More people should check out the 2015 drama, I think it did an even better job of adapting the manga (and altering all the right bits to make it better).
That's surprising to hear. All the scenes I saw from this were awful.
With regards to Light (Is he still called Light in this?) from the scant few scenes we see I get the impression that they aren't going to make him as overtly 'good' and instead play up the loner aspect. That's just what it feels like given how he looks and all.
Really... ? I wouldn't say that until we get a better idea of his personality portrayal. Light is a condescending, narcissistic, juvenile, bastard who develops a God complex. If they portray that he ABSOLUTELY fits.the lead just doesn't match at all....
With regards to Light (Is he still called Light in this?) from the scant few scenes we see I get the impression that they aren't going to make him as overtly 'good' and instead play up the loner aspect. That's just what it feels like given how he looks and all.
Really... ? I wouldn't say that until we get a better idea of his personality portrayal. Light is a condescending, narcissistic, juvenile, bastard who develops a God complex. If they portray that he ABSOLUTELY fits.
That's surprising to hear. All the scenes I saw from this were awful.
gotta disagree with this. i think the movies were serviceable but this drama is bottom tier trash. Especially what they did with L is unforgivable.
I wish japanese tv adaptions of mangas would be more interpretative instead of sticking to the source material like ants on a lump of sugar doing the ridiculous cosplay nonsense it usually turns into.
Film, unfortunately.Is this a movie or a show?
youre gonna regret asking that probably
a) he's a hottie fotottie:
b) he has some mad burglary skillz
c) he made a perfect copy of the death note in ONE NIGHT meaning he's basically instrumental in light's downfall
i love him. also his voice in the anime is hnngh
gotta disagree with this. i think the movies were serviceable but this drama is bottom tier trash. Especially what they did with L is unforgivable.
I wish japanese tv adaptions of mangas would be more interpretative instead of sticking to the source material like ants on a lump of sugar doing the ridiculous cosplay nonsense it usually turns into.
You know, maybe they should've based live action Light on Milo Yiannopoulos
Film, unfortunately.
Unless they cut a ton, the story will be incomprehensible.
Film, unfortunately.
Unless they cut a ton, the story will be incomprehensible.
I wasn't quite the fan of what they did to Light in the drama. Instead of being a self-righteous successful genius jackass with delusions of grandeur, he's just a awkward teenager that gets bullied regularly, doesn't get great grades and wants to kill bullies.More people should check out the 2015 drama, I think it did an even better job of adapting the manga (and altering all the right bits to make it better).
Film, unfortunately.
Unless they cut a ton, the story will be incomprehensible.
Really... ? I wouldn't say that until we get a better idea of his personality portrayal. Light is a condescending, narcissistic, juvenile, bastard who develops a God complex. If they portray that he ABSOLUTELY fits.
Is Light supposed to be in High School?
Film, unfortunately.
Unless they cut a ton, the story will be incomprehensible.
My favorite complaint in the Twitter replies was "This looks nothing like Death Note, it just looks like it's being written for a bunch of whiny edgy high school kids."
So ya know, it's fucking Death Note.
Film, unfortunately.
Unless they cut a ton, the story will be incomprehensible.
The Anime is pretty bad at being comprehensible anyway, there's a metric fuckton of fat that can (and should have been) cut from it.
A well paced 2 hour film could tell the story as good, if not better imo.
I'm glad they're making it its own thing, even if it's heavily borrowing from the original story in terms of names and Ryuk being the shinigami.
The shots of the "action" seem like they're missing the point - Death Note is a cerebral thriller, where the silent deductions of the protagonist and the antagonist are as butt-clenching as the action scenes. I don't know how they ended up at 'we need a Ferris wheel setpiece', maybe because Ryuk is kind of a clown-bat monster, but I'm still skeptical.
At this point I'm still leaning towards "this should have been a series". Can you imagine Noah Howley (of Fargo and Legion) doing a Death Note series? Holy shit, son.