Summary David Corenswet's new costume for Superman has proved not to be quite the slam-dunk it could have been for DC's new DCU franchise. Even filtering out the bad-faith takes designed to monetize hatred , both the first Superman costume reveal, and subsequent set photos have brought some complaints.
David Corenswet's Superman Costume Doesn't Look Alien In comparison to Henry Cavill’s Superman costume in the DCEU, David Corenswet’s feels a lot more like a uniform. In that respect, some fan criticisms do have a point: though, as always, that has become twisted by hyperbole into accusations that Superman is just a guy wearing a costume. That much is understandable given Superman’s costume is arguably the most important in comic book movies .
So when David Corenswet’s Superman outfit looks more like a costume, functionally designed and inspired by military costumes, people get mad. Particularly the people who loved Snyder’s take and the idea of the costume meaning a lot more than clothes. I’m inclined to feel there’s something to that criticism, at the surface level at least.
When Clark put on his Kryptonian suit from the scout ship, he was taking up his destiny, but he was also reconnecting with the other half of his identity. His alien side, which was also a very purposeful part of Man of Steel’s plot. It was a movie about invasion anxiety and the threat Superman poses to Earth. He had to look like an outsider, like he didn’t belong. There is very much the sense already that David Corenswet’s Superman is different in that very specific way.
Gunn is creating a world where that sort of phenomena is everyday, so he just puts his boots on without too much ceremony. Because his costume IS a uniform rather than an expression of identity the same way Cavill's was. There is obviously symbolism inherent to it, but the important symbolism is the act of choosing to take up heroism proactively, not to be fated. His costume doesn't matter as much as why he's wearing it.
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