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Netflix Death Note Trailer. Release August 25th.
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Mihael Mello Keehl
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Looking fine to me!
UnemployedVillain
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Not entirely.
The entire point of the Light and his character is that he's this popular, good looking, super intelligent kid who has such a large ego he feels he's qualified and capable of riding the world of evil and being the judge, jury and executioner.
From the little shown of this, Light is portrayed exactly what everyone expected an American adaptation would portray him as, an emo, loner, sick of the world and on a power trip after coming into a book that let's him get his revenge on the world that's been so mean to him and other equally weak, defenseless people.
Obviously, I'm making assumptions, but I would bet I'm right on the mark
Cow1337killr
Banned
They could've picked a better character for light, that guy really doesnt fit the image/role.
Okay, for one I think you guys are still giving hot takes on very little footage released for this movie, but on the topic of Light, it's not so much that Light was a "Hot Topic, paint my finger nails black" emo, but he was definitely a "tryhard edgelord" that became progressively more & more annoying and egotistical as the series went.
Every time he went on one of his speeches about justice, or righting wrongs it just felt like one of those emo kids who's all like "yeah man, FUCK big government, put all power in the hands of the people!". By the end of the series dude was COMPLETELY self-absorbed & ridiculous. So I'll give you that, when Death Note initially starts, Light is a handsome, intelligent & sociable kid that deep down was always harboring dark views. I still think it's too early to judge which way the movie will go though, it could be done well or really bad. I'd rather stay optimistic for now.
KoroEunectes
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^ Same.
Watching this just for Dafoe
Maybe I'm misremembering but Death Note has always felt super edgy teen to me.
I don't know if tryhard edgelord is the right description for him either, but regardless - anything that gave you those vibes (and any of his speeches about justice, etc) were all internal monologues. On the surface Light remained a socially adept, athletic and charismatic guy pretty much the entire way through. The casting for Light in this just doesn't suit the character imo. Maybe the teaser is deceptive, but I mean platinum blonde dyed hair and smoky eyes? Eesh.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
I thought it was just me..WTF?
Kingpin Rogers
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I've never watched much of Death Note but this just makes me think "Dragon Ball Evolution 2.0" Looks baaaad.
GuitarAtomik
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Why do people keep saying this? Do people remember how off an adaption DB:E was? Is it just because it's an anime/manga adaptation?
Honestly this is the best course of action.
Because it's Light Turner, who lives in America, and whose entire story resolves in the span of one movie, whereas two Japanese live action films could only deliver a truncated version of the first half of the original story.
Expecting a faithful adaptation of the original source material is a bad idea.
We need to remember this title...just in case.
names2hard4you
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Was skeptical at first but after seeing the trailer... I'll allow it.
Imperial Bishop
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Saving this post.
Valuable time that could have been given to potato chip eating character development.
I mean, at least that is just the way it looks, there is no way of knowing if it will actually be that way in the final product. At least i don't think it will be as much of a mess as the drama TV series was.
AntraxSuicide
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Even Light gets emo'd up in the anime where they make his inner personality have dyed hair. And while it's going for a prep look, his hair cut could easily be emo bangs.
Have you been in a Hot Topic before
Changing and compressing the plot is completely understandable.
I think preserving the core characters is pretty important in any adaptation though. I also don't see how it's at all relevant that there's only going to be a single movie. Does making him a social outcast fit better into 90 minutes? That doesn't make much sense.
Bro...L's hair is blue in those scenes. It's classic red vs. blue to make them stand out against each other, etc. It's not red because he's emo.
KZXcellent
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I have no confidence in this but I'm 100% in to watch Dafoe as Ryuk. He's nuts and I love him.
brickarts295
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I think the shocking thing about all of this is that it's a movie and not a TV Show. Judging by the fact that the previous Jap adaptation had to split the movie in 2 and only managed to tell half of the manga/anime story line. I wonder how much they'll be able to fit into just one.
EDIT: I guess the good news about all of this is that we don't necessarily have to go to a movie theater and pay to watch this if we already have Netflix.
EDIT: I guess the good news about all of this is that we don't necessarily have to go to a movie theater and pay to watch this if we already have Netflix.
AuthenticM
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We are only allowed to use this title if the movie is well-received.
Casting and portraying the character the same as the original can't be done in a 2 hour movie but portraying him as a loner druggie can be done in 2 hours? Is that what you're trying to say?
I'm talking about the Anime not the drama that i dont care about at all. I don;t understand why they are making Light and L the complete opposite of the original source material. L in the source material is a loner who is described as kinda weird but L in the movies looks like someone edgy and cool. While Light source material was a hansome, preppy ivy league genius who was also a top athlete. But in this movies, he looks like a loner sitting at a graveyard and depressed at the world.
They could have easily cast Light as the popular 4.0 student & starting Quarterback for Stanford university. And L as a guy that is a top hacker loner like Elloit from Mister Robot but they did the opposite.
lightskintwin
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He's trying to say Light Turner is an intrepretation of the character and not an exact match, and running time, or lack thereof, could've well factored into the changes amongst other things.
L could work, Keith Stanfield was the weirdest character by far on Atlanta, yet he was great nonetheless.
I understand that. But what i don't understand is how lack of time affects the original interpretation.
After seeing the outfit they chose for him to wear in this movie? Nah.
Link?
I don't have a link but you can google for the pictures someone took while they were filming. It's a black hoodie with a black half face mask. In broad daylight as he was giving (I assume) a speech for the police.
BreezyLimbo
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Looks fucking hype.
As one of the bigger death note fans from my day, I think it's fine if it's different from a manga. You just can't adapt the manga 1:1 and expect it to be made feasibly well.
As one of the bigger death note fans from my day, I think it's fine if it's different from a manga. You just can't adapt the manga 1:1 and expect it to be made feasibly well.
See if they gave him L's oversized clothing like the anime he would probably pull it off, he just has to hunch over a bit more and I could see it
But that hoodie and face mask screams edgy hipster to me
lightskintwin
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Less time for charcteer arc, more time for cat and mouse intrigue and tension would be my guess. Also they probably thought emo loner was easier shorthand to convey motivation in less time to a western audience than the original depiction. Assuming Liight was changed, that is.
wrestleman
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Same.. after really getting into the books and subsequently the show, I want more death note but I don't want more 1:1 stuff. I want different interpretations and new variations on it. I like the concept too much to not want more, but I don't want the same thing the same way.
Sibersk Esto
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I wonder if the movie will stick with the "friendship" between Light and L, since I doubt they'll adapt the "Light loses his memory" section of the manga.
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