This.IMO it diminishes the juxtaposition of Luthor against Superman. I agree his genius is what makes him a great arch nemesis, but him navigating around Superman's powers is more interesting than him trying to match his powers in a suit of armour. The beauty is with Superman and Luthor it's a mental battle, Luthor can push Superman without breaking a sweat and Superman can't do a damn thing about it, at least from a physical perspective. Their battle should be a game of chess, not an arena battle.
Luthor's whole thing is that his conflict with Superman is executed with intellect rather than strength. That's why he is his main enemy even though guys like Darkseid and Brainiac are technically larger threats.
I would prefer them to give focus to Lex's brilliant mind and not his machines. The "physical" enemy for the action scenes can be Parasite or Metallo or whoever. But Lex Luthor needs to be a cerebral foe.
This.
Which is exactly what happened with Batman and Joker in TDK. Despite his strength and gadgets, batman was losing during the entire movie.
Not a chance, from the abilities shown on the MoS superman, there is no suit capable of just being fried or smashed in miliseconds. Lex needs to be manipulative, not physical.
what did you think of this lex suit?
what did you think of this lex suit?