Let's focus on the key points. Basically, it seems that there are more criticisms now about the inexplicable fight between Superman and Batman, as well as the problem of complicated branch lines. In fact, it's not inexplicable at all. The layout of Mr. Lai has been in place for two years. From the beginning of the film to the reconciliation between the two, except for Batman/Bruce's dream, almost every step was made by Lex, in roughly chronological order. Counting them:
1. Superman and Zod demolished a large building during MOS, and the LexCorp headquarters under construction was also demolished. Since then, Lex has embarked on the road of no return for the one Superman. After Superman killed Zod, the Epidemic Prevention Bureau kept the body, and the National Security Bureau built a greenhouse to cover the spacecraft.
2. Wayne Finance was dismantled. Bruce, as a top ten employer, regarded the casualties of his employees as Superman killing his own family. Employee Wallace broke his leg, his wife and children died, and he began to blame Superman.
3. LexCorp contracted the reconstruction of the Metropolis and fished kryptonite fragments from the ruins, and Lex began to study this extraterrestrial material. This place is wonderful, because this is not the Kryptonian debris that Superman brought when he was a child. It is estimated that the artificial Kryptonian debris made by the world engine started by Zod when transforming the earth into a Kryptonian environment, and then exposed to the radiation of the earth. of kryptonite. Lex should be the first person to know kryptonite in this worldview. Superman didn't even know what kryptonite was at this time.
4. Clark and Lois began to officially date. Lois usually suffers from various births and deaths. Superman should pay special attention to Lois's condition, and will rescue him once he is in danger. Superman has rescued a lot of people during this time, but the public opinion that is half love and half fear may be Lex's role in fueling the flames.
5. For the one Superman, Lex checked the bat while checking the background, and also checked WW, Aquaman, Cyborg, and Lightning because of the rise of metahumans. Here Lex's methods are sky-high, the two Superman and Bat have no secret identities, and Lois must be in distress. Superman must be there and where is his mother, of course; Information collected through the LexOS backdoor? It may also be part of the military, such as WW's photos and Aquaman's video).
6. The Nairobi government army and the revolutionary army began to clash. Lex took the opportunity to sell arms, and private mercenaries intervened.
7. Lois got the opportunity to interview the Revolutionary Army. The CIA hid a tracker in Jimmy's camera, and it turned out that Lex's private army was the one who picked them up. The reason why the Russians copied the CIA's tracker should be the news from Lex; the mercenaries will kill the revolutionaries and let the government troops massacre civilians, and the superman will punch the revolutionaries through the wall to save Lois from the sky (it is estimated that this person does not hang like this). He was also seriously injured), and when the surviving civilians testified against Superman to Congress, Lex did it all. But there are two loopholes here. One is why the civilians in Nairobi have to come to the United States to testify. Did the US military send peacekeeping in the past? But Superman is not the US military. Not to mention that Superman will tell the world that I am an American and complain to the U.S. Congress about something. This is more or less the responsibility of the United Nations. The second is bullets. Although it is a private mercenary, of course, the blame scene must be made of common goods. Is it because he is too confident that no one can find him? In the end, it was because of this that Lois got the handle, which was very in line with his traditional style of chess.
8. Lex caught Batman's attention by leaking the kryptonite news to Gotham's men.
9. Kryptonite from the Indian Ocean, which of course was collected by Lex, because the world engine that is opposite the Metropolis is here. The salvaged chunks were loaded with white Portuguese and shipped to the United States. This wind also leaked to Batman.
10. Batman caught the traffickers, just in order to find the white Portuguese, and hit the bat seal. When the police went upstairs, the trafficker was still apologizing that I didn't know who he was. Lex would set up the trafficker, mostly because he knew that Batman would be harder on child abusers (because of Robin?). At the same time, Lex posted a post to invite people to prepare for the next step.
11. Sure enough, Clark watched TV and felt that Batman's tactics were too cruel, and he wanted to write a report to expose Batman. At first, I couldn't figure out why Lex was able to count this step. Later, I thought that Batman should be the closest hero to Clark in terms of geographical distance, and what he did was similar to what Superman wanted to do, so Clark should pay special attention to Batman. Compare and review your own behavior.
12. Lex pretended to be innocent and introduced the role of kryptonite in front of Congressman Finch and NSA officials, and wanted to win over Finch, but the NSA officials took the bait on the spot and agreed to give Lex the spacecraft and Zod's body for research.
13. Finch didn't reply, and was invited to the door again. Lex continued to act pitiful and sympathetic, but he was found out and Finch refused to be used. At this time, Lex made up his mind to get rid of Finch. Xinjilai's performance here is to praise Kentucy Mash with a southern accent. I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it.
14. The Russian and Bruce had a face-to-face, deliberately throwing a clue and pointing to Lex for Bruce; at this time, Lex's post was a matter of course. The Russians here are probably unconsciously acting as a compass.
15. At the reception, when Bruce went to install the driver disk for the first time, Mercy found it, but Lex wanted him to steal these files on purpose, so Mercy didn't expose him, and Clark, as expected, agreed with him. Bruce got it right. Lex figured out that Daily Planet would send Clark, and that Clark would find out that Bruce was Batman? Doubtful. It could also be just a coincidence, and Lex just confirmed the level of enmity between the two through this meeting. Diana is a spoiler here, Lex probably didn't count that she would steal the drive, but since all the posts were sent to her, wouldn't Lex recognize her, so maybe Diana took someone else's post in an impostor.
16. It is possible that Wallace went to the Superman to write "pseudo-god" spontaneously, but when he was arrested, shouting "I work for Wayne" was a bit unclear, like being instructed, but when he was in a wheelchair Like meeting Lex for the first time. Maybe it was Lex who sent someone to instigate him before, but if he can pick it, then Lex will make the decision on his own. What's more, high-tech wheelchairs can't be made all at once. This human bomb should have been selected long ago.
17. The photo of the trafficker being tortured to death in prison because of the bat print was apparently also sent to Clark by Lex. Sure enough, it was a choice, and Clark immediately felt that this Batman thing was going to be taken over by Superman. But why not check the sources? The little reporter is still inexperienced, too tender.
18. Diana returned the drive over there, the bat had a dream of Darkseid, and then saw the warning of lightning, and the two sentences "you are right, be afraid of him" made him make up his mind even more. Going to take down Superman. Lightning strikes right this time. So Lex was teaching him how to use kryptonite as a whole.
19. Batman attacked to grab kryptonite, but he didn't expect to kill a super-biting gold halfway, and the first confrontation was completely chicken-and-duck. Lex was a little disappointed to find out that he didn't steal it, so he kept the tracker on purpose.
20. Lex entered the spaceship as Zod and learned hundreds of thousands of planetary knowledge. Now his intelligence is full. By the way, I got an extra safety switch in addition to kryptonite, which was a pleasant surprise. By the way, I used my own genetic sample, so that the safety switch has its own brand.
21. Before the hearing, Lex's harsh words were "you'll be sitting on a hot seat today". It's still a compliment, but Finch didn't think about it until he saw the peach tea label, and Lex even brought it in a jar. It's really detail-oriented. Although Mercy died tragically, since there has been a precedent for being sacrificed, it is not unreasonable, not to mention the purpose is to incite public opinion against Superman. By the way, Superman is even more ashamed of himself.
22. Bruce witnessed the explosion, and was poked at the center knot by the check graffiti returned by Wallace, and rushed to the Lex laboratory to steal the kryptonite. After returning so many sheets, I am afraid that these words were also provoked and written, otherwise I would have been so poor and starved to death.
23. Batman sharpened his gun and prepared bullets, turned on the lights and made an appointment, but Superman was hidden, just so that Lex could easily grab Lois and his mother to help him make the appointment. Lois is an iridium phone, and mom is a bargaining chip. Perhaps when Superman saw the Polaroid again this time, he should have figured out that his long-standing hostility to Batman was picked on. As far as Lex is concerned, he wins whichever of the two wins, not to mention the trump card.
24. Before Bruce was about to start the fight, he said that his ancestors were hunters, not for nothing, but because he was determined to take Superman as his prey, so the second confrontation was completely a hunting routine, set up, wait, contain, weaken , procrastination, and timing the fatal blow. If it wasn't for Lois to come, Lex would have gotten it right.
25. Although he didn't die in Batman's hands in the end, the death of Superman this time is indeed a success for Lex the one.
26. Although Lex was arrested, after these two fights, the public should be more wary of alien creatures. Next time, whether it's Brainiac or Darkseid, the government will rely on Lex's knowledge sooner or later.
So in this way, the biggest winner of the whole film is really a bald man. Well, there is probably Princess Amazong who fought happily. Humans may be the biggest losers.
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Update March 28:
Add an interpretation of Lex's remarks at the library reception. I saw someone saying that he was talking about Prometheus, and felt that Superman was like Prometheus helping humans fight against the gods, so the logic chain was broken and he couldn't talk anymore, so he stopped talking. Hey, this is too underestimated for a character with ninth-level intelligence.
As for Prometheus, everyone basically knows about making people and stealing fire. In fact, he has more than this deed. His most prominent attribute is knowledge, not only knowledge, but also the ability to use knowledge to outwit other gods, and to prophesy. His name means forward thinking, which can be predicted by knowledge and thinking before it happens. Zeus, whom he opposed, as the supreme god, represented strength and power. So Lex is comparing himself to Prometheus here, as the embodiment of knowledge, knowledge is power (by France is Bacon), and in his eyes Superman is the Zeus he wants to fight. But the fact that he wanted to pull Superman off the altar was his deepest hidden purpose at this time. How could it be exposed in public? Even if it was a sign that the words were going in this direction, it would not work, so he forcibly turned the words. When it comes to having knowledge but lacking power, it is the greatest suffering of human beings, but because this is contrary to the starting point of the confrontation between knowledge and power, it ended hastily. In fact, this sentence also revealed his thirst for power. So the president, won't you consider making armor in the next installment?
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Update on March 29:
There is another interesting point about Zeus' analogy. When the bat was tracking the white Portuguese, the butler saw through the excuse of the dirty bomb and talked about why he wanted to investigate. Bat didn't say it at the beginning, but the housekeeper directly called up the news screen of Superman, saying that because someone fell from the sky, it was a god with thunderbolt in his hand, a god holds thunderbolt. This can't be made any clearer. Positive people see it the same way, so it makes perfect sense for Lex to take Zeus for Superman.
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Update on April 4th:
These days, the metaphors about Jesus are gradually seen, and some voices begin to think that Superman is God - please calm down, everyone, don't be so quick, and then like , Again, by analogy, he is not a god. Regarding the fact that he is not a god, as long as the characters in the film who have a little in-depth knowledge of him are all clear, including Lex, it is not the public who take him as a god for perfection and blame. Don't be fooled, everyone, as to say that Zha Dao is carrying religious goods or something, uh, it can only be said that this is a glimpse of the leopard in the tube.
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Update on April 8:
In view of the so-called "rescue the dog's dead father" in MOS, which has been criticized, the story Jonathan told this time has also been misinterpreted as "selfish". It happened that I discussed this part with my friends before, so I sorted it out and posted it together:
I have always been this worldview . On Jonathan's side, he's a normal father who goes to great lengths to protect his son. The theme of this farm digging story is not redemption because of love at all, but to say that in this world, once you interfere with the surrounding environment, you may hurt others - the luck of the lucky man in the Russian saying It is the same meaning of building on the misfortune of others. But after meeting a lover, I realize that intervention in life does not just bring the guilt of hurting others, but also brings radiant power. This is a reconciliation with life or fate.
I can understand Jonathan's hesitation in MOS about Clark saving his classmates in the school bus, because in this way, he has already made a choice instead of fate. Stereotypes think it's preventing Clark from being a hero, and I think it's preventing Clark from meddling with fate. Once you interfere, you must understand that interference will bring consequences (there is a cost), and you must bear the consequences. He didn't want Clark to carry the guilt of hurting others after the intervention, as he did.
But in this episode, Superman is still willing to stand up and take up this responsibility when he realizes it. real superman. And Lois is to help him realize the glorious balance of life. Before the final sprint, when he said goodbye to Lois, he also reached a reconciliation with fate. He is not God, and he cannot love all the world like God, but it is because of this that his awareness and sacrifices are even greater.
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Update on September 16:
Regarding the motives of why Lex became the one superman, there should be quite a lot of people who are obstructed by religious obfuscation, so I will add it to the list.
As far as Lex's motives are concerned, it has always been more about his theosophical presentation on the roof. However, this god is not god, it is really a powerful blindfold. Of the gods he mentioned together, except for Jehovah, the other two were the sun gods of light, and they were all labels based on the image of Superman in front of the public. But putting these gods together here shows that Lex has no gods in his heart. Monotheism and natural personification of polytheism are completely different in concept. If there is a god in your heart or if you recognize a god, you will definitely choose a sect, but since they are confused, it means that these gods are only used as labels. In fact, since he has long believed that God does not exist, even if Superman is regarded as God, he will not become his imaginary enemy.
So the source of the motivation is more likely to be related to the fact that he talked about his father raising flowers to pay tribute to the tyrant when he was a child. It is actually quite extraordinary to think along this line: when he told this story, he obviously put himself in For the teenager who raised flowers to cheer the tyrant, his father was the tyrant in his heart. When he was a child, he was mostly asked by his father that he should praise his father for his wiseness and martial arts no matter what; the situation of being cheered by the crowd after Superman appeared was caused. His association, he regarded Superman as someone who could do things like his father. So in the final analysis, this is the most classic patriarchal complex, which is to overthrow the superman who is invincible [but may be a tyrant] who accepts the cheers of the crowd [like his own father]. As for the gods or not, they are all just excuses on the surface. Whether it is vigilant to centralize power, or the savior of mankind, it is all incidental.
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