A lot of people are very critical of this movie but don’t really explain what’s wrong with it, so here’s a full breakdown of the plot and characters and what the writers did wrong.
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Plot: The plot is completely different from the anime and manga. Light does die in the end but so many characters were missing and I feel like we don’t really get the build up of the plot.
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Light: His character is almost nothing like in the anime. Sure he made some smart decisions but not nearly enough. His character was way too full off emotions while in the anime, Light is basically a sociopath. Not only that but light in the movie made horrible decisions which got him caught. Also, the main reason people didn’t suspect him is because he was the person student, son, and overall person. Light in the movie got DETENTION. Also, the movie completely forgot about his god complex. We hear lights thoughts first hand in the anime, which create for a thriller and explanation for his actions. In the movie we don’t get that which makes it quite boring. And also, he falls in LOVE with Mia (misa). Light in the anime uses misa to get what he wants and doesn’t care about her. It’s completely different. Light overall isn’t as god-like, and smart as in the anime.
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Mia (Misa): Mias character was fr AWFUL. First of all, she’s supposed to be the second Kira which she was not. And also in the anime she was obsessed with light and would do anything he said. In the movie, she’s manipulative and using Light. And also, where’s her death note and shinigami? In the anime, misa mainly wants the attention of KIRA, she’s not really seeking to bring justice upon criminals. In the movie, it’s different. Mia (Misa)s character is overall badly portrayed and not at all like in the anime/manga.
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L: L’s character is so bad. The beginning of the movie wasn’t bad at all regarding L, but the end where he turned into a crazy person running around with his mask off and a gun, yeah no. Also, L’s character would never go into public and especially with no face mask on. His character was also wayy less intelligent. His character was overall bad and I honestly can’t say much good about it.
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The movie would be better if it was supposed to be another person who found the death note and faced the consequences of its use, but it was not. Don’t waste your time watching this honestly it’s really bad.