Red Mist Poster for Kick-Ass

[theanswer]

McLovin looks emo. o_o

For comparisons.



So I guess the movie is just abandoning that whole "realism" thing from the get-go.

Comments

[khamelea]

"So I guess the movie is just abandoning that whole "realism" thing from the get-go."

The specific note of realism that the movie version seems to miss is "handmade." The comic version looks handmade.

It also fits the name "Red Mist" better, to me.

[icon_uk]

Which does beg the question, why handmake them out of fabric when you can anonymously buy extreme sports and biker gear?

[darkblade]

because those cost more?

[khamelea]

Besides the money question, there's also that it's Red Mist and not Red Biker Gear.

[icon_uk]

His comic costume hardly screams "mist" to me either...

[khamelea]

I think it fits better.

[khamelea]

The movie version just basically gives a stronger "generic superhero costume" vibe, in the context of live action superhero costumes.

The multiple layer of fabric also evokes something more "airy" for me, so more like "Mist" kind of like the mystery men with the ghost/wraith themes.

And then it's more red. It might be a little too red, but it's closer to the ideal amount of red.

[icon_uk]

If I developed powers, would I try to hand make a costume, particularly if I knew it was going to look naff because I have no sewing skills, or would I try to put something together out of available, more stylish clobber? Not even a question....

And the multiple layers being mist-like only really works if one has a sense of lightness or motion to the layers, which I don't get from what Red Mist wears.

[lamashtar]

I recently tried sewing, and was unpleasantly surprised how much it costs to start when you don't have any materials at all.

[khamelea]

"And the multiple layers being mist-like only really works if one has a sense of lightness or motion to the layers, which I don't get from what Red Mist wears."

I really can't agree. The costume still goes for something approaching personality, while the movie version, again, screams utter genericness.

[icon_uk]

But if the ethos is "What non-powered superheroes would really wear in the real world" I think the genericness actually rings a lot truer than "Random people being able to pull together convincing and well fitted superhero gear from scratch, including mask designs which are just as improbable as anything in comics.... oh, apart from things like the custom boots which we'll hope no one notices"

[toasty_fresh]

Idk, I don't see how the comic version looks any more handmade-- look at those boots, for instance. You can't just pick up good-quality bright red boots in men's sizes in that style any old place, and the same goes for those gloves . . .

[liara_shadowsong]

He has moderately small feet and those boots are from the women's department?

[lamashtar]

You can make boot covers relatively easily. They can look like the real thing and go over decent shoes.