UPDATE: Jesse Eisenberg has received the tweets and messages thanks to @inabakaoru42 . Jesse is now aware of the hashtag ( #LetJesseKnow ) & the love for his, Snyder’s & Terrio’s brilliant take on Lex Luthor

It all started recently when a DC Fangirl in Shanghai met Jesse Eisenberg and talked about how much she loved Batman v Superman. Jesse Eisenberg who played Lex Luthor in the film was shocked as he thought everybody hated the film. This is not surprising since Jesse doesn’t use any social media and only knows what the reporters told him, that is the film received mixed reactions. [C]

Many fans who cherish and love BvS was pissed hearing this and wanted to do something about it. Sam had an idea and it is coming to fruition thanks to Fiona and her friend

I have a friend who will go to a book signing of Jesse this Saturday, so please tell him why you love his interpretation of Lex Luthor in BVS under this thread, don’t let him think that he was hated by “everyone”. That’s the least we can do 🙂 -Fiona

If you want your opinions on Lex Luthor in BvS to be read by Jesse himself, go and reply to this thread ASAP with the hashtag #LetJesseKnow .

Now this is how all fan bases should be: PASSIONATE

Here are some of the best tweets in the thread:

Razanul:

Jesse’s performance as Lex was chilling, magnetic, unnerving yet quirky and funny. Can’t speak highly enough of him! My favourite line of his will always be: “And now God bends to my will.” That is classic Lex Luthor. This is an old sketch I had lying around

Kayne:

Jesse gives an eccentric and brilliantly subtle performance as Lex. I Love his portrayal so much! A self styled Promethean hero with the epicurean problem of evil as his driving force…Magnifique. You can see the existential crisis in his eyes.

A genius, master manipulator with amazing Terrio dialogue a legion of fans and myself can recite verbatim, I can’t imagine them being acted out any other way. His arc was Incredible. Aching for more of this highly intelligent portrayal. I’ll just add, he brought Superman to his knees without Kryptonite.Love Jesse’s performance so much, it actually makes me hate Lex in the film in spite of his brilliance. So job well donel. Thank you Jesse, you’re awesome!

Dave:

The rooftop monologue is my fav. Dialogue and performance. So much so that I have committed it to memory and I perform it randomly, lol. Jesse’s Lex is fresh, unique, special, unexpected, weird and menancing performance. It’s GREAT! I love it. We love and appreciate you Jesse.

Rigor:

Jesse’s Lex was so cunning and ruthless. Also very smart. He’s the perfect villain. He threatened Superman to his face, without flinching and literally brought the man of steel to his knees. Amazing

Max:

He’s an incredible actor that brought to Lex Luthor a psychotic, calculated aspect to this magnificent villain and that we all love him. Easily one of my favourite actors of all time (and my favorite supervillain ever!)

John:

Me and my daughter both loved Jesse as Luthor. She even quotes his line almost exactly like him when proving me wrong as she starts “that, my friend, is why…” its amazing. She also absolutely loved his theme. It fit him so well.

Daniel:

I’ll keep it short: he’s one of the best film villains of all time. And yes, he is comic book accurate.

Darktower:

I personally think the scene on the roof top was one of best Lex and Superman confrontation scene in any Superman movie, it was equivalent to Batman and joker’s interrogation scene in TDK. The Framing, Dialogues, Acting and Music were all Oscar Worthy. Love it.

Pranav:

His lex was unique. Unlike previous versions, he wasn’t just a 1 dimensional bald bad guy. Jesse’s lex showed vulnerability. We saw what drove him, his father’s abuse. We saw his brilliant mind in action, trying 2 pit the bat against supes. This is why Jesse is my fav lex luthor.

Samuel:

Eisenberg’s portrayal of Lex is my favorite villain in a superhero movie, ever. I love the mannerisms, the manipulations, the references to literature, and the ultimate philosophical issues of man v. god. https://comicandscreen.blogspot.com/2016/08/jlu-scene-by-scene-batman-v-superman_22.html

DCU Page:

His terrific performance delievered a machiavellian villain, what is the perfect counterpoint to Cavill’s Superman. Jesse made us believe the iron will of men can top even the gods, and that’s for me is delivering a Lex Luthor extremely respectuful at his core.

James:

So much greatness, here’s a list: – complexity of his plan – performance was amazing, he had some of the best lines and delivered them perfectly – loved seeing his character develop, especially the way he descends into madness throughout the film – hope to see more of his arc. Definitely one of the best comic book movie villain portrayals of all time

Rod:

Hey Jesse, your interpretation of Lex demonstrated for me what a complete story arc and character development looks like for this character, things that I would never expect to see in live action film. I laughed, feared and felt the awkwardness portrayed brilliantly.

From Vero:

Bman:

He gave a very different approach that was still uniquely lex. Captured the self righteousness, the ego, the cutthroat nature. Never forget, it’s cherry

Melyaxar:

His mannerisms, his often cold, sadistic, unhinged and arrogant nature really felt like Lex was alive inside Jesse. He disappeared in the role. His presence in every scene was felt. He was magnetic, charming in his public facade (that felt like the 90’s Lex Luthor Jr.), and when that facade cracked, you could feel the madness, the eeriness coming out of Jesse’s Luthor. He is the pure anti-thesis of Superman. Chris Terrio’s writing, Snyder’s directing and Jesse’s acting really showcased the hate Lex had for Superman, his problem with the concept and the existence of Superman. That he renders humanity powerless, that he is what stops humanity from growing. Jesse portrays Lex’s arrogant and manipulative side perfectly. And embodies the most important thing about Lex: He wants power. For humanity, but more importantly himself. He doesn’t care what he has to do to get power. Killing Superman, killing innocents. Lex’s control freak nature is portrayed brilliantly. And his theme song is beautiful.

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I love his Lex, he was the most intelligent person in the movie like Lex should be and he manipulated every one to do whatever he wanted. And in the end his blind hatred for Superman cost him the victory, like it should. It was the perfect representation of Luthor.

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