JUSTICE LEAGUE Comes Under Fire For Changes to the Amazon Warrior Costumes
Some pictures were recently released detailing the outfits for the Amazons in Justice League. The reception has not been great. Many are even saying it is a step backward from everything Wonder Woman achieved. Personally, I think the changes make no sense. Here’s a picture with the Amazons from Wonder Woman on the left, and Justice League on the right.
You will notice that in Wonder Woman, the Amazons have breastplates, their abs are covered, and overall seem practical for a group of warriors. The Amazons of Justice League have essentially a leather bra and a leather skirt. I have two problems with this. First, the Wonder Woman armor looks way cooler in general. Second, the Wonder Woman armor is actually practical and useful in a fight. Atte Timonen, one of many critics of the change, acknowledges in another tweet that the second image is of Amazons in a flashback to the prehistoric era. That helps me swallow it a little because people will evolve their armor over time, but there is still no practicality at all in any of the outfits outside of the girl in front with the sword, and that their hair is tied back.
Also, Timonen is kind enough to send out another picture that showcases Brooke Ence in three costumes. One from Wonder Woman, one from the Justice League flashback, and one from Justice League but in the present. Notice anything interesting about that last one? It’s supposed to take place after Wonder Woman, but the outfit is less practical for a warrior! Why not give her cooler armor that actually covers her body to protect her from the guns she now knows exist?
I love reading all of the comments out there about the outrage from GoldenLassoGirl’s, “Why mess with perfection?” to Melissa Silverstein’s (she’s the artistic director of the Athena Film Festival) “Here is a fantastic example of the difference between the male and female gaze.” My favorite one though comes from Aaron Sparrow who said in the tweet above:
"Honestly, guys, the Amazon outfits probably just got skimpier over the last century because of climate change."