While similar criticisms (and accompanying fan-art “fixes”) greeted the similarly darkened-down Superman suit from Man of Steel, the same basic look returned for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice.
With Justice League well into its production and development already underway on the myriad solo hero spinoff features, it seems unlikely that fans who’ve come to dislike the darker aesthetic of the DC Extended Universe will see a radical change like this applied any time soon.
While reddit user The_Arrowverse doesn’t necessarily take away the movie costume’s armored look (which has puzzled some fans as to its usefulness to a hero whose main powers involve speed and dexterity), it does increase the brightness and coverage of the red and yellow sections.
The recoloring offers a glimpse at what a more comics-accurate color scheme might have looked like while adhering the bulked-up suit that appears to be a recurring theme of the DCEU movie heroes. While it’s theoretically possible that Miller’s Flash could indeed look slightly closer to the color scheme of this version when the costume is photographed in daylight, it’s worth noting that Justice League director Zack Snyder’s overall palette for his DC contributions has involved muted hues for the costumed characters even as the sets and backgrounds often employ high-contrast color schemes.