Batman v Superman - Lex Luthor motivation

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ULTIMATE EDITION (2016)
Lex Luthor motivation

Film discription: Fearing that the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.

Director: Zack Snyder
Cast: Ben Affleck (Bruce Wayne / Batman), Henry Cavill (Clark Kent / Superman), Amy Adams (Lois Lane), Jesse Eisenberg (Lex Luthor), Gal Gadot (Diana Prince / Wonder Woman)...

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[Carbon_Based_Life_Form]

"No man in the sky intervened when I was a boy to deliver me from my daddy's fists and abominations " - Lex Luther

Later on Superman, a man in the sky, literally intervened when Doomsday's, an abomination, fists from punching Lex

Little details like that made this movie phenomenal

[mojok]

This scene was so epic. One of the best comic book villain dialogues along with The Joker's interrogation, Bane's Blackgate Speech and Green Goblin's speech on the roof with Spider-Man.

[stevengarcia]

“And now god bends to my will”....the line is so powerful🔥

[fiorefiore]

I thought that his performance as Lex was horrible until he mentioned his father abuse, then you understand that "this" Lex Luthor is more like a fragile unstable kid who uses his inflence his money and his skills to bring down the strongest man on earth.He hates Superman because he can't stand to see such a powerfull man doing his best to save people when the ones who could have saved him from his father didn't do anything.

[blameaxt]

Man, this movie was a masterpiece when you understand it in depth. What a masterpiece by Snyder. He's the best. This and man of steel were really great.

[Imthecomedian]

For those of you saying he’s too twitchy, have any of you ever been nervous? Like really nervous? Like the kind of nervous and anxiousness that arises when you’re threatening a god? His performance was spot on. But good work directors and writers in training. I’m eagerly awaiting your movies.

[kirbyppg]

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The theme of the film, power has bias, but it went over everyone's heads. The fans, the critics. Lex is pissed that the being he views as god has priorities. While Superman is willing to intervene in a Civil War (the one Lex orchestrated to make Superman look bad), he didn't intervene when he was physically and sexually abused by his father. Superman's facing the consequences of not being able to save everyone, the consequences of not being omnipotent. So to prove to the world that god has bias, he set up the climatic fight between Superman and Batman. He wanted to prove that Superman was willing to kill Batman to save his mother, who the world views as some random woman. This would embarrass Superman by making him go against his morals, and it will prove he's a threat because who else would he be willing to kill. Who would he be willing to sacrifice in order to save someone he values more? This is the meaning of this film, Superman's depression, Lex's plan, Batman's vengeance all revolve around the fact that Superman can't save everyone. And Superman's alone as no one can understand his dilemma. This movie's a fucking masterpiece.

[DD-kdzg]

1:59 "Every boy's special lady.. is his mother"

[brendaleake]

On April 26 2016 my dear friend Kurt Stegall (d. 12/23/2016) took me to see B v S. Kurt had already seen it a couple times! Opening night and a few nights later before he also took me a month after it opened. I loved the characters esp. Lex and Wonder Woman! Kurt passed away a little over a year ago. we also saw suicide squad and Dr. Strange together. Kurt liked B v S better than Suicide Squad, he had said. but sad he didn't get to catch Justice League. :(

[JohnDoe-hkec]

Honestly like his portrayal of Lex. It’s a modern take on a Titan of industry. Old Lex was a murdoch-esque Titan. This Lex is an antisocial Silicon Valley type.

[RedThorn]

"Yes, the almighty comes clean about how dirty he is when it counts."

Lex essentially wanted Superman to show the world fully how Superman is not "all good" by having him kill Batman in the same vein how the Christian/Hebrew God flooded the Earth, destroyed cities and caused the 10 plagues of Egypt to save his people.

"God is tribal, God takes sides."

Killing Batman to save Martha is Superman "taking a side."

[ICollectStuff]

This scene alone is the reason I absolutely love Jesse Eisenbergs unhinged portrayal of Lex Luthor

[BenyaminLorit]

I wasn't really sold on Jesse during the first half of the movie and even heard some giggles whenever he appeared but he was really effective during this scene. I was in a packed IMAX theater and for the whole duration of this scene, we were all dead quiet.

[jellyandjam]

This movie is so unbelievably dark, like it feels terrible, they nailed it. Lex really was terrifying😵

Epic movie!!

[iambuhlockay]

This movie has flaws, but it’s aged extremely well.

[gager]

am i the only one who likes the "now

[TheGamingManiac]

is it bad i know his dialogue by heart?

[ridhimaansharma]

I love the dialogues in this movie so much.

[Francois]

It's incredible that he looks like a fusion of Lex and the Joker.

[Kev]

Turning lex into what’s basically a more extreme version of Mark Zuckerberg was genius