Without departing from the original work, it would be difficult for me to comment that a comic whose selling point is "interaction at the psychological level/props constantly excavating new settings/secrecy and anti-secrecy" has become a "straight-forward rookie pecking at each other". How to evaluate the movie---I mean other than swearing.
The power of the original DN is not the power of the props, but how the props and the users of the props themselves develop the story under the premise of many restrictions.
The American version of the movie does indeed give many restrictions, even more than the original. For example, notes can only affect the behavior of the deceased in the first two days, for example, the god of death has more independent thoughts.
The process of the protagonist's gradual discovery of the DN rules is removed and the conclusion is directly drawn. On the one hand, it is indeed a limitation of the length of the film, and on the other hand, it is also the difference between American culture and Japanese culture.
In Japanese comics, when children face various ethical issues and make life choices, the biggest and only enemy that American heroes face is basically themselves.
So I understand very well that the director erased the setting of the eye of death, and it is really impossible for American children to use half of their lifespan to upgrade the artifact in their hands.
Therefore, the foundation of this film's dissonance is caused: Western-style geniuses all fall into the category of inventors, such as Iron Man, such as Batman; while the Eastern-style geniuses that DN needs are military teachers, such as Kong Ming, such as Conan, and the most The second and last time is also the kind of wisdom and courage at the level of the protagonists of the past dynasties.
However, it is obvious that Light's character setting can't be a military advisor, and it is too peaceful to be an inventor in this movie. Had to give him the background of a good student and then cast him into a psychologically distorted child caused by a family tragedy.
Of course, this setting will not ruin the whole movie, and it is also very American style to kill all the way. but! In this way, there is no need for L to exist at all! With this level of villain, the FBI can easily handle a dozen of them by itself!
So when L locked the light very easily, the director had to put L into mentally handicapped mode.
The pros and cons - in fact, this title is also very peaceful, it is obvious that the two sides give the impression that they are just ordinary children - the first time they met, they entered the point of death.
The following plot is translated:
Light: I'm not Kira. But if I'm Kira, then I don't want to either. Besides, it might be better for me to be Kira than someone else to be Kira. Of course, I'm not Kira.
L: Well, since you, as Kira, want to negotiate terms with me, let me show you my face.
Hahahahahaha! Shouldn't the show be over by this time? At this point, the show is finally a drama!
Too bad it didn't end.
The movie is like a wild horse running wild on a road full of loopholes.
L's file is hidden in a desolate but accessible place;
The plot of the FBI killing a bunch of people did not explain the follow-up at all;
Light took out a gun in public and threatened amusement park staff;
The information of the two people who committed suicide after working for Light in public is on the public website of Kira admirers
In the end, the lens language of the film says: I will have a sequel.
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