Seen the Netflix movie version of Death Note? Hated it for being Twilight but with a Ferris wheel scene for no reason? Forehead still numb from facepalming as you witnessed complete character flips that made no sense?
Nah, OK, maybe you didn’t do all that, but I’m here to explain why Death Note is a can of hairy worms for just about anybody to try to adapt into a movie, why the anime is the best we can get – potato chip scene be damned! – and why the original manga stands alone in a class by itself.
