Let’s face it, the Internet can be a lot harsher than a high school playground filled with oversized bullies. Social media has become a platform for fans to call out Hollywood on their epic fails and missteps. If these tweets are to be believed, Netflix’s Death Note movie is the latest failure worth roasting.
Even though the project came under fire at first for whitewashing, many fans were excited about the live-action adaptation of the manga series. Sadly, it seems that Death Note doesn’t live up to the expectation. Twitter users are pointing out that the movie changed key plot points and reimagined the main character into a completely different person:
[ONE PERFECT SHOT] Death Note (2017) | Dir: Adam Wingard pic.twitter.com/0IF2d7Lo02
— ｉｔａｃｈｉ (@lauringus) August 25, 2017
More substance than Death Note Netflix pic.twitter.com/RQUXmxPo2l
— F-World (@ForneverWorld) August 27, 2017
just watched death note's netflix movie and i'm gonna rewatch the original to cleanse myself
— Anzu (@anzujaamu) August 27, 2017
Looks like the Netflix Death Note was written by the same person who writes the Minion motivational posters. pic.twitter.com/uX7SrYXlZD
— I HATE EVERYTHING (@IHE_OFFICIAL) August 27, 2017
Just finished watching the Netflix Death Note Movie… what a shit film SUPER DISAPPOINTED!
— OtakuKing オタク キング (@LitAnimeKing) August 28, 2017
5 minutes of "Death Note" and I am done with it. Really? A white boy is playing Light Yagami. No way am I watching this shit.
— Vivek Tejuja (@vivekisms) August 28, 2017
Welp the death note movie was disappointing
— Will/Kyle (@Will_LAK_) August 28, 2017
what's wrong with Death Note movie? it's not only that they whitewashed the characters, Netflix whitewashed the whole concept and plot.
— ?tatouji (@Tatouji) August 28, 2017
death note sucked so bad I'm actually happy I was interrupted to find out I was being cheated on this whole time
— G (@gabriellemxx) August 27, 2017
How much alcohol do I need to watch the Netflix Death Note adaptation?
— James Tynion IV (@JamesTheFourth) August 27, 2017
WATCHING THE NETFLIX DEATH NOTE MOVIE I TS S O B a d LMAAOO pic.twitter.com/piYPr6ZKxp
— JEIBON (@jeibon_com) August 27, 2017
Death Note follows a high school student, Light Turner, who discovers a notebook that enables him to kill anyone whose name he writes in it. The only catch is that he needs to know his victim’s name. What Light doesn’t realise is that the book was dropped on Earth by the Death God Ryuk. Ryuk, curious to see what would happen when Light starts using the book, helps him to discover all of the power contained within.
It doesn’t take long for things to take a turn for the worst, as Light who initially uses the book for what he deems good, ends up being investigated by a brilliant detective named L. Light has to keep evading L in the hope that he won’t be caught.
The film is being directed by Adam Wingard and stars Nat Wolff, Margret Qualley, Keith Stanfield, Paul Nakauchi, Shea Whigham, and Willem Dafoe.
Death Note was recently released on Netflix.
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Srs banato bal movie banaise
baal korse -_-
I thought it was alright. Forsaking the source material aside I give it a fairly solid 6/10.
We watched it last night thought it was interesting
the “Internet” hates everything.. nothing new there.
Can’t be that bad
I enjoyed it ☺️
Better than japans attempt to make it a live action XD
I enjoyed it, but wasn’t mind blowing, perhaps die hard are just buttsore from expecting it to be the anime. Only thing I’d say they should have done, was make it a series. It cramped too much into one film. but other than that was good. Least it was better than Iron Fist..
it’s just not the same….i’m an hour into it and i’m considering just rewatching the anime for the 30th time
sooo gay
It’s really not that fucking bad, if you watch this as a kinda loose sequel to the original it kinda works. Wasn’t great but by no means hating worthy
It actually was pretty bad lol
I really liked it. Oh well. The internet is full of fucking nazi sympathizers and and holocaust deniers too. Fuck the inter internet!
Not having watched the original I thought it was alright. Nat Wolff has this knack of coming off as a pretty good actor and then all the sudden portraying the worst acting expressions and mannerisms you will ever see. I am however just starting to watch the original series so I’m sure my thoughts on the Netflix one will change. Can we all just please acknowledge that watching the way Light runs away from L is the most ridiculous looking running ever?
I actually liked it with that being said I’m relatively new to the whole series of death note
Binge watched the anime series in less than a week, were so captivated, the concept was great and Light as a character so intriguing, loved how they used his intellectual genius to set him apart from other users of the Death Note. I started the Netflix movie and ditched it right at the point were the chick touches the notebook but couldn’t see Ryuk.
I expected a lot more.
If I hadn’t read the series I might have liked it. The movie was nothing like the series and felt super rushed and Lacked details. Should have done an in length mini series to do it any justice. 3.5/10
Movie is a bunch of garbage
Shelby Lynch
It was horrible
It was horrible
DaFoe did his job and did it well, don’t get me wrong it was shit BUT I’d argue it’s worth a watch just to hear him do this role.
Agreed loved Willem Dafoe.
It was all about Willem Dafoe and it’s sad that Ryuk wasn’t a larger part.
Full disclosure, I’m not as familiar with the Anime as I’d like to be. I know enough to know it was a lack luster (to say the least) adaptation.
anime had the villain and the detective at genius level one-ups-man ship it was very well done. The Netflix version was like watching sponge bob verse Patrick
DaFoe did his job and did it well, don’t get me wrong it was shit BUT I’d argue it’s worth a watch just to hear him do this role.
Agreed loved Willem Dafoe.
It was all about Willem Dafoe and it’s sad that Ryuk wasn’t a larger part.
Full disclosure, I’m not as familiar with the Anime as I’d like to be. I know enough to know it was a lack luster (to say the least) adaptation.
anime had the villain and the detective at genius level one-ups-man ship it was very well done. The Netflix version was like watching sponge bob verse Patrick
Never heard of it before…..but the only part I really liked was the demon. He was entertaining
Never heard of it before…..but the only part I really liked was the demon. He was entertaining
I enjoyed it.
I enjoyed it.
Sucked
You can’t white wash anime and expect fans to be happy about it.
It’s not white washing idiot. Nice SJW bullshit you’re trying to peddle. Is it blackwashing because L was black and not japanese?
That’s not why they don’t like it. Nut up.
Lol, trolls. It’s a heaping pile of garbage.
Its not whitewashing. Movie just sucks. Haha.
How is it white washing if it’s set in Seattle, with American characters?
L is black….. :/ can’t whitewash when a main character is black!
Alright, American washing. Yeesh, it was a general term
take Japaneses characters and make them all except for one white it is whitewashing.
It’s a rendition of the original story, not a remake of the original story. Stop being such an idiot.
You’re just putting too much emphasis on race.
Why do you hate white people so much?
Now there is the dumbass comment of the day. “Whitewashing” stfu.
lol. I love the trolling. Let’s kick it up a notch! TROLOLOLOLOLOLLLL
But when Wally West and Jimmy Olson are turned black everybody’s all “… it’s so awesome and progressive”.
…uh huh
Wait, where in the anime did you see a Japanese guy? Everyone besides L was European-ish of looks. And they made the only Japanese guy black :D
Actually it had to do with a crappy script. Doesn’t matter who was cast, it would’ve been the same.
James-Dean Grimes nobody was “… it’s so awesome and progressive” when Wally and Jimmy were made black. there was a lot of critizism when it happened.
And it’s just as stupid when people bitch about that too, Frank. The only difference is the sjw types are usually just hopping on the bandwagon cause it’s easier to yell foul than it is having to apply actual thought.
L’s character is multicultural anyway
You can’t white wash anime and expect fans to be happy about it.
It’s not white washing idiot. Nice SJW bullshit you’re trying to peddle. Is it blackwashing because L was black and not japanese?
That’s not why they don’t like it. Nut up.
Lol, trolls. It’s a heaping pile of garbage.
Its not whitewashing. Movie just sucks. Haha.
How is it white washing if it’s set in Seattle, with American characters?
L is black….. :/ can’t whitewash when a main character is black!
Alright, American washing. Yeesh, it was a general term
ooooh, I see..people who hate white people don’t like it..I’ll be sure to watch..
Don’t be fooled, that wasn’t the problem with it. That said, like I posted above DaFoe does a GREAT job so I’d advise checking it out for his performance alone.
ooooh, I see..people who hate white people don’t like it..I’ll be sure to watch..
Don’t be fooled, that wasn’t the problem with it. That said, like I posted above DaFoe does a GREAT job so I’d advise checking it out for his performance alone.
It sucked; to be brutally honest.
Only decent thing was Dafoe!
It sucked; to be brutally honest.
Only decent thing was Dafoe!
Movie was fucking great. Totally different take on the characters and the story was different as well. They already did like 2-3 asian versions of the live action so it’s good to do something brand new and fresh with the series. Gory, fun, and great pacing.
Movie was fucking great. Totally different take on the characters and the story was different as well. They already did like 2-3 asian versions of the live action so it’s good to do something brand new and fresh with the series. Gory, fun, and great pacing.
the movie was solid, idiots just don’t like that it was changed to fit the setting better
90 minutes is not nearly enough to cover such a great story.
it didn’t cover the whole story, it was the beginning,
I don’t even like the anime and I thought this movie was bad. But, I liked it because it was B-movie gold. Light was an idiot as opposed to the anime where he’s kind of a brilliant mastermind.
It was a bad movie even if you don’t watch the anime. It just felt rushed.
the movie was solid, idiots just don’t like that it was changed to fit the setting better
This movie is like the anime as Masters of the Universe is like He Man
This movie is like the anime as Masters of the Universe is like He Man
I didn’t mind a good chunk of it. There was some cheesecake parts but all in all it was good.
It was nice that they stayed away from the source material. As much as they could anyways.
I didn’t mind a good chunk of it. There was some cheesecake parts but all in all it was good.
It was nice that they stayed away from the source material. As much as they could anyways.
I didn’t like any of the characters involved.
I didn’t like any of the characters involved.
You didn’t think it was that bad because you aren’t a fan of the franchise.
I am a fan of the Franchise and I thought it was decent. Could have benefited from being longer though.
You didn’t think it was that bad because you aren’t a fan of the franchise.
I am a fan of the Franchise and I thought it was decent. Could have benefited from being longer though.
I never saw the anime, but I could only take about half of the movie before I shut it off
I never saw the anime, but I could only take about half of the movie before I shut it off
Josack Maynard
I actually loved it.
You can only tell the same story the same way so many times before it gets boring.
This was a fresh take.
I actually loved it.
You can only tell the same story the same way so many times before it gets boring.
This was a fresh take.
It should not have been a movie.
Well they already made a Japanese live action death note and sequel that was pretty good.
It should not have been a movie.
The only good thing about that shitty movie was how great William Dafoe played Ryuk and the music other than that it sucked ass!!
The only good thing about that shitty movie was how great William Dafoe played Ryuk and the music other than that it sucked ass!!
Problem is the comparison. I never watched the anime and liked the movie. However, other amines I have watched they made live action sucked big time.
(Fist of the North Star)
*cough* Dragon Ball Z *cough*
Omg the DBZ was beyond trash
Problem is the comparison. I never watched the anime and liked the movie. However, other amines I have watched they made live action sucked big time.
(Fist of the North Star)
I loved it
I loved it
I love that this “adaptation” didn’t need to cast Asians in the main roles but still used a shit ton of Asian symbolism! #whitewashed Defoe was the best thing about that mess
its not like light was drawn all that Asian anyways. i get that his name was Japanese and all but he was very much in the manner of how anime depicts whites. L was only 1/4 Japanese with the rest being European. im not defending its i would call it more american washed than white washed. as the main thing they did was change the location of the events. that being said, no reason light had to be wight or mia for that matter. not like either of them were that good of actors.
im just cant wait for fan to react to a white washed attach on titan if that ever happens.
Attack on Titan seemed to have a mix of many different peoples
Russell Scott I know you didn’t watch the original Death Note and I’m wondering if you watched the Netflix movie. More was changed than the location to the point where people’s names are about the only thing that remained intact. They even changed the rules about how the Death Note worked to fit their B movie plot. It went far beyond “American washing” but what do you expect when you try to turn a 37 episode series into a 90 minute movie? Haven’t seen either, skip the movie. It was bad. Watch the series, it was amazing.
Well i personally found the series slow and boring! So the squashed into 90 minutes works for me!
Yup….Dafoe was quite good compared to the rest ?
I love that this “adaptation” didn’t need to cast Asians in the main roles but still used a shit ton of Asian symbolism! #whitewashed Defoe was the best thing about that mess
its not like light was drawn all that Asian anyways. i get that his name was Japanese and all but he was very much in the manner of how anime depicts whites. L was only 1/4 Japanese with the rest being European. im not defending its i would call it more american washed than white washed. as the main thing they did was change the location of the events. that being said, no reason light had to be wight or mia for that matter. not like either of them were that good of actors.
im just cant wait for fan to react to a white washed attach on titan if that ever happens.
Attack on Titan seemed to have a mix of many different peoples
Russell Scott I know you didn’t watch the original Death Note and I’m wondering if you watched the Netflix movie. More was changed than the location to the point where people’s names are about the only thing that remained intact. They even changed the rules about how the Death Note worked to fit their B movie plot. It went far beyond “American washing” but what do you expect when you try to turn a 37 episode series into a 90 minute movie? Haven’t seen either, skip the movie. It was bad. Watch the series, it was amazing.
Well i personally found the series slow and boring! So the squashed into 90 minutes works for me!
We really hate it
We really hate it
That’s because the Internet is terrible.
Granted it was far from being what could be considered “good” but considering they tried to condense something that was a couple dozen 22 minute episodes into a 90 minute film they did kinda alright. This actually could have benefited from at very least being a 6-8 episode series so things would have had time to develop instead of happening for “because fuck it” reasons. It was better than the usual story that revolves around teens that consists of them loitering and littering.
That’s because the Internet is terrible.
Granted it was far from being what could be considered “good” but considering they tried to condense something that was a couple dozen 22 minute episodes into a 90 minute film they did kinda alright. This actually could have benefited from at very least being a 6-8 episode series so things would have had time to develop instead of happening for “because fuck it” reasons. It was better than the usual story that revolves around teens that consists of them loitering and littering.
It’s good
It’s good
I fully enjoyed it.
And I fully expect people to hate it.
I literally just finished it and also enjoyed it. Changed the venue and some names but the story was pretty much the same. My favourite part about everyone being pissed about the white washing is……*drums roll*
This.
meh… they’re all supposed to be asian…
But it’s in america, and he’s an orphan….
I think it would have been better as a limited series.
That’s my only gripe… It’s a different story structure, because it’s a different kind of narrative.
That’s what I find the most amusing about people that bitch about white washing anime. They’re bitching that Asians aren’t playing the role of an Asian cartoon character where none of the characters actually look Asian.
A series would’ve been better. They wouldn’t have had to compact everything into one “episode”.
I think that’s the only legit complaint, for what it is it does a good job.
But it had it’s own vibe going on and I liked it.
I fully enjoyed it.
And I fully expect people to hate it.
Travis Loughlin
Travis Loughlin
Glorified snuff flick!
Glorified snuff flick!
Awful movie. Never watched the anime, but the movie felt choppy and rushed. Sucks because it seemed like a great concept
Awful movie. Never watched the anime, but the movie felt choppy and rushed. Sucks because it seemed like a great concept
I wasn’t familiar with the anime but both my teens were. We watched this last night, it was decent.
I wasn’t familiar with the anime but both my teens were. We watched this last night, it was decent.
I watched 20min then turned it off!
I watched 20min then turned it off!
My issue is they wrecked the “villain”
My issue is they wrecked the “villain”
I really hated the anime. Seriously, after a while, the “I’ll do this, but he will know I do that, so he will do this, so I will do this to counter his move but he might outthink me on that so I will do this to counter his counter” bullshit just becomes pointless. And it went on and on for years.
This movie though is pretty good. Loved Willem Dafoe.
I really hated the anime. Seriously, after a while, the “I’ll do this, but he will know I do that, so he will do this, so I will do this to counter his move but he might outthink me on that so I will do this to counter his counter” bullshit just becomes pointless. And it went on and on for years.
This movie though is pretty good. Loved Willem Dafoe.
It wasn’t that bad
It wasn’t that bad
You most be out of your mind!!! That movie sucked big hairy balls… this move is out of context almost…
You most be out of your mind!!! That movie sucked big hairy balls… this move is out of context almost…
I liked Defoe and some of the death scenes, But the story as a whole, left a lot to be desired.
so bad
go back and watch the rest of the anime and the Japanese films, this whitewash flaming crap bag is not even saved by william defoe.
I thought it was gonna be a series so I thought it was moving along a little quick. Then I realized it was a movie. Then i realized there was football on cable
…sorry Netflix
Casey Young
Compared to the anime it sucks monkey-balls…..Willem Dafoe’s performance actually was quite good
The movie was fine, people are just cunts
Fake news
Even though the Japanese don’t see a problem.
Ok so FIRST OFF!!!!!!!
The movie was not that bad!!! Second. How the hell can anyone complaining about this movie expect a fraction of the anime to be in it in the short time the producers have of screen/ movie time.
The movie was done with as much as they could pack into it and leaves an opening for further movies which I will watch should that come to be.
But hey this is only MY opinion on the movie, don’t get all but hurt and become a keyboard warior to tell me how you feel about what I said.
Key word people (opinion) and this is mine.
The problem is taking 20+ hours of content and exposition and trying to jam it into an hour an a half. Not enough time to get into the minds of the characters. Light truly believes he is a god. And his and L’s struggle is way way way more explained and developed. It missed the mark because of a TON of material being left on the floor.
That being said, thought the casting was alright, the guy who played light just didn’t seem like a genius, just didn’t seem… intelligent enough… L was solid, Ryuk was perfect. I sort of always had dafoes voice in mind when I read the manga.
This!
aye it sucked dident even rly follow the story the jap films were better
Way too short. Second half of movie seems rushed. Also especially L seems not the right type putting ethnicity aside since i wish it was originally happening in Japan. I like the soundtrack and scenografi.
Stephanie Clement
Lol it was awful, so many key points missed and so rushed, if I hadn’t seen the anime, I’d probs be clueless as to what was happening
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Enjoyed it
i liked it.
I’ve watched the anime, and enjoyed it. Now I’ve watched the film, and thoroughly enjoyed it too, even more so than the anime. In my mind the characters made more sense, and the ending was more satisfying. I admit that I prefer that L lived.
I liked it
I liked it. That’s all I’m saying.
It sucks
It was watchable. I didn’t hate it. You just have to realize it is a play on the anime. I 100% prefer the anime. But I’m not upset about the live action movie.
^This
SJW’s and Anime diehards hate the Death Note movie. Standing as its own thing the movies okay. It’s not phenomenal it’s not a Bominable it’s simply okay.
Truth be told I do prefer the movie over the actual series. I could never get into the series since the main character was a cold self-righteous sociopath. I do enjoy that they humanized the main character more.
SJW’s? A Bominable? What? ?
it was ok the anime was way better
I liked it. But never saw the anime. But loved dafoe
It sucked. Not like the anime. L sucked as well!!
I enjoyed it.. just don’t expect the anime.. I see it as an alternate possibility
Entonces eso quiere decir que no viste el anime…
It wasn’t bad, was it Good? I give it a solid “eh” out of “meh” I just don’t understand why it was made when a solid story already exists in the original Manga/Anime
???
It sucked
Emelie Dahl
Vill se den ändå!! ?
It was just okay
i watched the movie be for the anime and you know what the movie was good then i was eh and now that im almost done the orignal im just like wow its so different but you know what if you just watch the movie i guess its good
Agree
How many Anime live action flicks they have to fuck up. Dragonball Evolution, Avatar the last Airbender, Ghost in the shell. I fear the day when they start making Studio Gibli live action Movies.
I fear the day they go and do an Akira live action ?
Look at IMDB it’s in progress?
I actually enjoyed it and have already watched it twice.
I wish they had just made an original story set in America after the events in the anime. I feel that would’ve been better. They didn’t need to retell L and Light’s story in Seattle….
Haters gonna hate…
I didn’t like the anime, and I love anime, so maybe I’ll like the movie…
I am not familiar with the anime series but I can say I enjoyed this movie.
I enjoyed it
It was a piece of shit.
I read the manga and the only major difference is that it’s set in the states. It’s whitewashing if it’s set in Japan and the main cast is white like ghost in the shell movie.
Even if you take the movie on it’s own it’s pure garbage. Now if you compare it to the actual Death Note then Netflix committed murder.
The internet loves to hate, and nothing makes more news than hate.
Guys, it wasn’t that awful. Sure, it needed a Japanese cast, but I still found it alright. It’s not as bad as Dragon Ball Evution, M. Night Shyamalan’s Last Airbender, or the disappointment that became Batman v. Superman: Dawn of painfully forced plot action.
Kessia Lima
Me and my wife enjoy this
Maybe because she not know about the anime ver like i do
The ending is good
Score 7/10
This was not good at all. I give it a solid 3.5/10 just because of the way ryuk looked