Thread:Rodangizzardcrusher3/@comment-26687285-20161222013026/@comment-25692211-20170325175657

Marvelfan94 wrote: It's funny, but my view is kind of the opposite. I've already said that I like Ezra alot, but I think they're trying WAY too hard to make Aquaman "cool". Jason certainly does a good job as a tough, stubborn, but still noble character, it's just the look of him that I have a problem with. I actually agree about the costume. It's like Captain America in the first Avengers, you love the character but you hate the costume. That's what put me off until this trailer. I didn't know anything about Jason Momoa beforehand, so looking at Aquaman, I thought they were trying to rip off Thor. Hell, they pretty much are doing that appearance-wise but Momoa's clearly adding some of his own personality to the part (I've seen several interviews and he's hilarious and charming just like Henry Cavill. Pity that it's only Henry who's constantly forced to be dark and brooding).

And at first, when I saw the first picture where he was shirtless (the one in the video you just sent), I was starting to believe Momoa's words that the costume and design was apparently influenced by his family's Polynesian ancestry (the sea-themed tattoos, long hair etc) but then when they showed Mera's design, it was still blatantly obvious that they're just trying to make Atlantis look like some sort of underwater Asgard.

The tatoos, the long hair, the grizzly beard, it all just feels like more of this apologetics game that DC has been playing since MoS by trying to make these supposedly "lame" or "sissy" characters as superficially badass as possible.

I 100% agree. You could justify it since he's apparently not been a "superhero" for very long and hasn't sorted out his look yet, but this is definitely not a permanent you should give the character. I think maybe after or during James Wan's Aquaman movie, give Jason a haircut, trim the beard a bit, and give him the orange and green suit, with the more armored texture that Superman's suit has. Hell, Momoa himself has apparently said that he'd be open to wearing the original suit in the future.

As for Snyder's work on BvS and MOS, Grace from Beyond The Trailer summed up the problems perfectly. Keep in mind, this quote is not exact. Zack Snyder and Co are not DC fans. They're Batman fans. And as Batman fans, they foolishly delude themselves into thinking every other superhero should be like Batman. Or at least, a vague, superficial portrayal of Batman.