Taken in a certain way, this could easily be a metaphor for the modern power of internet lynch mobs to change the fate of society, and indeed the modern Roman colosseum of thumbs down and thumbs up – which decide the fate of a film’s success or failure in the digital landscape. Coming into alliance with the death God Ryuk (Willem Dafoe), Light finds he has the power to cause the death of anyone whose name is written inside the pages. He is a competent stylist, and can direct an engaging horror plot.ĭeath Note follows the story of Light Turner (Nat Wolff), a high school student who finds an enchanted notebook, the titular ‘Death Note’. He also directed tape 56 of the now iconic VHS (2012-2014) series, the glue which held that franchise together. Wingard may not be a household name, but as a director of horror movies, he has integrity, kicking off his career with Home Sick (2007), a brave splatterfest unprecedented in the modern era. On the richter scale, however, this was not Ghostbusters 3 ( see our review here). Power, which we all have at our fingertips, in the age when mob mentality can snowball in Facebook posts and Youtube comments – resulting in an avalanche of negative energy. 25.But now that the smoke has cleared, some have doubts on the justice of the mob ruling.Īfter all, let’s not forget the underlying themes of Death Note justice, use and abuse of power. The consensus among fans seems to be that they’ll watch Death Note solely for Dafoe’s portrayal of Ryuk, effectively taking what seems to be the very bad with the good.ĭeath Note will be available to stream on Netflix on Aug.
Just like how Dafoe’s laugh was eerily perfect in Spider-Man when he played the Goblin, the same magical effect is brought to Ryuk. The new trailer, which gives fans a better look at the character, has also provided people with fresh aspects of the character to grasp onto, including his laugh.
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A horde of fans on Twitter tweeted their own negative reactions, with some claiming that it could be the worst take on the manga yet.ĭespite all of the negativity surrounding the trailer, however, there was one aspect that seemed to be universally acknowledged as a possible saving grace for the movie: Willem Dafoe’s portrayal of Ryuk, the death god.Įver since Netflix released the first teaser for the movie back in March, Dafoe’s Ryuk has been a favorite. They’re not the only person who thought along those lines following the trailer. “Why even call this movie Death Note when you take away absolutely everything that made DN what it is?” “This movie looks god-awful,” one fan commented on Reddit. While some have argued that a new take on Death Note could be refreshing considering the manga has already received five feature-length adaptations, others are understandably worried about what this version will look like. The Light imagined by Wingard and his team is vastly different and it’s an alarming concern for fans of the original series. He didn’t harbor ill feelings toward any of his fellow students and the only reason he began using the notebook in the first place was to rid the world of evildoers. He was loved by women and respected for his intelligence. Although Light didn’t have many friends, he was in no way ostracized from his community. Creator Tsugumi Ohba imagined Light as a straight-A, dedicated high school student. He is, in every sense of the term, a stereotypical teen character in a movie about oddballs.Įxcept that’s not how Light is portrayed in the original manga. He’s an outsider who doesn’t particularly fit into the world he’s supposed to be a part of. In the Netflix adaptation, Light Turner (who went by Light Yagami, is a bullied teen who wants to seek revenge on those who make life miserable for others. Many of the scenes the trailer focuses on are thematically connected through the idea of destruction: a ferris wheel falling, explosions in the middle of nowhere and a sea of bodies left around the city. Besides the fact that it features a majority-white, Western cast and is set in Seattle instead of Japan, Netflix’s version of the movie, which is being directed by Adam Wingard ( The Guest, You’re Next) looks more like an action film than a psychological thriller. Unfortunately, a new trailer for the movie hasn’t done much to assuage those fears.įollowing the release of the trailer yesterday, people were quick to note just how different the direction of the film seemed to be in comparison to the original text it was being adapted from. When Netflix first announced it was doing a live-action adaptation of the popular manga-turned-anime Death Note, fans were uneasy.
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