Death notes ending explained through matsudas theory as. While the rest of the family may have been cruel and desperate, none of them actually took part in the murder. Before the morphine overdose could kill him, harlan slit his own throat to make his death look like a suicide rather than an accident. The book says death note on the cover and has names written in it over centuries. Something about the ending i still just didnt quite understand. However, mikamis judgement got the better of him, and he wrote takadas name in the death note, which led to the ending we have before us. For those who used the death note always write their name on it in the end. Director adam wingard breaks down the dizzying finale of his netflix anime adaptation death note.
However, some moments are never explored so heres the entire ending explained. Ready or nots final act provides fans with a stunning heel turns, and one of the bloodiest endings in movie history. The high concept movie has a lot to unpack from it and in wake of whats currently going on in the world, the film feels extremely relevant. I discuss the netflix original 2018 film starring theo james and forrest whitaker. The series has already come to an end, so most people already know what ends up happeningbut will the live action version adhere to the same storyline. While personally id have liked if light fought l at the end, i understand the writers need to show that sometimes several good may need. Death note 2017, the movie adaptation of the popular anime series deviates a lot from the source material, but that is expected when adapting such a story to a movie. Based on the manga and anime of the same now, the netflix movie follows. A boy named light turner finds a book dropped to earth by a shinigami, a japanese death demon somewhat akin to the grim reaper, named ryuk, voiced in the film by willem dafoe. How to feel about the death notes anime ending quora. The film stars nat wolff, lakeith stanfield, margaret qualley, shea whigham, paul nakauchi, jason liles and willem dafoe, and follows. My cousin rachel movie ambiguity explained taylor holmes inc.
Aug 24, 2017 netflixs death note can be summed up by the films first murder, which takes place hardly 10 minutes in. The death note 2017 ending explained video helps with that transition and if you are. Its so refreshing to see someone who actually understood the ending of death note. Light yagami and teru mikami are both shocked that no one has died after 40 seconds have passed, with the latter questioning god as. New world, shinsekai is the thirtyseventh and final episode of the death note anime series.
Santiago isaac, william charlie hunnam, ben garrett hedlund, and francisco pedro pascal make. It has been one year since the events from the previous chapter. When light tries to get the piece of paper of his death note from the watch, he gets shot by matsuda in nonfatal points, both times. Near manipulated mikami into writing everyones name onto the death note when the confrontation occurred. And the movie goes into a battle of wits between kira and l, who dont know each other by face or name.
Dec 28, 2007 i personally liked the ending, though a lot of people dont. Light escaping the warehouse and seeing what his life once was and still could be if he never got the death note was powerful. Understanding that the twocolor sequences tell different narratives is crucial to understanding the. Fans werent happy that the ready or not trailer explained so much of the movies ending its obvious from ready or nots redband trailer that samara weavings character adapts her gameplaying style in order to survive and possibly murder the le domas family. Throughout this video were gonna be discussing the ins and outs of the movies plot, its ending and the real meaning behind it.
Near swiftly orders anthony rester and stephen gevanni to arrest mikami. Light the mass murderer spoiler warning if this question is directed to the anime version ending, then it does not mean light yagami is a bad person or anything youve porbably heard. Netflixs death note can be summed up by the films first murder, which takes place hardly 10 minutes in. Heres your guide to death notes crazy ending decider. Why netflixs death note is really an origin story and. The world has reverted to the same state it was in prior to the appearance of kira. Or how this little idea blossomed into a really good little movie that you probably ought to check out. While the plot itself is fairly easy to follow, director adam wingard decided to end death note on a rather big cliff hanger. He predicted that near would tamper with the death note to proclaim victory over him, and he even instructed mikami to verify his notebooks validity. Then, he took mikamis death note, and saw that lights name wasnt in the death note which signified that lightkira. I just finished death note, and i looked up a lot of people who watched it, and a lot of people didnt like the ending. Death note leaves plenty of doors open for another movie or three. Death note leaves plenty of doors open for another movie or. The only other japanese film i had seen at that time was perhaps ringu the original version of the ring and juon the original version of the grudge.
How different are the anime and manga versions of death note. This would pin his hour of death to a time after marta had already left. In an attempt to figure out ls real identity he assumes control of watari via the death note and. In comes l, a detective who is as brilliant as kira. Keep on reading to see the death note ending explained. Calibre is a 2018 scottish thriller starring jack lowden, tony curran and martin mccann. For this explanation, im going to draw from the 2003 anime more than. Light turner nat wolff, newly in possession of a book that lets its owner kill anyone. However, the ending of knives out reveals that his death was no. Sep 14, 2011 light the mass murderer spoiler warning if this question is directed to the anime version ending, then it does not mean light yagami is a bad person or anything youve porbably heard. The most recent netflix death note movie adaptation released in 2017, has an ending that confused audiences. I couldnt sleep last night because i know that its over between us. They always get upvoted and agreed with in the comments by other people who also completely missed the point.
However, if you went into wingards death note blind, you probably have. We know that miles nearly beat a kid to death, which is why he was expelled. Why train to busan is a perfect zombie movie duration. Aug 29, 2017 heres your guide to death notes crazy ending. The newest horror movie it has officially released and its terrifying. The following contains spoilers for ready or not, in theaters now the trailer for ready or not, the black comedy horror film, made it obvious the le domas family would go to hunt samara weavings grace on her wedding night as part of some sadistic ritual. It was poorly acted, horribly paced, and the drama felt more edgy than composed. The film follows two friends named marcus and vaughn as they embark on a hunting trip in the scottish highlands.
The whole movie is shot in two narratives color and black and white sequences. An ending like death notes would have been illserved by haste or frugality. Light yagami and teru mikami are both shocked that no one has died after 40 seconds have passed, with the latter questioning god as to why. Ready or nots surprise twist leads to a gory ending. Death note comes to a confusing end as it segues into a climatic.
Netflix confirmed that death note 2 is in the works, following up the critically reviled but solidly successful first film adaptation of the manga series. When light tries to get the piece of paper of his death note from the watch. The characters personalities were completely changed to the point where i didnt see why they even bothered maintaining the original names and the events of the story were changed so drastically i forgot that i was watching death note. Now, before we can understand the ending, one needs to knowwhat is death note.
Read the topic about death note episode 37 discussion on myanimelist, and join in the discussion on the largest online anime and manga database in the world. I hated the way it ended if it was up to me i would have kira outsmart near in the end and become the god of his new world it would had made things interesting. Im not bitter any more, because i know that what we had was real. Wingard addressed the concerns over the film, explaining that the film is an american take on the death note story, stating, its one of those things where the. Mar 22, 2017 i think it is very satisfying, a little sad, and greatly sad.
Adam wingards netflix adaptation is a whitewashed waste of time part of you will wish this had been a netflix show instead of a netflix movie part of you will wish. Clever movie idea radius explained and discussed taylor. Sep 14, 2017 anime shea and claymore digs into the real key points and missing pieces. Im going to assume your not talking about the movie i never read the manga. He picks up the death note and is immediately able to see an. The second part sees another death note which is in the possession of misa misa, an actress. The twist ending to knives out not only subverts expectations throughout the film, but also many traditional aspects of mystery narratives in general. L looks at the paper thoughtfully before the movie wraps with light and. Note netflixs death note aims to do what has been nearly impossible for hollywood to date. Nov 15, 2017 clever movie idea radius explained and discussed.
A brief synopsis and the ending will be revealed for the movie death note. The final act of death note starts at a school dance that mia and light are attending. Spoiler alert well there are two endings one of manga and other is of anime. Instead of a big, official, announcement, the confirmation of.
However, the footage depicted that her new husband, alex mark obrien, was on her side. Sound of death note is a soundtrack featuring music from the first death note film composed and arranged by kenji kawai. Aug 25, 2017 the concept of death note, the manga and at least start of the film, is simple. Peronsally, i thought it was funny how, even though light thought he was no criminal and that he was a god, in the end he acts just like any other normal criminal. The liveaction adaptation of death note has finally arrived, but for fans of the anime that may surprise with how many changes were made. At the end of death note, near uncovers who kira is through an intricate plan. Death note 2 movie is in the works at netflix film. One of the most obvious suspects, ransom chris evans is revealed to have been the one who arranged for the death of his grandfather, harlan thrombey, and without any accomplices. Even after kira name light turner in the netflix adaptation explains how he pulled off his masterful plan, it still made little sense to the viewer.
Death note, desu noto is a 2006 japanese supernatural thriller film based on the manga series of the same title by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata. Theres a point towards the end of death note, netflixs adaptation of the beloved manga and anime series of the same name, where the film s main character, light turner, gets fed up. This is an explanation of the two death note movies. In the anime, yagami light, near, matsuda and all the squad are in a sort of warehouse. The real meaning behind these confusing movie endings. What is the meaning of the death note ending answers. Mar 05, 2019 natalie manipulates leonard to achieve her own ends and is eventually responsible for the death of teddy at the beginning of the movie. Sound of death note the last name is the soundtrack from the second death note film, death note the last name. Foundflix specializes in cult and horror content, bringing you some of my favorite forgotten gems and celebrating cults best moments. The film is the second in a series of liveaction japanese films released in 2006 based on the. We break down the most confusing movie endings of all time including an explanation of what happened after the credits rolled. Dec 30, 2017 my cousin rachel movie ambiguity explained my cousin rachel is a low key, slow boil movie, with an intriguing right hook of an ending.
The trailer shows multiple people being killed off something that annoyed many fans. And his final moment of death beautifully animated. The world has reverted to the same state it was in. Heres the explanation for the end of both the death note movies, the live. Dan jackson is a staff writer at thrillist entertainment. Heres the explanation for the end of both the death note movies, the live action films starring tatsuya fujiwara and kenichi matsuyama. I got to know about the death note movies sometime in 2009, a good three years after the first film came out. One of the most common criticisms of netflixs death note movie is that it tries to cram too much into a fairly short running time. High school student light turner nat wolff finds a book entitled death note at his school. Johnson knew he wasnt making a subtle movie, but he was also careful to not make it didactic. Aug 14, 2018 the death god tells light he finds humans so interesting, and the film fades to black.
Death note is a 2017 american neonoir supernatural thriller film loosely adapted from the japanese manga of the same name created by tsugumi ohba and takeshi obata. And if in some distant place in the future we see each other in our new lives, ill smile at you with joy and remember how we spent the summer beneath the trees, learning from each other and growing in love. Basicly when light was bleeding in the warehouse he knew that he had lost and was going to be punished but not killed although he would write his own name in the death note if there was only room for one name so. Early in knives out it looks like harlan thrombeys death is pretty easily explained. Plus looking at what choice i believe l makes in the finale. For those who havent watched the film, death note follows light turner a high school student who finds a mystical object that can kill anyone. Although this question was closed, it was actually through it that i came to realize that the anime and manga versions of death note are different, having only seen the anime version. The films primarily center on a tokyo college student who attempts to change the world into a. The concept of death note, the manga and at least start of the film, is simple. Death note then cuts to black without the fate of light known to the viewer, presumably setting the movie up for a sequel. This post contains spoilers for the movie death note, and discusses the ending of the movie in detail. Read the topic about did you like the ending of death note.