“Death Note” as a series has incredibly dark subject matter and it constantly puts the morality of justice into question as well as the corruption power can bring. Not faithful to every specific physical detail of the original characters, but faithful as in staying true to the themes of the source material. In an adaptation, the most important detail that needs to be considered is whether it stays faithful. The same goes for the negativity over a black actor playing a white detective. As such, the film shouldn’t be penalized over having a white actor play a high school student in this American setting. This means the film, instead of taking place in Japan, is taking place in America. One of those details is the race of certain characters. Yes, it is important to get certain details correct in an adaptation. This is an unfair conclusion stapled onto a film that hasn’t even released. The petition has already accumulated 15,000 signatures online.
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A petition from Care2Petition emerged urging people to boycott the movie over continued whitewashing and trampling on Japanese culture.
A significant complaint directed towards the new film is that it fails as an adaptation since Light is now a white high school student instead of a Japanese high school student, and L is now black, instead of white as originally depicted.īecause of the changed races, some are labeling the movie as an instant failure. In Netflix’s version of “Death Note,” Light Yagami is played by Nat Wolff and Lakeith Stanfield plays Detective L. However, instead of feeling delighted that a long awaited American adaptation for the series has been announced, parts of the internet have been in an uproar due to Netflix seemingly messing up the race and ethnicity of Light and L. The movie is scheduled for a summer release on Augon Netflix. begun production for a possible film, only to give production rights over to Netflix on April 6, 2016. At one point, even actor Zac Efron displayed interest in the role of Light Yagami. Since the conclusion of the anime in 2007, there have been countless rumors of an American adaptation for the series. Both the anime and comic, which has sold over 30 million copies, received local and international praise including best manga at the 2006 American Anime Awards. 3, 2006, an anime adaptation of the manga was created by Madhouse Studio, which aired until June 2007. The series then becomes a long game of cat and mouse between the two as L tries to find Kira - the name given to Light - while Light tries to find and kill L. He then decides to use the notebook to enforce his ideals of justice as “God of the new world.” As the killings begin, the police ask for the assistance of the mysterious Detective L. The story follows a Japanese high school student, Light Yagami, as he comes across a magical notebook that has the power to kill anyone. On March 22, Netflix released a trailer for their newest original film, “Death Note.” Reception of the show has been met with a fair amount of complaints, mostly in regards to the race of the two main characters, Light Yagami and L.įor those unfamiliar with the “Death Note” series, it began with a manga (or Japanese graphic novel) written by Tsugami Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata that started print in 2003 and finished in 2006.
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