Why is Superman's red underwear missing?

1, farewell, red underwear! Everyone knows that Superman is clark kent, who came to earth because of the destruction of Krypton and was raised by a pair of Kansas farmers. Red cloak, tights with a big S pattern on his chest and underwear are his classic images-however, as soon as Henry Cavill's new look in Superman: Superman: The Man of Steel was announced, people immediately exclaimed that the red underwear that had accompanied Superman for more than 70 years was gone! ▲ The classic image of Superman, "red underwear" is one of its symbols. The picture is from Superman Returns. In fact, this is not the first time Superman has changed his look. In cartoons, he sometimes changes his image. For example, in Superman in Red and Blue, his super power became a pure energy form, which led him to put on a special uniform to keep his energy. He wore a "more Kryptonian-style" halter in the Justice League's "Or We Die" (really). The superman in the parallel universe has countless shapes. But these changes didn't last long, and it was the image of blue tights, red cloak and red underwear that was deeply rooted in people's hearts. ▲ The image of Superman is not static. Superman also changed his image in the comic book Superman in Red and Blue. 2. Why has the image of Superman changed? The role of Superman has been born for 75 years. In the past 75 years, the origin of Superman has been told repeatedly, each story has contributed to the legend of Superman, and there are different explanations for why he adopted this image. Some stories say that when he was found, his adoptive mother made the clothes for him from the blanket in the spaceship, and the big S on his chest was the family pattern of his Kryptonian parents. In order to make his hero more contemporary, DC Comics restarted all the series at 20 1 1, which is now the "New 52" story line. In this restart setting, Clark Kent only wore a blue T-shirt and jeans at first, and then got a Kryptonian biochemical combat suit, which can automatically generate a combat suit with a big S on the chest, but no red shorts. ▲ Superman restarts the series, and the superman image in the story line of the comic "New 52" bid farewell to red underwear, which is more contemporary. Although DC does not admit that the red shorts were deleted from the comics in order to cooperate with the movie "Man of Steel", many readers think that the similarity between the two is no coincidence. The uniform in Superman: The Man of Steel embodies the tradition of Krypton: it is a flexible and highly protective garment, and the pattern on the chest represents its own family pattern. Superman's design means "hope" on Krypton. This kind of clothes is usually worn under the armor or in a formal suit-er, so it is actually a kind of autumn trousers? Because the Kryptonian in the film is an emotionally indifferent race, the overall dress style tends to be gray, so the new superman's dress is also dark blue. Members of the Kryptonian parliament, on the other hand, used retro costumes, which showed that they were old-fashioned and refused to accept new discoveries, which eventually led to destruction. Krypton lacks emotion and was originally set at the first restart of DC comics 1986. Krypton is set as a highly civilized and rational planet. People regard contact with each other as illegal, and childbirth is carried out in a special artificial uterus. Superman: The body of steel partly inherited this background. Kryptonians give birth to the next generation in a tree-like incubator through the "genetic code"-the genetic code sets the future development trend for their babies before they are born. Some are born soldiers, and some are born scientists, similar to those described in the science fiction novel Brave New World. Only Superman is born, so he is different: not only because his birth is special, but also because his existence proves to a rigid society that there is still free choice in the world. 3. Evolution of Superman: From Superman to Man 1933 Siegel and Schuster had the idea of "Superman" in middle school. At first, they used this name to call a bald villain. But in the second story they wrote that year, Superman was turned into a hero. Later, they made some modifications and added elements of science fiction they had seen. From 65438 to 0938, Superman made his debut in the inaugural issue of action comics, which continues to this day. Superman pinned the author's desire for justice and strength. In his time, street crimes were rampant, and Superman's main targets were gangsters, profiteers and even domestic abusers. The early superman only relied on stronger power to fight crime, without moral constraints. Until 1940, the editor added the principle of not killing. Superman began to humanize gradually, not just the pursuit of strength by two teenagers. With the passage of time, superman's human nature is getting stronger and stronger. He lost a home, so he cherished the land where he grew up. He is so perfect and naive morally that he sometimes seems naive and out of tune with reality. Other heroes, including Batman, don't agree with his boy scout style, but they respect him for it. He won their respect not by strength but by his own character. Clark's experience is an ordinary American dream. He grew up in a farmer's home in Kansas and became a middle class in a big city. He has conservative values, abides by morality and respects authority. For many years, he was the embodiment of "truth, justice and the American way". For immigrants, Superman is their spokesman. He came from another planet, grew up as an American, integrated into American society and lived the same life as Americans. At the same time, he still retains his own culture-he has a lonely fortress in the North Pole, which collects souvenirs from Krypton. Today, Superman not only represents the "American way", but also represents the qualities of kindness and tolerance and people's hope. He also has a title of "the man of tomorrow" in the cartoon, which represents the human pursuit of the future. 4. Superman leads the Justice League, will it also bring the Justice League movies? After Marvel's comic The Avengers easily won 65.438+0.5 billion yuan, Warner hopes to launch the Justice League series with the release of Superman: The Man of Steel. After all, the hero team of DC is older than The Avengers of Marvel Comics. In fact, it was DC's Justice League comics that inspired Marvel comics to create Fantastic Four and other works, which helped him out of the predicament at that time and achieved today's glory. ▲ The Justice League debuted. Although as early as 1940, DC gathered its heroes and organized the American Justice Association, it was not a real team, and Superman and Batman were just "honorary members". Until 1960, "Justice League" was established, with seven founders: Superman, Batman, wonder woman, Flash, Green Lantern, Aquaman and Martian Manhunter. This set of cartoons is a collection of DC's all-star lineup, so it was very popular once it was launched. But at first, the editors were worried that Superman and Batman would appear in comics outside their biographies, which led them to appear only three times in the first 25 issues. Later, this restriction disappeared, and readers can finally witness Superman, the greatest hero, taking risks with other comrades. In the following decades, the Justice League was reorganized many times and its members changed greatly. Superman served as the chairman of the league and once left the league. But whether he is on the team or not, members of the league can always feel his influence. It was he who built this team with the founding members, and it was he who set the ideal for this team. Superman is not only the big brother of DC hero, but also an example and leader. He inspires other heroes to understand the meaning of heroes. ▲ "New 52" Justice League. However, for film adaptation, the just alliance with Superman is a difficult problem. Because his strength is against the sky, balance is a great challenge. He is not only full of physical attacks and defenses, but also can fly, as fast as Flash, and he can put his hot eyes far away, and X-rays can capture enemies ... This top all-around player can't be called another hero! Therefore, in order to enable teammates to perform, comics and animations sometimes have to limit his ability or lower his IQ-in theory, Superman's intelligence should also be super, which is really helpless. So in Superman: The Man of Steel, we will see a more realistic Superman. If the Justice League film can start shooting, this realistic superman can pave the way for the film. This world may be different from the world of DC comics. There are no more bright uniforms and red underwear, only a darker and indifferent human society, but the superman represented by the symbol on his chest finally brings a little hope.