I guess I'm in the minority. But I like the new suit. I could instantly recognize it as being Superman. I certainly don't like it any less than the MOS suit, which itself was "busy" with its own patterns and details. In fact, I actually kind of like the new suit a little bit more than the MOS suit.
Of course, I would like to see more pictures in different angles and lighting. And see it in motion in a trailer of course. My opinions can change after that.
And I do wish they would have chosen a more "optimistic" vibe in the reveal photo, especially given all that Gunn has said about how this Superman is supposed to be hopeful, kind, and huggable. Yet I also get the "working man lacing up his boots to go to work" vibe they were going for in the picture. I just want the actual film to be more optimistic in tone.
It has been kind of depressing these past few days seeing what feels like mostly negative reaction to the suit. However, I do know that there is a certain segment of the fanbase who have been, and will continue to be, opposed to anything related to the new DC films because those fans are loyal to Snyder and/or Henry Cavill.
And I get it. They are certainly entitled to their opinions. I always liked Cavill but disliked Snyder's approach. I felt Cavill was a huge waste of opportunity. So I'm glad they are rebooting with a different approach (hopefully).
But to say this whole film is now "doomed." Or to say the new suit is "WTF garbage" when the MOS suit wasn't exactly comic book faithful either. That just strikes me as partisan fanboy hyperbolism.
I sincerely hope that future pics and trailers will show this suit off in a better light and change some minds about it. And most of all, in the end, I sincerely hope we get a Superman film that feels true to the character and makes all Superman fans proud.