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Post by thisguy4000 on Sept 24, 2021 3:19:02 GMT
Like many other people, I was pretty disappointed with Jesse Eisenberg’s depiction of Lex Luthor for the longest time, and it baffled me that they chose to take the character in that direction, but looking back, I think I can kind of see what they were going for.
Yes, Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor is a manic weirdo who does some really bizarre things and can barely seem to form coherent thoughts, but I think that’s the point? He’s someone who has delusions of grandeur, when in reality, he’s an emotionally stunted manchild who hates Superman solely because his existence challenges Lex’s worldview. Mind you, the character’s scheme is still rather convoluted, and I do think I might‘ve still preferred a more traditional Post-Crisis take the on the character, but overall I think Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor has aged better than something like Jared Leto’s Joker.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Sept 24, 2021 5:47:39 GMT
Yes, Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor is a manic weirdo who does some really bizarre things and can barely seem to form coherent thoughts, but I think that’s the point? Who said it wasn't?
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Post by politicidal on Sept 24, 2021 21:37:52 GMT
I wasn't against the casting and I liked his appearance in JL slightly better than in BVS. As for a reappearance well, there's a rumor floating around.
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Post by Lux on Sept 25, 2021 22:53:02 GMT
Lex Luthor was never an emotionally stunted manchild he was a calculating villain.
I found Jesse's Lex Luthor too much like the Joker or the Riddler. He was convincingly fucked in the head, he just wasn't convincingly Lex Luthor. And his scenes with Holly Hunter were some of the weirdest scenes I've ever seen any movie.
It deviated from being a Superman movie to feeling like a special needs teacher watching from a distance.
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Post by Skaathar on Sept 29, 2021 2:32:47 GMT
Like many other people, I was pretty disappointed with Jesse Eisenberg’s depiction of Lex Luthor for the longest time, and it baffled me that they chose to take the character in that direction, but looking back, I think I can kind of see what they were going for. Yes, Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor is a manic weirdo who does some really bizarre things and can barely seem to form coherent thoughts, but I think that’s the point? He’s someone who has delusions of grandeur, when in reality, he’s an emotionally stunted manchild who hates Superman solely because his existence challenges Lex’s worldview. Mind you, the character’s scheme is still rather convoluted, and I do think I might‘ve still preferred a more traditional Post-Crisis take the on the character, but overall I think Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor has aged better than something like Jared Leto’s Joker. I understood what they were trying to do with Eisenberg Lex... and I still think it sucks. Way go to to make one of most well-known DC villains into a joke. DC had an even worse villain problem than Marvel. Faora was the best villain they had.
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Post by CrepedCrusader on Sept 30, 2021 16:05:45 GMT
I remember watching BvS and Eisenberg's hair looked like a bad wig, and I kept waiting for them to reveal that he'd been bald the while time and they never did.
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Post by Nalkarj on Sept 30, 2021 16:52:08 GMT
I’ve always liked the take and am still unsure why people hate it so much.
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Post by politicidal on Sept 30, 2021 20:33:05 GMT
I’ve always liked the take and am still unsure why people hate it so much. Might have something to do with the jar of piss. |
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Oct 2, 2021 20:13:30 GMT
I’ve always liked the take and am still unsure why people hate it so much. New takes are fine within reason, but people haven't followed the character for decades just to see him turned into the polar opposite of what they liked about him in the first place. It doesn't help that Eisnberg isn't well suited to this kind of material. It was divisive when Jim Carrey did it in Batman, and Eisenberg is no Jim Carrey. |
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Post by politicidal on Oct 2, 2021 21:08:48 GMT
I’ve always liked the take and am still unsure why people hate it so much. New takes are fine within reason, but people haven't followed the character for decades just to see him turned into the polar opposite of what they liked about him in the first place. It doesn't help that Eisnberg isn't well suited to this kind of material. It was divisive when Jim Carrey did it in Batman, and Eisenberg is no Jim Carrey. Jar of piss aside, I think it’d make slightly more sense if Jesse Eisenberg was playing someone like Glorious Godfrey instead. |
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Post by Power Ranger on Oct 4, 2021 16:03:33 GMT
Yeah, I liked his Luthor. I’d like to see him alongside Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker.
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Post by thisguy4000 on Nov 27, 2022 4:09:29 GMT
Just bumping this thread to say that in recent days, I’ve come to the realization that Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor is basically Elon Musk.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 29, 2022 17:24:59 GMT
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