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July 3, 2013: My Final Thoughts on the "Man of Steel" Superman Costume

I've added in the "Final Say" elements to my article examining the Superman costume for the movie "Man of Steel".

The cape may be my favorite part of the costume. I love the way it looks throughout the film. The length is fine... even though it drags on the ground in some scenes, I think this just adds to the "realness" of the film.

There's so much going on in this movie that the removal of the red trunks is hardly noticable. While the colors can look a little dark in some scenes, it's obvious that the lighting has a huge impact on the blue hues. We now know, having interviewed costume designer Michael Wilkinson, that the colors were chosen to reflect "our modern world" and were "deeper and a little less saturated than earlier decades" for that reason. I think perhaps the blue could be a little brighter if/when they do a sequel. But the red is perfect in my opinion.

The "S" design (especially being a symbol of "Hope") is great in my opinion. I love the design and the size.

Costume Designer Michael Wilkinson also said, "There was a lot of experimentation with the colors of the suit � they read very differently under different lighting � outdoors vs. indoors, fluorescent vs. incandescent, day vs. night etc." As for the yellow in the costume, most specifically in the "S" shield, he added, "For some reason the gold changed the most - perhaps because there was so much metallic pigment in the gold that it really reflected the colors and lighting around it." Perhaps this is something they can tinker with next time too.

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