[Kurona]

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Originally Posted by acdcguy

I don't get the fear of spandex. Some of the best cosplay costumes are comic book accurate and prove to translate to real life quite well. Yet the movies try to turn the costumes into more tactical or armor wear. Which I get for non-super powered heroes, but not for those who do have powers and don't really need the padding. Plus much like Star's tech suits for Spidey, the "spandex" suits of Sentai and Power Rangers can be either magical or nano-tech armor.

It's a trend you see with most any franchise translated to the big screen -- Transformers, TMNT, DC, Marvel, whatever. Any traces of simplicity or 'kiddy' design must be wiped out and replaced with something Cool and Military and Realistic and Edgy. No fun allowed.