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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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.