Fullbuster Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 Death Note (デスノート Desu Nōto?) is a Japanese manga series created by writer Tsugumi Ohba and manga artist Takeshi Obata. The main character is Light Yagami, a high school student who discovers a supernatural notebook, the "Death Note", dropped on Earth by a shinigami (a god of death) named Ryuk. The Death Note grants its user the ability to kill anyone whose name and face they know, by writing the name in the notebook while picturing their face. The series centers around Light's attempt to create and rule a world "cleansed of evil" as "God" using the notebook, and the efforts of a detective known as L to stop him. The concept is just fantastic, that could be so awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasmmi Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I assume you know of the two Japanese films already made?Thought they were both pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 I assume you know of the two Japanese films already made?Thought they were both pretty good.Yeah I know, I watched the first one, but I didn't like it, that was a little bit strange, I guess I'm not used to Asian movies.My first Asian movie was Japanese : Battle Royal.I want a Hollywood movie with ambitious casting and FX, I'm really a fan of Hollywood movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 It just wouldn't work as a movie. The story requires a lot of character development and all the side stories are really important. There's no way they could tell a meaningful version of it in 2 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted November 9, 2012 Author Share Posted November 9, 2012 It just wouldn't work as a movie. The story requires a lot of character development and all the side stories are really important. There's no way they could tell a meaningful version of it in 2 hours.So they can make a trilogy.I'm sure people could love this concept.I enjoyed the manga, it was fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 I actually really liked the Japanese films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceroll Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 So they can make a trilogy.I'm sure people could love this concept.I enjoyed the manga, it was fantastic!Where would they cut it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 Where would they cut it off?I don't know, it's not my job to know it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olive Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I've seen the Japanese movies, quite entertaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 No, Hollywood would ruin it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted November 10, 2012 Author Share Posted November 10, 2012 No, Hollywood would ruin it.Like they ruined comics? Oh wait.....Hollywood is great, I have no doubts about their ability to adapt this better than anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted November 10, 2012 Community Manager Share Posted November 10, 2012 Like they ruined comics? Oh wait.....Hollywood is great, I have no doubts about their ability to adapt this better than anyone They have the ability to both adapt better than anyone but to also ruin better than anyone.I've never seen or read Death Note, but it's usually not a good idea to adapt an episodic series into a film. I'm also not sure there is a large enough audience for a Death Note film. It's large fanbase is still rather niche and the anime films released in America don't do that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Like they ruined comics? Oh wait.....Hollywood is great, I have no doubts about their ability to adapt this better than anyone Of course an American cultural institution will be made well by Americans. Americans get Americans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullbuster Posted November 12, 2012 Author Share Posted November 12, 2012 Of course an American cultural institution will be made well by Americans. Americans get Americans.Tintin is French/Belgium but Spielberg transformed this in a great movie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lab276 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Tintin is French/Belgium but Spielberg transformed this in a great movie.French/Belgian culture is not that far removed from American culture. Japan, on the other hand, is significantly more different. I wouldn't trust Hollywood to do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Community Manager Water Bottle Posted November 13, 2012 Community Manager Share Posted November 13, 2012 Tintin is French/Belgium but Spielberg transformed this in a great movie.Tintin had no heart and was rather dull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
