Misunderstood

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2016)

Let me address some of the issues I have with the criticisms of this movie:
Jesse Eisenberg's acting: People seem to have had hopes for the bald headed business man we've become accustomed to these days. DC was aiming for a more original Lex Luthor (and yes, Lex started as a skinny man with long hair). I found his performance to be excellent. His Lex Luthor gave me the impression of a psychotic Mark Zuckerberg, which is likely why they chose him in the first place. He felt like a child of the Lex Luthor we're used to and the Joker. Like a man who was cold and logical but would hunt you down and destroy every aspect of your life should you get in his way. I found his performance an excellent aspect of this movie.
Batman killing people: The movie failed to get this across I admit, but upon reviewing this movie I've found out why Batman killed people. The impact of the Joker's murder of Robin and years of horror have broken Batman, turning him into the villains he's been fighting. He'd given up, hence Alfred's like "the rage that turns good men... cruel" as he eyed Batman up and down. But at the end Batman mentions that he failed Superman in life, but he wont in death. Which tells me he plans to be a better person and return to his policy of not killing people.
The Martha scene: As I said, Batman had become a villain. He hated Superman with such fury that he intended to kill him in that moment. As you may recall, Superman called him "Bruce" when the fight began, which tells you Superman knew his real identity. Superman likely used the name Martha to manipulate Batman, not in a malicious way, but in a way to make him listen to him for that one moment. As Batman remembered the man who killed his mother, the man he was about to kill, and the mother that could die if he didn't stop, he woke up. Realizing the monster he'd become, he chooses to be a hero again.
The Knightmare Dream sequence: I admit this scene was oddly placed and poorly transitioned into, but nonetheless it was very interesting to see a scene given as a vision by the Flash from the future.
All in all this movie was not bad, but years of happy family- friendly Marvel movies have warped people's perceptions and made them critical of DC's darker movies. People saw Lex Luthor as a bald business man and were uncomfortable with a reimagining pf a character they'd known before. I think this movie is getting a bad rep for unnecessary reasons and should be appreciated for more than it was. It had issues, it had problems, but all in all it was not the abomination that critics made it out to be. It was a great movie and I'll be happy to see future DC movies