Batman's New Get-up for TDK

[ABMAC]

Funny how Batman prowled the streets of Gotham for fifty years without the need for body armour, instead relying on his own speed and agility to protect him from deadly foes.

Body armour actually makes Batman look incompetent.

[Vortigern99]

I think the ol' gray-n-black cloth works fine on the printed page, but it doesn't pan out on film because questions of logic arise: Why would Batman expose himself so vulnerably to knives, blunt instruments and firearms? It just makes sense that he would wear some kind of body armor.

The salient change with this suit is that, for the first time in a modern Batman film, the actor inside can actually move his neck and head. And for me, the repositioning of the ears and the solidifying of the jawline make this a much more comic-book authentic design than in Batman Begins.

Now if they could only re-think the Joker and make HIM more authentic to the comics, all my fears would be allayed....

[Brue]

I too thought they gave a good "story" to Bale's suit in Begins. This one, it's ok, I just don't know why they have to trick it up another level each time . . . in the first three batman movies it eventually led to nipples!!!
Simpler is better!

And why is it that in the fourth Batman Batman and Robin hav e nipples but batgirl doesn't?

[phil]

I agree with everyone who would like to see the traditional gray and black
costume. There is a reason why it's been used over the years. It works!!

The new look smacks of merchandising potential more than anything else.
Maybe now he'll be able to turn his head easily.

Why do filmmakers have to change everything? That's rhetorical.

[huedell]

As much as I have a coonection to the "old" idea of what a superhero suit
usually is---I'm finished with being connected to "stocking" or "spandex"
suits.

To me, the Dead End film, if anything, proves how shaky the concept of the
"cloth" suit is. I think Dead End pulled it off okay in some respects, but in the
end, it looks flimsy to me (both literally & figuratively) and the only way I
could see that suit work now is if it was a 1930s/40s period piece as it
would blend better with a more archaic "classic" surrounding, and not in
modern 2007 (and beyond) times

And, as far as the new updated TDK Batsuit--I think some minor changes are
always needed--if for anything----to give a new film its own identity away
from its predecessor. Altho' the one that was shown may be too extremely
different. Its of note to mention Darth Vader's costume changed every
movie----but---obviously a lot more subtly.

[EMCE Hammer]

He looks like a cape-wearing RoboCop.

I was going to say Stormtrooper, but RoboCop is a better description. For some reason, it seems WB just can't get Batman right. Of all the Superhero stuff of the past 20-30 years, I think the batsuits are the worst.

John Wesley Shipp Flash
Reeves/Routh/Caine Superman
Daredevil
Elektra
Punisher
Spider-man
Ghost Rider
FF

I don't really like the X-men outfits, but I can't say I think they're bad.

[Dave Mc]

Sandy nailed the Batman look for me in Dead End. It worked, it looked cool, would love to see it in a major motion picture.

For some reason with each and every Bat flick they feel they have to upgrade the suit. The suit starts to be the focus and not the man underneath.

[The Bat]

I don't mind it being an armor, but just once I wish they'd try using the black and grey.

YES!!! That's something I've been saying, as well...for a long time! I don't mind the Armor either, it makes sense...but why not make it black & grey? That way the Bat Symbol on His Chest would stand out more! Along with Gloves, Boots, Cape & Mask. Come'on Mr.Nolan...it's a small thing to ask!

[Hector]

He looks like a cape-wearing RoboCop.

[Meule]

I too prefer the cloth costume like in Dead End, but I have to agree the armor makes more sense. But keep it simple then like Keaton's first suit. This new and 'improved" suit seems a little too high tech to me. But at least it doesn't have any nipples
And as long as the story is good I can live with it

[Hulk]

They should make him wear the cloth outfit beneath the armor, and just once when he doesn't have enough time to change into the full outfit, he has to go running around in his black and grey long johns.

[thunderbolt]

I don't mind it being an armor, but just once I wish they'd try using the black and grey.

[megojim]

I too thought they gave a good "story" to Bale's suit in Begins. This one, it's ok, I just don't know why they have to trick it up another level each time . . . in the first three batman movies it eventually led to nipples!!!
Simpler is better!

[Megotu]

I kind of like the explanation that it was originally designed as a US Military battlesuit that was scuttled. It makes sense. And even in the comic books, Batman had mentioned that his suit was at times made of Nomex and kevlar and other exotic materials. TDKR even had him explaining the yellow signal on his chest as a target for the steel shock plate.

[Wolverine1969]

Yep, that's a Batman suit alright.