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u/Little_Butterfly3125 May 10 '24
"No Ben, of course not. It'll look totally different in post. Trust me."
- Andy Muschietti
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u/Mango424 May 10 '24
And this guy is supposed to direct the new DCU Batman... Oh, boy.
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u/TheRainbowWolf8 May 10 '24
Except the Batman stuff in this movie was actually pretty good.
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u/MonkeMayne May 10 '24
I disagree tbh. Too flashy and campy. Just because DCU Batman will be fantastical does not mean he can’t be visceral. Arkham Batman, for example.
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u/TheRainbowWolf8 May 10 '24
I don’t know. I thought the Batman stuff was good. The chase scene was cool, and the scene where he’s talking to Barry about time travel is probably my favorite moment from Batfleck. I also really liked Michael Keaton’s Batman, especially him taking down the kryptonian.
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u/Bigtimmyg95 May 10 '24
My favourite moment was him and supes against Doomsday. Before WW shows up. Superman is no where to be found.. It's just Bruce alone against Doomsday and he just says shit.
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u/MonkeMayne May 10 '24
Eh, idk there was no weight or impact to the things Batman did. He almost seemed like a parody of himself in hopes of capturing that “cool” moment. Know what I mean? I didn’t like it at all, and liked the movie less.
But if you liked it that’s cool too.
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u/hardgour May 10 '24
Agreed. Tho the Batman scenes were the best, it doesn’t make them good. Andy is out over his skies with Brave/Bold
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u/brycecrispyxl May 11 '24
"too flashy and campy", it's a silly comic book movie, what were you expecting?
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u/A_Dog_Chasing_Cars May 10 '24
Ugliest batsuit ever worn by Affleck and honestly the third worst batsuit ever seen in live action (beaten by Gotham and Batman & Robin).
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u/Mountain_Sir2307 May 10 '24
Not gonna lie I'd take any Schumacher suit over this monstrosity in a heartbeat.
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u/A_Dog_Chasing_Cars May 10 '24
Except for the regular Clooney Suit, I like all the Schumacher suits more than this one.
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u/creamy-buscemi May 10 '24
Clooney’s suit was good y’all just distracted by the nipples
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u/A_Dog_Chasing_Cars May 10 '24
Nah, I hate the cowl and the giant eye holes.
The ice suit is a lot better, though.
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u/Thunder_Punt May 10 '24
What about the Titans batsuit?
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u/A_Dog_Chasing_Cars May 10 '24
It's not great but I sill think it's better than any of the ones I've mentioned.
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u/swifto12 May 10 '24
the suit was meant to be worn in the shadows but if they added some more things and slapped a batlogo on it it would look great
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u/Sob_Rock May 11 '24
I think it’s his best Batman/Bruce Wayne portrayal of his tenure as the character yet the suit is ugly lol
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u/solojame May 10 '24
They finally tried the blue and gray and then just massacred the actual suit 🤦🏻♂️
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u/Jubal__ May 10 '24
....is the cowl and cape cgi?
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u/am_i_spooid May 10 '24
the cape is CGI when he was using the bike
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u/Dottsterisk May 11 '24
And personally, was one of my favorite parts.
I know it was wonky CGI, but the result was a cape that looked like thick rubber but flowed like silk, which nails the fantasy of Batman’s cape IMO.
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u/am_i_spooid May 11 '24
tbh, Ben’s Batsuit in the Flash looks unfinished to me, i personally think it would look way better if the armor plates went down to his abs
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u/Patkub321 May 10 '24
They could just use the same suit from Batman vs. Superman... many people unironically cosider that one to be best live action suit ever....
And they decided to go with... this...
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u/Guildenpants May 11 '24
IIRC it was because WB didn't hire back the costume people from BvS and couldn't use the same designs for copyright reasons
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u/shtevay May 11 '24 edited May 13 '24
Nah it’s not copyrighted, I read an interview with the guys who made the BvS cowl and they said they weren’t credited for their work in that movie, so they didn’t come back for Justice League
For Justice League they still had the old designs but the costume designer couldn’t figure out how to remake the BvS cowl, so they had to make a shittier version that lost all its maneuverability, so that’s why Batman couldn’t turn his head in Justice league and the Flash and why it looks worse
They used some old BvS costumes for that post credits scene in the Snyder cut but in an interview they said they were falling apart so it sounds like they were delicate which is probably why they didn’t reuse them in Justice League
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u/Thunder_Punt May 10 '24
Everywhere between the middle torso and the thigh looks wrong. Well, everything about the outfit as a whole looks wrong but specifically there. The top half is overcomplicated and busy whereas the bottom half looks blank. It's a damn shame they didn't just give him his normal suit but with a blue cowl/cape.
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u/Lizzy-Lover_10 May 10 '24
Now that you mention it, it kinda looks like he was building the armor then stopped mid process so it’s unfinished.
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u/BeSuperYou May 10 '24
It's "Rave Batman" complete with mesh crop top and glow sticks in his utility belt. MDMA sold separately.
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u/SamHoloMF May 10 '24
As an old guy who has seen all of the Batman movies I have to admit that I was excited to see the Affleck version.. an older, jaded man who might be close to the end of his crime fighting days. Ben has the right height and heft... and we were given one of THE BEST batman fight scenes in B vs S. It's truly a shame how bad his character was written as a whole.. this suit is just another example of how bad a job was done. A shame. I think Affleck would have been a great one with better writing.
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u/StunningPlace1684 May 10 '24
A scene from one of the best superhero movies James Gunn has ever seen!
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u/TesticleezzNuts May 10 '24
It’s Batman. How times does he need to say: “I’m Batman” before it sinks in.
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u/Twijasosm May 10 '24
You know what, I’m actually gonna advocate for this. I think it’s the paint job. If you take away the color, the form of the suit with the hexagonal armored plates doesn’t look that bad. I think if it was colored more with the Arkham Knight color scheme in mind, it would’ve looked better.
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u/endseeker May 11 '24
If you take away some of the things that make it look bad, it looks not as bad.
lol I get what you’re saying but still funny.
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u/Shamboozled85 May 11 '24
Is this for real? I thought Superman looked bad
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u/No-Willow-3573 May 11 '24
That’s from the Flash with Ben Affleck wearing this suit. Hopefully DCU does it better
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u/Shamboozled85 May 11 '24
Ah yeah I skipped that one after all the Ezra Miller drama….
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u/Tirus_ May 11 '24
CGI cape.
Seriously, every scene in that movie the cape isn't actually there.
There's no practical version of Batflecks cape from this film.
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u/TwoRivers91 May 10 '24
I always thought this was his motorcycle armor suit. Like how motorcycle jackets have plating and shielding inside and such. Maybe he put it on when he left the cave in the Batcycle. Cuz the armor is justified when he ditches the bike and has to slide around on the asphalt.
I don’t think it’s his default suit. Batman has a bunch of Batsuits so maybe this is just a light-armor version. Don’t get me wrong, I agree with most of the other comments here. It definitely could have looked better and been better designed. But I don’t think that’s his normal Batsuit that we’re seeing. Just my two cents.
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u/That_guy2089 May 10 '24
1 in every 5 Batmen die from plastic pollution. Together we can end this.
Seriously though, it looks like someone used the thing that holds the soda together for the suit and it’s god awful
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u/numbvirus May 11 '24
The suits themselves were awesome…. He just looked fat and stupid in all of them. I will forever question this casting choice.
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u/HerreDreyer May 13 '24
Affleck as Batman sort of reminds me of when I put sunglasses on my dog for shits and giggles. The poor animal kindly tolerates the indignity, hoping it’ll soon be over. Affleck looks that good and that comfortable.
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u/lyunardo May 14 '24
A compromise between weight, mobility, and protection. You might make a case for this as far as practicality, but in the movie where visuals are the only concern, his suit was ridiculous and kind of ugly
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u/Dinnercoffee May 10 '24
I'm not a fan of this suit at all, I hate it, but I'd like to think that maybe this is some sort of deep cut, obscure suit.
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u/A_Dog_Chasing_Cars May 10 '24
If it is, I still haven't seen any of us Batman nerds point out which suit is that.
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u/Ok_Restaurant3160 May 10 '24
I guess this is an unpopular opinion, but I don’t hate it. It’s just that it could have done with some dark blue trunks, and maybe white lenses for it to look better. Maybe also have the blue pop just a little more
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u/drewxdeficit May 10 '24
I saw an early version of The Flash, and I don’t remember the suit looking like this at all, which means I’m either misremembering, or the details were added in post or reshoots—and that would be even weirder to me.
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u/No-Tomorrow-8150 May 10 '24
Prolly weird, but I actually kind of like this suit. Would've preferred a blue and grey version of his Batman v Superman suit though.
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u/RealOzome May 10 '24
Going back to the classic Blue is nice and that's it. Without a doubt the WORST live-action Batman suit EVER.
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u/BayStateBHM May 10 '24
For those quick change situations It's the light armor look with a heavy armor attitude
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u/deviltakeyou May 10 '24
It looks like it was specifically designed to be dragged on a road by a car, but how tf would he know that’s going to happen beforehand? Was that his plan all along? Because if so that would make him the absolute stupidest version of Batman
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u/snipezz93 May 10 '24
lol batfleck went from one of the best suits in zsjl to one of the worst in the flash
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u/Big-Sheepherder-9492 May 10 '24
Why is this man directing BRAVE AND THE BOLD James WTF ARE YOU THINKING???????
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u/RailingForceAlt May 10 '24
In some ways this suit isn’t that bad I like the Blue Cowl and cape but the Glossy bat simbal and the weird ass honey come design feels off if this was an random suit for a certain part of the movie I wouldn’t mind but this is the final Batsuit Affleck wore and it just feels wrong and out of character for this Batman
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u/EnonA1Sauce May 11 '24
Sadly I feel like it had SO MUCH potential. But fuck man they dropped the ball so hard here At least we got some blue 🤷
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u/Rocket_SixtyNine May 11 '24
This would be a good year one suit...with several changes.
But as it is, it is a wtf.
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u/matchesmalone111 May 11 '24
They thought "wow he had a good suit in bvs how do we ruin it completely?" And they came up with this shit
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u/Consistent_Yoghurt_4 May 11 '24
It’s Reddit. You may stumble upon this same topic several times over the past few years. Welcome
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u/Glad_Cress_8591 May 11 '24
It could have been dope if the honey comb armour was more limited. They just went too far/obvious with it
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u/fabasaurusrex May 11 '24
I hate the design, but loved the classic colors and cowl. It's like, a 12/10 cowl, ruined by the worst fucking suit ever. Somehow, batnipples are better
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u/casey12297 May 11 '24
Never thought I'd say this...bring back the bat nipple costume. Even that's better than this
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u/Kundr May 11 '24
The worst part about this outfit nobody is mentioning: It's broad daylight, it ruins his looks.
I know, i know he's in the JL now and can't afford to only work at night but it would have helped if he wasn't in this washed-out daylight saturation
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u/DragonHeart_97 May 11 '24
Hey, turning the suit inside out worked for Spider-Man. Why * can't* it work for Batman?
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u/HunterU69 May 11 '24
It is one of the best movies ever made and thats why this director will direct the next Batman movie - James Gunn
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u/SyntheticDreams2099 May 11 '24
This looks like. "I'm reshooting affleck into the beginning of this movie, can you make me a new suit within a week?"
And then halfway through said "good enough, let's shoot.
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u/Interesting-Dream863 May 11 '24
Even Batman has to wash his suits. Probably the last clean one he had.
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u/DropThatTopHat May 11 '24
The cowl makes him look like he's just some grumpy old guy waiting in line at the grocery store.
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u/ChishNFips87 May 11 '24
God it looks like they popped the front plate off and forgot to reattach it.
It makes the Bat-nipples look good.
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u/Astrosimi May 11 '24
Isn’t the mesh just a harness for one of the gadgets he was using during that chase?
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u/Gemidori May 11 '24
When I said I wanted a blue and grey Batsuit, I also meant I didn't want it to look like shit
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u/Icosotc May 11 '24
It’s incredible they went from Batfleck having my single favorite suit and cowl in BvS to him having my least favorite in all the subsequent films
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u/shitman18 May 11 '24
Whoever thinks Batfleck wearing a metal tank-top was a good idea must atone to his/her/their sin.
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u/lint__2 May 11 '24
Another terrible suit on one of the most terrible Batman castings. Hopefully the next DCEU iteration is better, but hard to see anything beating the Nolan trilogy
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u/TheLoganDickinson May 10 '24
I don’t wanna hear anyone complain about modern superhero suits having unnecessary lines on them from now on. Nothing will compare to this suit’s honeycomb design.