The Death God dropped a notebook in the human world and picked up by a genius, Light Yagami. It says: “The human whose name is written in this note shall die…” Ergo, it is a notebook the determines people’s death.
I haven’t tried reading the manga nor its synopsis so I thought this was one scary live-action movie like “The Ring” hence, I was hesitant to watch it. But then, after watching it, I was impressed by the story. No wonder, this comic sold more than 24.5 million copies around the globe.
The film opens with news telling that killers, corrupt politicians, and all kinds of slime who have beaten the system are dropping like flies from mysterious heart attacks. People interviewed on the streets have mixed reactions on this matter, some appreciate what the killer has been doing while others see him as nothing more than murderer. And then, the story goes back on how Light found the notebook and the first casualty. Not long after, he begins to feel a celebrity status thus feeds his ego which leads him to execute more killings. However, the book has a set of rules to be followed to achieve ‘death’. Overwhelmed police asked the help of “L” to hunt this mysterious guy who resort into this kind of killings. But when authorities start to hunt him down, Light transformed into a “villain.”
Well, the story mainly shows that power corrupts man. Like some people who are new in power wherein the beginning, have this agenda to help the needy and make a difference in people’s lives. But once “power” sync into them, they will start to crave for more power, making them prone to corruption. Same with this story, Light wants to annihilate the crooked elements in the society but he doesn’t know, he starts to become one. What an irony. Hence, I found the story brilliant and at the same time, serves as a reminder for all of us.
Definitely this movie is worth checking out if you don‘t have time reading the comic series.
I haven’t tried reading the manga nor its synopsis so I thought this was one scary live-action movie like “The Ring” hence, I was hesitant to watch it. But then, after watching it, I was impressed by the story. No wonder, this comic sold more than 24.5 million copies around the globe.
The film opens with news telling that killers, corrupt politicians, and all kinds of slime who have beaten the system are dropping like flies from mysterious heart attacks. People interviewed on the streets have mixed reactions on this matter, some appreciate what the killer has been doing while others see him as nothing more than murderer. And then, the story goes back on how Light found the notebook and the first casualty. Not long after, he begins to feel a celebrity status thus feeds his ego which leads him to execute more killings. However, the book has a set of rules to be followed to achieve ‘death’. Overwhelmed police asked the help of “L” to hunt this mysterious guy who resort into this kind of killings. But when authorities start to hunt him down, Light transformed into a “villain.”
Well, the story mainly shows that power corrupts man. Like some people who are new in power wherein the beginning, have this agenda to help the needy and make a difference in people’s lives. But once “power” sync into them, they will start to crave for more power, making them prone to corruption. Same with this story, Light wants to annihilate the crooked elements in the society but he doesn’t know, he starts to become one. What an irony. Hence, I found the story brilliant and at the same time, serves as a reminder for all of us.
Definitely this movie is worth checking out if you don‘t have time reading the comic series.
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