Superman is supposed to be larger than life however after rewatching that scene something does seem a bit off about it. I still think that trailer looks awesome and I'm definitely looking forward to this one. I like the darker and grittier tone of the movie. A stark contrast to the original 1989 Batman which was heavily criticized for starring Michael Keaton (a comedian) and Tim Burton ( a comedic director).
Haven't always been the biggest Affleck fan but he's got some really great movies under his belt and he pulls off batman just fine. Eisenberg on the other hand, rarely have I seen a single casting with the ability to completely ruin a movie. He's annoying as hell, he has an annoying crackly voice like someone still going through puberty and he has very limited range as I've seen enough of him to know he plays the same character in every single movie he's in. Sometimes it has to do with the bar being set so high by great actors like Gene Hackman or Rosenbaum in smallville who I had a hard time accepting as lex luthor at first but his performance was able to carry that show at times.
And that right there is the crux of the issue with people's thoughts on Eisenberg's Lex. It seems obvious to me that for most people, it has very little to do with Eisenberg's acting ability, but almost everything to do with their dislike for the actor.
I will admit that there were several actors I would have picked over Eisenberg before his casting, actors like Bradley Cooper, Leo Dicaprio, Joaquin Phoenix, and Matt Damon. Primarily because my favourite depictions of Luthor render a handsome or physically winsome man.
That, however, isn't at the core of the character. Simply described, Luthor is a brilliant, but, narcissistic businessman with a love for scientific research and and the social sciences. Every Lex Luthor must have those characteristics. Everything else is dependant on the plot.
As a result, even though I wasn't thrilled by Eisenberg's casting, I decided to keep an open mind since he is unquestionably a great actor, and obviously has the ability to pull of an intelligent, narcissistic, and privileged man.
Since then, everything I've been reading and now seeing about Luthor in this film has moved me from a guy with an open mind to a guy who is almost certain that Eisenberg will be a great Luthor.
The issue though, is that a lot of people don't want to accept him as Luthor because they simply dislike Eisenberg, and frankly, from what I've been reading, many people do not understand the character as well as they think they do.
It is also helpful to remember that just as Superman wasn't the established and mature Superman in Man of Steel, the same will be true for Luthor in Batman V Superman. Lex Luthor isn't evil for evil's sake, he is evil because his narcissistic nature forces him to be so as a result of Superman's existence. He truly believes that Superman's quest to help mankind actually hurts it in an evolutionary sense, and in some ways, he has a point.
Ben Affleck's casting for Batman was almost universally despised (I thought it was great casting), and as expected, that has changed dramatically after people learned and saw more of him as Batman. Well, I think people should wait before discrediting Eisenberg as Luthor. Hilariously, the harshest fans of there, comic-books fans, are a lot more accepting of Eisenberg as Lex than the general public is, just as they were when Affleck was cast as Batman. That says a lot.
Lol sorry for the essays, I am just thoroughly enjoying these discussions.
