Except Lex can't be tied to any of those things. Lex's company may have developed the bullet but that doesn't mean lex is involved in the desert incident which Lois can't even prove the bullet came from. Martha was never aware of Lex's involvement, certainly in no way which could be proven in court. And there's no proof Lex created doomsday and no proof he created him with malicious intent. Not that the government would want that to be proven in a public court anyways since they are the ones who gave him access, which makes them complicit in the resulting mayhem.
And the fact that the writers apparently sucked at writing procedural doesn't mean you forego procedure when placing a main character in jail. You don't get to say "these guys suck at writing so let's not blame them for sucking at writing." The fact that any explanation for him being in prison requires so much speculation and assumption on behalf of the audience goes to show how bad the writing is. And it's all the more stupid when there's no reason to end with him in prison in the first place. It adds nothing to the film.
I honestly think we have to wait for the extended edition to find out if it was poor writing or poor editing. For all we know, that is all explained in the extended edition.
Which only makes it better insofar as it takes the blame off the writers and puts it squarely on Zack Snyder and his editors.
I thought that was the Flash showing him the future....
It would have been nice if there was a transition to the nightmare, however. I'm waiting to see if there is one in the extended edition.
Did anyone else think that the Aquaman footage was pretty stupid. Flash was cool, Cyborg was cool, but Aquaman was just kind of awkward.
The whole thing was awkward. It was literally "and now we take a break from the film for a word from our sponsor: Justice League!"
Does anyone have those pictures? I dunno. Was it ever followed up in the movie to justify him being in prison? No. I highly doubt any legal action was pursued against lex on behalf of Martha since it would open Lex up to telling the world Clark Kent is superman which puts Martha in farther danger against future villains.
The kryptonite, again nothing was presented in the film in regards to the kryptonite smuggling that puts him in prison. There is no reason to believe he wasn't successful in smuggling it without a trace. Not that it matters since he doesn't even have possession of the kryptonite to prove he smuggled anything.
I'm sure it's easy to prove Lex provided that dude with his wheelchair but you'd have to prove Lex equipped it with the bomb. And seeing as the man had already a run in with the law due to his manifested outrage against superman, it would be hard to "prove" the bombing wasn't just a result of that mans outrage against superman, but the inexplicable will of Lex Luthor.
Again, the fact that explaining Lex's arrest requires so much speculation and assumption on behalf of the audience shows the failings of the script.
Exactly. Which is why I'm hoping the extended edition explains at least some of that.
It was clearly stated that Lex was arrested for his connection with the bombing of the US Capitol. THE BOMBING OF THE US CAPITOL. That's one of the most serious offenses anyone can make, even over creating Doomsday. How do you think he would be detained if he was arrested for BLOWING UP THE US CAPITOL?
Sorry, but I missed that. Can you explain, please? Where in the movie was that?
Re, Lex: the Patriot Act gives a lot of leeway to arresting people suspected of terrorism. My guess is if there was any thought Lex bombed the US capitol, they'd have his butt locked up right quick. Homeland security doesn't mess around.
And Lois told Lex she had proof of the Africa stuff. The bullet led her evidence that he had people involved in that incident; that's how I understood it.
If we were told, it was in such a short moment that it was forgettable. Yet again, I, for one, feel like I have to wait for the extended edition in the hopes that it will explain more...
I don't remember that happening either. That's not to say it isn't there, but it's certainly something the film failed to highlight. That said, it's still weak as it requires us to believe Lex can hack into Kryptonian technology and genetically bio-engineer an alien halfbreed monster as the final play in his mastermind plot to pit Superman against Batman...but, he accidentally left the LexCorp logo on the bomb he used to blow up a government building? No, the public profile the wheelchair dude garnered in the media is what made him the perfect patsy for Lex to utilize. He's too smart to let the bomb be traced back to him.
And now I'm becoming a broken record, but we're going to have to wait for the extended edition before deciding whether the problem was with the writing or the editing.
I'm honestly hoping the problem is with the editing, because I will be even more angry if the writing is the problem...
