L’s signature onscreen at the ICPO task force headquarters.
Meanwhile, the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) is trying to find any clues as to how these murders are being committed. They call upon the greatest detective alive; a man whose face has never been seen, and who’s name is unknown to all. A man known only as “L” (Kenichi Matsuyama). Who will win the battle of wits? The mass murderer Kira, or the unknown detective L?
The film version of DEATH NOTE is not so different in it’s basic story. It does however take a few liberties as far as adapting the plot is concerned. A new character is added to the film, Shiori Akino (Kashii Yuu). Shiori is Light’s girlfriend in the film, and a character that plays a pivotal role in the final third of the movie. Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of this film, was how director Kaneko would change the story to suit the film format. Most films based off of manga/anime suffer from a shortened storyline, which tends to greatly diminish the impact of the story. Online message boards were rumbling with anticipation: would the important cerebral aspect of the manga be maintained? Much of the dialogue in the original manga was internal. Both L and Light have many long and drawn out monologues in their mind, which would normally lead to some major pacing issues in a feature length film. With such previous failed manga/anime to film adaptations as DEVILMAN (Debiruman, 2004), fans had reason to be concerned, especially with the immense popularity of Death Note. Fortunately for fans, and moviegoers worldwide, Shusuke Kaneko’s DEATH NOTE is a resounding success.
Meanwhile, the International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO) is trying to find any clues as to how these murders are being committed. They call upon the greatest detective alive; a man whose face has never been seen, and who’s name is unknown to all. A man known only as “L” (Kenichi Matsuyama). Who will win the battle of wits? The mass murderer Kira, or the unknown detective L?
The film version of DEATH NOTE is not so different in it’s basic story. It does however take a few liberties as far as adapting the plot is concerned. A new character is added to the film, Shiori Akino (Kashii Yuu). Shiori is Light’s girlfriend in the film, and a character that plays a pivotal role in the final third of the movie. Perhaps one of the most controversial aspects of this film, was how director Kaneko would change the story to suit the film format. Most films based off of manga/anime suffer from a shortened storyline, which tends to greatly diminish the impact of the story. Online message boards were rumbling with anticipation: would the important cerebral aspect of the manga be maintained? Much of the dialogue in the original manga was internal. Both L and Light have many long and drawn out monologues in their mind, which would normally lead to some major pacing issues in a feature length film. With such previous failed manga/anime to film adaptations as DEVILMAN (Debiruman, 2004), fans had reason to be concerned, especially with the immense popularity of Death Note. Fortunately for fans, and moviegoers worldwide, Shusuke Kaneko’s DEATH NOTE is a resounding success.
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