Okay............ I like it. I mean, nowadays they DO have to show WHY a character superhero or not would put on a costume. It has to have a practicality to it in movies and TV.
Captain America: They establish he wears the red, white, and blue costume because he was meant to be a symbol for America during WWII and they said he even DESIGNED the costume himself for that purpose. Logical reasoning.
Batman: Bruce Wayne dresses like a bat to inspire fear in crooks. The key essential elements of a Batman costume is that it looks like a bat. Cape, cowl, and bat ears. Simple.
Superman: What he wears isn't a costume, just what counts as Kryptonian formal wear.
Even in the Amazing Spider-Man movie, Peter Parker didn't just JUMP into the spandex. He wore a simple red mask and shades, the makings of what would become his costume. When he realized that he needed something more form fitting so he could move easier, he made his own costume and added a spider motif since, well he has spider powers.
The Flash though? Barry Allen, even in his first appearance in the comics, was a comic book nerd. He was inspired by comics published about the original Flash Jay Garrick. He already had a basic idea of what a superhero should look like, so it was only natural that when he decided to become one, he went with a brightly colored costume.
Given how he mentioned Oliver should wear a mask in the show, even giving him one, it seems like this version of Barry may have the same kind of comic book appreciation. After all, even Smallville had comic book superheroes. I like it when comics have establish fictional heroes because in a modern sense it makes sense that the heroes of the modern era would be inspired by them. Which is why I hate it in the New 52 where they establish the WORD superhero didn't exist before Superman.
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