview somewhere), we might actually get something definitive.

I originally was 80% happy with the suit, but every time I see it I like it more and more. I'd like a lower neckline, of course, and a better cape that flares across his shoulders some more, because it does look like a napkin tucked into his suit at times. The thing I thought was most innovative was adding the muscle lines in the suit--those dark lines a lot of people have complained about. They show definition where he really has it, but its hidden underneath the suit. Sort of like an optical illusion to put it back. Good move, I say. It brings out his triceps and quads.

 

[DavidTyler]

When I was growing up, I always thought of the boots as something more akin to stiff socks with a hard sole.

The cape always left me wondering. I made a Superman costume when I was a kid and tried to put regular clothes on over it. Needless to say, the cape bunched up in the back. Of course, I only tried it once or twice and I was a kid. There may be a way to fold the cape up into the small of your back to help hide it.

The 3D emblem? I have no rationale for how that would go unnoticed. I don't think an undershirt would help hide it. It would, however, hide a flat emblem.

As far as wanting a rational explanation for these things as opposed to believing that someone can fly. Self contained flying is such a fantastic element that you can rationalize that it involves some science we aren't privy to at this point. The clothes, though... well, we all wear them. It's not unfair to try to find a reasonable explanation for that issue.

 

[Milkman95]

^Well, maybe that's why Singer has his Clark Kent in sweater vests and suit vests more, to hide the emblem.

The whole thought of him having ANY type of suit underneath his clothes is far-fetched, so adding a 3-D element to the mix really doesn't do anything, at least IMO.

 

[AgentPat]

^Well, maybe that's why Singer has his Clark Kent in sweater vests and suit vests more, to hide the emblem...

Makes sense.

There's also the other possibility that Clark simply doesn't wear his suit under his clothing *all* of the time.

Wouldn't it be funny to see Clark run down and alley and do a shirt rip to reveal... a bare chest?









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[Venom71]

^Well, maybe that's why Singer has his Clark Kent in sweater vests and suit vests more, to hide the emblem.

The whole thought of him having ANY type of suit underneath his clothes is far-fetched, so adding a 3-D element to the mix really doesn't do anything, at least IMO.

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