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Will 'Death Note' even be worth watching? | The Tylt
Will 'Death Note' even be worth watching?
The teaser to the Netflix reboot of "Death Note" is out, and critics are pissed the show is yet another example of Hollywood whitewashing. "Death Note" was originally a manga series in 2003, and then, a Japanese film in 2006. In the "Americanized" version, now set in Seattle, mainly white actors are used. Detractors say Japanese-American actors should play the main roles. Some supporters are willing to give the re-telling a chance, it's the story that matters most. What do you think? 📺
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Will 'Death Note' even be worth watching?
According to IMDB, the synopsis of the American version is based on the original.
A student who discovers a supernatural notebook that allows him to kill anyone begins a crusade against evil in order to rule the world as a benevolent human god. Then a deadly game of cat and mouse begins when a reclusive detective begins to track down the young man, attempting to end his reign of terror once and for all.
Watch the trailer below.
Shall we begin? #DeathNote pic.twitter.com/fEd12Gm32c
— Netflix US (@netflix) March 22, 2017
Fans of manga and anime are so tired of seeing these narratives whitewashed.
it honestly hurts me so much that Death Note is going to get a bad, whitewashed american adaptation. this anime/manga means so much to me.
— Eva (@alius_alia) March 22, 2017
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Defenders argue the show is meant to be Americanized because it's set in America, and is a remake.
I respect the anger that many people have over "whitewashing" in movies. I just reserve my anger for when I believe it's warranted.
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) March 22, 2017
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Like, it's not white actors playing Japanese characters in Japan, it's white actors playing characters re-written as Americans.
— Calamity Adam (@TehLazyArtist) March 22, 2017
Detractors question why whiteness is always the default for what's "American." Japanese-American actors exists! The show is still based on a Japanese piece of work and Japanese culture.
People arguing that the whitewashing in #DeathNote is okay because "it's for an American audience." So do Japanese-Americans not exist? pic.twitter.com/B1uggLBV1Z
— Raffy Ermac (@byraffy) March 22, 2017
We're people, we have stories and a history that is also part of the stories that make up America (and other respective countries).
— Jon Tsuei (@jontsuei) March 23, 2017
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Still—some skeptics are willing to give "Death Note" a chance.
I'm going to watch Netflix "Death Note" to see if Nat Wolff can pull off the melodramatics of Light Yagami
— ✨ (@MlRAlNlKKI) March 22, 2017
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I don't have any actual investment in Death Note being good or bad beyond wanting to watch Willem Dafoe play a God of Death
— Minovsky (@MinovskyArticle) March 23, 2017
Critics argue whitewashing and cultural appropriation automatically ruins narratives that are based on Asian cultures.
if you're curious about Death Note, pls don't watch the Netflix movie. watch the japanese movies, watch the tv drama, watch the musical.
— Eva (@alius_alia) March 22, 2017
