Whoa, I totally missed that even rewatching it. That's a pretty cool detail.
Why they still use "Kira" tho
so the protag is a weeb?
They should have updated this for modern times and Western audiences. It should be a smart phone or tablet that has twitter with a special profile. Whenever you tweet someones name they end up dying.
Not getting a good feeling after seeing who the writer is.
His other credits include the new Fantastic Four, the new Exorcist and The Lazarus Effect.
It's a shame these terrible writers keep getting work.
GAF never ceases to amaze me. Watches 50 seconds of footage, deems it TRASH.
Remember the anime had beautiful lines like:
"I'll take a chip... AND EAT IT."
GAF never ceases to amaze me. Watches 50 seconds of footage, deems it TRASH.
Why do you find the idea of the Death Note silly? As far as supernatural fiction goes, I don't see how it stands out compared to anything else.
The Shinigami use the notebooks to write the names of people they want to die, extending their own lives in the process. Again, why would the Shinigami have Twitter, or any other social media platform? I find that much, much sillier. The lore of the Shinigami realm is actually a pretty interesting aspect of Death Note, and your idea of 'reinventing the story for the modern age' would require changing or removing pretty much all of it.
GAF never ceases to amaze me. Watches 50 seconds of footage, deems it TRASH.
Pretty sure that's because it was a manga only detail. Show and manga end kind differently.
That's fair, but there is rarely a reason to have faith in an anime/manga adaptation, especially since it's a movie and not a series. I mean, we'll always have hope that something will one day break the trend (I think the Rurouni Kenshin one was good though?), but yea, I won't hold my breath...
"Just according to keikaku*"
*keikaku means "plan"
GAF never ceases to amaze me. Watches 50 seconds of footage, deems it TRASH.
That's not down to the anime though. That's just the translators being silly.
Yeah, that's most of what I'm seeing be retweeted. People are doing some Mister Fantastic levels of reaching to conclude that it's a problem that an NA adaptation of Death Note doesn't have a full Japanese cast.Looks like a bunch of people are crying "whitewashing".
It's not like there's really anything very japanese about this. It's no different like when there's an adaptation of a book set in any country other than the USA.
I still remember how a bunch of fans cried when it was revealed that the romanization of his name isn't "Raito", but "Light".
I will give it a try. I more or less liked Netflix movie output (excluding the obvious turds).
The anime/manga are bloated and a great deal could be condensed down.
We also don't know how much of the story the film intends on incorporating.
Looks like a bunch of people are crying "whitewashing".
It's not like there's really anything very japanese about this. It's no different like when there's an adaptation of a book set in any country other than the USA.
I still remember how a bunch of fans cried when it was revealed that the romanization of his name isn't "Raito", but "Light".
I will give it a try. I more or less liked Netflix movie output (excluding the obvious turds).
Like they aren't changing things already?
It's the aesthetic. Nothing in Death Note would be out of place in a Hot Topic. Just needed a Panic at the Disco/AFI/etc.. soundtrack and it would've been a perfect mid-2000s emo show.
I've been hearing people say this, but regardless, it's still a much better fit as a TV series. Like even if this movie were covering only part of it, and it got sequels and such, my opinion would remain the same tbh
Remember the anime had beautiful lines like:
"I'll take a chip... AND EAT IT."
It's the aesthetic. Nothing in Death Note would be out of place in a Hot Topic. Just needed a Panic at the Disco/AFI/etc.. soundtrack and it would've been a perfect mid-2000s emo show.
If they keep that and the "I Am Kira" scene, then all will be well. lol
Sure, it's a narrative that's serial in its structure because of the native medium of the original story. I won't deny that they're going to have to make significant changes to make it work in one movie or perhaps multiple movies.
A strength of doing it as a film versus a television series is that it wouldn't have the same budget if it were a television series. $45-50 million for one two-hour movie versus that spread across 8-13 episodes at 45-60 minutes a piece would cheapen the look of it.
This isn't to say money is an absolute when it comes to filmmaking, but Death Note inherently requires a certain threshold in VFX work because of the shinigami, deaths, etc., and all of that comes at a price.
This could work as a standalone interpretation of the material that boils the story down to its essentials with a different approach. It won't replace the original work's serial narrative and it inevitably will have to omit things, but perhaps it can be an entertaining retelling of the story even with its faults?
If they keep that and the "I Am Kira" scene, then all will be well. lol
GAF never ceases to amaze me. Watches 50 seconds of footage, deems it TRASH.
Yea I know money is always an unfortunate concern, but my opinion regarding stuff like this is not bother unless you're gonna do it right. Not that I currently outright have that opinion (as that admittedly would be silly since it isn't out yet, so sure, there's the slim chance I'm wrong), but I certainly have very low expectations due to how anime/manga adaptations usually go, which is now been further amplified due to the reminder that it is a movie instead of a series.
There's a difference between changes made for the sake of adapting a material to a different medium/format and changes that are just for the sake of changing it or putting your own twist on something. What you're proposing is the latter. It wouldn't add anything to the story beyond a tidbit of the Death Note physically changing with technology, and it would be a change that in context would look and be totally ridiculous. Seriously. What would it add to the overall piece that the Death Note has become a tablet or laptop that Shinigami use that the notebook doesn't get across? Is that addition worth the silliness that such a change would bring.
Yeah, that's most of what I'm seeing be retweeted. People are doing some Mister Fantastic levels of reaching to conclude that it's a problem that an NA adaptation of Death Note doesn't have a full Japanese cast.
There are serious issues with whitewashing in movies, but I don't see how this one in particular is a worthy battle to pick.
So, the movie keeping "Kira" for no real reason doesn't raise an eyebrow?
Kira is a mostly female given name of ancient origin and multiple etymological derivations. The girl's name Kira is pronounced /ˈkɪərə/ KEER-ə. It might be a female form of the name Kiran, pronounced /ˈkɪərən/ KEER-ən. Kiran is of Hindi and Sanskrit origin, meaning "beam of light".
And "I am L"
Or, in theEnglish dub, "IjustwantedtoletyouknowthatI'mL!!!!1"shitty
It would just update it. That was my original point.