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well I hope it works...
I've been thinking of something regarding the trucks; in the early comics, The Justice Dept. covered many other departments including the police. The Judges were an elite force who stepped in when the cops couldn't cut it.The trucks could belong to the "regular" police.
It's a theory.
Where's the eagle shoulder pad?
John Wagner recently said the following regarding Dredd's uniform on Facebook: "(The filmmaker's) uniform was more paramilitary in style. I urged them to move it back towards the uniform we know and I think they took that on board, but I haven't seen the final version."
Paramilitary. I'm guessing Judge Dredd might be sporting a Solid Snake or Halo-type of look, while maintining certain classic elements like the elbow and kneepads, and the badge with the chain.
What worries me about that is the fact that Wagner had to urge them to go with something more akin to the comics.
Maybe so, but to what extent? Rogue, remember this?
If we have a creator who has already had to 'urge' the people in charge of production to craft a uniform more akin to the comics and now we are seeing vehicles that look like they have come on loan from OCP as opposed to the Mega City Justice Department, I have to admit that I'm starting to get a little fearful for the unique aesthetic that the world of JD brings (and the prodcutions regard as to the importance of that aesthetic).
Having said that though 'budget' is no excuse for just up and doing their own thing with the uniform to such an extent the creator urged them to go closer to the books. How much they have acted on that I don't know (the design of the helmet is obviously very close), but they clearly still have a hard on for the military body armor look (like we have not seen all that several times before).
If I'm not mistaken, doesn't the story just take place in a skyscraper? Granted, it's a huge skyscraper with it's own society and what not, but that was my biggest concerns. It feels small and the villains were all made up (like the Ghost Rider sequel), even compared to the original Stallone film.
I feel like it's gonna be like how the new Conan the Barbarian is..