NetflixDeath Note (2006)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Viewer Rating
Rating: 9.2
Overview
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
Starring Cast
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HuluBias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: High
Overview
Light Yagami is an ace student with great prospects—and he’s bored out of his mind. But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by a rogue Shinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, and Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world of evil. But will Light succeed in his noble goal, or will the Death Note turn him into the very thing he fights against?
Starring Cast
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Analyzing...
Leans Progressive
Primary
The film primarily functions as a cautionary tale against the corrupting influence of absolute power and the dangers of vigilantism, presenting a moral dilemma about justice without explicitly endorsing a specific political ideology. It critiques ideological extremes from both sides equally, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie demonstrates significant DEI through its casting choices, notably by featuring a Black actor in a lead role that was not traditionally white in the source material. While the narrative portrays a white male protagonist in a negative light, this critique is incidental to the plot's themes of power and morality rather than an explicit DEI-focused commentary.
Secondary
The anime series Death Note does not feature any explicitly LGBTQ+ characters or storylines. Its narrative is entirely centered on the psychological battle between its main protagonists and the ethical implications of the Death Note, resulting in no depiction of queer identity or themes.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 2006-2007 anime adaptation of Death Note faithfully portrays all major characters with the same genders as established in the original manga, with no instances of gender swapping.
The 2006-2007 anime adaptation of Death Note faithfully portrays the characters as depicted in the original Japanese manga. There are no instances where a character canonically established as one race in the source material is portrayed as a different race in this anime series.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
9.2
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.9
8.6
Critic Ratings
10.0
N/A
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