Death Note (2017) - Why it Sucks

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[@subhamghosh5884]

Anime- who is smarter light or L Netflix- who is more dumb light or L

[@12hdhkw23]

Yes

[@jackgreen5627]

Best comment

[@izzymeri2494]

Jack Green 3:54 hey do you know who dis is

[@cheetusboladus9410]

Light is smarter in my opinion

[@zyrillemoiramadduma4535]

underated comment lmao HAHAHA

[@kenoke381]

This is Light’s punishment. Instead of going to hell he became a Netflix adaptation

[@MAPLEMiellz]

@Jan Michael Vincent you. You killed the joke. YOU MONSTER

[@amarwells6444]

It all makes sense now

[@zylo8000]

Damn

[@GreenGoblinCoryintheHouse]

That's worst timeline must've been the Stein gate.

[@notrllysecure5837]

In an alternate universe, where this was serious, in one of the death note rule pages, it says all death note users will go to Mu, nothing

[@thelittolman]

okay but Willem Dafoe as Ryuk is a *chef's kiss* choice. That man could read the phone book and sound like an unhinged maniac

[@erockerr7899]

Honestly probably the only good thing about the movie but if I remember he didn't get enough screen time or lines

[@millo7295]

That's just a Sin to a Man And a good character

[@loadfile5292]

Unironically the only reason I even bothered to finish the movie in the first place.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

The painful part to me is there are so many "Death Note" stories people can tell. It doesn't have to be the battle of Light and L or N and that one kid who basically killed trump. You could drop the Deathnote into any country in any time period with any type of character and get a wild ride. But instead we got this.

[@langadube9611]

So true. Maybe a nod to the OG but you don't actually need to use it.

[@Axl4325]

Bro imagine a historical drama where a person like Rasputin, Napoleon or Washington get the Death Note. Not even kidding that sounds amazing

[@wasserruebenvergilbungsvirus]

Even the same basic story set in 2023 would work. The Death Note manga is 20 years old, the world has changed a lot in that time. I'd really like to see a modern take on the story of Kira. Things like the Internet for example played almost no role in the original Death Note (just in passing).

[@gamerstheater1187]

Yeah, fun fact, the original story was about a bullied kid who accidentally killed his bullies so he used an eraser Ryuk gave him to remove them, it then cuts to years later we see he barely uses it and only for certain people

[@jonesblack1742]

@@gamerstheater1187 not the original story, just a pitch for the concept... im sure the Kira vs L story was already in mind when it was made

[@kerfkerf1604]

Plot twist : In the movie, since Light's last name is Turner, he's related to Timmy Turner, and Ryuk is his fairly odd parent

[@skylerspence7878]

Ha ha ha

[@safirasnh]

This is canon

[@SkintelNKeychain]

Why would you say that

[@Nobodyss21]

And L actually mr crocker if he’s not obsessed with fairies

[@giraffegiraffe810]

L is just Mr. Crocker chasing fairy god parents

[@gorillatitty5537]

Anime: “I want to tell you I am L” *everything freezes and it’s dramatic* Netflix adaption: “Oh you’re that L guy lol hey.”

[@AC9123]

XD

[@DeedeeMegaDoodooo]

Right! lol, no effort!

[@lightingmcqueen7027]

@@DeedeeMegaDoodooo it’s not supposed to be the same what’s the fun in that anime fun’s just have no brains unlike marvel we accept that they need to change things from to comics to the movies

[@gokhandemir2042]

@@lightingmcqueen7027 changing doesnt mean destroying all the characthers. Light was dumb in the movie. And also, L's style about how he does things was absoloutly garbage. L shouldnt chase light, thats not how he does things. Its supposed to be a battle of their intelligence, not running away in the streets. Even misa was more close to the actual light than light in the movie.

[@hadipawar2539]

Bruh that scene in the Anime pulled the rug right from under my fight I was even more shocked then light at that time.

[@DIA--_]

I’m convinced the writers of this movie never watched death note. It’s like they looked a few things about the characters and the plot then decided to make a really crappy movie based off the scraps of information they had.

[@lostchron]

Game of Thrones final season moment

[@Delos_Shoe]

Probably true

[@sirllamaiii9708]

That's what happens with a lot of movies. A generic or back burner movie gets a few plot points or branding or franchise slapped on top and presented as such without being actually faithful.

[@zackerhia914]

Anime Light: Calmly meets Ryuk Movie Light: *S C R E A M I N G*

[@marcusg3824]

I mean he screamed in the anime too but just for a second

[@zackerhia914]

@@marcusg3824 yeah, movie light has this whole mental breakdown though witch is funny .

[@BonazaiGirl]

Light in the anime/manga was momentarily surprised, but collected himself pretty quickly. Light in _this_ live action adaptation was straight up having a wimpy, screaming episode.

[@GetoSuguruEdits]

Manga/anime light: “You gonna take my soul or something”, “I’ve been expecting you” movie light: “RAHHHHHHHHHHH”

[@Concertvideos-vy4ed]

Anime Light is a fucking psycho and I love it, Movie Light is a wimp trying to be psychotic and it's amazing to watch and make fun of

[@noire8235]

Netflix: “Ill take an anime... and RUIN IT!!!”

[@benbittinger9789]

Good reference

[@Xxxxavvs]

I feel like the live action bleach movie wasn’t too bad

[@benbittinger9789]

@@Xxxxavvs Have you seen the anime?

[@Xxxxavvs]

I won’t lie I’ve only seen the main fight scenes and hell verse movie. Idk I just feel like it wasn’t as bad as like this movie or dragonball

[@benbittinger9789]

@@Xxxxavvs Ok, but if you watch the show, you will see that they throw almost all of the Death Notes rules away and make the whitewashed plot super contrived. Basically, the only similarity it has to the show is the name of it.

[@noahmedina3759]

This is what happens when you write "death note" In the Deathnote

[@seru.89]

Oh no

[@RaghavBabbar]

🤣🤣

[@mr.preston1632]

Death note Ohbata, you write this in a Death note this is what will happen

[@nicholasneuman1587]

hey, thats illegal!

[@shardulpaigude8394]

I’m laughing because it’s a good joke, but sad that it’s the truth

[@s.o.k.1393]

I am honestly shocked that they thought that adapting the Death Note anime into a movie was a good idea. The anime is 37 episodes and there is ZERO filler. They could cut out the part with Near, but that's still like 19 episodes, which is still like 7 straight hours. How did they think they could capture the essence of all of that into 90 minutes?? It would take like 60 minutes just to explain the mechanics of the death note

[@LessPegasus]

By episode 10, it felt like I'm at episode 100, in a good way because so much stuff had happened.

[@AYVYN]

Death Note Relight?

[@thatstranger6114]

This could barely be considered an adaptation. More just "loosely based on".

[@stein8638]

I mean the part with corporate guys sure felt like a filler

[@breaddboy]

if they wanted sequels its for sure doable. a 3act structure of establishing light and the world, end of the second act being the Lind L taylor scene and ending with ray pembers death.

[@Zoumie]

I think the worst part about death note getting a shitty live action is the fact that out of all the anime’s to get a live action it is probably one of the ones that would work best in a live action and they still fucked it up

[@amankolli]

*Blue lock enters the Chat *

[@jamesbrown6994]

​@amankolli Sorry, but i can not see somebody do the big bang drive irl

[@amankolli]

@@jamesbrown6994 dude it won't be as bad considering the whole anime is about futbol/soccer.

[@jamesbrown6994]

@amankolli but still, they do a lot of crazy shite in the anime/manga

[@TheInker]

There are multiple good live-action adaptations of Death Note, they're just made in Japan. The TV drama in particular is really good, it takes a few creative liberties that make for some really interesting divergences.

[@tingispingis]

"His name's Japanese he must be in Japan" Weeb gamers with Japanese usernames: *nervous sweating*

[@hughjass8454]

Thenexthokage69: oh shit!

[@Turd_Rocket]

Also they're so stupid they don't realize their Japanese user"name" translated means: chinchilla popsicle ass.

[@jyuinchi3461]

*nervous sweating*

[@sketchydude8431]

S_U_P_E_R_S_A_I_Y_A_N420: Shit, they're onto us

[@TravisssYoung]

*Nervous sweating*

[@memesarelove8341]

Anime: Light uses the deathnote to become the god of the world. Netflix: uses deathnote to get a girlfriend

[@Rivenlore99]

too true

[@AndromedaPrima]

And kills her anyway

[@mdv9831]

Exactly! Light isn't the type to use a supernatural notebook to get some stupid hot chick. In fact he would've killed her the moment he got suspicious, and he would've got suspicious very very fast

[@Rivenlore99]

@@mdv9831 That’s very true. He might’ve used her willingness to kill anyone, but I think he’d see her as a nuisance,

[@mdv9831]

@@Rivenlore99 definitely. Light's too cold and rational to be hung up on a hot cheer leader

[@lantinsezzm2461]

Light in the anime: Intelligence, smart, clam, fearless, handsome, etc Light in the movie : B O N K

[@GetoSuguruEdits]

worst part is that A: light doesn’t work with L B: Light doesn’t get confined C: movie light does not have a god complex

[@yballaw2714]

i really missed the part of multiple shinigami and the whole “forgetting the death note exists and then it coming back to them when they touch it” plot point, that was one of my favorite little plotlines in the anime.

[@RustedBuddy5192]

Essentially Light made that plan assuming that the memories are connected to the death note and whoever touches it. There were two death notes. To see the other shinigami you need to touch THEIR Death note. If he didnt do that weird cycle before turning himself in, its implied that he would only remember the memories involving ryuk and not rem, the other shinigami. His theory was that if he transfers ownership while holding on one of the death notes then goes through that cycle, he'll intertwine what memories each note brings back. Making it so that as soon as he touches EITHER of the notes once again he'll have the full picture/full memories involving both of the shinigamis and their notes. Same would go for Misa once she touches one of the notes. However, and mind you this is my interpretation, this was also just a theory. Light set this plan up so that even if he was wrong and that he didnt get any memories back, his life would simply work out as having caught the fake kira he assigned alongside L as the hero. He made it so that no matter happened he would win as either Kira or Light Yagami, L's side kick.

[@stxphie__]

​@@RustedBuddy5192Ahhh I get in in the last episode in deathnote.The reason why light cried to where misa is and run so also the reaosn why hes not kira,or my opinion is maybe when he ran and run until he got to that stairs maybe his memory of kira is gone and he knows hes wrong too,maybe he did it so that he will think they defeat kira (even tho hes kira)but that also made himself think they won yk i kinda tired to explain so yeah thats my thoughgs of your.Plss reply to me if im right..

[@redacted5078]

*Light in the anime:* I am a mastermind with a complex plan to get what I want and I plan every interaction i have to create a persona people will trust and thus making people not suspicious of me. *Light in this movie:* Haha notebook go brr

[@devilsoutcast6559]

Yeet

[@amadodiallo3167]

Underrated comment.

[@suverchasharma4809]

lmaoooo so truuu

[@coachoikawa4951]

Underrated comment XD

[@aleyo35]

AHAHAHHA

[@michigames1201]

Netflix: I’ll take a good anime AND CREMATE IT

[@adkeq8051]

Lmao

[@michigames1201]

Michelle Escobar he’ll do the job

[@kennethamielsantos8034]

Thank you for sacrificing yourself watching this movie just to show us why it sucks. You just saved many lives.

[@ShowBizTorize]

I, however, wanted to watch it for myself. Then again with my brother. I haven't been the same since🥲

[@Andrew-wv7qp]

When I watched the Netflix version (before I watched the anime) I thought Ryuk was a demon, bent on corrupting Light. In the anime, Ryuk is amoral and dropped the note into the human realm because he was bored. This made him a much more interesting character.

[@giwrgoskosaris7217]

1: L is a crying baby 2: Kira is dumb 3: The soundtrack doesn't suit the movie 4: Light doesn't eat potato chips!

[@fuckit-oi4xt]

Yeah 0/10 no chip

[@theolast9727]

Lillianna H did you just refer to Daddy Dafoe as "Not sexy?"

[@slavsaka9536]

The soundtrack is actually good although its a copy of all the 80-90 song style ever since stranger things

[@TheBatbike]

and no tennis scene

[@angelinaramirez5972]

actually the director of death Note used the group survive in his previous film "The Guest" which then the duffer brothers used in stranger things, so if anything stranger things is copying adam wingard

[@Frawl203]

If “Watari” works in this universe Light should’ve just been able to write “L”

[@weather9405]

seems like watari is just his name lol

[@linux_b1969]

But what makes something your name? Laws and legal papers? I think it's what you indentify as yourself. Watari always goes by the name Watari, so that's enough. L on the other hand, knows his own real name, and Light knows L isn't his proper name, so it doesn't work

[@Lord.have.mercy.on.me777]

@@linux_b1969 How should he know that? I mean he didnt hear that L has a real name. The script writer were just dumb as shit and only watched the first 5 minutes of each episode xD

[@holiday6807]

Linus Baltasar Hoem Hegre it’s not what you identify yourself as. The rule in the death note is “The names you will see with the eye power of a god of death are the names needed to kill that person. You will be able to see the names even if that person isn't registered in the family registration."

[@anthonyrusso3100]

Linus Baltasar Hoem Hegre in the actually death note though, Rem writes his real name, Quillith Wammy

[@julianrodriquez9105]

The fact that the Rotten Tomatoes score for the anime is a 100% and the movie is a 36% tells you all you need to know.

[@prinzdenax]

The only good part about this movie is Willem Dafoe being the vc for Ryuk, which fit very well tbh. And the fact that the actor of L actually wanted to play an L similar to the one in the manga/anime but the script they gave him sucked.

[@stxphie__]

so hes the vc too in the live action also?

[@prinzdenax]

@@stxphie__ uhh yeah thats what I said

[@stxphie__]

@@prinzdenax ahh ok

[@Aman-eq7xh]

I left the movie when i found out light's driving force was not justice but sex.Frickin stupid.

[@dwight3555]

"I showed you my Death Note please respond"

[@Bongbongo]

@@dwight3555 LOL

[@matthew.does.stuff4604]

@@dwight3555 PLS 😭

[@taewrld2k314]

Wtf💀🤣

[@Ygaddie1999]

@@dwight3555 💀

[@superiorbricks8544]

Misa in anime: I don't want anything to happen to Light. I love him ❤. Mia in this: EVERYBODY HAS TO DIE.

[@dasher14]

Ikr misa/mia is not portrayed as misa at all. Like, even the names are different. And Light Yagami is changed to Turner. Like, Netflix, did you REALLY have to? Light is supposed to be super smart, but he’s just stupid in the netflix adaptation.

[@ploopymaster]

@@dasher14 yeah, and with light, i remember at the beginning of the live action movie he met Ryuk while he was in detention... like light would never get detention in the anime, he’s just dumb in the netflix movie.

[@allyshortcake3807]

The S in misa was the last bit of Sanity left. And they took it put

[@itsnono981]

@@dasher14 right cause who tf names their child light in AMERICA

[@bullymaguireneedsyourprimo6581]

@kami_kami_pow_pow I feel bad for your sister, here, give her this chocy milk to cheer up

[@thurielangel3239]

Death Note was the first anime I ever watched, I was 12 and found it completely organically. My love for it was unbiased and something I kept completely to myself for years until I found people to share it with. It’s probably the only reason I even watch anime. When the trailer for this fucking movie came out 5 years later I didn’t even entertain the idea of giving it my time and your video proves I was right.

[@mr.graves2867]

I think it's crazy that the live action japanese movie was more of a faithful adaptation with less financial freedom and even did some changes that while weren't perfect, were still more faithful to the story. I don't think that this will be the last attempt to make this live action, but I do hope it's a good example of what not to do.

[@beelzebub6414]

try death note the musical (yes its a real thing and its awesome)

[@hatakearashi5637]

If only Ryuk said something like “i did this with some japanese guy before” I think I would feel little bit better

[@Snow-jd2uo]

Same

[@immentallyhandicapped2903]

That would've been really cool actually. Instead of L we can see near in his prime.

[@seru.89]

@@immentallyhandicapped2903 wait so they make death note 2 after light dies and make the exact same thing but with kira like 5 and near

[@leo25darklight]

Ryuk: Hey Light, the last human owner of the Death Note was Light. No, no, that's not you, he wasn't dumb. Light: Oh really? Who chased him then? Ryuk: He was called L, the smarter one.

[@Ella-se1uf]

Yh

[@user-fk6zx2fq4e]

Now I understand the manga vs anime vs Netflix adaption jokes

[@eretking4908]

SAme

[@ElmoElmoSWAZILAND]

Give me an apple

[@FellowThespianKayCay]

Hehehehe yeah

[@ZXRonan]

Manga and anime are god tier Netflix adaptation .....

[@yashobantadash6462]

The things the death note live action adaptation did right Nothing finding something they did right is as hard as making anime real

[@royaltyblessed2454]

4:53 To be fair they gave L a reason to eat Sweets in the Anime as well...His brain burns extra calories. Granted it could be an excuse for Sweets.

[@Ash_was_here._.]

if i remember correctly that was just his explanation to mise as to why he stays thin despite eating sweets (in that case stealing her cake) he eats sweets because he wants to and like whos gonna stop him lol

[@gamerstheater1187]

Or maybe they could just say he's hungry or maybe he suffers from a disease where he needs the most amount of calories as he can or maybe he has an eating disorder

[@ferchochaz1392]

i was looking for this coment before put it myself, yeah, i remember L actually explains why he eats sweets in the anyme also

[@Keurgui1]

They also gave an explanation for why he sits the way it does. It enhances his deductive capabilities

[@Ratherrye]

I think he’s diabetic idk

[@thenocturnenarrator]

15:00 I love how L unnecessarily runs through the table 😂 and the freaking slips

[@arturarruda8151]

He gets down front the table, runs back up only to slip. I laughed at that so hard 🤣

[@tananatana4011]

Light in anime: (a brilliant, optimistic but arrogant and egoistic student with the vision of becoming the God of the perfect world with no criminals. Every step he makes has a purpose, his moves aren't aimless and he can plan pretty much 10 episodes forward. His downfall was his own egoism and underestimation of Near and Mello cuz he already got rid of the smartest detective of all time and OUTSMARTED A GOD OF DEATH.) Light in Netflix movie: lMaO nOtEbOoK gOeS BRR

[@vedantgole231]

Well, light did not loose because of his egoism...yes, he got egoistic and he did downplay Near by saying he isn't as smart as L and shouldn't even call himself his successor. But it still wasn't the reason for his loss. He lost because of one thing, Mikami's thinking being similar to Light's thinking I can explain more on this if you want but I think you must be knowing what it means

[@tananatana4011]

@@vedantgole231 I understand, but Light didn't really see Near as that much of a threat to be honest. He feared Mello because the guy was crazy and wanted him dead as fast as possible, but he saw Near as a boy who's playing it safe so he didn't really try with him. L is obviously MUCH MUCH more capable than Near, but Light defeated L because he saw him as a superior so a LOT OF PRESSURE WAS ON HIM. Light just heavily underestimated everyone else from the very beginning he killed L, he got cocky and started killing way too fast which led to his death. I have no doubt that if Light was equally as careful as he was with L, he would kill Near

[@rayanomar4832]

this comment killed me XD

[@vedantgole231]

@@tananatana4011 I agree.

[@melkor991]

@@tananatana4011 that’s not egoism, it’s called arrogance

[@ThCrmsnFx]

The sad part is that the actor of L actually watched/read Death Note and got familiar with L’s character. When he got the script he was disappointed but played the character they gave him

[@naz274]

The CrimsonFox that’s actually pretty sad

[@amerasuu]

That’s sad. He probably warned them too. The director should be ashamed of himself.

[@Canalbiruta]

even sadder is tha, while the script kept tonaly true to the character, the actor did a great job portraing L. and then the 3rd act happened

[@Canalbiruta]

@@gabrielcaro people already did it before the movie came out. i didn't watch ghost in the shell so i can't asure if the change was bad

[@cinnamonroll6702]

@@gabrielcaro well aren't all the Japanese characters are being played by white people too? it takes place in Seattle, of course it's not all going to be white people. no need to point out and complain how he is being played by a black person.

[@oneghost1257]

"It also means killer in Japanese so if anyone starts looking for me they'll be on the wrong continent." Because the first thing I think when I see someone with a Japanese screen name written in Latin characters is that they must actually be Japanese.

[@trucc412]

Technichally light could’ve wrote for the criminal to find the death note but differently phrased, “Finds abandoned book by shore and writes the names of reported criminals.” This is how Light worded that the bus jacking criminal unloaded all his bullets on Ryuk. He wrote that he picked up paper light dropped and shot at an otherworldly creature, that is not something he didn’t know it’s something that happened. Light did not do this in the movie just thought I’d point it out.

[@mynamewasunironicallyyuri973]

“Now onto the stuff I didn’t like” *checks timestamp *22 minutes left*

[@fluffyjr.3085]

It be like that with many anime adaptations.

[@adamtutor6059]

@@fluffyjr.3085 *cough *cough Dragonball evolution

[@yashthorat69]

Movie Ryuk doesn't even eat the whole apple

[@wsmnb]

This was very offensive

[@confettipompeii877]

Sacrilege

[@Honey-xq1rk]

Very offensive

[@rosaleeb6207]

what the actual f was going on when they did ryuks face too

[@trinitylee6921]

Disgrace

[@Alex-bw6yd]

They literally had the perfect actor for Ryuk, and a phenomenal story and they somehow created hot, sweaty corn filled Diarrhea from it. I will never understand how Hollywood consistently does this with anime movies. It CAN’T be that difficult to stay close to the anime while changing little things here and there and expanding on some stuff. It can’t be that hard to make a halfway decent adaptation. But for some reason when it comes to video games and anime Hollywood just goes brain dead.

[@fluffyeevee383]

A little extra, albeit a bit late, about Light showing Misa the notebook. Because there are more reasons that it's stupid. In the original series, when Misa shows up to his house, he doesn't trust he at all. Misa hands her notebook to him and even says he can just keep it if he wanted. But when it came time for Misa to touch his Death Note to see Ryuk, he wasn't even willing to do that. He made her turn around before he would touch her with his page in his wallet. He was not willing to show *anyone* his notebook, even after Misa proved that she was, in fact, the second Kira. You could say it's because he didn't want to show her it's hiding place, but it still proves the same point. Light, in the original series, did his best to plan for every outcome. He wasn't willing to show Misa his death note because he didn't want her to even have the chance to give it's location away. He wouldn't let any loose ends slide, that's why he lost in the end. All his efforts to erase all the possible leads to him made it impossible for him to escape his trapped situation. But the fact remains that he wouldn't show the book to anyone if he didn't absolutely have to, he wouldn't even let Misa know that he had a page in his wallet.

[@blaqchild6760]

Ryuk: when you die, you won't go to heaven or hell Light: So where will I go Ryuk: *laughs...Netflix

[@sarahkawaii1336]

yes

[@aoiasahina4654]

Sounds worse than hell

[@cat_i12]

LMAO

[@ashaduzzaman2499]

@@aoiasahina4654 Sounds like Hell.

[@aoiasahina4654]

@@ashaduzzaman2499 it is but worst

[@archivist_13]

*in the show* L: I did a thing. Light: If I ask him what he did, will he think I'm trying to figure out how much he actually knows about Kira? *In the movie* L: You're Kira Light: Lol so?

[@Matheus_Braz]

Hseuahsueahsuehaush

[@nolanc9432]

This is true lol

[@coycoymallanao7772]

This made me spit out my juice wtf HAHAHHAHAHA

[@XXXTentaclez]

This youtuber sucks he calls Kira dumb for something that worked and im still currently watching this video but damn does this guy suck, he wants this to be a romantic film we know all there is to know to set the stage is a highschool kid with a death note that likes to kill people as sadistic revenge but he later gets betrayed by his girl friend who he later meets the L was smart when he somehow figures out that he is not in Japan 8:22 Dude im done watching this after this happened the first 4 minutes of this youtubers rant was dumb af HE CONTRADICTS HIM SELF SO MANY TIMES LOOK AT THIS 15:22 17:26 The reason the cops got to the Wheel is because they where searching for L So expect them to be everywhere like the guy said Search for those 2 people smh this guy is either ignorant or ignorant by choice Kira did his part well lore wise the acting was bad Reyuke tells kira in the beginning that he can choose how someone dies and this guy does not know what physically possible means this man should re watch his videos there are so many things that are physically possible to manipulate for example SHE physically rips the paper out the guy physically writes into the note while being mind controlled this youtuber sucks this movie was bad but this idiot makes this shit dumber than it already is. its like he never watched the first 15 mins of this movie. correct me if im wrong but I don't think L said the paper was magical i thought of it as wow everyone whos ever died names are on this paper i can use this to my advantage.

[@archivist_13]

@@XXXTentaclez I have no clue what you just typed out.

[@MorningDusk7734]

I would say the best summation of this movie is that if someone read the basic facts about the show and the movie, they would literally be mirror opposites of each other. "A (live action film/animated show) set in (America/Japan) stars Light, a student who (cheats on tests for others/is top of his class), who finds a notebook with (a lot of rules/near limitless power) that can kill whoever you write the name of inside. He decides to use this notebook to (kill a few guys/purge the entire world of crime). He is pursued by L, a (highly emotional/emotionless genius) who (knows what continent Kira is on/is literally always a step ahead of Kira). Light is accompanied by (Mia/Misa) a (b!tchy fellow student/bimbo fashion model) potential love interest who (wants the power of the notebook for herself and tries to kill him/is utterly devoted to Kira's cause and does whatever he says). Light acts (very stupid/in a calculated manner) throughout the narrative, striking fear into the hearts of criminals for (like a week/7 years), before being taken down by (Mia writing his name in the book, forcing him to kill her and go into a coma for several days/an elite squad pulling a triple decoy trap on him, which he almost escapes from)."

[@DiscoTimelordASD]

I've only seen the Netflix version, but it was BLARINGLY OBVIOUS that a lot of information had been ommited and characters clearly altered to try and make this version suit a different format (I was aware it was an anime and I think it's a book?) The easy give aways: - We first see Girlfriend as a "slightly rebelious cheerleader type" because she's smoking (not like the other girls, but clearly still a team player). Problem: She just suddenly turns into a homicidal maniac upon learning of the Death Note for no reason at all. - There were over 60 rules right? Problem: Less than 10 rules were actually mentioned and there was no attempt to change the script to make the high amount of rules seem less odd in this movie. I was saddened by it because I could tell that this movie clearly had great potential, but the film maker did not understand the source material. Like the Cats Movie screw up basically.

[@kyndal2062]

"Death note 2017 sucks" The sky is blue.

[@dicktrickle6913]

I approve of this message

[@oliviag6407]

The floor is made out of floor.

[@matthew.does.stuff4604]

we need air to breathe

[@vedantgole231]

100% of 15 year olds are above the age of 14

[@themustardman219]

90% of deaths in America are caused by dying.

[@SwirlsOfArt]

Is L holding the phone.... Normally-

[@Sad-Lesbian]

The real issues of the movie really shining through

[@maybeabadb9891]

Dishonor!! Dishonor on them! Dishonor on their cow!! Dishonor on their whole family!!

[@confettipompeii877]

Sacrilege

[@rosaleeb6207]

WTF NO

[@animespaghetti6390]

Thats like if aot got a netflix adaptation and levi held cups the right way

[@EnvyVGrimm]

You have to admit that William Dafoe did a very good job as the Ruk. He was the best part of the movie

[@Steph-sk3xb]

The best he could have done given the script.

[@lamentable.mp3]

When u said “what if there was no fire nearby” (17:53) you forgot the key detail that this is seattle, there is always a fire nearby

[@estrellaanderson3432]

My coworker told me he wanted to start getting into anime and he asked me, a massive weeb, which he should start with. I recommended My Hero Academia, Attack On Titan, and Death Note. When I told him to watch Death Note and how good it was he responded with “Oh I liked the Death Note Movie on Netflix so I’m sure I’ll like the anime” I choked

[@TayoEXE]

On the bright side, if he liked the dumpster fire, he's 100% guaranteed to love the lavish building the dumpster sits outside of.

[@The_Jazziest_Coffee]

@@TayoEXE true

[@rexflamevermillion5527]

He has chosen death good sir......

[@strawberryorca3521]

Throw the whole friend out

[@josephoyek6574]

F.

[@ahegaoaccountthatactuallyg7053]

I honestly suspect that the original idea for this movie was "Death Note but every character is the literal opposite of how they are in the original." Light and L are overly-emotional idiots instead of calculating geniuses, Misa/Mia is a manipulative psychopath instead of a well-intentioned but kind of dumb girl who is constantly manipulated, Ryuk goes out of his way to influence what's going on instead of staying out of it and acting as a spectator.

[@opinionpig]

Not bad, I am now content with this movie in that light.

[@ToastbackWhale]

The movie wasn't super clear, but IIRC both times we think Ryuk has done something it's a fake out. The first is Mia killing the agents, and the other is...I honestly forget what exactly, but I think it's revealed that it's Mia again.

[@ahegaoaccountthatactuallyg7053]

月食 he still goads Light into using the book the first time, and later asks him to give it up, and from what's written in the book when Light gets it he's given it to multiple humans before and possibly killed them. He also tries to get Light to give up the book at one point. Compare Anime Ryuk, who literally drops the book into the human world at random and then is almost purely a spectator.

[@JoniWan77]

It is almost as if it were a parody that doesn't make clear it is one.

[@TheBatbike]

Ahegao Account That Actually Gives Source i like your profile pic

[@rosiv9617]

I'm glad the actress for Mia went on to act in a much better Netflix show. MAID. It's really good and you can really see the bandwidth of her talent if she's given a better script.

[@jacksonsarchive]

I actually watched this before the anime and I thought the movie was good so it made me want to watch the anime. But now, I realize just how good the concept of death note was and even a crappy movie can make it look good.

[@davidmora1075]

Avatar the last Airbender fans: First time?

[@georgewillis592]

There is no live action avatar movie within the walls of ba sing se

[@dasher14]

Lol

[@spartanxdarth201]

Also Dragon ball

[@d4xn4v]

lol

[@Sauczi]

Dragon ball z fans also: First time?

[@infernomagma]

Number One Reason: *No. Potato. Chip. Scene.*

[@wandanemer2630]

AGREE!!

[@subhanelahi2297]

Thats a good thing because they would find a way to ruin it

[@wandanemer2630]

@@subhanelahi2297 True.

[@infernomagma]

@@subhanelahi2297 true

[@maevearnold6598]

I thought I would die!!!!

[@whitewind617]

19:30 in the movie's defense, the rule seems to be that if NEITHER person has the info, then the person will not have the info. But Light is mind controlling the murderer anyway, and LIGHT knows where the book is (because he wrote where it will end up,) so I think this actually isn't a plot hole that that guy would know where it was.

[@leaffinite3828]

Crazy this movie accounts for like 99% of Netflix Adaptation memes

[@MrJ747]

This Light is inferior for many things, but the greatest sin he has commited, is simping for Mia, Light in the anime never once simped for anyone, and was smarter about his choices

[@dwight3555]

@Valerie Soul He wasn't simping, he was manipulating them. Simp literally means sucker idolizing mediocre pussy, Light only idolized himself.

[@ogdraws_6919]

it was Misa simping instead of Light , but this one Light simp and Mia was psychopathic Murder

[@MrJ747]

@@dwight3555 yes

[@MrJ747]

@@ogdraws_6919 ah yes how the turns tabled

[@michigames1201]

Anime light manipulated who’ve he needed, even if it took seducing someone. I liked anime light because he thought out every possibility and only used the death note when he needed to. Movie light said let’s kill whoever we want FOR NO REASON

[@coca5961]

My friend said he likes the live action death note more than the anime Had to ask him for his full name

[@Peaky483]

LMAO😂

[@usxrken]

I don’t need it becuase I made the deal

[@29_jonn]

live action doesn't mean netflix adaptation. There's 3 japanese live actions of Death Note. I didn't really like the third one, but the the other 2 are awesome.

[@harrisont2004]

👏👏👏👏

[@rafaeldias6008]

You did the right thing

[@ab-3983]

Also, why was no-one able to see Ryuk after they touched the Death Note, an aspect which was a thing in the original anime/manga.

[@BJenno]

Willem Dafoe really portrayed Ryuk very well

[@ldragneel291]

To the creators of this movie *Kira wants to know your Name and Face*

[@chandlerbing9964]

😂😂

[@nankashi21]

Kira showed himself

[@amberrizzi1207]

I shouldn't be laughing, but that's a good one!

[@pratishthasrivastava5866]

good one

[@horseoperamarker]

lmao

[@TedPoll4ever]

Mom can we have death note? Mom: we have death note at home Death note at home:

[@krlllx]

So original and funny

[@eguy1557]

Wait I Forgot it too

[@askerleaves1614]

@@krlllx I didn't know it was Opposite Day

[@joanne1898]

Sry, i don't get it..

[@somethingsuperserious8871]

@@joanne1898 Of course you don't. You spell sorry like sry.

[@thewonderlandsystem6276]

When you initially started describing the idea of a black comedy with two psychopathic teen lovers I immediately thought of Heathers, and then I almost SCREAMED when you mentioned it by name. As a fan of both Heathers and the (ORIGINAL) Death Note, bravo and well done! This video is a masterpiece.

[@stxphie__]

yes.but to in sides L and light would be great couple if the author made it bl

[@benjamming2705]

this review made me want to watch it more?! Good vid :)

[@yaelnoyman2312]

Netflix: "we'll take a good anime, AND YEET IT"

[@AC9123]

LOL

[@FuzaketeSatsugai]

XD

[@anayshah3349]

@@yaelnoyman2312 DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE DELETE

[@yesidosimp7074]

Like seriously just go make another riverdale or something. But please leave anime alone!

[@AparnaSChand]

Sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo sakujo

[@komi-sanmustbeprotected5665]

I still to this day do not understand why lights mother has to be dead and his farther is a dead beat, the whole idea and character of Light Yagami is that he was born for success, he’s got an amazing home life, he’s a natural genius, he’s very attractive, he’s rich, and he’s constantly reminded by the people around him that he’s great and it’s justified, so when he gets the death note he goes from a guy who likely has a large ego to having a full on god complex, making him a poor high schooler with a bad upbringing takes away so much character, he’s not a calculating, manipulative genius that’s aiming to take over the world, he’s an edgy high school kid that would probably shoot up the school and just got the death note instead

[@arogueburrito]

Death Note doesn't work as a movie. Period. The ideas are so deep in the anime that I was thinking about them for days. To your point, one of the most important scenes is when Light and L are contrasted, Light being a groomed genius and L being a mad genius. L was better in a raw sense, but ultimately dies because Light has superior resources, i.e., advanced knowledge of Shinigami. It wasn't a perfect information game, or else Light wouldn't have made it long enough to even temporarily "win"

[@agarsrish]

i agree with this analysis so much! it's the like movie directors wanted light to be seen as the underdog finally getting his claim to fame, while the original light was the top dog. he was cool, smart, popular, the exact opposite of light turner. the movie directors butchered light's character and everything he stood for lol tumblr has a post that analyses both characters flawlessly i laughed so much at the last line. yeah light turner would probably be THAT guy who shoots but there's a debate to had there. would the original light shoot up a school? (if they made him white, they could have channeled his anger and put that line in the script, that he's a genius who's so bored of life that he may shoot up a school just for the kicks (if they made turner as smart as yagami, he would be aware of his privilege as a white man, and maybe that would have been an interesting political statement? since the directors did intend to make a racial point, imo)) i think that even though light may have the intelligence or even motivation to pull something like that, his character is shown as "wants to commit violence, but is too well-behaved/held back by society to do so". case in point: 1. he wants to hit misa, but he doesn't actually do it (because he wants her to like him to use her) 2. with naomi misora, wants to use force to extract her real name, but doesn't do so (doesn't want to cause a scene) which leads us to believe that light is confident that if he wanted to use force against a _trained FBI ex-agent_ he could overpower her, but he doesn't 3. at the HQ, his dad keeps telling him "not to keep a lady waiting" now ofc light is a psychopath and couldn't give two shits about misa, he plays the part of an obedient and well-mannered son, and this can even be seen when he loses his power: he refuses to "use" misa for the investigation there's a whole another debate about how misogynistic he is, and how that's just hidden under the surface of nice behaviour, haha light is more of an emotional abuser than a physical one

[@PhyreI3ird]

@@agarsrish Light's original motives in the anime was to rid the world of awful people and it was just a case of ego + "ends justify the means" attitude that made him act so horribly in most cases. Also, who hasn't wanted to smack an idiot after they do something stupid? I don't think it's fair to call him a psychopath just because of some of his worse traits having slight similarities to the condition. That's kind of like if the people who said shit like "Haha, I'm so OCD" actually meant it, lol

[@boyswillbeboyz5589]

@@agarsrish yo Get these sjw sons o bitches out of here

[@ECL28E]

Cheap attempts at sympathy and trying to make him relatable. Problem is, Light Yagami is NOT relatable and after acquiring the Death Note, not the least bit sympathetic; especially after Naomi Misora.

[@decepter5227]

“Make this a show” aged well for cowboy beebop huh

[@anujkalra6145]

Would the pseudonym “Kira” really work in an English pronunciation? You know the word ‘Kira‘ came from ‘Killer’ because that’s how the Japanese people pronounce it. They have difficulty saying words with L. Even the Japanese anime explained that. How would this work in an English adaption?

[@lithiumkid]

i immediately thought the same thing and i hadn't seen the anime yet

[@wisvai279]

Ikr, just set it in Japan. It’s not that hard.

[@orience2225]

"Hey Google, who is Kira?" Google: According to the manga Deathnote, Light Yagami is Kira L: •_•

[@caliburnhimself]

@Kavanaugh Amyx at least he has a profile picture.

[@Aman-hs5di]

Most underrated comment

[@michaelhenry3234]

@Kavanaugh Amyx Lmao I remember when an AOT profile pic would have gotten the same reaction. It's nice that people finally recognize it's great.

[@mrif5074]

Kavanaugh Amyx who tf asked

[@orience2225]

@Kavanaugh Amyx well, I didn't change my pfp just for your reply, I didn't even know that your reply existed tbh... I just Changed it bc I wanted to... And people like you who think having mha pfp is "cringe" are the reason why mha fanbase is considered toxic... Like, is it something wrong about liking an anime? Just because the anime I like isn't the same as your liking doesn't mean it's cringe. Hope you get it.

[@dillweed3902]

L in anime: *Pale guy* L in netflix: *Black Alan walker*

[@dreamnail]

Lmfaooo, so true though.

[@lars4108]

@@rangopistacho6928 that's...actually really racist

[@milo9546]

@@rangopistacho6928 that’s extremely racist

[@MiguelMedV]

@@rangopistacho6928 Hey I wouldn't criticise the Hollywood actors, they're just people trying to do their job, you know... ...about the Writers, Directors and Producers, *that's another story...*

[@DanielGarcia-qk1sz]

@@rangopistacho6928 Nothing about him looks like he’s from a gang. He’s just wearing a hoodie, which is close to L’s comfortable clothing in the anime. It sounds to me like ur saying hoodie+black guy=street gang. That’s racist and stereotypical.

[@ralphfranco9276]

I’m from the future and we have a one piece live action that is good

[@brandiarmstrong2902]

Favorite moment in this review (having never seen any of the source material)... Thank you, Capitan Obvious! For a moment, I thought youtube's advertising was finally being clever! Nope, but the youtuber who made this video sure is! Thank you for keeping me on my toes, while not keeping me on my toes. (Man, that sentence is strange...)

[@squidward5096]

The DeathNote in this movie went from "Write down a name, they'll die." To "Write whatever, it'll come true."

[@LightYagami-py9dr]

Idk who the fuck that is in the movie but it ain't me

[@hughneutron5965]

@@LightYagami-py9dr Ayo can you right my name in the death note

[@LightYagami-py9dr]

@@hughneutron5965 can't I'm already ded

[@hughneutron5965]

@@LightYagami-py9dr Oh, well frick

[@Web497]

CAP

[@quikskoprbro968]

Fact: there’s actually a Japanese live action death note movie that is faithful to the source material while also being good. Making this movie even more redundant

[@sgcastle8389]

3 movies actually

[@Cyberneticfrk]

Don't forget the live musical!

[@venus__1610]

Haven't watched the others but I luv the 2015 version

[@evolitheeevee2836]

It's official, Japan should do the live actions

[@delicate_lace]

It was pretty good but Kento Yamazaki was far too attractive and well groomed to be L. Acting wise he was excellent.

[@domlongjohnson]

Besides Willem Defoe I loved lights dads acting. That guy was Eli Thompson in boardwalk empire and was astounding im glad he was in this movie he kinda held it.

[@TorrentialDowns]

Wait I thought they gave a reason for the candy/sweets thing in the anime as well? That's why he offers some to all the policeman who are initially trying to find kira.

[@joesphjoeastar6024]

Light in the Anime : im really smart calm and cool Light in the adaptation : ohhhh notebook looks cool👁️👄👁️👌

[@azidthenawi4221]

"Imma get all the girls with this book"

[@joesphjoeastar6024]

@@azidthenawi4221 pffff true

[@LuigiTheItalian]

L says "I don't even carry a gun, it's distracting" and at the end of the movie, he's chasing down Light with a gun.

[@confettipompeii877]

This movie caused me to have brain damage

[@sebastiansebastian370]

I mean, the movie sucks and I'm not defending it by any means, but L took the gun out of the drawer, it's not like he had it on himself randomly

[@mnstrchkn136]

I would like this but there is a perfect 666

[@MasterJunior93]

@@sebastiansebastian370 a fair counter, however L should never have a gun in the first place, as it breaks his character. His intellect and deduction skills are his weapons.

[@evouzermemet5120]

@@MasterJunior93 He was upset that his adoptive father, Watari died. So, of course, any detective would act like that to avenge their loved ones

[@allenstage4597]

lol i didn't realize that audio when falling from the ferris wheel wasn't edited in until you said it. oh god!

[@rentheseer190]

It's nice of you bring all these inconsistencies to Light-.... Oh my god.

[@carol7467]

L is literally SO DIFFERENT from this,he has a quiet and calm posture

[@cringe6849]

L in this is a lot more driven by emotion than in the anime 🤧

[@andreaosborne63]

69 l I k e s o n t h I s c O m m e n T

[@ledzeps2056]

And he's black

[@awfypp]

@@ledzeps2056 yeah ( I am not being racist ) but it doesn't fit that well

[@monsieurLDN]

@@ledzeps2056 tbh I don't understand why the main complaint I heard about L is his skin colour.

[@chase21592]

Willem Dafoe as Ryuk was the only good part of the movie.

[@Spiderstan2000]

chase21592 true that.

[@markaleman7202]

Indeed it was the rest of the movie suck though besides Willem Dafoe AKA Norman Osborn AKA rebuke

[@sathu8317]

Ya but Ryuks characterization was so basic and predictable

[@garrett2439]

@@sathu8317 That's not Dafoe's fault.

[@sathu8317]

Garrett not saying it was his fault just giving reason for why I didn’t like the performance

[@I_shot_Nice_Guy_Eddie]

I’ll always love this video for introducing me to heathers. That movie kicks ass

[@itzplutomc3781]

This is the only video from this channel I like.

[@sultanoztekin7695]

Percy Jackson fans be like: First time?

[@wadribrab751]

YAY

[@Idk-ow8bj]

Ikr ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@guyman1009]

Avatar fans even more so. Plus I’m probably the only person who actually liked the Percy Jackson movies(although the musical is seriously amazing!)

[@wadribrab751]

@@guyman1009 what did you like about them?

[@guyman1009]

Wadrib Rab they were still fun to watch and actually sort of did their own thing.

[@rarestpepe7157]

He went from Light Yagami to White Yagami.

[@rarestpepe7157]

Cray On yeah he went from L to N... it means exactly what you think it means.

[@thefluffyneko4450]

@@rarestpepe7157 I've never felt so bad about laughing this hard

[@Tom-vx7qh]

I think you mean White Turner.

[@Saint_Ajax]

@Cray On Jewish is a religious group not a race lol

[@DelphineEraklea]

too perfect to not to appreciate

[@darklord884]

I think the biggest F in the chat should go to poor Willem Dafoe. Poor guy fought to be Ryuk from what I recall and he's the best thing in the movie. He looks amazing, his voice is on point and he...is in this movie. F

[@Contertainment]

Can't believe we got the perfect casting of Willem Dafoe as Ryuk, and the rest of the movie was.. this

[@parthbansal2775]

Light in original Death Note : I must keep death note a secret, I can not trust Misa right away.. Light in Netflix Death Note : Hi...look I've this book that kills people...

[@sage8123]

ALL BC OF HIS STYPID CRUSH LIKE OMG

[@parthbansal2775]

@@sage8123 The fact that he had a crush itself was absurd

[@matthewmondilla6752]

After I watched this film, it made my eyes Watari.

[@HELEVAI]

Takagi-san Jozu lmfao!

[@taffyree6827]

this joke lmaooo

[@ilovepineapples9574]

Jesus fucking Christ

[@extinctbc9988]

Did u have to make this joke -.-

[@koolrocker12]

Ight I exhaled a bit through my nose. Gonna give you a thumbs up.

[@automaticcaptions]

Nice to see Willem Defoe practicing his Green Goblin laugh to prep his role in NWH

[@deep_fried_eggroll8858]

I don’t get why this L wants to wear a mask so that no one sees his face, in the original he just looks normal and blends in. If he looks like a ninja he’s gonna stand out 😟

[@DotALotTroller]

I’ll take the potato chip scene... AND REMOVE IT

[@martinagaiab.8360]

you deserve more likes

[@franziska9260]

That killed me, I was WAITING for it

[@kara-mari9909]

I'll take the potato chip scene... AND YEET IT!

[@notster7114]

I'll take death note canon... AND DELETE IT!

[@maleficenttf]

Wp

[@junni7080]

Light in anime: *laughs like a scary guy* Light in netflix: *screams like a horse*

[@shinigami2829]

😂

[@timilehinadewusi5515]

😂😂😂😂

[@kowaretatc8611]

No, no…A goat- 😂

[@xmaster6576]

Just realized Willem Dafoe played ryuk and I'm so mad now bc now I realize that if done well this movie actually could've been good, I wish there were some good live action anime remakes that I could show my non weeb friends to get them into anime but unfortunately it's just not possible for these incompetent directors apparently

[@vinuzula]

Oh how I’m so lucky to have watched the anime instead of this movie 😃👍

[@yuri_cobaia]

The actor that played L is the real one. Dude got so pressed about being a black L, that he took the role so seriously to prove people wrong and make a bold statement, Studied and watched the anime so hard just to get the script and realise that he was doomed from the begining.

[@theodor.thegreat3911]

Can I get an F in the chat

[@Pixeel_XIII]

F

[@anri0216]

F

[@TheTrueDiablix]

F

[@forrestcarvalho4458]

F

[@hentikirby7142]

Wait, You have to explain why this movie sucks?

[@joji889]

Nope

[@sugataekookie9502]

Lmao I thought it was already established 😭

[@hentikirby7142]

@@PetSymmetry Did you read my comment?

[@marluvslean7882]

yes , i dont see whats wrong with it 😑. yall just haters 🤷🏾‍♀️.

[@festive.faustus]

@@marluvslean7882 but its hot garbage

[@gorkegorke1781]

I've always thought light could write her name in the same page mia wrote his so before giving her the death note and tell her that he did when he gives it to her she would be forced to burn that page thus erasing lights death as well as mias, but then reveal that he wrote her name a second time in another page, and since the only time burning the page works is the first, her death would be certain Edit that I did like 5 minutes later: or just don't reveal that he wrote her name a second time, but specify she dies with the death note in her hands and in a specific, quiet place so he can pick it back up

[@nickimillennium3748]

You must not have watched the scene where Light writes Watari’s name closely. There’s a couple a letter visible after his first name, the camera just cuts off the shot so you can’t see the full last name