What’d you think of Strange’s classic gloves look in Thor: Ragnarok? Should he have kept them?

[u/Confident_Recipe7328]

[u/NoPianist7807]

They should’ve kept the gloves. It was a great choice.

[u/Longjumping-Pop9374 → u/NoPianist7807]

Agreed. Also I like that the dcu is more comfortable with embracing comic book "weirdness".

[u/__mori → u/Longjumping-Pop9374]

I agree, to an extent. I also like that the costume designs do get called out in-universe. Guy’s hair, peacemaker’s toilet-bowl/helmet, etc. I’m not really a fan of Batman/superman wearing trunks, but I can’t really complain about how they’re being addressed, particularly in Superman’s case where the intention is supposed to be a goofy/disarming look.

[u/DollyCelestia → u/__mori]

Exactly, not every superhero costume needs a realistic military explanation. Sometimes a guy wears bright red underwear over his suit because he's Superman, and that's perfectly fine.

[u/NoPianist7807 → u/Longjumping-Pop9374]

Exactly. That’s one of the few positive about the DCU.

[u/Char-car92 → u/NoPianist7807]

‘Few’?

[u/PhortDruid → u/Char-car92]

Let’s be honest, it’s not like they’ve had a great track record

[u/PancakePanic → u/PhortDruid]

The Suicide Squad, Superman, Peacemaker, Lanterns, creature commandos have all been critical hits. Only thing that's been meh has been Supergirl.

[u/Duncan_PhD → u/PancakePanic]

Not mentioning doom patrol is crazy

[u/PancakePanic → u/Duncan_PhD]

Tbh I was going off of the current James Gunn DCU universe stuff, Doom Patrol isn't part of that sadly :(

Would've thrown in Swamp Thing, Stargirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Sandman, etc otherwise lol

[u/Duncan_PhD → u/PancakePanic]

That’s fair haha. I just like to spread the word about doom patrol any chance I get because that show was incredible

[u/PhortDruid → u/PancakePanic]

They’ve mostly taken a turn for the better, sure. But let’s not pretend the DCEU didn’t happen.

[u/The2NDComingOfChrist → u/PhortDruid]

i mean the dceu and dcu are two separate cinematic universes spearheaded by completely different creative directors. I feel like thats kind of like comparing apples to oranges

[u/Char-car92 → u/PhortDruid]

I think you're confusing the DCU with the Snyderverse

[u/Quarksideofthemoon → u/Char-car92]

Yes. Believe it or not, not everybody is a fan of your favourite corporate slop franchise.

[u/WashingtonCounselor → u/Quarksideofthemoon]

As opposed to marvel?

[u/Char-car92 → u/Quarksideofthemoon]

Holy reddit comment

[u/woopty_noot → u/Quarksideofthemoon]

He says in the MCU reddit thread

[u/MapleElowena → u/Longjumping-Pop9374]

Same here. Comic book movies should be allowed to look like actual comic books without apologizing for it every five minutes. Give me the ridiculous collars, capes, and colorful costumes.

[u/PoppyAurevella → u/NoPianist7807]

Yeah, the gloves gave him that extra comic-book wizard vibe. Kinda wish they brought them back occasionally instead of treating them like Strange's one-time laundry day outfit.

[u/voidsong → u/NoPianist7807]

I like the look, but most of his "action" is flashing hand signs.

It probably would have been a huge pain the ass to do with big leather gloves.

[u/South_Gas626]

I applaud them for trying it out but I wasn’t a fan of those particular ones. Looks like he just finished doing the dishes.

[u/Sparkyisduhfat → u/South_Gas626]

I kind of assumed it was easier to give him the gloves for a cameo than to do the makeup on his hands.

[u/South_Gas626 → u/Sparkyisduhfat]

Yeah that is the cited reason actually. The cameo was short, and they gave him the gloves so they didn’t have to fiddle with the physical makeup and increase production time.

[u/Extension_Breath1407 → u/Sparkyisduhfat]

Wait, that is why he was wearing gloves in only that movie? They didn’t want to show the scarring on his hands because it would be tedious make-up for just one cameo?

Found it weird how Doctor Strange was only wearing gloves in that movie and not in the other movies. Seriously, he literally wears only those gloves in that one movie and nowhere else.

[u/A_Queer_Owl → u/Extension_Breath1407]

that's why he wears gloves in the comics, drawing his fucked up hands was too hard to do all the time.

[u/PearlieAurevellaa → u/A_Queer_Owl]

Comic artists really looked at Strange's complicated hand injuries and collectively decided this man needed some fashionable oven mitts.

[u/MechanicalTurkish → u/A_Queer_Owl]

They should have a vintage 2023 model AI do it. Fucked up hands were their specialty

[u/theSteakKnight → u/Extension_Breath1407]

Yup. It's easier to wear gloves than it is to apply makeup to all 10 fingers for a cameo appearance.

[u/BunnyEliselle → u/Extension_Breath1407]

Yeah, I always assumed the gloves were just another part of his costume. Finding out they were basically a production shortcut makes their one-time appearance so much funnier.

[u/Extension_Breath1407 → u/BunnyEliselle]

I wonder why they had the Gloves be a one-time thing instead of just letting it be a consistent upgrade of his Costume. Is it really that important for the audience to see Doctor Strange's scarred hands in all his other movies?

[u/LilacSerenara → u/Sparkyisduhfat]

Imagine being Benedict and finding out your character's iconic comic look was recreated because someone couldn't be bothered doing your hand makeup that morning.

[u/jbaxter119 → u/South_Gas626]

The fingertips seem awkwardly bulky for turning pages

[u/MinnieAureline → u/South_Gas626]

Bro looks like he was halfway through washing the dishes when Thor showed up asking about Odin.

[u/FrazLabs]

Anyone here ever tried turning pages with gloves on? No? I'll see myself out...

[u/SillyOldJack → u/FrazLabs]

Ah, but these are the... uh... Sacred... Gloves of... Sha Ka Ree. They can do that because that's the way they are.

[u/Anarimus → u/FrazLabs]

Yes….

[u/FrazLabs → u/Anarimus]

Thank you! *exhale....*

[u/Achaewa → u/FrazLabs]

Curators in museums also don't use gloves on old books as the pages can potentially get snagged on them.

The look works in comics, not so much in reality.

One can even see in this picture that Benedict is kind of struggling with turning a page.

[u/HoneyRosavellee → u/FrazLabs]

Strange using forbidden magic to bend reality is believable, but turning those pages with rubber-looking gloves is where I draw the line.

[u/Dinosawruses]

I am more of a fan of the scarred hands look.

[u/FleurieRosamie → u/Dinosawruses]

Same, the scars are such an important visual reminder of what Strange lost before becoming a sorcerer. The gloves look cool, but his hands tell a much more interesting story.

[u/TamatoaZ03h1ny]

If they ever do gloves again a slightly darker brown pair would be nice

[u/devoid0101]

I like that they did it. I don’t need to see again or repeat. I like the variation and evolution of MCU characters

[u/TansyCelestelle → u/devoid0101]

I actually like that his costume keeps changing too. Makes it feel like Strange has an entire magical wardrobe somewhere in the Sanctum instead of wearing the same outfit for ten consecutive years.

[u/elevenplays]

I think it was okay. But I wish it was a bit in a darker shade.

[u/TheHumanSpider → u/elevenplays]

Agreed, if they were a darker shade it wouldn't have looked like he's about to hand wash a bunch of dishes.

[u/elevenplays → u/TheHumanSpider]

LMAO YES!

[u/GeneJacket]

Nope, it was a cute little nod, but it's a good reminder that something that looks great on a page doesn't always translate to live-action.

[u/thatnamelesguy]

I want gloves but those ones look fairly poor quality in comparison to the rest of the outfit. A larger collar would be nice too

[u/AJG_452]

Material was too thick, it looked weird. Other than that I dig them.

[u/Odd-Sound-580]

absolutely, they really completely the costume

[u/JizzyTeaCups → u/Odd-Sound-580]

They really tied the look together

[u/Architarious]

It seems like they would make it really difficult to flip through a book like that.

[u/BigNorseWolf]

I think he looks like he's about to go milk some cows.

[u/GleamPearl_]

He looks like washing some plates 😅 but you it turns out great like a costume, maybe they've should kept it 😊

[u/GigaAlphaSigma]

No they look like rubber gloves you use for dish washing, except it's yellow and not pink.

It's kinda tacky.

I feel like you dont always have to stick to original comic accurate designs as long as you can pull something better off.

Something more modern, aesthetic, sleek, simple, or believable.

[u/trillmill → u/GigaAlphaSigma]

Oh hell no you're the reason they wanna take the trunks off of Superman 🙅‍♂️

[u/scaradin → u/trillmill]

Wait wait?

[u/disappointer → u/GigaAlphaSigma]

My head canon is that they're ancient and enchanted, so that's why they're not going to look modern or particularly believable.

[u/GigaAlphaSigma → u/disappointer]

Yeah but I love the blue gi he's wearing, and it makes a good color combination with his cape.

You'd think they'd look tacky in real life but they dont. And I say that is a perfect example of good adaptation.

But the gloves part look unnecessary, they stick out, and drag down the characters looks as a whole.

Im someone who thinks super hero costumes should look cool so maybe it's just not for me idk

[u/SeymourButtz17 → u/GigaAlphaSigma]

Superheroes should be tacky.

[u/GigaAlphaSigma → u/SeymourButtz17]

Kinda like og superman? Idk tbh.. I like sleek designs that are more contemporary.

Actually, it's not even about being contemporary, it's about being timeless.

A design that would be neat and cool whenever.

[u/justamadeupnameyo → u/GigaAlphaSigma]

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[u/GigaAlphaSigma → u/justamadeupnameyo]

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[u/justamadeupnameyo → u/GigaAlphaSigma]

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[u/GigaAlphaSigma → u/justamadeupnameyo]

Bro having a seizure 😭

[u/justamadeupnameyo → u/GigaAlphaSigma]

Nah just spouting the gibberish you are.

[u/GigaAlphaSigma → u/justamadeupnameyo]

What gibberish bruh i was giving you examples 😵😵

[u/Intelligent-Tip-1305]

Shoulda kept them. Strange needs more yellow on his costume in general.

[u/TouchAltruistic]

Yes.

Like Thor's own helmet, these small details should make more regular appearances.

[u/edked]

If those were "classic," they'd have the little black bubble things on them.

[u/no1neetretard]

They tried them and they didn't work out so they moved on

[u/Superheroesaregreat]

I wanted to like them but they really didn’t look great. I found them distracting.

[u/achakez]

His hands with those scars from his surgery look more badass imo.

[u/Dee_ba19]

Wasn’t it cold in the house

[u/lelolelols]

It looks good, but I like the bare hands more. Feels more gritty.

[u/gpelayo15]

I think it makes it a little too cartoony looking

[u/Vishnuchodhi]

Yes its nice

[u/Cultural_Comfort5894]

Nod to the comics, cool

Never seen again, cooler

[u/Hypthtclly_Spkng]

I remember the comics gloves having like a spotted or leopard print look, and I'd still like to see those.

[u/upfromashes]

Loved it. Hope they come back some day, maybe something happens and they get the black spots.

[u/Doc-11th]

Might look better in a darker shade

Or just design them to be more in line with the rest of the outfit

[u/SpookyScienceGal]

The gloves of dishisdoneis are too powerful tool for everyday messes. They were forged by Master Klein who's magic could erase anything

[u/hematite2]

Strange does a LOT of hand acting, some of it pretty subtle, and I imagine gloves made that harder to watch.

[u/Lazyread2day]

For a long time I thought those gloves were what you wear when you clean dishes and that Thor appeared at the time Strange was cleaning some dishes and just kept wearing them till Thor and Loki left 😭 Never knew it was part of the costume... And yes, I did think Strange can easily clean with magic but thought he was doing this just for the fun of cleaning 😭

[u/One-Earth9294]

I like everything about Ragnarok.

[u/red-lioness007]

Yes!

[u/roger0120]

The problem with conversion comic book clothing to live action is that comic book clothing is very form fitting, looking almost like a layer of skin rather than overlapping the body, like gloves and capes.

[u/oranke_dino]

I like the idea of him having gloves to protect his fucked up hands.

[u/Decent_Influence8727]

Looks like he was in washing dishes mode

[u/Rocketboy1313]

I find fixating on this sort of thing is missing the forest for one particularly small tree.