The Theme of Legacy in Superman (2025) Ft. Lex Luthor's Rejection of Legacy, and Clark embracing the JSA's Legacy
This is a compilation of a series of image posts I made and my comments under them discussing my theories in shorter form. This is a follow up to my first post that I made just after the teaser trailer debuted if you have not seen it, it's here on my blog as well. Lex Luthor vs Superman Reject or Embrace Legacy? (Luthorcorp -> Lexcorp) A lot of people were confused or weren't fans of the change to Luthorcorp instead of Lexcorp, but actually Smallville did this first, but has Lex change it to Lexcorp after he takes over after his father Lionel. Relating this to the theme of legacy in this film, while Clark embraces all the legacies that make him (Smallville, the Daily Planet, Krypton, past heroes like the JSA), Lex rejects his father's legacy for his own. Their arcs are opposite to each other. In response to someone saying they preferred a rags to riches Lex who founded the company himself: Oh that's my personal preference too. It's what basically all the main c...