Death Note Light Up The World is the final movie in the Death Note franchise, it was a pretty average movie, it would have been better if the plot was executed better, and was less convoluted, this movie also has a twist that you can miss if you weren't paying attention enough. I personally just realized it at the ending before the reveal, since I remembered the opening where Mishima was writing in his Death Note. The story is also incomplete and has no sequal, plus like it's predecessors in this live action franchise there are adjustments to the story. For example, Amane Misa is still alive in this movie, and the third film was ignored since they didn't introduce Near in this one, we have a different L succesor Ryuzaki, whose real name is also not Nate River. The acting was pretty great, plus the movie was pretty enjoyable, but it is wasted potential, had they have executed the story a little bit more, and personally the characters relied way too much on technology, Shien is a freaking cyber terrorist for christ sake, and Ryuzaki in the end, ends up using the anti survellance hack that Shien uses. The plot also feels way too fast paced imo, it was a shame since this movie could have been better honestly.
Pros: -Great Acting -Has a twist that can be confirmed in the beginning -Changes the story like the previous films before it in this franchise -Is a lot more violent -Has a new plot and new rule about the death note where there are six holders now, and the Shinigami king apparently looks up to Kira and thats why the Shinigamis launch Death Notes in the human world, which I thought was a pretty cold concept, since Kira does seem more of a Death God than most Shinigamis according to Ryuk.
Cons: -Plot is convulated -Exposition is bad -Some characters lack development -Has no sequal so we don't know what happens in the conclusion for this live action Death Note movie franchise -Characters rely way too much on technology -Recycles the same thing that they did in part two where the name is written in the notebook earlier, so they can live on and contribute their plot purposes, I wasn't really a fan of this in general, and I personally don't think that it's very L like. -Pacing is rushed
Overall Death Note Light Up The New World is a pretty good film despite it's many flaws, but it ends up being wasted potential as these flaws prove to be detrimental to the film in the long run, it had a pretty unique plot, but it ends up being executed poorly making the plot feel convolated, and some characters lack in development, it also uses tricks it has used before from previous films, so it was really a shame. I did enjoy this movie, but I won't recommend it to everyone as it has many problems and has a pretty long runtime, so overall it isn't worth watching. I don't recommend watching this movie franchise as well, because the final film still doesn't have a definitive ending for this new death note universe, stick to the anime and manga death note fans, anyway it gets a 7/10 for me unfortunately.
Pros: -Great Acting -Has a twist that can be confirmed in the beginning -Changes the story like the previous films before it in this franchise -Is a lot more violent -Has a new plot and new rule about the death note where there are six holders now, and the Shinigami king apparently looks up to Kira and thats why the Shinigamis launch Death Notes in the human world, which I thought was a pretty cold concept, since Kira does seem more of a Death God than most Shinigamis according to Ryuk.
Cons: -Plot is convulated -Exposition is bad -Some characters lack development -Has no sequal so we don't know what happens in the conclusion for this live action Death Note movie franchise -Characters rely way too much on technology -Recycles the same thing that they did in part two where the name is written in the notebook earlier, so they can live on and contribute their plot purposes, I wasn't really a fan of this in general, and I personally don't think that it's very L like. -Pacing is rushed
Overall Death Note Light Up The New World is a pretty good film despite it's many flaws, but it ends up being wasted potential as these flaws prove to be detrimental to the film in the long run, it had a pretty unique plot, but it ends up being executed poorly making the plot feel convolated, and some characters lack in development, it also uses tricks it has used before from previous films, so it was really a shame. I did enjoy this movie, but I won't recommend it to everyone as it has many problems and has a pretty long runtime, so overall it isn't worth watching. I don't recommend watching this movie franchise as well, because the final film still doesn't have a definitive ending for this new death note universe, stick to the anime and manga death note fans, anyway it gets a 7/10 for me unfortunately.