Solo4114
Master Member
Normal people should not wear superhero outfits. Please, just don't. Unless you've spent years at the gym...and even then sometimes...just don't.
First off, NO SPANDEX. Spandex actually sucks for superhero costumes because it DOESN'T allow for much definition. It always looks like "Wow, what a crappy costume. Why can't they make it look like the comicbooks?"
Second, I think a "wings" version could work, BUT it has to be done properly, and the headpiece is one of the hardest to do realistically. The material has to be thin enough to allow for emoting and movement (IE: no '89 Batman rubber), but thick enough that it won't look floppy or lose its shape.
Third, I think that they ought to consider using the kind of material they did for Superman Returns. Say what you will about the film itself, but Brandon Routh's costume WORKED. It looked real, not fakey, fit him well, looked appropriately "superhero-ish", and I thought it did a great job of conveying Superman to the screen.
You'd need something similar for Cap. Going the X-men route won't work because Cap is, as has been stated, a public figure and someone who is supposed to be a larger-than-life walking piece of propaganda. That's part of what makes his transformation into "The Captain" so meaningful when it happens.
Really, though, the key to any Cap film will be good casting, a fantastic script, and good direction. It has to be done seriously, not as some campy romp, not as some "for the kids" kind of film, and not "made more modern and hip for today's audiences." It's gotta be timeless, not rooted in a particular era (I mean, the film can be SET in an era -- IE: WWII -- but it can't come across as a really "2000s" movie or something).
First off, NO SPANDEX. Spandex actually sucks for superhero costumes because it DOESN'T allow for much definition. It always looks like "Wow, what a crappy costume. Why can't they make it look like the comicbooks?"
Second, I think a "wings" version could work, BUT it has to be done properly, and the headpiece is one of the hardest to do realistically. The material has to be thin enough to allow for emoting and movement (IE: no '89 Batman rubber), but thick enough that it won't look floppy or lose its shape.
Third, I think that they ought to consider using the kind of material they did for Superman Returns. Say what you will about the film itself, but Brandon Routh's costume WORKED. It looked real, not fakey, fit him well, looked appropriately "superhero-ish", and I thought it did a great job of conveying Superman to the screen.
You'd need something similar for Cap. Going the X-men route won't work because Cap is, as has been stated, a public figure and someone who is supposed to be a larger-than-life walking piece of propaganda. That's part of what makes his transformation into "The Captain" so meaningful when it happens.
Really, though, the key to any Cap film will be good casting, a fantastic script, and good direction. It has to be done seriously, not as some campy romp, not as some "for the kids" kind of film, and not "made more modern and hip for today's audiences." It's gotta be timeless, not rooted in a particular era (I mean, the film can be SET in an era -- IE: WWII -- but it can't come across as a really "2000s" movie or something).
