User blog comment:Kate.moon/The Avengers Shoot at Central Park Part II/@comment-1671874-20110907013739/@comment-3317214-20110911080956

For me though, the thing is, the original comic book one is simple. It's basically just a bit of tight material, right? Whereas for a movie they add the next level of realism with details and intricacies that fit the purpose and the time. In the case of the First Avenger, you had something that looks great, but it looks great in a WWII-ish way, all bad arse and stuff. The newer one, is so much more simple, but on a more complex level - the little indents in the armour-type thing, the smaller red strips, the patchy cloth. It just reminds me of Batman Begins, and how much the comic book movies owe to Nolan and his team... And I think that shows how much Marvel and DC learn from each other. It's been going on forever, hasn't it? You've got the Justice League, and then the Fantastic Four come out and then the Avengers. Doom Patrol, then X-men come out. You have Batman Begins, which is sick, and then the whole MCU follows which is just brilliant. I'm seeing a pattern which shows a lot of Marvel taking DC's ideas... But hey, Marvel make such good characters that make DC strive to be better and vice versa. So, maybe DC will follow with the Justice League, having learned from the Avengers' mistakes (although I hope there are none). And who knows, we might see a Marvel Universe Online... Anyway, I'm getting off topic - On second thought, I change my answer to neither. They're both too awesome...