Netflix's DEATH NOTE Is Appalling

Here's an explanation for why Light's plan at the end is nonsense • Death Note (2017) - Wh...
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[@thekillersandvich1150]

it did not have a potato chip scene thats why it failed also shit acting or something i dunno

[@palomita_]

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...

[@mmaScholar99]

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.

[@allisongarippo3269]

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

[@hose455]

This brought a tear to my eye. Youve earned yourself a subscriber

[@rovena996]

i can't decide if the ending or the ryuk introduction scene is worse

[@anejr2556]

I liked the part of the japanese Death note film you showed.

[@TheRealArtDoctor]

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

[@delightfulpisces1958]

The title says it all, complete truth.

[@kristianj.8798]

That ending is legitimately infuriating.

[@cofkavos]

'Let The Right One In' was a Swedish film, not German.

[@Yoroiful]

6:01 I'm sorry, what? He was portrayed alright? He was butchered in this piece of a shit of a movie. The original L was a mix of japanese, british, russian and italian/french nationalities, hated guns, was cold and calculated, and never let his emotions show. He was weird and quirky, but he was pretty subtle about it. This guy is the complete opposite of everything that character stood for and looks completely different. He's black. He doesn't mind waving a gun around and executing people instead of capturing them and locking them up. He's more interested in revenge than justice. He doesn't come off as quirky, but more as attention-seeking. He's hot-headed and arrogant. He is NOTHING like the original L.

[@MrMadmenProductions]

OG Light is more mature OG Light: Has a fragile ego and ranted like a petulant child when he's told he's doing the wrong thing in the second chapter/episode. I'm not invalidating your criticisms (You're right about pretty much everything you said). I just find it ironic when you say the original Light was more mature. In reality, he's only more mature superficially.

[@fabulousporcupine3828]

just found you and i love your videos, but just fyi "let the right one in" is originally Swedish! ^^

[@sophiagoodman-merel7453]

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??

[@murciadoxial8056]

Misa was not adorable, she was insanely irritating and despicable, the only thing adorable about her is her looks

[@rattling.casket]

*he looks like one of ramonas seven deadly exes.*

[@Firegirl483]

@@murciadoxial8056 some people like her, some people don't. It's all entirely objective

[@gallowsglare]

@@murciadoxial8056 way to sound like an incel buddy

[@murciadoxial8056]

@@gallowsglare Why?, because I called her despicable?

[@mesyslexiyesnomaybesp82646]

you're quite the hidden gem of a channel, keep up the good work.

[@sibellelobo]

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!

[@jameela416]

To be honest, THAT scene would have been way better with hmm whatcha say

[@priyakochhar1003]

Jameela Chowdhury now that's what i call "authentic"

[@Kirsten4260]

*_JASON DELURO_*

[@jamiekamihachi3135]

I’m disappointed he didn’t play I Believe I Can Fly.

[@erinjohnson2422]

100% agreed

[@larhyperhair]

#notmylight This film was just garbage

[@Katisnotaneyeball]

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

[@adariesa]

Katisnotaneyeball the splash would also be like 10x bigger lmfao

[@SaiScribbles]

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.

[@REDinitial]

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.

[@whitenostalgia]

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.

[@rhondahoward8025]

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.

[@cherries_and_wine]

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

[@cherries_and_wine]

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

[@ExiledHeretic]

You, sir, got yourself a sub at "I haven't been this triggered since The Last Airbender." For the rest of my days I shall now consider you a kindred spirit.

[@Maijolin1]

We shall not speak of the last airbender

[@Ryda124]

That Ferris wheel scene was hands down the absolute worst song placement in cinematic history

[@Ryda124]

The edit you did with Imogen Heap over it instead actually works 10x better

[@sophiagoodman-merel7453]

That falling scene was so laughable... I'm speechless the music, the facial expressions, the confusing scenario

[@Maijolin1]

yeah but the montage was pure gold 👌

[@TheMoviesWithMike]

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

[@honkandursun9402]

@@MinuteOfMotive He offered the eyes, but he wasn't forcing him. He kinda saw him struggling, I suppose

[@Nell-r0se]

@@MinuteOfMotive thats what he was saying, and you should finish it

[@mariam19554]

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"

[@GhGh-ci8ld]

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

[@rishikeshp.5610]

@@MinuteOfMotive L is actually part British. It could've been a white character.

[@thewastedbrains9610]

Yeah I always pictured a Zac Effron-type, but he's too old now.

[@GhGh-ci8ld]

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

[@ettena93]

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.

[@SA80TAGE]

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.

[@amelie5835]

@@SA80TAGE then don't make a movie out of so many hours of material, just do a show.

[@SA80TAGE]

@@amelie5835 why are you telling me as if I had anything to do with it?

[@Xehanort10]

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.

[@yinkers44]

you. are. so. pretty. man.

[@roelin360]

dem juicy lips 💋

[@plushiequeen1]

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.

[@marya6017]

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.

[@TaylorJWilliams]

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

[@fabulousporcupine3828]

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

[@therealdrachi12]

Thanks for giving Let the right one in to germany, but its swedish.

[@tomiekawakami5039]

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.

[@lengarion]

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.

[@riser5481]

Never stop dude, you're great and you'll get the attention you deserve eventually.

[@TaylorJWilliams]

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

[@13Reese98]

"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

[@BIBIisBOREDXD]

MEEEM TOO

[@wealllovemerylstreep7037]

I felt pointed out and triggered

[@Superslayinsteve]

They Dragonballed this one smh

[@wabdih]

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.

[@willoliver8167]

wabdih he burned those calories with the POWER OF HIS MIND

[@Nell-r0se]

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

[@lanaalba8392]

All the talk and criticism of the movie on KZbin made me aware of the show and prompted to watch it!

[@TaylorJWilliams]

Lana Alba Please do! You won't regret it

[@esztervegh256]

@@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

[@Xehanort10]

The film's director is pathetic. He literally called anyone who didn't like it a troll.

[@SebastianSeanCrow]

11:27 “mm whatcha say” audio was obviously the best choice for this scene

[@evelyngonzalez3877]

#Notmylight

[@thislazygirlpresents9058]

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

[@shen3845]

But the Japanese adaptation is actually pretty well done.

[@wellonthebrightside]

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.

[@DeathbyPixels]

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.”

[@stark8837]

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.

[@rosestar1324]

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...

[@hamstermain8327]

Filthy Casuals It’s a reference

[@MJ-kc9ic]

*To cringe or not to cringe, that is the question.*

[@priyakochhar1003]

M J your comment actually more philsosphical then movie itself

[@katherineseward7287]

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.

[@littlemissleeches]

Let the Right One In is a Swedish movie, not a German one.

[@TaylorJWilliams]

littlemissleeches my bad; thanks for the correction

[@rattling.casket]

i think one of the worst parts you forgot to mention was that light looks like one of ramonas seven deadly exes

[@HyperNonVerbal]

Great videos. You should be getting way more subscribers.

[@TaylorJWilliams]

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

[@matias1535]

great review taylor. let the right one in is swedish, not german though

[@fomoran]

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

[@LivsLaLaLand]

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

[@jaimeheather]

The death scene of Light's girlfriend literally looks like a scene from Deadpool

[@KazuallyKeziah]

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.

[@Monie71793]

He had 90's boy band hair... 😩😂😂⚰

[@maedream9447]

MMM WHATCHA SAYYYYYYY

[@madisonwaycaster9832]

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!

[@ashishtoppo6760]

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!

[@XxMaskedPuppetxX]

I want your opinion on the Japanese Live Action Movies and the Japanese Live Action Drama, please.

[@Xehanort10]

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.

[@justanittybittylittlefello4067]

kinda cool seeing the culture differences . despite shitty cliche american tropes being shameful

[@yoshiprogames4728]

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

[@chewychibi03]

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.

[@augie6735]

i dont have time to watch the movie so ill watch your review

[@presidentfrog4683]

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.

[@LindsayCatherine]

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!

[@DarkTider]

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

[@NaprostoRetardovany]

I didn't have time to watch the video, so I just read the comments

[@cooperhaaland]

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.

[@katuni08]

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.

[@jangelorum]

The Mia falling to her death scene is really, really hilarious. I love the edits you made xD. Great Review!!

[@danjohnson887]

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.

[@quelmix9902]

It makes me sad cause I know there will be people who are put off of death note because of this poorly made movie

[@FustFPV]

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

[@FustFPV]

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 "

[@paigehansen8944]

Oh my god this was made before Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast were made into live action flicks... this innocent child

[@gudduentertains]

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❤️

[@cherries_and_wine]

What bothers me is the way americans pronounce Ryuk -_-

[@GhGh-ci8ld]

iMADgoaway can't roll that r man

[@nataliapadlewska8580]

Can we talk about how the Film borke deathnote rules .LIKE NOOOOOO

[@myunsolicitedopinion]

Unrelated but you REALLY resemble that kid in the lorax

[@sabrinadee5956]

soz quick correction, let the right one in is swedish, not german (:

[@mr.spaghettios788]

''he looks like an anime character more than the actual anime character'' I died

[@toastykina2410]

Let the right one in is not german, it's swedish. Sorry to be that one person.

[@TaylorJWilliams]

Nivek Kevin it’s all good, I’ve been trying to put an annotation correcting that, but I guess you can’t do end screens AND annotations? I may just get rid of the end screen to correct that, because it’s been haunting me

[@SidVz]

They're also supposed to be Japanese..

[@victorluiz6766]

SidVz But why?

[@SidVz]

The Trashman I really hope that's sarcasm

[@nekkyo9117]

its funny cuz when they were looking for actors they dead ass said no asians (we got ONE tho)

[@JL-wc3it]

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.

[@GhGh-ci8ld]

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

[@bazilperrin6230]

some animes butcher the manga berserk fans can relate

[@P0rk_Sinigang]

Just put your grasses on, bro.

[@RenaDeles]

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.)

[@wellonthebrightside]

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.

[@catqueen9374]

Am I the only one still scared by Riuk (probably spelt that wrong I can’t remember how to spell it)

[@aurora4218]

"Did I want this film to be good? No. Did I go in with an open mind? Absolutely not."

[@katherineseward7287]

Word on the street is they're making a sequel (sorry, dude).

[@maxmattos1826]

10:08 Ladies and Gentleman’s, this, this is what i call a masterpiece

[@n-extrafries-surprise]

11:00 Bruh, this is why i subscribed. Also, I love how you chose “I want to know what Love is”.

[@Renirhs]

They better not try this live action shit with Cowboy bebop.

[@DemonmachinE]

Gonna go watch your video about your rating system to understand the 4.0 rating, cause this movie was brutally awful especially considering the source material. I'd consider it closer to a 2.0 by my own scale, and I'm pretty generous with my ratings. The film-making was incompetent in basically every way (as you mentioned) and it felt more like a Final Destination movie than a Death Note one (as you alluded to).

[@futurestoryteller]

I don't know if learning you were so young made a difference here, either because I've been biased, or because you're legitimately inexperienced. But one thing I've decided after watching this review is that I probably shouldn't watch your breakdown of the Game of Thrones finale from last year, because I don't want to watch yet another person regurgitate everything they heard everyone else say about it, reassembled like a Frankenstien monster of decaying pieces, and declare this hideous monstrosity of pop analysis their "unique perspective." Yes, it might very well be your personal opinion, but I don't know how individualistic, or insightful it is. Yeah, I might never know if I don't watch it, the point is... I don't take this as strong evidence for that. Bear in mind I have no problem with your opinions on this movie. It's crap and we agree. It's the little things that give me this impression. For example the declaration that Death Note is one of the greatest shows ever produced "aside from the last few episodes." This isn't the most original opinion in the world, and while again you're entitled to have popular opinions, and don't need my permission either, the fact that this one is so ubiquitous and infrequently debated when it *really* should be suggests uninformity and demonstrates an overall lack of imagination within the Death Note fan community. You say that L is good at tennis, but he's not athletic. As if being really good at tennis would not make a person inherently athletic. Anyone who is _as good at tennis_ as either of these young men claim to be in the anime would have to be very athletic. You describe Light as being "mature" even though L describes him in the anime: "... he is childish and hates to lose. I know this because I am childish and hate to lose." Light practically suffers a nervous breakdown the first time L gets the better of him because his ego is so fragile. I specifically remember both incorrect assessments of these characters being huge sticking points for fans of the anime in discussions of this movie, who mostly regard Light with the same adolescent self-seriousness and grandeur that he regards himself. But the real clincher for whatever reason is your assessment that anyone dumber than Light would immediately be caught using the Death Note... A magical notebook in which the user's only obligation is the correct spelling of a person's name, and the memory of their facial features to kill any person - remotely - from any distance, at virtually any time, by any *means.* You did not think this through. Imagine the Death Note lands in the backyard of a hitman for the mafia. He never tells anyone about it. He destroys the pages when he's done. It's already in his best interest and expertise to make hits look like accidents, and now he doesn't even need to *try.* Hell, he doesn't even need to concoct an alibi anymore. Any suspicion of their deaths will sound like wild conspiracy theories. He can make them die of coronavirus! Even if he kills every single person in his actual blood family, no prosecuter, police officer, government agent, or judge will ever have enough evidence to have him arrested, let alone convicted. This guy probably wouldn't even need an IQ above 65 to get away with this. Forever. It's that foolproof. Death Note only works as *one kind of story.* One of hubris and egomania. Light can only _be_ caught in _this_ context because his fatal flaw is pride. He wanted the world to know there was a Kira, because that's his name for God. Because he wants to be worshipped. Then other oversights led L to his doorstep. He's not invincible because he's so smart, he's vulnerable because he's so petty. In conclusion when expressing your thoughts... think about them? I know it seems like I'm saying "Ya gotta think like me!" but it's more akin to a teacher being disappointed to see you miss an obvious logical flaw in your book report because you're too busy expressing your opinion of the book to stop and formulate one that is genuine and of your own.

[@litbopeep5726]

Junji itos manga was BUTCHERED by the anime. I dont know shit about manga or anime as junjis is the only ive ever seen, but yeah. Even i know that happens.

[@renoodle5554]

I was so so heartbroken at how dirty they did Light's dad especially... has the legacy of Soichiro Yagami not suffered ENOUGH???? lol because god forbid we have an antagonistic main character whose motivation isnt the fucking Austin Powers "Daddy Wasn't There" song, good lord

[@ellentheeducator]

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.

[@Rissa_1322]

I watched your 13 reasons why stuff (i think? might've been something else?) and i was like oh cool. And you had to go and make a "Triggered" joke. I'd say I wish you'd develop an anxiety disorder or post-traumatic stress or something so you can get a sense of why it's not funny, but I really wouldn't wish that on anyone.

[@shyshy5623]

😂 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.

[@newrin2yume]

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).

[@cimkolhammar9020]

"Let the right one in" is a Swedish film based on the Swedish book with the same name ("Låt den rätta komma in"). heh. 5 years late to the party! Great video, I really enjoy your channel.

[@floraposteschild4184]

Yet another filmed in Vancouver gem. You're welcome, world! Oh, and Netflix is making a sequel, because of a "sizable" success.

[@vaporeon1606]

I haven’t seen the netflix version of death note (I knew it would be bad) but how bad it ACTUALLY is I realized when you said they gave light a girlfriend. In the anime, light was portrayed as a sociopath, as someone who doesn’t care about anyone. The only reason why he starts „dating“ misa is to use her and benefit from her. He feels nothing for her. So giving light a girlfriend is already a huge mistake and inconsistency if you ask me

[@lollipophugo]

That point about foreign films though, seriously. Look at the recent adaptation of Oldboy, jesus christ