There are too many bugs and uncomfortable places in the adaptation, and I don't want to complain about them one by one. There's a good line: "If Kira saw you kill 400 people, would he write your name?"
This actually involves a big question, the correctness of personal justice. I now understand better why Batman doesn't kill people. When Batman captures criminals and hands them over to the police station, he hands them over to a democratically elected system. And Kira executes criminals with the system he has developed. This lack of openness and transparency is the reason for the panic of the public.
Just imagine, an American Kira and a Japanese Yagami, in each other's eyes, the other is a heinous criminal. Such justice can only bring chaos.
I understand Yashenyue's original intention, very good, to punish criminals. But on what basis? With a list of suspects? If the list is tampered with by a hacker and the name of an innocent person is added to the list, the person is killed, and Yagami still feels like the god of justice. If one day Ye Shenyue feels that people who pick their noses are guilty, will they kill everyone who has picked their noses? If you're happy today, kill a few death row prisoners; if you're happy tomorrow, kill a few stars; if you're happy the day after, kill a few neighbors. Is there such a possibility? After all, Kira killed all the FBI agents.
Maybe you want to say that the one who killed the FBI agent was not the male lead, but the female lead. I want to say: wrong! The one who killed the agent was Kira, who they created together. After the male protagonist got the death note, he used the super killing ability of the death note to tempt the female protagonist to be with him. He is a winner in life, he has a note, and he has a beautiful woman who has been thinking about it day and night. But don't forget, this heroine has strong ambitions and has always wanted to replace the hero. Later, the female protagonist acts without regard to the male protagonist, and the male protagonist has no control over her at all. Since the male protagonist has the right to use the notes, he also has the obligation to keep the notes. Can a person who can't even keep the Death Note well, become the God of Justice?
You are probably thinking: "Ye Shenyue is not such a person, we have all seen it, and he wants to punish the bad guy." As an audience, you have seen it, it does not mean that others know what Ye Shenyue thinks. How can he be convincing if he does not communicate with the outside world and expose himself to the public?
To put it bluntly, the male protagonist is just an impulsive teenager. Immature mind, easily emotional. When such a person suddenly has the ability to decide the life and death of others, he will definitely lose control. Look at the people who the male and female protagonists killed together, guilty and innocent, and even in the end, the male protagonist killed the female protagonist. Could such a person be the god of justice who can be relied upon by the people?
Writing here, I suddenly thought of "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice". The same question is being discussed. Why does Batman hate Superman? Why did Congress want Superman to be questioned in public? Why does Batman want justice in the dark?
When I said this, my back hurt when I stood up. I have also felt the powerlessness of the system. I really hope that a superhero will come down from the sky to punish these people. However, looking at human history from a top-down perspective, only a sound system can fundamentally solve the mass nature of justice. The justice of individual heroes, at the beginning, brought joy and relief. Over time, it will definitely bring panic to the people. Because the people don't know what the basis for your murder is. A little afterthought, that's it.
PS I think the Batman trilogy, Batman vs. Superman, and the Japanese version of the Death Note movie will have a deeper understanding.
PPS is poorly written and poorly expressed.
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