The BATSUIT Thread

[BRGomes]

As questionable as some of the design choices of The Batman 2004 cartoon were... I do like the "claws" idea for the gloves:

Furthers the creature of the night myth, and it's also practical. If it has the 1939 ears, and with that creepy look on the face with Pattinson's eyes, I feel it'd match pretty well

Agreed.

 

[godisawesome]

Okay, the fact that it's covered in fabric makes me like it a little bit more. But why the angular aesthetic? They could have had fabric-covered rigid plates and still had more rounded shapes. Going way back to the criticisms of the Nolan suits here, but I just don't think Batman should ever look so robotic - unless it's for a specific "alternate" suit, rather than the "main" one.

I actually think that the hard angles in this design are deliberately trying to differentiate it away from the Nolan suit - the design is trying to convey the same idea of an armored warrior, but wants to deliberately avoid some of the more science-fiction aesthetic of the Nolan films and other armored up suits - ironically enough, by eliminating the more sleek and vaguely more organic lines that allow the Burton, Nolan, and Arkham suits to try and hybridize the armor and spandex look.

In other words, it has the same underpinning design philosophy of “try and look like real body armor while maintaining a heroic silhouette” that other suits have had, but is trying to look different.

I think it might also be partially inspired by a simple desire to look different from the current trend of superhero costumes to become more sleek and spandexy, for good or ill.

From a storytelling standpoint, Reeves might also be desiring a much more rough and utilitarian Batman suit to emohsize this Batman being young, rough, and not yet shaped right.

 

[Marvel united]

Equally, if it isn't broken, don't fix it

I mean, this is the 4th cinematic interpretation of Batman and there's nothing wrong with paying homage to where it all began. I wouldn't mind seeing the purple glove either. I wouldn't mind just having the gloves period as it fits detective Batman. This is a young Batman, his suit is going to evolve over thr course of the trilogy anyway.

I also like the pointed finger tips idea

 

[thebatfan5194]

Purple gloves can make an appearance in the bat-cave, where he puts them on to look at a piece of evidence. Latex/lab gloves are usually purple/blue anyways.

 

[Sawyer]

I really don’t think the angle on the ears will be as extreme as some of the pics y’all are posting. I’m thinking it’ll be more in the range of his Justice League/Justice League Unlimited cowl.

 

[Maze]

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So they could/ should release a full reveal ( for our sake )

 

[Spider-Aziz]

We've had 8 movies with the traditional, straight-lined ears. What's wrong with doing something fresh for at least one movie?

They look like bull horns, I'd rather not see that in an actual mask.

I really don’t think the angle on the ears will be as extreme as some of the pics y’all are posting. I’m thinking it’ll be more in the range of his Justice League/Justice League Unlimited cowl.

I forgot that JL/JLU used those ears design.

 

[Fincher]

For me, you might as well say, "We've had 8 movies with Batman wearing pants. What's wrong with him wearing a tutu for at least one movie?" I just really do not like the 1939 ears.

 

[Boom]

I think the ears are long, but not curved out like the 1939 suit. They seem to point straight up to me.

 

[Maze]

IF the ears are 39 style, remember that Reeves is a great visual director and love to experiment with shape ( like in war of the apes) he could be going with some kind of demonic batman shots.

 

[Captain Tired]

I dig the '39 ears.

 

[TheJumpMan4523]

I call them Darren Aronofsky's YEAR ONE ears.

Agreed.

Aronofsky had the 1939 Kane ears in a more retro modern contemporary fashion ... less outward, similar shape and length but more upward.



Which IMO is the best look and possibly something we might be getting. Also peep the collar and necks on these designs. Looks similar to what we are getting.

Honestly a lot of what I’ve seen and heard about this movie thus far is seriously giving me a more faithful the source but core Aronofsky Year One type vibes.

Which when read, is basically grittier and in many ways even more reality based than the Nolan Trilogy.

Which I never understood when people didn’t see the very fantastical approach to certain things within it. It just was presented in a much more believable or palatable fashion.

 

[Invader Joker]

Should the cape glide?
The obvious answer is yes, but I still feel we haven't discussed it.

 

[Nemeres]

I wouldn't mind the old ears, if they're done well enough. But shorter ears evoke a 1960s-ness that I feel always, always goes well with the character. I'd be very fine with something close to this.

 

[BRGomes]

Should the cape glide?
The obvious answer is yes, but I still feel we haven't discussed it.

That would be sweet.

 

[Jig96v]

For me, you might as well say, "We've had 8 movies with Batman wearing pants. What's wrong with him wearing a tutu for at least one movie?" I just really do not like the 1939 ears.

This. I hate the "different for the sake of it" mentality.

 

[Invader Joker]

Here's an even MORE brightened up version of the image.

 

[Black Narcissus]

I always wanted to see the 39 ears in live action. I'm in.

 

[Fincher]

Which when read, is basically grittier and in many ways even more reality based than the Nolan Trilogy.

Which I never understood when people didn’t see the very fantastical approach to certain things within it. It just was presented in a much more believable or palatable fashion.

What was significant to me about the realism in Batman Begins was how it placed familiar elements of Batman in a real world context. There's a cave under the mansion because it was used during the Underground Railroad. The Batmobile is a repurposed Wayne-designed vehicle for the military. Bruce dresses up like a bat because he's afraid of bats and wants to evoke fear. It wasn't just a matter of saying this or that is scientifically possible; it was selling me on the idea that someone from our world might actually dress up as a bat and fight crime by grounding it in real things from our world, rather than simply making the suit practical or making his enemies guys with guns.

The sequels slacked off on this. The Joker had no explanation, and Selina was just Selina. This caused me to tire of Nolan's approach prematurely. Had all of the movies followed Batman Begins' example, I 'd have gone through three, maybe four of them before I was ready to move on from the whole grounded thing and go back to the Burton/Schumacher approach. Instead, I was really done after two and just seeing the trilogy to its end.

And that's the thing, I'm over grounded Batman. If Reeves succeeds in making something more realistic than the Nolan trilogy, surprise, I couldn't care less. I was cool with Batman Begins because it was a really good movie, because it came at a time when I wasn't sure what would become of movie Batman, because it was Batman enough for me according to my expectations for the character/franchise, but also because it was interesting seeing where the Batmobile came from, why there's a Batcave, etc. Explaining the context of familiar Batman elements is an interesting approach to the material. Just taking all of the fantasy out of it isn't. Someone said that Catwoman could be more realistic by not wearing stiletto heels, and on that point at least you could make her more realistic, but there's nothing about that that's rewarding to me as a viewer. It's like if there were a futuristic Batman movie where all of the aspects of the mythos were redefined in lowkey science fiction terms, and then a filmaker who follows goes, “Well, my Batman is a time-traveling alien cyborg. Now who's more science fiction?” I don't care who's more science fiction. That Batman sounds stupid.

 

[Sawyer]

Here's an even MORE brightened up version of the image.

There’s definitely an angle there. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how extreme it is.

 

[Captain Tired]

Well I'm excited we seem to be getting a variation on the '39 look. Those ears might just tip me in favour of that cowl.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Should the cape glide?
The obvious answer is yes, but I still feel we haven't discussed it.

This is a game I've decided to play again recently, and I'm currently on New Game+ after the Ace Chemicals segment. Loved using square 4 times on the helicopter drone.


And I think the gliding cape might clash with the tone of this movie, and potentially what they're going with with this suit.

 

[Schlosser85]

Here's an even MORE brightened up version of the image.

The way his head is turned (I think?), it looks like we can almost see most of one ear, or at least the point where it's tapering off, and it doesn't look particularly long. About medium length?

 

[OutOfBoose]

I don't see much angle here:

Even if it's there, it seems to be a mild version of 39.

 

[Invader Joker]

The way his head is turned (I think?), it looks like we can almost see most of one ear, or at least the point where it's tapering off, and it doesn't look particularly long. About medium length?

Maybe, but then again then again the 1939 ears are in such a way in which they are very wide at the bottom but as they get to the top they become thinner and more pointy, like a triangle, so perhaps it's like that and there are still a few centimeters missing from the shot.

I don't see much angle here:

Even if it's there, it seems to be a mild version of 39.

The black and red footage is not really good to determine the shape especially towards the beginning. The black and white one makes the more blurry parts more visible. In that image you can barely notice Pattinson's jaw whereas in the black and white it's a bit more obvious.