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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Comics on Film: The 10 Best Cinematic Superhero Costumes, from 2000 to Now

Movie News | Movies.com: What is it about superhero costumes that we find so universally compelling? No matter how you slice it, there's something about the flamboyant clothes these colorful protectors wear that's appealing across multiple boundaries.
Watching the evolution of the superhero costume on film has been really fascinating over the last decade and a half, because when 2000 brought us X-Men and the rebirth of comic book cinema itself, it also brought us a new way of translating classic superhero costumes to the screen. In pretty much every intervening year since, we've seen the fashion of superhero cinema evolve from muted, subtle hues on black leather, all the way to the color-popping, bombastic spectacle that we often see on the comic book page.
So, within this modern era of superhero cinema, what are the best costumes worn by these characters? Let's try and answer that here.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I have been in love with marvel and superheroes all my life, I am still learning about them but the action that comes with them makes the movie. I have never really thought about the costumes but by reading this article shows and reveals to me that if they didn’t have these costumes for these characters none of the movie would make sense. They put so much detail and focus on the costume to make the actor feel special and to make it work for when the audience is watching the movie. It is also amazing that over the years with the remakes of the characters that not only is the film transforming but the costume and the ideas behind it are to. With Thor they said they used the comic book to relate which I think it great because when people watch that movie and have seen the comic book they can relate and have fun with their own creation. With all these new creations it can reveal and excitement for the audience to try and guess what will happen next and see where one thing in a movie can take you. I think it is also very neat to see what one person can do with something that everyone likes and really bring it to life and be very passionate about what they are doing.


Lyla Bartman