So Death Note is in fact a movie, but I haven't actually seen the film adaptation (although it is next on Netflix). Instead, I've watched all 37 episodes of the animated series and still think it is one of my all-time favorite series (live action or otherwise).
The plot is about Yagami Light, the top high school student in Japan, who finds a book called a "Death Note." The Note gives the holder the power to kill whoever they want, as long as they know the person's name and face. Light decides that he wants to use the book's power to recreate the world and rid it of all evil people, sacrificing his soul for the greater good. Of course things aren't as easy as he thinks and is soon pursued by the elusive L and Interpol, who are trying to discover who is killing off all of the criminals in the world. You get your choice of who you think is right and who to root for in the series, but it's pretty obvious that Light isn't exactly mentally balanced and I was a firm supporter of L within the first few episodes.
The really cool thing about the series is how it is able to reinvent itself every few episodes. As soon as you start to think that you know where things are beginning to go, the story changes completely (with some really great twists). Also, it provides some interesting discussion points about the greater good and the idea of the death penalty. Plus, you can watch every single episode for free on hulu.com and that's wonderful.
So, I'll try to watch a movie this week, but it seems as though we might have to morph Movie Mondays into Movie/TV Mondays here soon.
The plot is about Yagami Light, the top high school student in Japan, who finds a book called a "Death Note." The Note gives the holder the power to kill whoever they want, as long as they know the person's name and face. Light decides that he wants to use the book's power to recreate the world and rid it of all evil people, sacrificing his soul for the greater good. Of course things aren't as easy as he thinks and is soon pursued by the elusive L and Interpol, who are trying to discover who is killing off all of the criminals in the world. You get your choice of who you think is right and who to root for in the series, but it's pretty obvious that Light isn't exactly mentally balanced and I was a firm supporter of L within the first few episodes.
The really cool thing about the series is how it is able to reinvent itself every few episodes. As soon as you start to think that you know where things are beginning to go, the story changes completely (with some really great twists). Also, it provides some interesting discussion points about the greater good and the idea of the death penalty. Plus, you can watch every single episode for free on hulu.com and that's wonderful.
So, I'll try to watch a movie this week, but it seems as though we might have to morph Movie Mondays into Movie/TV Mondays here soon.
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