OrlanisWorks
Banned
So far, I'm entertained.
It's kinda stupid, but I found the anime kinda stupid too.
It's kinda stupid, but I found the anime kinda stupid too.
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Netflixs Death Note |OT| Hopefully this anime adaptation doe not take the L
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The minute he did that screech when Ryuk appeared for the first time, I knew I wasn't going to like him.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Damn, they sure made Light a straight idiot huh?
I don't think I could handle more than 100mins of this Light..
Good point.
Presumably he would get enough character development in a TV series.
EroticSushi
Member
No thanks. Don't need a series with this Light. He's an idiot and a coward from start to finish.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
Haha holy shit that first death. Amazing.
Crossing Eden
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TheGameshark
Member
I'm fucking confused at L knowing Kira is in Seattle. Just seemed like writers went "hey we need to move this thing forward".
BreezyLimbo
Banned
If you're gonna post it somewhere use this version:
Cheers, saved both versions but will use the 2nd one.
They skipped forward from
the 3rd kill to 400+, test kill on bully, revenge kill on mother's killer, and the showing off to the girl kill..They established that the guy is an impulsive, pathetic idiot so the writers expect you to assume he made some colossal fuckups.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
This is great
It's not Death Note 1:1, but it's a completely different story with the same set up, that is, student finds a death note. Some names are the same, some are not, but this is great so far. This Light isn't Yagami, but so far he fits his character if that makes sense? He's his own character.(30 minutes in).
It's not Death Note 1:1, but it's a completely different story with the same set up, that is, student finds a death note. Some names are the same, some are not, but this is great so far. This Light isn't Yagami, but so far he fits his character if that makes sense? He's his own character.(30 minutes in).
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
this shit wack
DigitalRicket
Member
Bout to finish it up and I told my wife if this was a story inspired by Death Note but didn't keep the same characters and weren't tied to the structure of L vs. Kira then I think this could work, but as it is I just don't see who this was made for.
All the characters break the molds they originally were in the manga and so fans have nothing to identify with except the names.
kitsunelaine
Banned
This is garbage. Incredibly entertaining garbage.
TheGameshark
Member
I fucking died laughing when L came out of nowhere and jumps on the the family dining room table
I'm utterly baffled that Light casually revealed his secret to Mia
This. This ain't nowhere close as good as the source material, but the concept still makes it entertaining nonetheless I suppose.
just because he horny. And what irritated me even further is that he did it on the grounds of it being something that "she of all people would want to see". What? Where the hell did he get that impression? I know that she showed some morbid curiosity in how that bully died,
but it's a big jump to go from there to you killing somebody for her...
but it's a big jump to go from there to you killing somebody for her...
This. This ain't nowhere close as good as the source material, but the concept still makes it entertaining nonetheless I suppose.
BreezyLimbo
Banned
This is how I see it.
The cultural difference in Light Y and Light T is simple.(I'm 40ish minutes in but I think I understand it.)
Light Turner as an American, is really centralized. As in, he's going for the 'Me' aspect. When Mia is put in, that is the 'us' aspect. Basically, a self-centered, selfish aspect. When he talks to Mia about creating a God, this is the antithesis to Lights way. And it fits. I know as an American, we love the sound of our own voice. And to think we could have such an impact, it makes sense that he heads down this path.
Light Yagami however, knows that the invisible hand is the stronger one. Light Yagami is a more reserved person. So from the start, his way is to simply mass murder people all the same way, IE heart attacks, because as he said it, even the stupidest people will realize there is something out to get them. Contrast it with Turner, who makes various criminals around the world write 'Kira'. This goes back to the self-centered aspect of Turner as an American.
In the way they kill people, it's obvious as well. Yagami chooses heart attacks, a silent and efficient way to kill people, whilst giving people he thinks are worthless things like disease or accidents. Turner kills them in bombastic ways. Decapitations, getting run over, blown up, etc. Again it goes back to that cultural different-Americans grow up around bombastic violence like that. It's a nuance that works.
So it's an adaptation in the loosest terms if you try to compare the two. But it works.
Because this story is about Turner and not Yagami, it's about an American student who has an ego but isn't respected, compared to a Japanese student who has an ego and is respected for it. After all, both societies, Japanese and American, treat 'nerds' like Light Y/T differently.
As for who it was made for..for the fans. That is, if the fans come into the story knowing that it's a different tale to tell.
Light Yagami however, knows that the invisible hand is the stronger one. Light Yagami is a more reserved person. So from the start, his way is to simply mass murder people all the same way, IE heart attacks, because as he said it, even the stupidest people will realize there is something out to get them. Contrast it with Turner, who makes various criminals around the world write 'Kira'. This goes back to the self-centered aspect of Turner as an American.
In the way they kill people, it's obvious as well. Yagami chooses heart attacks, a silent and efficient way to kill people, whilst giving people he thinks are worthless things like disease or accidents. Turner kills them in bombastic ways. Decapitations, getting run over, blown up, etc. Again it goes back to that cultural different-Americans grow up around bombastic violence like that. It's a nuance that works.
So it's an adaptation in the loosest terms if you try to compare the two. But it works.
Because this story is about Turner and not Yagami, it's about an American student who has an ego but isn't respected, compared to a Japanese student who has an ego and is respected for it. After all, both societies, Japanese and American, treat 'nerds' like Light Y/T differently.
As for who it was made for..for the fans. That is, if the fans come into the story knowing that it's a different tale to tell.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
I just finished this scene, I was absolutely dying from laughter.
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"How should we edit this heart attack scene?"
"I got this chief. Why don't you take the night off?"
"I got this chief. Why don't you take the night off?"
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
yo, when the dude playing Light was screaming and reacting from coming across Ryuk the first time.....omg....some of the worst Acting EVER
Lmao, just got to that
I was dying, that scream was hilarious
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
yea that Scream had me bust out in laughter
Fixed2BeBroken
Member
terrible imo. directing isn't bad tho. Like the actual shots.
"But I warn you, there are four letters in my name. Most anyone's ever gotten were two."
D:
An entertaining mess.
Not finished yet, but so far...
D:
An entertaining mess.
Not finished yet, but so far...
Bad introduction
Decent middle
Bad finale
Hilariously entertaining
Sadly no
TheGameshark
Member
This Ferris wheel scene...whew is this is hilarious
It's an odd retelling of the original series that becomes a parody in the last 30 minutes.
Crossing Eden
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Five shots deep so very enjoyable. Very bad film tho. Gonna have to watch this with the friends. The changes to Ryuk are pretty fantastic tho, straight up horror vibes.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
That final Ferris Wheel scene is The Room levels bad.
FUCK.
Don't worry there's a lot more silly shit to laugh at
kitsunelaine
Banned
I just finished this movie and my mind is blown. It is hilarious. I want more of this. The music choices are amazing.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
It's a shame this turned out to be such a shambles, because this clearly wasn't just a lazy adaptation. There were actual ideas for how to change things specifically to account for cultural differences, like Light no longer being a popular kid with good grades. They clearly changed that because those aren't positive qualities to Western audiences.
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