What Each Movie Batsuit Reveals About Its Director's Batman Vision

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The Batsuit has a long history in the movies, and each version of Batman's costume tells a lot about the Batman directors and their visions.

While the Joel Schumacher's Batman movie suits were not that different from Tim Burton's, the costumes worn by Val Kilmer and George Clooney had some noticeable differences from the ones seen in Batman and Batman Returns. There were now even more sculptured muscles on the Batsuit and the addition of the infamous "Bat-nipples." Joel Schumacher was trying to echo the greek statues and anatomical drawings with the Batsuits, as superheroes were meant to be this larger-than-life figure; the pinnacle of what a human could achieve. Schumacher was also trying to make the best use of the rubber molding technique – which had advanced a lot since Batman Returns. Another element that played a major role in the Batman Forever and Batman & Robin Batsuits was the need to make the new movies different from the Tim Burton ones, especially regarding merchandising. As such, Val Kilmer and George Clooney had two Batsuits each, not to mention the new Bat-vehicles.