Mythology of Supermans costume discussed for "Man of Steel"
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Posted on: 2012-03-18 21:07 in Comic and Hero-Villain Culture
I like it, it expands on the mythology while deftly explaining the use of the S shield. As I recall the Superman mythos has long said the chest symbol is the El Family Crest, which all El Kryptonians would've regularly worn, so this isn't that big of a departure.
A new take on Krypton is fine with me too, the all crystal planet/civilization was cool looking but I was never a big fan of it. Having crystalline based technology was cool, just went overboard with the crystal motif.
So, similar in concept to the redevelopment from the ancient "War Suit" to the "data net/bio wrap" that Jor-El and Lara wore during Byrne's revamp? Remember how "all" Kryptonians had that silver accessoried black bodystocking?
Yeah, that's the one I mean.
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The mythology they put behind it doesn't really matter to me. I think they're using the ugly solid blue suit with a red belt from recent comics, though.
Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
-- The Fox and the Hound
There was a bit of SPOILER information for "Man of Steel" movie fans coming out of the 3-day 5D | Flux conference at USC (from the 5D Institute, the USC School of Cinematic Arts, and Autodesk), with costume designer Michael Wilkinson revealing the mythology of Superman's iconic "S" in the movie.
Wilkinson explained that since they created a “neo-medieval” back story for Krypton (which included the creation of a new language), it made sense to utilize the suit design as part of the mythology. “Everyone on Krypton wears this suit,” he suggested. Using ZBrush and rapid prototyping, Wilkinson came up the blue/gray color and chainmail look. “It has function and purpose and a logic to this fantastical world,” he added.
Wilkinson spoke as part of the Tuesday night panel discussion about Inception (imagining and developing the world). He was joined by production designer Rick Carter (Avatar, War Horse, Lincoln), Autodesk fellow Tom Wujec (who gave a separate presentation about the state of digital design for cars, shoes, virtual cities, and how creativity is trying to keep up with new technology), and writer/producer Rick Jaffa (Rise of the Planet of the Apes), who is busy scripting a sequel that will further the Moses story about Caesar.
Carter said he wished that World Building would go away as a territorial battle and offered a higher philosophical discussion about world and story melding together as cause and effect. He espoused Jung in describing Avatar as “The Wizard of Oz meets Apocalypse Now” or “EKG meets MRI.”
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