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Principal photography for the Death Note film has begun + Light Turner name change
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Modest Mauser
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I have no clue how to feel about this
Discotheque
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I like the director and most of the cast.
I didn't really give a shit about the anime outside of the premise tbh so 50/50 on this.
I didn't really give a shit about the anime outside of the premise tbh so 50/50 on this.
I'm scared but on the other hand, it can't be worse than the Japanese movie adaptation.
The Japanese version was an award winning film that even netted Kenichi Matsuyama a nomination for best supporting actor from the Japanese Academy.
This movie wishes it was the Shusuke Kaneko adaptation.
The live action television version was bad, though.
UnemployedVillain
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I love how they're okay with Asians as long as they're background actors, as evidenced by Watari retaining his clearly Japanese name
I love how they're okay with Asians as long as they're background actors, as evidenced by Watari retaining his clearly Japanese name
The irony in this is that
in the original version Watari is a British man with a real name that isn't Asian at all.
BronsonLee
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Well why the fuck would a white dude's last name be Yagami
FOLLOW THE MONEY
FOLLOW THE MONEY
jack_package_200
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Well why the fuck would a white dude's last name be Yagami
FOLLOW THE MONEY
They could Emma Stone it and claim hes one fourth Japanese. That would go over well.
This is how you do adaptation appropriately. If they're changing ethnicities, change the names with it.Well why the fuck would a white dude's last name be Yagami
FOLLOW THE MONEY
A Link to the Past
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Not interested. Not even just because of the whitewashing, but also because Asian actors were specifically excluded from the casting of Light.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
There's like nothing in Death Note that particularly requires Asian actors or an Asian setting. If you're asking yourself why they don't hire a fully Japanese cast and set it in Japan, you're confused about why and how there's a localized production of Death Note.
An example of a work where it would actually matter would be something like Monster, because the main character being a "stranger in a foreign land" is critical to the plot.
An example of a work where it would actually matter would be something like Monster, because the main character being a "stranger in a foreign land" is critical to the plot.
teruterubozu
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So I guess Shinigami is the Grim Reaper now?
A Link to the Past
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There's like nothing in Death Note that particularly requires Asian actors or an Asian setting. If you're asking yourself why they don't hire a fully Japanese cast and set it in Japan, you're confused about why and how there's a localized production of Death Note.
An example of a work where it would actually matter would be something like Monster, because the main character being a "stranger in a foreign land" is critical to the plot.
But as I said above, the issue isn't that they changed the setting, it's that they specifically were trying to make Light white.
BronsonLee
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There's like nothing in Death Note that particularly requires Asian actors or an Asian setting. If you're asking yourself why they don't hire a fully Japanese cast and set it in Japan, you're confused about why and how there's a localized production of Death Note.
An example of a work where it would actually matter would be something like Monster, because the main character being a "stranger in a foreign land" is critical to the plot.
And Monster is set in Germany so guess what you're gettin hit with all dem whites anyway
lightskintwin
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Not interested. Not even just because of the whitewashing, but also because Asian actors were specifically excluded from the casting of Light.
There are two Japanese film adaptations.
pacificrex
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Not interested. Not even just because of the whitewashing, but also because Asian actors were specifically excluded from the casting of Light.
lol and L
There's like nothing in Death Note that particularly requires Asian actors or an Asian setting. If you're asking yourself why they don't hire a fully Japanese cast and set it in Japan, you're confused about why and how there's a localized production of Death Note.
An example of a work where it would actually matter would be something like Monster, because the main character being a "stranger in a foreign land" is critical to the plot.
Bullshit. If a Japanese teenager locks himself in his room for hours claiming he's studying (while secretly murdering people with his supernatural notebook) it's actually reasonable to assume he's really studying.
If an American teenager says they're studying for hours on end while supernatural murders are going on you've found you're fucking serial killer.
A Link to the Past
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There are two Japanese film adaptations.
I don't know that this matters at all. The greatest Asian actor would be unable to play Light, because they prioritized skin color over talent.
Bullshit. If a Japanese teenager locks himself in his room for hours claiming he's studying (while secretly murdering people with his supernatural notebook) it's actually reasonable to assume he's really studying.
If an American teenager says they're studying for hours on end while supernatural murders are going on you've found you're fucking serial killer.
Nah, it just means he's looking at porn.
jack_package_200
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If an American teenager says they're studying for hours on end while supernatural murders are going on you've found you're fucking serial killer.
Or hes a chronic masturbator
teruterubozu
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Bullshit. If a Japanese teenager locks himself in his room for hours claiming he's studying (while secretly murdering people with his supernatural notebook) it's actually reasonable to assume he's really studying.
If an American teenager says they're studying for hours on end while supernatural murders are going on you've found you're fucking serial killer.
lol. If it's a Death Note app and he's on his phone all the time, then it might work.
So I guess Shinigami is the Grim Reaper now?
They could just use the devil or about 50 different pagan deities if they wanted to go that route, honestly.
Hell, if they really wanted to be testy they could just use God himself and do a Job like thing.
I also don't really have a problem with the name Light. It's 2016 for god's sake, there are people walking around with the name Apple or Sephiroth these days.
How high is that bar though?The Japanese version was an award winning film that even netted Kenichi Matsuyama a nomination for best supporting actor from the Japanese Academy.
MHWilliams
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Bullshit. If a Japanese teenager locks himself in his room for hours claiming he's studying (while secretly murdering people with his supernatural notebook) it's actually reasonable to assume he's really studying.
If an American teenager says they're studying for hours on end while supernatural murders are going on you've found you're fucking serial killer.
Nah, it just means he's looking at porn.
I'm going to have to agree with this response.
BronsonLee
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There are a litany of things Americans could use studying to hide
pornography
sex liasons
hot dog eating contests
video games
MMO video games
board games
drug use
drug boards
pornography
sex liasons
hot dog eating contests
video games
MMO video games
board games
drug use
drug boards
Or hes a chronic masturbator
Or he's on NeoGAF.
A Link to the Past
Banned
There are a litany of things Americans could use studying to hide
pornography
sex liasons
hot dog eating contests
video games
MMO video games
board games
drug use
drug boards
...Drug boards? Like, a wooden board for your drugs?
Or he's on NeoGAF.
or both
lightskintwin
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I don't know that this matters at all. The greatest Asian actor would be unable to play Light, because they prioritized skin color over talent.
It's an American setting, unfortunately Asian Americans are pretty invisible in American pop culture, so these remakes tend to default to White. And as fucked up as this sounds, it kinda defeats the purpose for Hollywood to get a Japanese IP, repurpose it for a western remake and cast Japanese actors.
BinaryPork2737
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lol. If it's a Death Note app and he's on his phone all the time, then it might work.
The twist in this version is that the Death Note is actually a Galaxy Note, and the whole movie is secretly one big ad for Samsung.
teruterubozu
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He'll have to be a jock too. Smart kids aren't popular in American schools like in Japan.
A Link to the Past
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It's an American setting, unfortunately Asian Americans are pretty invisible in American pop culture, so these remakes tend to default to White. And as fucked up as this sounds, it kinda defeats the purpose for Hollywood to get a Japanese IP, repurpose it for a western remake and cast Japanese actors.
Why would it have to be cast with Japanese actors? Why couldn't it just be that a Japanese actor did the best job in the role, and got the job? Just saying, it sounds to me like the casting was motivated by racism instead of a drive to create good art.
It's an American setting, unfortunately Asian Americans are pretty invisible in American pop culture, so these remakes tend to default to White. And as fucked up as this sounds, it kinda defeats the purpose for Hollywood to get a Japanese IP, repurpose it for a western remake and cast Japanese actors.
The audience is getting more diverse though, the Asian American population is growing, and they've got to know that there's been a backlash against white dominance in Hollywood going on now. #OscarsSoWhite, the hatred for Gods of Egypt, the praise for TFA and the F&F franchise, etc.
Nah, it just means he's looking at porn.
Mild original series spoilers.
Light actually did pretend he was looking at porn once in the original after he realized he was being secretly watched.
He still pretended to be studying and watching the news the vast majority of the time, though, neither of which is plausible for an American teenager. They'll have to adapt Light into having a basement bedroom and say he's spending most of his time playing Call of Duty. The potato chip scene will now be the Doritos scene.
lightskintwin
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They could just use the devil or about 50 different pagan deities if they wanted to go that route, honestly.
Hell, if they really wanted to be testy they could just use God himself and do a Job like thing.
I also don't really have a problem with the name Light. It's 2016 for god's sake, there are people walking around with the name Apple or Sephiroth these days.
I think the best thing they should do is root it in Judeo-Christian beliefs and call them Angels of Death, and relate them to the Angel that performed the tenth plague on Egypt and killed every Egyptians first born including Pharaoh's by writing their names in his/her notebook.
Maybe I went to a weird high school but the kids at the top of my class were pretty popular.He'll have to be a jock too. Smart kids aren't popular in American schools like in Japan.
Enter the Dragon Punch
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how are they planning on fitting the entirety of death note into a movie
A Link to the Past
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Maybe I went to a weird high school but the kids at the top of my class were pretty popular.
It's a kind of dated stereotype that smart = unpopular. Light's basically a preppy rich kid (or at least pretty well-to-do), and in my experiences those types were usually smart or smart and sporty.
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