The BATSUIT Thread

[craigaat]

This is my favourite cowl ever put on film and the closest it's ever gotten to the comics representation of it.

Well that's just not true at all

 

[That one guy]

View attachment 33482 @GeorgeEvangilista

The pattenson cowl needs some revisions already.

Yeah seeing this man, the new suit sucks so bad. I've stayed away to see if it's just all the rhetoric and I've been trying to see the positives, but I'm sorry it's just garbage. There's so much they could have done to make it badass but it's just "meh". Such a shame. Here's hoping it will be mostly in shadow in the movie, or gets destroyed and upgraded.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Nothing wrong with the suit. Don’t listen to anybody, keep it going as planned. This is why first looks at suits shouldn’t happen until a trailer hits. We all want those photos and screen tests but we’re better off without it. When Nolan and WB listened to complaints about Bane’s voice in the prologue, it made it much worse because it didn’t stop there. You listen to requests once and it spirals out of control. When does it stop?

DURING the creative process...there should be ZERO input from fans, for any form of art.

If they screwed with the mask due to twitter ****ing my interest and respect for this film would wane on principle. Even if I didn't like it, I'd feel the same way.

 

[Rorschach2012]

Sonic the Hedgehog greatly benefited from listening to fan complaints. I would be delighted if they capitalized on this hiatus to improve the design.
I’m all for the overall aesthetic. A low tech, homemade looking hodgepodge is perfect for Year 2 Batman. But it didn’t have to look so ugly. The cowl is inexcusable. Luckily we have one of the best actors of his generation in the suit, which will definitely make up for the design.

 

[Gamma Goliath]

The people who changed sonic could at least go to work. The world is quarantined, there are much more important things to worry about. Rather than putting lives at risk for a movie to please a little corner of the audience who doesn't like what they see.
And the sonic design was unanimously hated, I've seen plenty of people who have been fine with the batsuit. Hell we haven't even had a legit look at the thing the way its intended on being seen. We've already seen the cowl looks different in official stills than it did in set photos. But suit is what it is. This is Reeves vision, he has no need to cave into the whims of a few people who dont like it.

 

[shauner111]

The cowl looks cool to me. Creepy. “Inexcusable” is a bit much.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Not to mention with the potentially very, very long delay they've been hit with the last thing they'll want to do is spend time pointlessly reshooting every scene with the Batsuit.

 

[emielaen]

"inexcusable"

 

[Marvel united]

Well that's just not true at all

We've never had a nimble cowl with a fabric material before. That's what it always in the source material not a sculpted rubber piece.

I just think it's so different that many are turned off by it. They're used to the rubber cowls but I applaud Reeves for trying something new

 

[The Shape]

I hope Battinson uses this time to continue getting in shape.

I wonder how much of the film they shot before it was shut down.

 

[craigaat]

We've never had a nimble cowl with a fabric material before. That's what it always in the source material not a sculpted rubber piece.

I just think it's so different that many are turned off by it. They're used to the rubber cowls but I applaud Reeves for trying something new

We still won't have.

I don't disagree with Reeves trying something new, but at the same time I'm not going to applaud it.

 

[TonyDiego]

I'm watching clips from my favorite MCU film and I've thought that my favorite Cap suit there has the collar (not that it shouldn't, just that my mind then went to the batsuit having a collar) and with the batsuit being obviously of that approach in its design and execution (kind of lose in its fit, the batsuit is obviously plated in the torso), that has me kind of excited to see it in the movie in action.



So while the Reeves batsuit isn't my ideal batsuit, I'm all of a sudden really, really excited to see it in the film, lol.

Bring it!

 

[rockandrollsoul]

bUt HiS cHeSt PiEcE iS tHe GuN tHaT kILLeD HiS pArEnTs

Had Snyder done that, people would be calling it as an attempt equivalent to someone who has 12 year old's sensibilities as to what qualifies as Dark and gritty.

Once again, this has in no way been confirmed to be true and started as a fan theory on Twitter, based on a recent comic written by Kevin Smith.

 

[Rorschach2012]

"inexcusable"

It’s true. And lmao you act like you’ve never been on a forum before. Am I not allowed to have a ****ing opinion? It’s ugly, and this is the place where we can discuss that. I feel like I’ve struck a nerve and you’re like personally offended that I don’t like the suit. There’s literally thousands of pages throughout the history of the hype purely dedicated to the discussion of the Batsuit. It’s inherently ridiculous to be discussing it this in depth. A little hyperbole isn’t unwarranted, the entire situation is a little ridiculous. Not everyone is going to agree with you my dude.

 

[shauner111]

It’s true. And lmao you act like you’ve never been on a forum before. Am I not allowed to have a ****ing opinion? It’s ugly, and this is the place where we can discuss that. I feel like I’ve struck a nerve and you’re like personally offended that I don’t like the suit. There’s literally thousands of pages throughout the history of the hype purely dedicated to the discussion of the Batsuit. It’s inherently ridiculous to be discussing it this in depth. A little hyperbole isn’t unwarranted, the entire situation is a little ridiculous. Not everyone is going to agree with you my dude.

I can see why you wouldn’t like it. I don’t really understand the over the top hatred, like saying it’s the worst ever, but if you don’t like it...you don’t like it. Hopefully the movie is shot in a way where you can change your mind next year. But I don’t think it’s comparable to Sonic. Literally everyone thought it was the drizzling ****s. This cowl only has some hate. If you give in to every demand from fans, it never ends. And they’ve shot so much by now, that the continuity would be ruined if they fixed it up.

 

[KillerMcQueen]

I don't hate the suit, there are a lot of things about it I like, and a lot of parts that could work, but it just feels overdesigned and inconsistent to me, you have this believable fabric suit in the vein of the Captain America suits, and then you have Arkham Knight style armor plating slapped on top of it, but no kneepads, and then you have a stiched leather cowl and collar that feels like it belongs in a Gotham by Gaslight adaptation, to me it feels like the suit has an identity crisis.

 

[shauner111]

I don't hate the suit, there are a lot of things about it I like, and a lot of parts that could work, but it just feels overdesigned an inconsistent to me, you have this believable fabric suit in the vein of the Captain America suits, and then you have Arkham Knight style armor plating slapped on top of it, but no kneepads, and then you have a stiched leather cowl and collar that feels like it belongs in a Gotham by Gaslight adaptation, to me it feels like the suit has an identity crisis.

That could be the whole point though. We see a suit but we don’t know the context, the story, how he made it, why he made it this way, what it leads to. We are missing important information.

 

[Jekecy]

We've never had a nimble cowl with a fabric material before. That's what it always in the source material not a sculpted rubber piece.

With the cowl itself, I don't think that situation has changed at all. It still looks to be leather, which is as fixed with movement as all the other cowls have been.

Where things have been "freed up" are where the cowl isn't covering. Primarily, the neck and entire jawline. Both are novel approaches, and now that I've had time to ruminate on the seemingly odd design choices, I can appreciate the functionality that's going to be gained from that.

Rob will be the first actor since Adam to have complete movement freedom from the nose down.

 

[emielaen]

It’s true. And lmao you act like you’ve never been on a forum before. Am I not allowed to have a ****ing opinion? It’s ugly, and this is the place where we can discuss that. I feel like I’ve struck a nerve and you’re like personally offended that I don’t like the suit. There’s literally thousands of pages throughout the history of the hype purely dedicated to the discussion of the Batsuit. It’s inherently ridiculous to be discussing it this in depth. A little hyperbole isn’t unwarranted, the entire situation is a little ridiculous. Not everyone is going to agree with you my dude.

You thinking the suit is so ugly that it's "inexcusable" is true? Based on what? Who are you? Lol That's the wild **** that I'm referring to. Not you disliking the suit. You can not like the suit all you want. That doesn't bother me. I don't love it either. It's okay.

And who said you can't have an opinion? No one said that. Don't play that lazy card. Your opinion is just being absurdly laid out constantly. Me not liking your opinion has stricken a nerve with you if anything. Just because you have an opinion doesn't mean I have to love it's existence. Lol

 

[Rorschach2012]

You thinking the suit is so ugly that it's "inexcusable" is true? Based on what? Who are you? Lol That's the wild **** that I'm referring to. Not you disliking the suit. You can not like the suit all you want. That doesn't bother me. I don't love it either. It's okay.

And who said you can't have an opinion? No one said that. Don't play that lazy card. Your opinion is just being absurdly laid out constantly. Me not liking your opinion has stricken a nerve with you if anything. Just because you have an opinion doesn't mean I have to love it's existence. Lol

I’m not going to align with your narrow parameters of what is acceptable to say on here. It’s weird how you have an uncontrollable urge to discredit me every time I talk about disliking the suit, it’s not like you designed it yourself. You’re taking it really personally, getting salty that someone doesn’t like the same thing you do. Who cares?

Is calling the cowl inexcusable really that crazy? There is no excuse for the cowl being that ugly when we have had so many wonderful cowls in the past. I find it hideous.

I suggest you sit back and try to relax. Accept the fact that not everyone is going to agree with you. It’s all good.

that's right because? you say so i imagine? Lol

also this post is incredibly cringe and speaks to your lack of forum experience. I said the Arkham Origins suit is an example of a tactical suit done right and you say this...It’s not necessary for someone to say “IMO” before they state every single opinion they have. You do not understand this. I have encountered this problem with people on here a few times. Why can’t we state our opinions without having to preface it with an “IMO”? Does it not register with you as an opinion unless clearly stated as such?

I tend to be hyperbolic, this whole situation of me having nearly 20k posts about superheroes is inherently ridiculous, I think hyperbole should be encouraged. Do people have to tell you when they’re using hyperbole, lest you not understand and take everything literally? That’s the impression I’m getting here.

 

[Rorschach2012]

Superhero culture is so extreme that everything is either the worst thing ever or the best thing ever. There is no in between. I apologize if my exaggerated negativity towards the suit is offending people. I’m still ****ing hyped for this movie and think Pattinson will do a great job. It’s just an ugly suit.

 

[TheIronist]

That could be the whole point though. We see a suit but we don’t know the context, the story, how he made it, why he made it this way, what it leads to. We are missing important information.

Well, the only movie we had an explanation in the story to how the suit was made, was in BB. All other movies worked fine without it, so it's a lame excuse to say we dont have a context to this abomination.

 

[Rorschach2012]

I just find it frustrating that they didn’t continue on the path the Batfleck suits were on. Those suits weren’t perfect but they were on the right track. It felt like we were so close to getting the perfect Batman suit. This suit is too much of a reinvention to be considered a “definitive” Batman suit. Even the staunchest supporters of this suit concede that it works best as a prototype suit.

The “saving things for a sequel” culture has historically not worked well for WB. We’re consoled by the idea that a sequel would promise us a more professional looking suit. A sequel is far from promised to us, why can’t we have an awesome, fully formed suit now?

The armor plating feels like a step back. I would’ve much preferred a more cloth like material similar to the BVS suit. Durable, yet thin enough to be flexible. With another later underneath that is slightly more armored.

These are much more in line with what I wanted:

 

[KGBANE]

That could be the whole point though. We see a suit but we don’t know the context, the story, how he made it, why he made it this way, what it leads to. We are missing important information.

I agree! That's what I loved about Captain America,Aquaman,Ironman,Black Panther,DareDevil and Spidey. They even show why or the characters just grow and the suit reflect it. I don't want Batman to have a fancy suit straight out the gate. I want to see him upgrade by trials and tribulations

 

[KGBANE]

I just find it frustrating that they didn’t continue on the path the Batfleck suits were on. Those suits weren’t perfect but they were on the right track. It felt like we were so close to getting the perfect Batman suit. This suit is too much of a reinvention to be considered a “definitive” Batman suit. Even the staunchest supporters of this suit concede that it works best as a prototype suit.

The “saving things for a sequel” culture has historically not worked well for WB. We’re consoled by the idea that a sequel would promise us a more professional looking suit. A sequel is far from promised to us, why can’t we have an awesome, fully formed suit now?

The armor plating feels like a step back. I would’ve much preferred a more cloth like material similar to the BVS suit. Durable, yet thin enough to be flexible. With another later underneath that is slightly more armored.

These are much more in line with what I wanted:

I love those suits! Well to be fair the last few directors and writers they had wasn't right for DC besides Patty,James Wan,David F. Sandberg,James Gunn and Matt Reeves. I trust Reeves and he is great at telling a story.After listening to Snyder commentary to BvS he had some great Ideas just didn't know to execute them(He was doing a lot of telling and not showing make it feel boring and he didn't have a clear direction. Like we are suppose to know what the hell he was thinking).I'm a fan of Snyder and he sounds like a cool guy for a rated R comicbook movie like a live action Heavy Metal,Lobo,Midknighter,Moon Knight, The Twelve and Lady Death .By saying that I think we are in good hands with Reeves and the future for DC hopefully.Btw I really want to see the Snyder Cut lol