WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Zack Snyder's Justice League, now streaming on HBO Max.

When it was confirmed Zack Snyder's Justice League had Superman in his black suit, many felt this was proof the director had a handle on the character's future in the DC Extended Universe. Given that Kal-El wore it after Doomsday killed him in the comics, Snyder's supporters were adamant Kal-El would be done justice here upon resurrection, completing the journey started in Man of Steel in terms of life, death and rebirth for the Kryptonian savior. However, as cool as it is to see him donning it, Superman using this outfit in the Snyder Cut makes absolutely no sense.

After the League brings him back, Kal-El heads back to Smallville while they seek out Steppenwolf. There, Superman talks about not wasting his "second chance," reconnecting as Clark Kent with Lois and his mom, Martha. He then heads to his ship and bypasses various suits there, including his signature red and blue, before opting for the black one.

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According to Snyder, this was done to keep him closer to his Kryptonian family. The director wanted Kal to wear the black that he saw Jor-El wearing during his education, with this suit pointing "inward" emotionally. The red and blue pointed "outward" in Snyder's eyes, thus he felt the hero should wear the introspective, black suit. The problem with this is that Superman has already scrubbed that Kryptonian introspection from his system. At this point, he's more human than anything else, and his mortality being tested more or less signifies this.

Moreover, it's his connection with his human family that brings Superman to his senses, so he should want to wear the red and blue suit -- the one they relate to and which all of mankind has bought into. After all, it's the symbol of hope, beacon of light and signal of inspiration that the DCEU believes in. To top it off, Superman should remember his hallucination in Man of Steel, where he wore the black suit and sank into a sea of skulls as Zod taunted him. Thus, wearing something so dark and morose is counterintuitive because the only association he has with it is death, not life.

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Furthermore, there's no context in the film that actually explains this decision; it's just a superficial wardrobe choice. In the comics, Superman wore the black suit because it helped him heal, acting as a regeneration matrix that absorbed solar rays. Although Snyder does show him hovering over Earth, basking in the yellow sun like a messiah and then speeding back down to join the final fight, Superman gives no indication that the suit is serving a greater purpose. Because of this, it's hard to infer any other reason for the change beyond Superman wanting to look different.

Ultimately, Superman is totally alienated from his black suit and what it represents, so keeping it at the end feels like a forced Easter egg. The only concrete reason for the change is to depict a physical transformation of the character over the course of his trilogy, when viewers didn't need a visual cue to know that the hero was back with a different outlook on life.

Zack Snyder's Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ray Porter as Darkseid, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. The film is currently available on HBO Max.

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