Masks in Films

I recently came up with the idea of having my main character (The Auditor) being masked. I could not, however, think of an idea for a mask for him to wear. I turned to the Internet to research masks used in films and comics in the past. From comics mainly I got the small stereotypical band mask which just covers the strip of skin around your eyes. I considered this but then thought because I am already using a style similar to that used in The Spirit and The Spirit wears one of these masks it may look like i am just ripping off the character! The other types of mask were generally full face or 3/4 face covering but were all unique.

Next I looked at films. There are a few films that stood out because of masked characters such as Friday the 13th, for the hockey mask donning "Jason", V is for Vendetta, for the Mardi Gras styled Guy Fawkes mask that "V" wears and The Strangers, for the sack styled mask that the leader of "The Strangers". I did not want to use a hockey mask for sure because of the image people get of Jason when they see Hockey masks in films. I was very interested in the Mardi Gras styled masks and the sack mask however.
All though used at festivals, some had a really creepy sense about them because as well as hiding the wearers face they also , alot of the time, give the face a new shape or chandes facial fatures

I am definatley considering a beaked mardi-gras mask, similar to the picture on the right. (above)
I also liked the sack style mask. This is because it is very mysterious. Although I like it i'm not sure how suited it would be to my charecter or film because of what people associate with that type of mask. Normally when people think or see a sack mask they link it with executioners and killers (well different types of killer to the Auditor any way!!). I do still like the idea but I think if I were to use this idea I would compromise. So instead of using a sack mask I could use a balaclava (but preferably not black as these are too often associated with robbers).

At the moment it's a choice between sack styled mask/white balaclava and a mardi-gras styled beak mask.