Misa in the anime was a high-pitched, adorable, at times dunce-like character whose main goal was getting Kira to become her partner in crime and justice as well as romance. Despite her demeanor, she is 100x smarter, more interesting, more in-depth, and more likeable than the too-cool-for-school smoking cheerleader who thinks she's deep but isn't sociopath with no real motivation for her killings. Misa revered Kira because he killed the man on trial for her parents murder that was about to be acquitted. Now there's depth for ya! It's ridiculous how they're attempt to make the character more deep ended up making her a flat, unlikable piece of paper. And *don't* get me started on the casting for Light, and those frosted-tips dye job! What the hell were they thinking??
I really loved your review! I'm tired of people telling me that I can't say the movie is bad because it's "based on the animation and not a adaptation" (wtf??). The movie is bad, is terrible, with poorly constructed characters and lack of theme. It's a bad adaptation AND a bad movie. I'm so dissapointed. Hugs from Brazil!
11:04 the height Light is falling from would’ve killed him even if he hit the water. due to the surface tension of water it would’ve been similar to falling on concrete
Ugh yes THANKYOU. So many people say Light in the original starts out good and the Death Note corrupts him. I think both the anime and manga makes it clear he was sociopathic to begin with and the Death Note enabled him to put his thoughts into practice. I mean it's not even a week before the dude is declaring himself a god. That's not normal. Of course this movie seems to be in the "The Death Note corrupts poor woobie Light" camp (especially with Netflix!Ryuk egging him on) and then gives original Light's arc to Misa/Mia for... some reason. I know the original is kind of sexist but this seems to be both overcompensating and sexist in a whole new way. Also I laughed out loud at the Mm, Watcha Say. Well Done.
Sai Is the original sexist? I think it does a very good job of potraying an abusive relationship and how charming an abuser can be (not just with Misa, Light is very succesful with the ladies) rather than making a statement on all women.
Disagree about the sociopathic part. At the beginning of the anime, he did feel bad for a period of time killing people. He was throwing up and showing symptoms of anxiety and early stages of depression. If anything the anime demonstrates that there is darkness within all of us. In Light, it was his sense of superiority - it's much harder to remain humble when you're beautiful, a genius and on a different level to others. The death note also creates a sense of detachment from death since it's so removed from the physical act of killing. I doubt that Light at the beginning would have been able to kill with his bare hands.
Even Ryuk said Light wrote more names in one DAY than all the other keepers of the book in their whole time with it. He was bloodthirsty from the start.
whitenostalgia, I sometimes think, what would have happen, if L picked up death note, not Light. I mean, he definetely has some darkness incide, some of his decisions are questionable. And also anime shows, that when Light lost his memories, he was quite good guy, he didn't support Kira's ideas, though admited that Kira's sense of justice matches his, an he was quite scared by it. But still, when he got his memory back, he immediately became his old self, so I'm not sure, was it death note corrupting him, or power, or it was just Light lying to himself
Also, what's so sexist about death note? There wasn't many female characters in it, but they were portrayed quite decently. Misa is this type of "girly girl" character, she's not very smart, but not every one in this anime are geniuses. Naomi Misora is really cool and smart (okay, I think Ray Pember was sexist to her, but he wasn't really developed as character). And there's a girl that was Kira's voice, I always forget her name, she was smart and beautiful, I wish there were more of her. Light's mum and sister had so little time, so it's hard to say something about them, but also there was nothing wrong with them either. Oh, and also ther was criminal lady, and Near's assisstant, they also okay. So yeah, there was only three important female characters, but I don't think they were made in a sexist way
dude Riuk had his character flaws too. he never forced Light to do anything. he was a watcher, not someone forcing kills. Riuk just didnt care. he just wanted to be entertained
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Where the movie fail the most is at the actor. Light is suppoused to be this hUNK that all the girls have a crush on. They could've hired some gorgeous (let's say japanese because that's a great way to introduce more asian-american actors) teen actor. If the actor was beautiful it would've been harder for people to think of him as a "school shooter"
Maria M the movie fails most at his characterization. Wolf is cute, and light is cute. He's not a huge jock, just a nice looking guy. Maybe comparable to Toby (?) from skins. But even with that, they wrote him as a little BITCH. In the anime, light meets Ryuk and he's shocked, but not afraid. In the movie, wolf screams like a little girl and huddles into a ball. He sees bullies and doesn't find a clever way to stop them, he defends the poor kid by saying the nerdiest thing ever. That if they hit him it would be "child abuse". He made himself look WEAKER. If he was written as a strong character, if the actor was capable, he would be able to portray that strength. But because he was already kinda thin, baby faced, it just added on to how bitchy his character was
ms honey exactly, isnt this the same light who set up an entire fire bomb in his desk to keep anyone from getting to the book? its a year later and im still pressed xD
I just don't understand why so many anime adaptations has got to be turned into this sad, pathetic lovestory? Is it a cop out so they don't have to give the characters debt or an arch? Because the plot was too much to work with? It's also insulting, it's like saying "hey, you Americans, you're not smart enough for the original plot, here, let's throw in some cliches, that'll please the general audience." And it's so lazy! Adapting a book, sure, that can be a challenge, but the anime is right, fucking there - all they need to scramble together is a decent cast and a realistic budget, follow the story and be true to the characters, and there you go. But no, they had to make Light into a whiny, snotnosed hearththrob who had to get a crazy girlfriend. I hope the director is shunned forever along with the dipshit who created the attack on titan live action movies, but even that piece of garbage had more redeeming qualities than this so called "adaptation". It just pisses me off when they don't respect the original content.
Even an accurate adaptation would've had to cut about 10 hours of story though to fit a movie format, I say just watch the anime, I don't need all my media to be a live action film. They might've been able to do it justice with several films but even a standard trilogy would have to decide what's relevant and what can be cut while still remaining cohesive. I am curious to see the Japanese effort now though, it'll just be a pain to find online no doubt.
Probably to pander to teen shipper fangirls who are convinced that everything has to be about romance and when you call them out on it they accuse you of having no feelings and not loving anybody.
We knew this movie was going to be shit even when it was just a rumor years ago. I didn't expect much watching it, but I had to stop the movie at certain points because I cringed too hard.
it was even worse then i thought it would be.. and this review brings up a lot of good points about adaptations that are often overlooked because the adaptations are so bad you just cringe through them. love the points about how a lot of native english speaking people totally overlook foreign language movies and how overlooked animated movies and shows are just because of how accustomed we are to certain types of movies/shows. im swedish and i had to learn to read subtitles before i was 10! if a child can do it so can adults, but most people are too lazy
I think that Death Note movie shouldn't be targeted towards a specific market of teenage viewers. That's the issue. Since it targeted specifically towards that market because the main characters happened to be teenagers (except for L), everything was simplified to fit as an edgy teen movie.
But ... the original Death Note manga was specifically targeted to a certain audience. DN ran in Shonen Jump, a magazine directly targeted at teen boys. Sure, everyone else is welcome to read it too, but it's demographic is very clear. Every other reader is just extra. For those who don't know, that's the same magazine that ran Dragon Ball.
I appreciate how methodical your reviews are, and I appreciate your perspective. I do agree that Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast didn't need live actions, but I hadn't thought about how the adaptations delegitimatizing the animation. You bring up a lot of good points (in this and other videos) and you can talk about something that upsets you in a rational way. The internet needs more reviewers like you.
One thing I disagree with is that L is athletic. He's a decent fighter and a really good tennis player. For him to keep up with Light in that match, he must have been athletic regardless of his awful diet.
Well I've thought about this a lot, and do you remember how L says that he sits the way he does because "He has to"? It could be that he does that to keep his blood pumping and in turn burns more calories and can keep a healthy mind while having a more sedentary lifestyle. Not to mention his showing off of what i can only assume to be Capoeira martial arts with his kicking, throwing his legs up while supporting his upper body on the floor is no easy feat and it could be argued that his general slouch and weak demeanor is to throw people off of his actual physical capabilities. And if not for the blood pumping, his sitting like that could be to simply cut off some of the blood flow in his legs to let more move to his brain
@@TaylorJWilliams I just finished watching the original Death Note because of this video. Thank you. I loved every minute of it. Nice review on the remake also. Thank you for watching horrible films, so we don't have to. #NotMyLight
I remember when it was announced that Netflix was making a Death Note movie. A bunch of people from my high school talked about watching the movie and claiming to be anime fans. But when I asked them it they watched the anime or read the manga, they said they didn't want to not care to...
Dylan : agreed. The CGI on the shinagami was bad, but the characters more than made up for it. TV Nippon’s version of L was so spot-on he really seemed like he’d just stepped right out of the anime. I’m tough on adaptations of original content I love (like the Death Note manga) but I’ll concede that one was actually pretty damn good.
I've watched the anime twice and have yet to watch this movie. Watching your review of it surprises me greatly, though. I never had high hopes, anime adaptations tend to suck massive balls, but the extent to which they changed the characters, dialogue and plot shocks me so much, I'm having trouble believing if the creators even read/watched the manga/anime, or if they just read the summary. Even though this dumpsterfire wouldn't do even a fucking summary justice.
It needs to be a meme to put random songs over Misa’s death scene “I NEED A HERO. I’M HOLDIN’ ON FOR A HERO ‘TIL THE END OF THE NIGHT. HE’S GOTTA BE STRONG AND HE’S GOTTA BE FAST AND HE’S GOTTA BE FRESH FROM THE FIGHT.”
It's hard for me to even watch people compare it when the movie is something so far from the actual story of death note. Is it even fair to call it an adaptation when all they did was use the character names (sort of *cough cough* misa to Mia? *cough cough*) concept and the notebook that kills people??? I am puzzled
I watched the movie with my bf and we had to stop after about 15min in because I couldn't stop raging while watching it. Having read the manga and seen the anime and the Japanese movie, I was not only deeply disappointed, but also just furious at what they've done to this masterpiece...
You know, if the studio had just changed the title to "Death Note 2: Coming to America", not call the protagonist Light and simply stick to the book's rules this could've been a kinda dark comedy.
11:00 - A lot could have been fixed by having us see "light" give "misa" the kira smile before making clear he intentionally let her go. You immediately make it clear he has a plan an intrigue the audience to know what the plan was. And ofc, different music and facial expressions XD
Thi movie doesn't DESERVE to carry the death note title! This movie movie doesn't even deserve to be considered A MOVIE! It's like some 13 year old emo idiot only wiki'd the plot of the anime, just barely skimmed it, and being born into money he decided to shit out a movie based on the wiki article that he didn't even thoroughly read! It's INSULTING!
I feel like the most simple way to put it is that they changed too much but not enough like they changed the wrong things trying to re invent it but they also seemed like they where trying to make him the same characters at some points its like it was written by two different people with two different ideas
I love you. I love this review. One thing we gotta clear up though-from a dirty blonde who gets mistaken as a brunette constantly-LIGHT HAS BLONDE HAIR THAT'S HIS HAIR WAS DYED I'M TRIGGERED STOP BLOND-ERASING HIM. But, yeah, Nat Wolf's hair looked dumb in the movie.
This is it. This is the best review. I found a few changes mildly interesting-but just as you said the changes weren't needed and added nothing. I was so sure that after Light and whats-her-name had their falling-out Light would go it alone. I thought that because Misa...I mean, Mia made the decision to kill Light's father so flippantly his focus would shift from boobies to justice. I was very wrong. The romance plot was annoying not only because it dumbed down Light's motivations-but why would I root for a character who gladly engages in an unhealthy relationship with a girl who tried to kill his father??? Great video. I subscribed!
Well, I am not really against anime adaptations if you can make original and actually good. Like Nolan did a somewhat adaptation of paprika in inception. Inception doesn't take away anything from paprika other than the object used, they had their own plot and characters in it. I'm not really against adaptations if they are good, but there has never really been a good adaptation!
I think what you had to say about the subtitles and foreign films is absolutely correct. This video is two years old, but you saying that reminded me of Bong Joon-ho (director of Parasite) saying that if people can get over that one inch wall of subtitles they can be open to many amazing movies. It's part of why I've always preferred subs to dubs in anime, save for a few (Panty & Stocking and Ghost Stories).
And there were many ways to avoid saying the French film Breathless was based on... like how even if I know the Asian film title I'll describe it to a native speaker to hear their more correct pronunciation. Hashtag BollywoodNights
Super late comment, but if they did have to make a live action adaptation (which they didn’t) it wouldn’t have hurt to separate in into a mini series, similar to the first it. Separate each major part into its own film, like the first one could be about light learning how to use the death note and the climax be him beating the FBI agents and claiming his first massive victory over L, which would make his defeat in the end satisfying
So manga and anime light= psychopath with a god complex. Film Light= generic high school kid with cliche "he's evil because he was bullied at school" backstory.
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Death note could have easily been a smash hit if they stuck to the source material and just Americanized it. But then again, it's 2018 and that could be racist or some bullshit.
In the series, if Light has not killed the first guy on television when L was broadcasting. He would never have been found out. His big ego was his end.
Well, its an american remake. So, therefore you have american actors. Is the Departed racist because it has white actors instead of asian actors like the original? If they made a Japanese version of the Godfather would you even think twice about it? And besides, anime characters look more white than they do Japanese.
Jimmy ç ̈ç ̊boi I don't really care about the race of the characters, it's more about the characters themselves than it is about japan. I don't think it was really necessary for them to have Japanese actors. In fact, it would have been a little too accurate for an American remake for them to set the movie in Japan. Would it have been cool for the main character and his family to be Japanese? Yes. Could they have done that? Yes. But then they wouldn't have been able to use a popular teen actor for the film, and people wouldn't have been as inclined to watch it because they wouldn't be familiar with any of the actors. But to say that because it's an American movie, they couldn't use Japanese American actors is just kind of flawed. Light could have absolutely been Japanese. But the anime isn't about Japanese culture, it's about a book that's literally written in English because it's the most popular language spoken lol
That gun does not look like a "Star Trek" fazer in fact it's almost a 1:1 replica of the gun Harrison Ford's character uses in "Blade Runner". Totally bizarre that they would choose to so blatantly reference that, seeing as this film has absolutely nothing to do with that one. Completely random and pointless weird choice like most of the choices made by the creators of this film.
After countless times reading the manga and watching the anime, I couldn't stand this live action remake. So many contradictions, mistakes and simply completely going away from the original
My exact thought, Kinda like how in the live action he is scared shitless for ages when he first sees Ryuk then it takes a while for ryuk to talk him into trying the deathnote. even as a live action not replication it, if they use Lights name they need his personality, and as you would know, he fills atleast 2 pages of names befor ryuk shows himself and when he does, light only gets startled and goes all bad ass sayin " im not suprised to see you ryuk... in fact... IV BEEN WAITING FOR YOU" Them 2 pages always got me "
What’s tragic is that if this was a sequel/prequel it could have been super cool. The Death Note has had many masters, as the anime mentioned. Could we have watched someone else’s story instead? Keep the blond American and his psycho girlfriend, but change the names and make it a completely new story. What if he laughed off the instruction pages and used it like a regular note book? Imagine the horror when he wrote a friend’s name inside and their death was on him. What if he turned the book into the police, and someone there stole and abused it? There are infinite possibilities, and we know that Netflix can sometimes have brilliant ideas.
What really bothered me about the live action movie was that they changed the characters names They turned Light Yagami into Light Turner, Turner, like Timmy fucking Turner from the fairly oddparents, and Misa into Mia And I understand that its set in Seattle where Japanese names aren’t as common but it just pissed me off and I feel the writers should have, instead of taking the time to change their names, I don’t know, make a decent movie
You really need to increase the volume of your podcasts. Your reviews are actually pretty good, but it is simply not loud enough. Get the best microphone you can afford, sit really close to it, and belt it out loud and proud. I should not and will not turn my volume to Max just to hear you mumbling.
I just can't digest that he tells a stranger about the book and the crimes he has already done and them shouting in the college as if everyone around them was deaf. I wish I could write their names on the Death Note again❤️
I’m honestly so glad that they made the live action movie for one reason and one reason only: I had never gotten around to watching the anime, so when the movie came out I watched it. I said “wow, there’s no way the anime could be THAT bad” which led me to watch the anime. So thank you Netflix for making a movie that awful
This has to be one of the best honest reviews/rants I have ever seen. You laid out your points and explained them so well and elegantly and you spoke your opinion, unlike these other reviewers who tell their subscribers what they want to hear just for more views and subs. I'm glad I discovered your channel sir, respect.
Really like your video. You are so right about all this points. They just make this life action versions because it is easy money. They are building on a already known name and know people will watch it. I think this is one of the biggest problems today. It's the same with all the sequels and prequels. This makes it harder for new stuff to find a ground, because there are already so many new versions of old, known stuff people will watch first. (I found a little error; let the right one in is a swedish film)
😂 It was so terrible! Misa and Light's relationship is actually pretty sour and quite intriguing. I mean Misa would literally do ANYTHING for Light. She shortens her own lifespan for him for god sakes! I just wished the writers would have pushed this concept more instead of the angsty teen trope.
Idk why they thought they could fit that whole Death Note anime series in a one hour movie like if you leave one thing out of the series it isn’t good anymore
You had me until you basically said "we can't have adaption, they delegitimize the source medium!" Which.... 1. Why are you ok with anime adaptions then? The Death Note anime is a good anime, that makes good use of it's medium, but it *is* an adaption including making changes. 2. You boil the person interested in the story in a shorter form to what's meant to be an insulting stereotype, because clearly it's *only* a lack of taste and intelligence that would make them curious in a movie version. I'm guessing you haven't touched either the Japanese live action movies or tv series then? 3. It seems bizarre to assume all adaptions of animation are an attack on it. Yes you do have your Beauty & The Beats that did nothing with their new version, and this movie was trying to a wider audience, but that both doesn't stop the source material from existing or mean you can't do interesting things with the new medium. The musical version of the lion king is a different thing from the movie but it uses it's new medium to great affect. (Also amusing you mention Godfather in there when it's actually an adaption of a book.)
RenaDeles I get your meaning, but he does actually bring up the Japanese live action movies as a decent adaptation for people unwilling to sit through the whole anime, that captures the characters and a shortened version of the plot and sticks to a fairly short runtime (relative to the anime) without sacrificing what made the original great. Even uses clips from them.
this might have already been said but i feel like the live-action 'battle royale' is a really good example of a really good manga, granted it leaves out a lot of context and background information but the end product of the live-action feels complete and worthwhile and essentially everything that the american live-action death note wasn't
It's not quite accurate to call this portrayal of Light a sociopath, since he doesn't have a mental disorder... he's simply an immature, selfish jerk that only makes terrible decisions. If it weren't for the title, I'm not sure anyone would realize this was supposed to be Death Note at all.
not quite like this but he did give away his memories and manipulate people to clear himself, using the death note, that was kind of like the end of the movie
I love when people argue that it’s impossible to read subtitles on a show where they don’t speak English...because of course everyone in the world has a good enough grasp of English to not need subtitles on all the (primarily US) media that’s exported. Obviously. Great video and very well argued points. :)
Death Note was the first anime I ever watched and even hearing Netflix made a movie I already knew it would’ve been a disgrace. Why? Just why? No one wanted the movie, I surely didn’t cause the anime was amazing on its own. Shouldn’t of existed period.
I watched like ten minutes of the movie and all the anime, and I complained through all I watched and I was with my friend that did not watch the anime and she got fed up with me and the movie.
I grew up watching movies with subtitles since I grew up in a non-English-speaking country that actually makes subtitles instead of dubbing. I gained A LOT. I live now in Germany, where they dub movies. My English is a million times better than most Germans I know thanks to me actually hearing English in movies, and since I like listening to foreign languages (and it's more natural for me to read subtitles) I also learned a few words in a few different languages. Plus, something is always lost in translations, and I often feel that American remakes of foreign films (BTW, the original Let the Right One In is Swedish, not German) aren't only disrespecting the original by remaking only for the sake of doing the same thing in "our" language, but also missing some essential points due to cultural difference. But hey, if it's not American, it's not worth knowing, isn't it??
I actually watched this film having never seen or even heard of the anime at that point. And even I couldn't believe it when Light just flat out told a girl he didn't even know well about his fucking godlike power he had obtained. Like how thick do they think we are? The only good thing about this movie was that it led me to the anime series
Re: watching the movie to get a feel for the anime: Just watch the first episode or two. Death Note goes hard from the start, and the English actors are breathtaking.
There was already a death notes live action 2 part movie? Im convinced that the "American Adaptation" Of a movie means it's the watered down dumbed down version of a previous story, so adaptations don't really mean anything when it comes to American Adaptation thing...... Also Hollywood writers are incompetent at least that's what they are showing us
it did not have a potato chip scene
thats why it failed
also shit acting or something i dunno
Misa in the anime was a high-pitched, adorable, at times dunce-like character whose main goal was getting Kira to become her partner in crime and justice as well as romance. Despite her demeanor, she is 100x smarter, more interesting, more in-depth, and more likeable than the too-cool-for-school smoking cheerleader who thinks she's deep but isn't sociopath with no real motivation for her killings. Misa revered Kira because he killed the man on trial for her parents murder that was about to be acquitted. Now there's depth for ya! It's ridiculous how they're attempt to make the character more deep ended up making her a flat, unlikable piece of paper.
And *don't* get me started on the casting for Light, and those frosted-tips dye job! What the hell were they thinking??
Misa was not adorable, she was insanely irritating and despicable, the only thing adorable about her is her looks
*he looks like one of ramonas seven deadly exes.*
@@murciadoxial8056 some people like her, some people don't. It's all entirely objective
@@murciadoxial8056 way to sound like an incel buddy
@@gallowsglare Why?, because I called her despicable?
I really loved your review! I'm tired of people telling me that I can't say the movie is bad because it's "based on the animation and not a adaptation" (wtf??). The movie is bad, is terrible, with poorly constructed characters and lack of theme. It's a bad adaptation AND a bad movie. I'm so dissapointed.
Hugs from Brazil!
#notmylight
This film was just garbage
To be honest, THAT scene would have been way better with hmm whatcha say
Jameela Chowdhury now that's what i call "authentic"
*_JASON DELURO_*
I’m disappointed he didn’t play I Believe I Can Fly.
100% agreed
you're quite the hidden gem of a channel, keep up the good work.
That Ferris wheel scene was hands down the absolute worst song placement in cinematic history
The edit you did with Imogen Heap over it instead actually works 10x better
11:04 the height Light is falling from would’ve killed him even if he hit the water. due to the surface tension of water it would’ve been similar to falling on concrete
Katisnotaneyeball the splash would also be like 10x bigger lmfao
That falling scene was so laughable... I'm speechless
the music, the facial expressions, the confusing scenario
yeah but the montage was pure gold 👌
Ugh yes THANKYOU. So many people say Light in the original starts out good and the Death Note corrupts him. I think both the anime and manga makes it clear he was sociopathic to begin with and the Death Note enabled him to put his thoughts into practice. I mean it's not even a week before the dude is declaring himself a god. That's not normal.
Of course this movie seems to be in the "The Death Note corrupts poor woobie Light" camp (especially with Netflix!Ryuk egging him on) and then gives original Light's arc to Misa/Mia for... some reason. I know the original is kind of sexist but this seems to be both overcompensating and sexist in a whole new way.
Also I laughed out loud at the Mm, Watcha Say. Well Done.
Sai Is the original sexist? I think it does a very good job of potraying an abusive relationship and how charming an abuser can be (not just with Misa, Light is very succesful with the ladies) rather than making a statement on all women.
Disagree about the sociopathic part. At the beginning of the anime, he did feel bad for a period of time killing people. He was throwing up and showing symptoms of anxiety and early stages of depression. If anything the anime demonstrates that there is darkness within all of us. In Light, it was his sense of superiority - it's much harder to remain humble when you're beautiful, a genius and on a different level to others. The death note also creates a sense of detachment from death since it's so removed from the physical act of killing. I doubt that Light at the beginning would have been able to kill with his bare hands.
Even Ryuk said Light wrote more names in one DAY than all the other keepers of the book in their whole time with it. He was bloodthirsty from the start.
whitenostalgia, I sometimes think, what would have happen, if L picked up death note, not Light. I mean, he definetely has some darkness incide, some of his decisions are questionable. And also anime shows, that when Light lost his memories, he was quite good guy, he didn't support Kira's ideas, though admited that Kira's sense of justice matches his, an he was quite scared by it. But still, when he got his memory back, he immediately became his old self, so I'm not sure, was it death note corrupting him, or power, or it was just Light lying to himself
Also, what's so sexist about death note? There wasn't many female characters in it, but they were portrayed quite decently. Misa is this type of "girly girl" character, she's not very smart, but not every one in this anime are geniuses. Naomi Misora is really cool and smart (okay, I think Ray Pember was sexist to her, but he wasn't really developed as character). And there's a girl that was Kira's voice, I always forget her name, she was smart and beautiful, I wish there were more of her. Light's mum and sister had so little time, so it's hard to say something about them, but also there was nothing wrong with them either. Oh, and also ther was criminal lady, and Near's assisstant, they also okay. So yeah, there was only three important female characters, but I don't think they were made in a sexist way
dude Riuk had his character flaws too. he never forced Light to do anything. he was a watcher, not someone forcing kills. Riuk just didnt care. he just wanted to be entertained
@@MinuteOfMotive He offered the eyes, but he wasn't forcing him. He kinda saw him struggling, I suppose
@@MinuteOfMotive thats what he was saying, and you should finish it
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We shall not speak of the last airbender
Where the movie fail the most is at the actor. Light is suppoused to be this hUNK that all the girls have a crush on. They could've hired some gorgeous (let's say japanese because that's a great way to introduce more asian-american actors) teen actor. If the actor was beautiful it would've been harder for people to think of him as a "school shooter"
Maria M the movie fails most at his characterization. Wolf is cute, and light is cute. He's not a huge jock, just a nice looking guy. Maybe comparable to Toby (?) from skins. But even with that, they wrote him as a little BITCH. In the anime, light meets Ryuk and he's shocked, but not afraid. In the movie, wolf screams like a little girl and huddles into a ball. He sees bullies and doesn't find a clever way to stop them, he defends the poor kid by saying the nerdiest thing ever. That if they hit him it would be "child abuse". He made himself look WEAKER. If he was written as a strong character, if the actor was capable, he would be able to portray that strength. But because he was already kinda thin, baby faced, it just added on to how bitchy his character was
@@MinuteOfMotive L is actually part British. It could've been a white character.
Yeah I always pictured a Zac Effron-type, but he's too old now.
ms honey exactly, isnt this the same light who set up an entire fire bomb in his desk to keep anyone from getting to the book? its a year later and im still pressed xD
I just don't understand why so many anime adaptations has got to be turned into this sad, pathetic lovestory? Is it a cop out so they don't have to give the characters debt or an arch? Because the plot was too much to work with? It's also insulting, it's like saying "hey, you Americans, you're not smart enough for the original plot, here, let's throw in some cliches, that'll please the general audience." And it's so lazy! Adapting a book, sure, that can be a challenge, but the anime is right, fucking there - all they need to scramble together is a decent cast and a realistic budget, follow the story and be true to the characters, and there you go. But no, they had to make Light into a whiny, snotnosed hearththrob who had to get a crazy girlfriend. I hope the director is shunned forever along with the dipshit who created the attack on titan live action movies, but even that piece of garbage had more redeeming qualities than this so called "adaptation". It just pisses me off when they don't respect the original content.
Even an accurate adaptation would've had to cut about 10 hours of story though to fit a movie format, I say just watch the anime, I don't need all my media to be a live action film. They might've been able to do it justice with several films but even a standard trilogy would have to decide what's relevant and what can be cut while still remaining cohesive. I am curious to see the Japanese effort now though, it'll just be a pain to find online no doubt.
@@SA80TAGE then don't make a movie out of so many hours of material, just do a show.
@@amelie5835 why are you telling me as if I had anything to do with it?
Probably to pander to teen shipper fangirls who are convinced that everything has to be about romance and when you call them out on it they accuse you of having no feelings and not loving anybody.
Thanks for giving Let the right one in to germany, but its swedish.
We knew this movie was going to be shit even when it was just a rumor years ago. I didn't expect much watching it, but I had to stop the movie at certain points because I cringed too hard.
Mary A Yeah, I don't think anyone was surprised by how bad it was, but I was still angry nonetheless and felt the need to say what I was thinking
it was even worse then i thought it would be.. and this review brings up a lot of good points about adaptations that are often overlooked because the adaptations are so bad you just cringe through them. love the points about how a lot of native english speaking people totally overlook foreign language movies and how overlooked animated movies and shows are just because of how accustomed we are to certain types of movies/shows. im swedish and i had to learn to read subtitles before i was 10! if a child can do it so can adults, but most people are too lazy
I think that Death Note movie shouldn't be targeted towards a specific market of teenage viewers. That's the issue. Since it targeted specifically towards that market because the main characters happened to be teenagers (except for L), everything was simplified to fit as an edgy teen movie.
But ... the original Death Note manga was specifically targeted to a certain audience. DN ran in Shonen Jump, a magazine directly targeted at teen boys. Sure, everyone else is welcome to read it too, but it's demographic is very clear. Every other reader is just extra.
For those who don't know, that's the same magazine that ran Dragon Ball.
"I don't have time to watch this two hour movie, so I'm just going to read the synopsis on wikipedia"
>that's literally exactly what I do
MEEEM TOO
I felt pointed out and triggered
Never stop dude, you're great and you'll get the attention you deserve eventually.
Catherine Smith thanks Catherine! It’s been a busy few weeks, but I’ve got two videos in the works that should be out RELATIVELY soon
I appreciate how methodical your reviews are, and I appreciate your perspective. I do agree that Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast didn't need live actions, but I hadn't thought about how the adaptations delegitimatizing the animation. You bring up a lot of good points (in this and other videos) and you can talk about something that upsets you in a rational way. The internet needs more reviewers like you.
One thing I disagree with is that L is athletic. He's a decent fighter and a really good tennis player. For him to keep up with Light in that match, he must have been athletic regardless of his awful diet.
wabdih he burned those calories with the POWER OF HIS MIND
Well I've thought about this a lot, and do you remember how L says that he sits the way he does because "He has to"? It could be that he does that to keep his blood pumping and in turn burns more calories and can keep a healthy mind while having a more sedentary lifestyle. Not to mention his showing off of what i can only assume to be Capoeira martial arts with his kicking, throwing his legs up while supporting his upper body on the floor is no easy feat and it could be argued that his general slouch and weak demeanor is to throw people off of his actual physical capabilities. And if not for the blood pumping, his sitting like that could be to simply cut off some of the blood flow in his legs to let more move to his brain
All the talk and criticism of the movie on UA-cam made me aware of the show and prompted to watch it!
Lana Alba Please do! You won't regret it
@@TaylorJWilliams I just finished watching the original Death Note because of this video. Thank you. I loved every minute of it. Nice review on the remake also. Thank you for watching horrible films, so we don't have to. #NotMyLight
The film's director is pathetic. He literally called anyone who didn't like it a troll.
you. are. so. pretty. man.
dem juicy lips 💋
They Dragonballed this one smh
I remember when it was announced that Netflix was making a Death Note movie. A bunch of people from my high school talked about watching the movie and claiming to be anime fans. But when I asked them it they watched the anime or read the manga, they said they didn't want to not care to...
Filthy Casuals
It’s a reference
11:27 “mm whatcha say” audio was obviously the best choice for this scene
But the Japanese adaptation is actually pretty well done.
Dylan : agreed. The CGI on the shinagami was bad, but the characters more than made up for it. TV Nippon’s version of L was so spot-on he really seemed like he’d just stepped right out of the anime.
I’m tough on adaptations of original content I love (like the Death Note manga) but I’ll concede that one was actually pretty damn good.
#Notmylight
I've watched the anime twice and have yet to watch this movie. Watching your review of it surprises me greatly, though. I never had high hopes, anime adaptations tend to suck massive balls, but the extent to which they changed the characters, dialogue and plot shocks me so much, I'm having trouble believing if the creators even read/watched the manga/anime, or if they just read the summary. Even though this dumpsterfire wouldn't do even a fucking summary justice.
It needs to be a meme to put random songs over Misa’s death scene
“I NEED A HERO. I’M HOLDIN’ ON FOR A HERO ‘TIL THE END OF THE NIGHT. HE’S GOTTA BE STRONG AND HE’S GOTTA BE FAST AND HE’S GOTTA BE FRESH FROM THE FIGHT.”
It's hard for me to even watch people compare it when the movie is something so far from the actual story of death note. Is it even fair to call it an adaptation when all they did was use the character names (sort of *cough cough* misa to Mia? *cough cough*) concept and the notebook that kills people??? I am puzzled
The death scene of Light's girlfriend literally looks like a scene from Deadpool
i think one of the worst parts you forgot to mention was that light looks like one of ramonas seven deadly exes
Let the Right One In is a Swedish movie, not a German one.
littlemissleeches my bad; thanks for the correction
I watched the movie with my bf and we had to stop after about 15min in because I couldn't stop raging while watching it. Having read the manga and seen the anime and the Japanese movie, I was not only deeply disappointed, but also just furious at what they've done to this masterpiece...
You know, if the studio had just changed the title to "Death Note 2: Coming to America", not call the protagonist Light and simply stick to the book's rules this could've been a kinda dark comedy.
*To cringe or not to cringe, that is the question.*
M J your comment actually more philsosphical then movie itself
11:00 - A lot could have been fixed by having us see "light" give "misa" the kira smile before making clear he intentionally let her go. You immediately make it clear he has a plan an intrigue the audience to know what the plan was. And ofc, different music and facial expressions XD
Thi movie doesn't DESERVE to carry the death note title! This movie movie doesn't even deserve to be considered A MOVIE! It's like some 13 year old emo idiot only wiki'd the plot of the anime, just barely skimmed it, and being born into money he decided to shit out a movie based on the wiki article that he didn't even thoroughly read! It's INSULTING!
I feel like the most simple way to put it is that they changed too much but not enough like they changed the wrong things trying to re invent it but they also seemed like they where trying to make him the same characters at some points its like it was written by two different people with two different ideas
I love you. I love this review. One thing we gotta clear up though-from a dirty blonde who gets mistaken as a brunette constantly-LIGHT HAS BLONDE HAIR THAT'S HIS HAIR WAS DYED I'M TRIGGERED STOP BLOND-ERASING HIM. But, yeah, Nat Wolf's hair looked dumb in the movie.
He had 90's boy band hair... 😩😂😂⚰
This is it. This is the best review.
I found a few changes mildly interesting-but just as you said the changes weren't needed and added nothing.
I was so sure that after Light and whats-her-name had their falling-out Light would go it alone. I thought that because Misa...I mean, Mia made the decision to kill Light's father so flippantly his focus would shift from boobies to justice. I was very wrong. The romance plot was annoying not only because it dumbed down Light's motivations-but why would I root for a character who gladly engages in an unhealthy relationship with a girl who tried to kill his father???
Great video. I subscribed!
Well, I am not really against anime adaptations if you can make original and actually good. Like Nolan did a somewhat adaptation of paprika in inception. Inception doesn't take away anything from paprika other than the object used, they had their own plot and characters in it. I'm not really against adaptations if they are good, but there has never really been a good adaptation!
I want your opinion on the Japanese Live Action Movies and the Japanese Live Action Drama, please.
MMM WHATCHA SAYYYYYYY
I think what you had to say about the subtitles and foreign films is absolutely correct. This video is two years old, but you saying that reminded me of Bong Joon-ho (director of Parasite) saying that if people can get over that one inch wall of subtitles they can be open to many amazing movies. It's part of why I've always preferred subs to dubs in anime, save for a few (Panty & Stocking and Ghost Stories).
great review taylor. let the right one in is swedish, not german though
And there were many ways to avoid saying the French film Breathless was based on... like how even if I know the Asian film title I'll describe it to a native speaker to hear their more correct pronunciation. Hashtag BollywoodNights
"Did I want this film to be good? No. Did I go in with an open mind? Absolutely not."
Super late comment, but if they did have to make a live action adaptation (which they didn’t) it wouldn’t have hurt to separate in into a mini series, similar to the first it. Separate each major part into its own film, like the first one could be about light learning how to use the death note and the climax be him beating the FBI agents and claiming his first massive victory over L, which would make his defeat in the end satisfying
So manga and anime light= psychopath with a god complex.
Film Light= generic high school kid with cliche "he's evil because he was bullied at school" backstory.
kinda cool seeing the culture differences . despite shitty cliche american tropes being shameful
Great videos. You should be getting way more subscribers.
Steven Jeanrolus thank you! I'm still a relatively new channel, but the subscription rate has increased drastically in the last month or so; thanks for the support
i dont have time to watch the movie so ill watch your review
The Japanese live action Death Note was actually really good. I saw it in theaters when it came out, and it was what got me to watch the show.
I didn't have time to watch the video, so I just read the comments
Death note could have easily been a smash hit if they stuck to the source material and just Americanized it. But then again, it's 2018 and that could be racist or some bullshit.
In the series, if Light has not killed the first guy on television when L was broadcasting. He would never have been found out. His big ego was his end.
The Mia falling to her death scene is really, really hilarious. I love the edits you made xD. Great Review!!
It makes me sad cause I know there will be people who are put off of death note because of this poorly made movie
They're also supposed to be Japanese..
SidVz But why?
The Trashman I really hope that's sarcasm
its funny cuz when they were looking for actors they dead ass said no asians (we got ONE tho)
Well, its an american remake. So, therefore you have american actors. Is the Departed racist because it has white actors instead of asian actors like the original? If they made a Japanese version of the Godfather would you even think twice about it? And besides, anime characters look more white than they do Japanese.
Jimmy ç ̈ç ̊boi I don't really care about the race of the characters, it's more about the characters themselves than it is about japan. I don't think it was really necessary for them to have Japanese actors. In fact, it would have been a little too accurate for an American remake for them to set the movie in Japan. Would it have been cool for the main character and his family to be Japanese? Yes. Could they have done that? Yes. But then they wouldn't have been able to use a popular teen actor for the film, and people wouldn't have been as inclined to watch it because they wouldn't be familiar with any of the actors. But to say that because it's an American movie, they couldn't use Japanese American actors is just kind of flawed. Light could have absolutely been Japanese. But the anime isn't about Japanese culture, it's about a book that's literally written in English because it's the most popular language spoken lol
What bothers me is the way americans pronounce Ryuk -_-
iMADgoaway can't roll that r man
That gun does not look like a "Star Trek" fazer in fact it's almost a 1:1 replica of the gun Harrison Ford's character uses in "Blade Runner". Totally bizarre that they would choose to so blatantly reference that, seeing as this film has absolutely nothing to do with that one. Completely random and pointless weird choice like most of the choices made by the creators of this film.
After countless times reading the manga and watching the anime, I couldn't stand this live action remake. So many contradictions, mistakes and simply completely going away from the original
My exact thought, Kinda like how in the live action he is scared shitless for ages when he first sees Ryuk then it takes a while for ryuk to talk him into trying the deathnote.
even as a live action not replication it, if they use Lights name they need his personality, and as you would know, he fills atleast 2 pages of names befor ryuk shows himself and when he does, light only gets startled and goes all bad ass sayin
" im not suprised to see you ryuk... in fact... IV BEEN WAITING FOR YOU"
Them 2 pages always got me
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What’s tragic is that if this was a sequel/prequel it could have been super cool. The Death Note has had many masters, as the anime mentioned. Could we have watched someone else’s story instead? Keep the blond American and his psycho girlfriend, but change the names and make it a completely new story.
What if he laughed off the instruction pages and used it like a regular note book? Imagine the horror when he wrote a friend’s name inside and their death was on him. What if he turned the book into the police, and someone there stole and abused it? There are infinite possibilities, and we know that Netflix can sometimes have brilliant ideas.
What really bothered me about the live action movie was that they changed the characters names
They turned Light Yagami into Light Turner, Turner, like Timmy fucking Turner from the fairly oddparents, and Misa into Mia
And I understand that its set in Seattle where Japanese names aren’t as common but it just pissed me off and I feel the writers should have, instead of taking the time to change their names, I don’t know, make a decent movie
You really need to increase the volume of your podcasts. Your reviews are actually pretty good, but it is simply not loud enough. Get the best microphone you can afford, sit really close to it, and belt it out loud and proud. I should not and will not turn my volume to Max just to hear you mumbling.
I just can't digest that he tells a stranger about the book and the crimes he has already done and them shouting in the college as if everyone around them was deaf. I wish I could write their names on the Death Note again❤️
Oh my god this was made before Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast were made into live action flicks... this innocent child
I’m honestly so glad that they made the live action movie for one reason and one reason only: I had never gotten around to watching the anime, so when the movie came out I watched it. I said “wow, there’s no way the anime could be THAT bad” which led me to watch the anime. So thank you Netflix for making a movie that awful
''he looks like an anime character more than the actual anime character'' I died
Can we talk about how the Film borke deathnote rules .LIKE NOOOOOO
This has to be one of the best honest reviews/rants I have ever seen. You laid out your points and explained them so well and elegantly and you spoke your opinion, unlike these other reviewers who tell their subscribers what they want to hear just for more views and subs. I'm glad I discovered your channel sir, respect.
Really like your video. You are so right about all this points. They just make this life action versions because it is easy money. They are building on a already known name and know people will watch it. I think this is one of the biggest problems today. It's the same with all the sequels and prequels. This makes it harder for new stuff to find a ground, because there are already so many new versions of old, known stuff people will watch first. (I found a little error; let the right one in is a swedish film)
Thank god someone finally said it you’re a legend and you’ve earned my love (& sub)
Am I the only one still scared by Riuk (probably spelt that wrong I can’t remember how to spell it)
😂 It was so terrible! Misa and Light's relationship is actually pretty sour and quite intriguing. I mean Misa would literally do ANYTHING for Light. She shortens her own lifespan for him for god sakes! I just wished the writers would have pushed this concept more instead of the angsty teen trope.
Unrelated but you REALLY resemble that kid in the lorax
Idk why they thought they could fit that whole Death Note anime series in a one hour movie like if you leave one thing out of the series it isn’t good anymore
You had me until you basically said "we can't have adaption, they delegitimize the source medium!" Which.... 1. Why are you ok with anime adaptions then? The Death Note anime is a good anime, that makes good use of it's medium, but it *is* an adaption including making changes. 2. You boil the person interested in the story in a shorter form to what's meant to be an insulting stereotype, because clearly it's *only* a lack of taste and intelligence that would make them curious in a movie version. I'm guessing you haven't touched either the Japanese live action movies or tv series then? 3. It seems bizarre to assume all adaptions of animation are an attack on it. Yes you do have your Beauty & The Beats that did nothing with their new version, and this movie was trying to a wider audience, but that both doesn't stop the source material from existing or mean you can't do interesting things with the new medium. The musical version of the lion king is a different thing from the movie but it uses it's new medium to great affect.
(Also amusing you mention Godfather in there when it's actually an adaption of a book.)
RenaDeles I get your meaning, but he does actually bring up the Japanese live action movies as a decent adaptation for people unwilling to sit through the whole anime, that captures the characters and a shortened version of the plot and sticks to a fairly short runtime (relative to the anime) without sacrificing what made the original great. Even uses clips from them.
4.0 range? This is an absolute 1 if that lol.
People do not like to use the 1-10 escale for some reason.
Loved the video. Shared the pain.
“Death Note is a finished product with not enough wrong with it to justify a remake”
I don’t think you watched episodes 26-37.
this might have already been said but i feel like the live-action 'battle royale' is a really good example of a really good manga, granted it leaves out a lot of context and background information but the end product of the live-action feels complete and worthwhile and essentially everything that the american live-action death note wasn't
It's not quite accurate to call this portrayal of Light a sociopath, since he doesn't have a mental disorder... he's simply an immature, selfish jerk that only makes terrible decisions.
If it weren't for the title, I'm not sure anyone would realize this was supposed to be Death Note at all.
not quite like this but he did give away his memories and manipulate people to clear himself, using the death note, that was kind of like the end of the movie
I love when people argue that it’s impossible to read subtitles on a show where they don’t speak English...because of course everyone in the world has a good enough grasp of English to not need subtitles on all the (primarily US) media that’s exported. Obviously.
Great video and very well argued points. :)
Death Note: The Edgy Emo Otaku Fantasy Version.
MMMMMMMM-WATCHYA SAAAAAY. I would’ve died if they used that
Death Note was the first anime I ever watched and even hearing Netflix made a movie I already knew it would’ve been a disgrace. Why? Just why? No one wanted the movie, I surely didn’t cause the anime was amazing on its own. Shouldn’t of existed period.
I watched like ten minutes of the movie and all the anime, and I complained through all I watched and I was with my friend that did not watch the anime and she got fed up with me and the movie.
soz quick correction, let the right one in is swedish, not german (:
I grew up watching movies with subtitles since I grew up in a non-English-speaking country that actually makes subtitles instead of dubbing. I gained A LOT. I live now in Germany, where they dub movies. My English is a million times better than most Germans I know thanks to me actually hearing English in movies, and since I like listening to foreign languages (and it's more natural for me to read subtitles) I also learned a few words in a few different languages. Plus, something is always lost in translations, and I often feel that American remakes of foreign films (BTW, the original Let the Right One In is Swedish, not German) aren't only disrespecting the original by remaking only for the sake of doing the same thing in "our" language, but also missing some essential points due to cultural difference. But hey, if it's not American, it's not worth knowing, isn't it??
They put the movie in the horror section of Netflix XD
11:00 Bruh, this is why i subscribed. Also, I love how you chose “I want to know what Love is”.
Word on the street is they're making a sequel (sorry, dude).
I can’t judge how close this is too much because I stopped watching the anime after L died.
An American film that is bad, especially since it's not original work? What a shocker!
I actually watched this film having never seen or even heard of the anime at that point. And even I couldn't believe it when Light just flat out told a girl he didn't even know well about his fucking godlike power he had obtained. Like how thick do they think we are? The only good thing about this movie was that it led me to the anime series
Re: watching the movie to get a feel for the anime:
Just watch the first episode or two. Death Note goes hard from the start, and the English actors are breathtaking.
some animes butcher the manga
berserk fans can relate
Just put your grasses on, bro.
There was already a death notes live action 2 part movie? Im convinced that the "American Adaptation" Of a movie means it's the watered down dumbed down version of a previous story, so adaptations don't really mean anything when it comes to American Adaptation thing...... Also Hollywood writers are incompetent at least that's what they are showing us
10:08 Ladies and Gentleman’s, this, this is what i call a masterpiece