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Home > Movies > The Internet Really Hates Netflix’s Death Note Movie

The Internet Really Hates Netflix’s Death Note Movie

Staff WriterbyStaff Writer
August 28, 2017
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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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Comments 210

  1. Asif Ishtiaque says:
    4 years ago

    Rafael Rafid Ahmed Tamzid Rahman

    Reply
    • Tamzid Rahman says:
      4 years ago

      Deke nai akono!!!

      Reply
    • Asif Ishtiaque says:
      4 years ago

      আমি ডিরেক্টর হইলে দেখায়ে দিতাম। নেটফ্লিক্স নষ্ট করে দিল ফ্র‍্যাঞ্চাইজিটারে।

      Reply
    • Tamzid Rahman says:
      4 years ago

      Srs banato bal movie banaise

      Reply
    • Rafael Rafid Ahmed says:
      4 years ago

      baal korse -_-

      Reply
  2. Tom Fenn says:
    4 years ago

    I thought it was alright. Forsaking the source material aside I give it a fairly solid 6/10.

    Reply
  3. Stuart A. Rowland says:
    4 years ago

    We watched it last night thought it was interesting

    Reply
  4. Rick Pruitt says:
    4 years ago

    the “Internet” hates everything.. nothing new there.

    Reply
  5. Jairus Jairo Mendoza says:
    4 years ago

    Can’t be that bad

    Reply
  6. Graham Robinson says:
    4 years ago

    I enjoyed it ☺️

    Reply
  7. Caleb Miller says:
    4 years ago

    Better than japans attempt to make it a live action XD

    Reply
  8. Richard Scott says:
    4 years ago

    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..

    Reply
  9. Billie Rose Langon says:
    4 years ago

    it’s just not the same….i’m an hour into it and i’m considering just rewatching the anime for the 30th time

    Reply
  10. Steve Hoffman says:
    4 years ago

    sooo gay

    Reply
  11. Llewelyn Botha says:
    4 years ago

    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

    Reply
  12. Paul Rodriguez says:
    4 years ago

    It actually was pretty bad lol

    Reply
  13. Jonathan Grayson says:
    4 years ago

    I really liked it. Oh well. The internet is full of fucking nazi sympathizers and and holocaust deniers too. Fuck the inter internet!

    Reply
  14. Dan Riffey says:
    4 years ago

    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?

    Reply
  15. Mitch Heimann says:
    4 years ago

    I actually liked it with that being said I’m relatively new to the whole series of death note

    Reply
  16. Riaan Louw says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  17. Justin Walton says:
    4 years ago

    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

    Reply
  18. Mark Myburgh says:
    4 years ago

    Movie is a bunch of garbage

    Reply
  19. Traci Kuecher says:
    4 years ago

    Shelby Lynch

    Reply
  20. Brandon Wiltshire says:
    4 years ago

    It was horrible

    Reply
  21. Brandon Wiltshire says:
    4 years ago

    It was horrible

    Reply
  22. Christopher Keck says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
    • El Sandoval says:
      4 years ago

      Agreed loved Willem Dafoe.

      Reply
    • Ren Seabrook says:
      4 years ago

      It was all about Willem Dafoe and it’s sad that Ryuk wasn’t a larger part.

      Reply
    • Christopher Keck says:
      4 years ago

      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.

      Reply
    • Stevy Bonds says:
      4 years ago

      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

      Reply
  23. Christopher Keck says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
    • El Sandoval says:
      4 years ago

      Agreed loved Willem Dafoe.

      Reply
    • Ren Seabrook says:
      4 years ago

      It was all about Willem Dafoe and it’s sad that Ryuk wasn’t a larger part.

      Reply
    • Christopher Keck says:
      4 years ago

      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.

      Reply
    • Stevy Bonds says:
      4 years ago

      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

      Reply
  24. El Sandoval says:
    4 years ago

    Never heard of it before…..but the only part I really liked was the demon. He was entertaining

    Reply
  25. El Sandoval says:
    4 years ago

    Never heard of it before…..but the only part I really liked was the demon. He was entertaining

    Reply
  26. Roland Deckard says:
    4 years ago

    I enjoyed it.

    Reply
  27. Roland Deckard says:
    4 years ago

    I enjoyed it.

    Reply
  28. Isaiah Rogers says:
    4 years ago

    Sucked

    Reply
  29. Benjamin Lobaugh says:
    4 years ago

    You can’t white wash anime and expect fans to be happy about it.

    Reply
    • Aaron Lopez says:
      4 years ago

      It’s not white washing idiot. Nice SJW bullshit you’re trying to peddle. Is it blackwashing because L was black and not japanese?

      Reply
    • Christopher Cooremans says:
      4 years ago

      That’s not why they don’t like it. Nut up.

      Reply
    • Benjamin Lobaugh says:
      4 years ago

      Lol, trolls. It’s a heaping pile of garbage.

      Reply
    • Christopher Cooremans says:
      4 years ago
      Reply
    • Jose Garcia says:
      4 years ago

      Its not whitewashing. Movie just sucks. Haha.

      Reply
    • Bryan Wolfe says:
      4 years ago

      How is it white washing if it’s set in Seattle, with American characters?

      Reply
    • Nicola Jayne Phillimore says:
      4 years ago

      L is black….. :/ can’t whitewash when a main character is black!

      Reply
    • Benjamin Lobaugh says:
      4 years ago

      Alright, American washing. Yeesh, it was a general term

      Reply
    • Dylan Maloney says:
      4 years ago

      take Japaneses characters and make them all except for one white it is whitewashing.

      Reply
    • Mayson Quaid says:
      4 years ago

      It’s a rendition of the original story, not a remake of the original story. Stop being such an idiot.

      Reply
    • Christopher Cooremans says:
      4 years ago

      You’re just putting too much emphasis on race.
      Why do you hate white people so much?

      Reply
    • Zach Renner says:
      4 years ago

      Now there is the dumbass comment of the day. “Whitewashing” stfu.

      Reply
    • Benjamin Lobaugh says:
      4 years ago

      lol. I love the trolling. Let’s kick it up a notch! TROLOLOLOLOLOLLLL

      Reply
    • James-Dean Grimes says:
      4 years ago

      But when Wally West and Jimmy Olson are turned black everybody’s all “… it’s so awesome and progressive”.

      …uh huh

      Reply
    • Martin Ignatov says:
      4 years ago

      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

      Reply
    • Monique Rachael says:
      4 years ago

      Actually it had to do with a crappy script. Doesn’t matter who was cast, it would’ve been the same.

      Reply
    • Frank Lindner says:
      4 years ago

      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.

      Reply
    • Christopher Cooremans says:
      4 years ago

      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.

      Reply
    • Nathan Forde says:
      4 years ago

      L’s character is multicultural anyway

      Reply
  30. Benjamin Lobaugh says:
    4 years ago

    You can’t white wash anime and expect fans to be happy about it.

    Reply
    • Aaron Lopez says:
      4 years ago

      It’s not white washing idiot. Nice SJW bullshit you’re trying to peddle. Is it blackwashing because L was black and not japanese?

      Reply
    • Christopher Cooremans says:
      4 years ago

      That’s not why they don’t like it. Nut up.

      Reply
    • Benjamin Lobaugh says:
      4 years ago

      Lol, trolls. It’s a heaping pile of garbage.

      Reply
    • Christopher Cooremans says:
      4 years ago
      Reply
    • Jose Garcia says:
      4 years ago

      Its not whitewashing. Movie just sucks. Haha.

      Reply
    • Bryan Wolfe says:
      4 years ago

      How is it white washing if it’s set in Seattle, with American characters?

      Reply
    • Nicola Jayne Phillimore says:
      4 years ago

      L is black….. :/ can’t whitewash when a main character is black!

      Reply
    • Benjamin Lobaugh says:
      4 years ago

      Alright, American washing. Yeesh, it was a general term

      Reply
  31. Tim Sanford says:
    4 years ago

    ooooh, I see..people who hate white people don’t like it..I’ll be sure to watch..

    Reply
    • Christopher Keck says:
      4 years ago

      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.

      Reply
  32. Tim Sanford says:
    4 years ago

    ooooh, I see..people who hate white people don’t like it..I’ll be sure to watch..

    Reply
    • Christopher Keck says:
      4 years ago

      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.

      Reply
  33. Jthomas Riddell says:
    4 years ago

    It sucked; to be brutally honest.
    Only decent thing was Dafoe!

    Reply
  34. Jthomas Riddell says:
    4 years ago

    It sucked; to be brutally honest.
    Only decent thing was Dafoe!

    Reply
  35. Aaron Lopez says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  36. Aaron Lopez says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  37. Perry Dunetz says:
    4 years ago

    the movie was solid, idiots just don’t like that it was changed to fit the setting better

    Reply
    • Alexander Zwisler says:
      4 years ago

      90 minutes is not nearly enough to cover such a great story.

      Reply
    • Perry Dunetz says:
      4 years ago

      it didn’t cover the whole story, it was the beginning,

      Reply
    • Matthew Bowling says:
      4 years ago

      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.

      Reply
    • Alexander Ariel Rane Palamito says:
      4 years ago

      It was a bad movie even if you don’t watch the anime. It just felt rushed.

      Reply
  38. Perry Dunetz says:
    4 years ago

    the movie was solid, idiots just don’t like that it was changed to fit the setting better

    Reply
  39. Paula A. Ramirez says:
    4 years ago

    This movie is like the anime as Masters of the Universe is like He Man

    Reply
  40. Paula A. Ramirez says:
    4 years ago

    This movie is like the anime as Masters of the Universe is like He Man

    Reply
  41. William Harre says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  42. William Harre says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
  43. Mc Dave says:
    4 years ago

    I didn’t like any of the characters involved.

    Reply
  44. Mc Dave says:
    4 years ago

    I didn’t like any of the characters involved.

    Reply
  45. Matthew Paul says:
    4 years ago

    You didn’t think it was that bad because you aren’t a fan of the franchise.

    Reply
    • Kenneth Clubbs says:
      4 years ago

      I am a fan of the Franchise and I thought it was decent. Could have benefited from being longer though.

      Reply
  46. Matthew Paul says:
    4 years ago

    You didn’t think it was that bad because you aren’t a fan of the franchise.

    Reply
    • Kenneth Clubbs says:
      4 years ago

      I am a fan of the Franchise and I thought it was decent. Could have benefited from being longer though.

      Reply
  47. Alex Fischer says:
    4 years ago

    I never saw the anime, but I could only take about half of the movie before I shut it off

    Reply
  48. Alex Fischer says:
    4 years ago

    I never saw the anime, but I could only take about half of the movie before I shut it off

    Reply
  49. Mat Maynard says:
    4 years ago

    Josack Maynard

    Reply
  50. Jd Adriance says:
    4 years ago

    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.

    Reply
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