Death Note: Netflix FULL LENGTH Reaction!
Added 2022-12-31 14:00:02 +0000 UTC**INCREDULOUS HEADPHONE WARNINGS ALL AROUND**
Well, now that the anime is over, this was the next logical step...right?
Y'all definitely want to adhere to the headphone warning because I get LOUD in this as I commentate on this "adaptation" of the classic anime and manga. I try to be objective with the actors and decisions made, but MAN -- this was an EXPERIENCE! I hope you enjoy watching along with me!
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Comments
Yeah, I agree -- watering down Light's character, Misa, the plot, and all the fun thematic elements like that just reads "Hollywood cash grab" on a well-known property -- it's a real shame. T-T Thank you for the comment, though!!
Romaniablack
2023-01-07 04:22:22 +0000 UTCIt really does feel very painfully American to take a story about a guy who basically has it all and makes evil choices for kicks, and turn it into a story about a loser-esque guy who is tempted into evil by the supernatural, and worst of all, an Immoral Woman, lol.
fairmaidenmel
2023-01-06 01:43:55 +0000 UTCThis was definitely entertaining at least, though I’m not sure I’ll watch it again, haha! Ohhh, I was wondering if anyone from Seattle would see this, haha! It’s hard to explain, but my impression of Seattle (I’ve not been there) is that of a “Posh Hippie,” – where you’re wanting to be conscious of the environment, but spending $12 on a latte, sort of posh. Haha, if that makes any sense! :) I can’t say anything because I’m from the rural “armpit of the midwest.” ^^ I’m surprised the producer was a manga/anime reader/watcher – I’m sure that the mangaka was fine with the movie…because it would drive people to watch THEIR original series instead! ;) I definitely think this would have been okay as a stand alone story but L and Light were just not close enough to the original that I’m sure fans wanted to see. Definitely a conflicting watch! But that is FASCINATING that they’re working on The Promised Neverland! Maybe one day I’ll get to that series! Thanks for the comment!
Romaniablack
2023-01-03 21:48:21 +0000 UTCYES, EXACTLY. There were some interesting concepts, but the chase of wit, deductions, and rivalry between L and Light was completely lost in this movie -- anime L would have figured them out INSTANTLY. The "smartness" of the original series was definitely not transferred to this story, and that's super sad. Thank you for the comment! :)
Romaniablack
2023-01-03 21:44:08 +0000 UTCLots of things have to be changed when adapting a large story like death note. However the adapters should try and keep the essence of the source material. While it’s kind of baffling that they don’t keep lights character the same I can kind of understand how they got to nerdy, pathetic dork from conscientious japanese honor student. What I don’t understand is failing to realize what makes the source material interesting. For me what was interesting about death note was the cat and mouse game. The inner monologues, the deductions and the schemes were all completely absent from the movie. I think it’s actually more important to include the task force than Misa.
Gumbot
2023-01-02 22:43:31 +0000 UTCIt was quite entertaining in so many ways. I wasn't planning to watch this reaction video, but I just decided to sneak it a little bit and ended up watching it through to the end because of a series of contradictions lol. BTW, I'm not American but I live in the Seattle neighborhood, so I was a bit curious about your impression of Seattleites when you said "posh" because I kind of understand what you mean lol. I was surprised when I found Masi Oka's name, one of the producers, in the end credits. He's also a Hollywood actor who grew up in the U.S. while reading manga and watching anime in Japanese, so I couldn't imagine that he was part of the production of the movie. Here are a couple of excerptions from his interview at the premiere in Japan. "I wanted to confirm everything with the author of the original work," "As a producer, I aimed for a work that the author would agree with because if he agrees with it, the fans would agree with it as well." Apparently, the author was fine with the movie/story, but for the fans.. well, the rate says it all lol. Anyways, I don't know what to say, but maybe they should have made it as another story of Death Note rather than making up different versions of Light and L or any other characters so the fans wouldn't have to be so conflicted. I don't know when it happens or if it's still an ongoing project, but the same producer, Masi Oka, is working on a live-action drama series of The Promised Neverland. I don't know if you have watched the anime, but I guess I'll have to check it out once it's released.
Saku
2023-01-02 08:13:34 +0000 UTCOh yeah, a big problem I had was how the themes of the original series are lost in this -- and the main character here loses all of what made Light...well, "Light" in the anime. It tried to make his environment a factor in his decisions, when in the anime, it was Light's own prerogative that was the catalyst for his actions. I definitely agree with you on this! And "a final destination movie" OMG -- those death scenes definitely had that feel! Thank you - I was trying to place it, and that hits it on the head! Thanks for the comment -- it's a shame what we ended up with here, but it was at least fun to rant about for a bit. *bites apple*
Romaniablack
2023-01-02 05:08:36 +0000 UTCHahahaha, that's my job sometimes; watching these dumpster fires so y'all don't have to! :D
Romaniablack
2023-01-01 13:46:31 +0000 UTCI can DEFINITELY see Light as Asexual, honestly, so I feel you. But how they missed the mark so hard on this is just...baffling. Death Note has some supernatural elements (Ryuk and the Shinigami) that could be tricky to nail, but it's a MINOR element and the rest is realistic, so how they couldn't just do the arc from EP 1-25 and just cut out some minor parts...I will never know. DEFINITELY insulting to a great series, but I did my best to enjoy trashing it. Thanks for the comment!
Romaniablack
2022-12-31 23:54:31 +0000 UTCI think part of the problem with the movie is the Americanization because it ruins Lights character a bit. Death Note is about how people are the true evil and the death note is just a tool. The Death Note didn’t make Light evil, Ryuk never convinced Light to become Kira all of these were his own choices and his actions led to his undoing. However this movie tries to make Light a protagonist we can still get behind so whenever anything morally dubious comes up we can just blame Mia or Ryuk or the Death Note was corrupting him which allows us to have a protagonist who can do bad things but avoid all culpability and we can still root for them in the third act climax. It’s also why they Light more sympathy with his mom dying so we feel more inclined to root for him. This is different from the original series because Light doesn’t have some dark backstory he’s just bored and thinks the world needs changing. This movie feels like a final destination movie with a death note in it, like an American horror movie than a psychological thriller and battle of wits the original was.
Harrison Allen
2022-12-31 17:11:04 +0000 UTCYou suffered through watching this so we didn't have to. You sacrifice will not be forgotten.
Matthew B
2022-12-31 15:47:51 +0000 UTCApparently Netflix didn't think a psychological drama with an asexual (IMO) protagonist would appeal to an American audience, so decided to add gory violent deaths and a protagonist who uses the deathnote to get into a horny sadistic girls good graces. It's actually kinda insulting.
Ray Quigs
2022-12-31 15:03:16 +0000 UTC
