Thoughts on David Corenswet's Superman Suit

On Monday, May 6th, James Gunn released a picture of David Corenswet in the Superman suit that he'll be wearing in the upcoming Superman (fka Superman: Legacy). There were opinions on the design thrown out, and tonight, I'm gonna give mine.

So first off, let me show you what the suit looks like. Here it is folks, the suit we're gonna see in the upcoming film.

So there's a few things to take in, but before I get into the suit, let's talk about that background. This along with other things was just getting dragged. Some say it looked A.I. (which I currently find to be an overused insult) and others made jokes saying Goku and Vegeta are fighting. My thought is, yeah this isn't a good background. I have no idea what this beam is suppose to be, some have said maybe it's Brainiac, but nothing's be confirmed or hinted at. Honestly, it looks like they just took a stock image and slapped it on at the last minute.

Then there's the pose, I understand they wanted to do something different cause the last two images we these.

You got Brandon Routh doing a classic pose and Henry Cavill looking like he's in a fight, but with Corenswet, it looks like he's bored or depressed. Which is funny consider that last one is what Cavill's Superman was called. So yeah, I just don't understand why this pose, it just seems more like a cosplay photoshoot, then something for a big budget movie. And expectedly yet still funnily enough, because of this pose the image got memed.

First let's start off with the upper half of the suit. Now at first I wasn't really big on them using the Kingdom Come logo, cause that symbol is more connected to an older Superman, not a younger one, but I've grown to like it. Then there's those lines on the suit. That's very New 52 inspired, and for any of you that don't understand what I'm talking about, back in 2011, DC Comics rebooted their entire universe, meaning new everything including costumes. That was no different for Superman, and here was his New 52 suit.

Like I said, you see some New 52 in there with the lines and the neck collar. Which I find cool (probably one of the few Superman fans who actually likes that suit). Although I think they over did it with the lines around shoulders and a bit too much on the arms. And I'm also not liking how wrinkled it looks at the shoulders and stomach. Christopher Reeve's suit might have done that but not to this extent and his suit was actually made out of cloth.

Now let's move on to the lower half. Well I like the boots, the boots look good. But if you zoom in, you'll noticed we've got...red trunks....yay. Yeah I'm probably gonna lose my fan credit for this, but I've never been a fan of the red trunks. I didn't like them as kid whether it was in the comics or with Justice League & Justice League Unlimited, and I don't like them as an adult. I hate them even more because almost everybody treats the trunks like they're the most iconic part of Superman's costume, when no. The most iconic parts are the S shield and the cape. Speaking of the cape, that's also looking great, much like the boots, I also like the cape.

So overall this first look was a mixed bag. There's things to like, but there's also things to criticize. So my feelings on this are, meh. But you knows, maybe despite being HIGHLY skeptical about James Gunn's upcoming Superman movie along with his whole DC cinematic universe, hopefully everything will look better on film.

That's all for now. Come back on Saturday, May 11th, for my review of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.