Hey-oo first!

Sorry....

The costume in the film is cool but the only problem i have with it is the mask.But i think energy constructed is better but fabric is cool too, so i don't care if it is fabric or energy constructed.

the ring can make thick jackets for the JLA in the cold.... why doesnt he construct a suit that looks/feels like one you would wear under your clothes?
 thats the first thing i thought when i actually saw the construct one for the movie. Im glad their going construct over actual separate costume.... but they can still make it look like clothes.
...looks like green lantern is in the matrix....

The mask still looks kinda....off.
'wish they'd also use a real physical suit for some scenes/shots...

 Alright.. I wouldn't say it's completely bad...but it's not fantastic either.
So many "wrong" aspects of it, not counting the nerds' complaint about how faithful or not it is.
From a purely aesthetic approach, I understand why they would get rid of the white elements of the comic book costume.

  But was it important to show of his thumbs? Look at his feet!
 I mean, even diving suits will usually either cover the feet (and hide the thumbs) or have fins hide 'em.
The feet here looks kinda...silly.
Like he's actually completely naked (and fighting crime across space that way..) 

If its energy generated, then I can't wait to see Blake Lively's Star Sapphire! YUMMY!!!

Give him some goddamn boots! PERIOD.

wow !

Why does he need individual toes?

wait this is a real movie?!

aaaanyway gotta go with energy construct. easier to change in and out of.

Energy or fabric, I say both. As far as I rember one of the ring powers is to excute some limited matter manipulation, so I think it's safe to assume that a GL can use the ring to change his regular clothes intoo a costume and back, that will also save the problem of wardrobe malfunction due to power failure.

" The mask still looks kinda....off.'wish they'd also use a real physical suit for some scenes/shots... Alright.. I wouldn't say it's completely bad...but it's not fantastic either. So many "wrong" aspects of it, not counting the nerds' complaint about how faithful or not it is. From a purely aesthetic approach, I understand why they would get rid of the white elements of the comic book costume.  But was it important to show of his thumbs? Look at his feet!  I mean, even diving suits will usually either cover the feet (and hide the thumbs) or have fins hide 'em.The feet here looks kinda...silly.Like he's actually completely naked (and fighting crime across space that way..)  "

I'm cool with it. The movie suit seems more convenient.

Oh and little point...shouldn't it technically be fabric and energy.
The ring comes up with whatever the ring-wielder imagine right?
So a human lantern should normally come up with an earth-based material, materializing it with the ring's power.
(as I'd imagine Guy Gardner would make up his GL jacket)

It is fabric, though technically energy manifesting itself as a fabric.

I thought this was pretty funny:

Honestly, I dig the GL suit-as-anatomy-lesson idea.  On humans, it looks like a stylized musculature, on Kilowog it looks like armored skin-plates, on that lizard guy it looks like scales.  It makes each suit seem species specific, yet unified.  Very E Pluribus Unum.  Even if the cringe-worthy breathing effects and individual toes make it seem like they're wearing... nothing at all... nothing at all... nothing at all...

My idea that O hope someone else has thought of is battle-wear to the suit. Think about it. If Hal is fighting for a long time and losing, his suit would be a bit torn and missing pieces. However, if he gets inspired and has more willpower to fight, the suit would heal.

i say i like the construct energy costume idea for green lantern anyway. for like batman and superman i would say carrying the costume around or under their cloths is really the only way to go about it. Its different so its good. 

" Give him some goddamn boots! PERIOD. "

Ummm... Modern Age has it as the ring alters the matter around the GL with the ring. It is not an energy construct and it not a fabric like we generally consider it... It would probably better be described as an Organic metal material... which is not "fabric"... if we take into account what we know of the best elements in the universe to create things out of.

so how long before we see a real life suit by a fan ?

I think it depends on how they will the costume into a construct. Like it seems that can will it to be fabric like or they can will it to just be energy like the standard style. I think the basic default GL costume is just energy and goes away when you lose the ring or concentration, but the custom ones don't because they're a kind of long standing construct...my two cents

  I get that the movie is dealing with the concept of using energy to construct the costume the same way in the comics. It can work either way, until I see it in complete action for than 45 seconds on screen.

I'm biased in the sense that an energy construct suit seems to make more sense with the energies the ring possesses.  After all, in the cold vacuum of space its doubtful that simple fabric would protect a GL sentient from the harsh temperatures.  Still, it does raise interesting questions about indecency and power outages should the ring run out of juice.  And then again, look at the advantages.  What if you wanted to impress the ladies in your GL suit and make your shoes look bigger? ::Chuckles:: And kudos to those who know where I'm going with that. 

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I think the ring has the uniform programmed in, so that when they put it on its already there.  But it doesn't require concentration to form it or to keep it on.  At least I don't think.
I think the wearer can reprogram the ring's suit like Kyle did.  I think it makes more sense for the uniforms to be constructs created by the rings, that don't require concentration.  And I think the possibility of the ring running out leaving the Green Lantern without powers and without a costume is an interesting idea, it gives a weakness like the color yellow but a built in problem.  But I think if the suit disappears it returns to their regular cloths right?

I don't remember, but didn't John Stewart's ring loose power on the Savage Time episode, I forget how he dealt with it, but he ended up in as a soldier in uniform somehow.  Maybe he lost his costume with the ring's power, or maybe he still had the costume but changed to blend in since he didn't have powers.  I don't remember, but I am sure they dealt with the idea on the cartoon.

To me the GL costume, I was saying this long before the casting was even done, should be an alien material looking thing.  No zippers, no straps, no wrinkles or folds, no seems.  I said it should look like it came from the GL's mind, so it shouldn't look like a real world costume.  It should be like a second skin.  I never envisioned the muscular idea for the movie, but I like it.  I don't like the idea of him wearing a tight, real, costume made of fabric and having straps, zippers, and wrinkling at the bends of his elbows and such.
The ring makes the GL's thoughts reality, makes their ideas physical, so why not have part of that be the costume?  Why would the ring be able to make anything but the GL has to wear a fabric costume?  All I know is that the GL puts the ring on and is suddenly in costume, the ring comes off and they are out of costume and back in civilian clothes.  But I think I have also seen where a GL is killed and the ring leaves them but they are still in a costume, like Abin Sur.  So I don't know.

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The movie suit is better.

Well, in the comics we already know that it's energy.  The best example is Secret Origins.  When Sinestro's GL costume "comes off" he is wearing the classic black and blue outfit from comic's past.  Hal Jordan typically is in his flight jack and normal clothing.  Also, they mention that the black on the green lantern's costume is freezing to the touch.

I'm not 100% in love with the movie GL costume, but this could change when I actually see it on the big screen.  The initial pictures of Reynolds as GL had me worried as the coloring was weird and I didn't care for the extremely fake looking textures of the costume.  I am fine with them taking liberties in designing something new for the movie as I can't expect white gloves and boots, but just like Green Goblin in the first Spider-Man movie I know there are/were better designs to use than what they actually came up with.

Either way, my biggest issues with the movie as of now (just judging based on trailers and clips) is Reynold's portrayal of Jordan.  Sure Jordan was anti-authority but to begin with he wasn't a wise cracking, typical for Ryan Reynolds, comedic character.  Also, I wish they would have used Secret Origins as the basis for the story opposed to us getting some huge story about Paralax right from the beginning.   Some people say this is a "bad idea" because its dumb to introduce the power rings, but these people probably haven't read the whole thing. You could easily take anything regarding other color spectrums or black hand out of it....Atrocitus would be a pretty cool bad guy. 

Eh, it's okay.

Ryan Ryenolds' head looks to big.

I'm also not a fan of the " toes ".

That's weird, I was thinking about that a lot lately

energy, because fabric can be destroyed alot easier, and fabric rides up your crouch if the suit is to tight

Fabric is energy, everything is energy, look it up in a physics book and stop wasting peoples time.

The suit has been made by the ring for a while now; and Secret Origins indicates it's automatic, same as the mask. 

I'm gonna have to go with the power construct suit. For a human like Hal, Guy or Kyle a tailored suit could also work, but what about Kilowog? There would have to be some kind of Oa sanctioned Corps tailor for every new recruit.

Getting back to the issue of comic costumes verses movies, this is actually a pretty key point for film and television adaptations.

Part of what bothered me so much about Superman Returns (among many other things) was the costume. In the comics, we can draw in all of the individual muscles and tendons to truly emphasize the heroes' incredible physique. Most of the time heroes are drawn with costumes so tight it actually looks more like they just put on some differently colored skin rather than a costume. But no matter how tight your spandex are, we in the real world simply don't have fabric that fits that tightly, nor, I don't think, would we want to.

It worked out alright with Spider-Man's suit because of the varying colours and web pattern to distract from it, but Superman's costume is essentially a giant blue body glove with red briefs. In the comics it's all fine and good because it is wrapped around Superman's ridiculous physique and the costume becomes iconic and inspiring. The one that Brandon Routh wore however just couldn't show that and the end result ended up looking, well, silly.

Ryan Reynolds' GL  Costume is the only one we've seen thus far that truly shows the level of detail and musculature that we see in the comics, and it's an interesting change. I'm very eager to see Henry Cavill's Superman costume especially with the "modern re-telling" spin on the movie.

@vashdog: half correct, everything is made up of matter and energy.

mater is stored energy and energy is matter at work..........................................

Energy! That way when they run out of power the hot ladies will be neked. I like neked ladies.

It is made of bread.

" The costume in the film is cool but the only problem i have with it is the mask."

Energy Construct > Fabric hands down.

He should make a power created suit and wear that over a regular suit. 

It's energy.  At least that's what I always thought it was....  I could be wrong.

i prefer the fabric, but this is the first GL MOVIE I'LL GIVE THE ENERGY A SHOT and  didn't have a picture of Reynolds wearing fabric without gloves what's up with that

i think the comic outfit does not make sense. If the ring creates it, then why are parts black?

BTW, why is Hal ripped? If I was a GL i would be totally fat and fly on a green couch.

I like the energy suits if for no other reason than it makes a cool scene when a GL's ring runs out of power and they change back to their normal clothes. It's a nice visual representation of their vulnerability.

Has anyone else noticed that the movie's GL costume has almost the same exact design cut-outs as Spiderman? I mean, just make the green red and the black blue and viola, other than the outer side of the arms, practically identical from the front.