The Batsuit Thread

[ThDWgeek]

If they went with a really, really dark blue that seems black in most lighting and a grey bodysuit, I'd be happy. I'm not a fan of a completely black suit without any other colour in it though.

 

[FatmanReturns]

Ummmmm. That last one is the TDK suit.

 

[Bathead]

Ummmmm. That last one is the TDK suit.

Pretty much. I'm kind of tired of the whole armor plate/jigsaw puzzle look. There is NO valid reason we can't get a decent on-screen representation of a traditional black and grey suit, And, before some wisea** suggests it, no, I don't mean Spandex. Even something like the new 52 suit holds some promise, it looks like the old suit with just a slight suggestion of armor, instead of the "Iron Man" like direction they've been heading in the last few years.

 

[Bathead]

If they went with a really, really dark blue that seems black in most lighting and a grey bodysuit, I'd be happy. I'm not a fan of a completely black suit without any other colour in it though.

Agreed. You ever see a Navy Pea coat? Colored a blue so dark (the appropriately named Navy Blue), even in the daytime it can look almost black. I wouldn't mind seeing that in a Batman film suit.

 

[Harrier]

Pretty much. I'm kind of tired of the whole armor plate/jigsaw puzzle look. There is NO valid reason we can't get a decent on-screen representation of a traditional black and grey suit, And, before some wisea** suggests it, no, I don't mean Spandex. Even something like the new 52 suit holds some promise, it looks like the old suit with just a slight suggestion of armor, instead of the "Iron Man" like direction they've been heading in the last few years.

I understand that a batsuit can look "too" armored, but in terms of studios making live-action films, there will probably always be an element in which Batman armors himself in some way with his suit. This can be done in different ways but it will have to be more than subtle. A lot of folks want to portray Batman as a crazy and that is why he'd go out fighting in spandex or whatever, but that characterization is kind of tired in my opinion and from his training and learning Bruce would definitely understand the value of protecting his body.

A lot of people don't like the Mass Effect Batman concept art but it does show a sense of armor without looking like TDK and TDKR Batsuit. Make some aesthetic changes (colors, bat emblem size/shape/etc..) and this would look good on screen.

 

[Mr.?]

^I like that, lose the blue lights though.

 

[Marx]

I like it. I'd lose the blue lights, scale back the gauntlets, and have a more pronounced bat symbol on the chest though.

 

[Harrier]

I like it. I'd lose the blue lights, scale back the gauntlets, and have a more pronounced bat symbol on the chest though.

Ya, that's what I mean by some aesthetic changes, size of gauntlets or cowl ears, bat symbol size/shape and blue lights.

Although if Batman does use some kind of tech to have his bio readings it wouldn't be too much of a jump to see some kind of light thing.

Although he probably wouldn't want lights glowing too much possibly giving away his location.

 

[Lamborghini07]

I understand that a batsuit can look "too" armored, but in terms of studios making live-action films, there will probably always be an element in which Batman armors himself in some way with his suit. This can be done in different ways but it will have to be more than subtle. A lot of folks want to portray Batman as a crazy and that is why he'd go out fighting in spandex or whatever, but that characterization is kind of tired in my opinion and from his training and learning Bruce would definitely understand the value of protecting his body.

A lot of people don't like the Mass Effect Batman concept art but it does show a sense of armor without looking like TDK and TDKR Batsuit. Make some aesthetic changes (colors, bat emblem size/shape/etc..) and this would look good on screen.

Looks good but reminds me of a high tech suit solid snake would wear.

 

[GremlinZilla89]

I'm shocked there is so much hate for the Begins suit. It's my favorite after Returns.

The big neck doesn't bother me. It gives the suit an added bit of intimidation.

One of my favorite shots of Batman on film ever.

 

[regwec]

There isn't that much 'hate' for the Begins suit- most of it is saved for the hideous TDK/R suit.

 

[Marx]

I don't think there is a lot of hate for the Begins suit. The TDK/TDKR suit, on the other hand...

 

[Bruce Malone]

The hate for TDK suit is really over-stated it's been picked apart by just a minority really. I thought the minor changes they made for TDKR were great either that or bale just fit in it better this time.

The only part i agree on is that legs are indeed too busy but overall i really enjoyed the look of it from the waist-up.

 

[Enriquespy]

TDKR Suit looked great.
I liked it because it looked much more theatrical than in TDK, which looked more practical.

 

[hafizbat]

The hate on the TDK/TDKR suit was waaaayyy too exaggerated and overblown. Most of the general audience liked it, and I thought it was pretty much perfect for Nolan's interpretation of Batman.

It was functional and sleek, and was the first to batsuit to be able to turn its neck lol. Sure it was a bit busy, but overall it was a great suit. Cowl was great as well.

 

[Boy Scout]

Functional? Sure. Sleek? Uh...

 

[hafizbat]

Functional? Sure. Sleek? Uh...

Compared to the BB suit, haha.

 

[zman]

I really like the upper body armour of Snake eye shown below. Combine that with Begins abs, leg armour that don't look like a puzzle (looking at you TDK), you'd have something great. And yeah the Adam Fisher suit above is awesome too. I wrote to him a while back and congratulated him. He won second place I believe in a contest with this suit.

 

[FeedOnATreeFrog]

TDK is my favourite suit.

Haters gonna hate

 

[regwec]

I'm not sure I understand how anyone feels able to assert that the 'general audience' liked the TDK/R suit. There has never been a poll which asked everyone who bought a ticket. It seems that this is just a presumption or smokescreen deployed against all the deserved criticism that the TDK/R suit gets from Batman fans.

 

[Bathead]

Exactly. To those who say that those who didn't like the suit are a distinct minority, and that the GA liked it, I say, prove it. Where are your validated statistics?
(For the record I myself don't hate the TDK suit, I just think they could have done better.)

 

[Harrier]

My question is some people seem to talk seperately about TDK suit and TDKR suit, weren't they the exact same suit?

 

[hafizbat]

I'm not sure I understand how anyone feels able to assert that the 'general audience' liked the TDK/R suit. There has never been a poll which asked everyone who bought a ticket. It seems that this is just a presumption or smokescreen deployed against all the deserved criticism that the TDK/R suit gets from Batman fans.

First of all, the GA likely doesn't care about how the suit looks as much as people on SHH do. So, unless people walk out of the theater saying "Batman looked horrible!" I don't think its that big of an issue. This is one of the most critically acclaimed and financially successful trilogies ever made. I don't care what your PERSONAL opinion is, you can't deny that fact. And the TDK/R suit clearly didn't detract from the success of Nolan's films.

So, given the absence of statistical data asking the GA their opinion, it's just common sense to assume that they liked/accepted it rather than hated it as much as people on here.

 

[regwec]

No it isn't. There is no better reason to assume that than there is to assume that the cross section of opinion here is broadly representative, but that the 'general audience' doesn't bother to let its opinion be known.

 

[Harrier]

No it isn't. There is no better reason to assume that than there is to assume that the cross section of opinion here is broadly representative, but that the 'general audience' doesn't bother to let its opinion be known.

Well...GA's typically let their voices be heard with their wallets..TDk and TDKR made a lot of money. Now you can say TDK was mainly because of Heath Ledger's portrayal of the Joker or whatever, but typically people look at a General Audience opinion base don ticket sales, ratings etc..