DC’s new Superman will finally explain how Clark Kent’s glasses disguise his identity

I don’t know about you, but I can still tell who you are if you take your glasses off. I’ll still know it’s you if you put them back on, too. The same goes for trying to hide my own identity. I’m pretty sure people can tell it’s still me, with or without glasses.

But when it comes to Superman, we accept that once Clark Kent takes off his glasses, he becomes the Kryptonian superhero, no questions asked. Nobody seems to realize that he looks basically identical to that reporter from the Daily Planet.

After completing whatever mission he might have to save the world, Superman will put his glasses back on after taking off his suit and he becomes unrecognizable. He is now Clark Kent, a clumsy human living his life without really making an impression.

We’ve all come to accept this silly detail in Superman movies and comics for decades, without ever worrying about it being a plot hole. It's just the way the character works. DC had to figure out a way to have Superman’s face visible at all times without having anyone questioning Clark Kent’s secret identity when he’s not on superhero duty.

It’s not just Superman that does it. MCU superheroes use hats and glasses all the time when they want to blend in with a crowd of civilians, and it always works.

But we no longer have to wonder why the glasses are so effective at hiding one’s identity in DC movies. Ahead of the Superman reboot's premiere, James Gunn has finally explained the “plot hole,” and it makes perfect sense.

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