Lex is my favorite character, for more reasons than one, and the trailer and Jesse’s interpretation of Lex will capture everything that I love about the character.
Do I love Lex’s mech suit in the comics? Yes and no, not really, it was cool at first, but it’s actually a bit played out, especially due to the fact that mech suit or not, if Lex doesn’t have Kryptonite, Superman wins. The mech suit works well in the comics, and it would definitely be fun to see on screen, but we don’t need to and actually shouldn’t see the mech suit, especially not for the initial introduction to Lex. The mech suit comes much later.
Some Guy: You don’t like the mech suit, well, What should we see then, for this initial version, since your so well versed on the character, huh, huh?? When is Lex going to smoke a Cigar, huh, huh??
Me: Alright, I do like the mech suit, why don’t you work on your reading comprehension…..
Some Guy: I’m trying, starts to sob….
Me: …. Takes a shot of whiskey ….
Initially, we should see a Lex Luthor before Superman. Lex Luthor before Superman is completely different than Lex Luthor after Superman. When I read the comments on here, that’s what people mean when they say evolution, they mean character progression, and that is exactly what we will be getting in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”, we will be watching Lex Luthor the Winner, with his whole life ahead of him, become Lex Luthor the Loser (Spoiler, ha) with Superman and the Justice League watching his every move and ready to take action.
What does this mean? It means that as crazy and smart, and insane and two faced and jealous as the Lex Luthor in the trailer seems, he will get even crazier, and jealous, more insane, but most of all he will get ANGRY, because Lex doesn’t take well to losing.
So, in my opinion, they are doing Lex’s origin justice without a doubt in my mind. This is actually exactly what I want to see on screen, and Jesse is a perfect candidate for the role.
If Lex started out as evil and more sinister and more intimidating, in his initial introduction, what would happen after he loses, what would there be to look forward too except for more of the same….
I think there’s really 2 questions for true comic book fans to answer regarding Eisenberg and Lex…. (because let’s be honest, the GA really won’t care about any of this)
Can Jesse Eisenberg play Lex Luthor before he loses to Superman?
Yes.
Can Jesse Eisenberg play Lex after he loses to Superman?
My opinion is Yes, but, as of now, this is unknown.
Can Jesse Eisenberg play an angry, jealous, and obsessed person on screen? Jealous and obsessed without a doubt, but can Jesse play angry and intimidating. Again, in my opinion, yes, he definitely can, but I can understand how this can cause some mix in opinions.
So, that’s how I feel, I wrote this up pretty quickly, so hopefully it makes sense. I can’t wait for “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” and the rest of the DCEU, the trailer got me even more hyped than I was before….
I also love that Batman v Superman is going to explore who Lex is as a scientist too, I can’t wait!!
What do you think?
Some Guy: This article is a waste of space and should be thrown in the trash….
Me: Leave me alone guy!