Hollywood Death Note script leaked, holy crap....

[CodeZTM]

He becomes a lawyer.

Damn. There goes my optimism.

[Dar]

the sendspace link was removed, can anyone upload it for me?

[Moonlight Soldier]

If that's what they do to his character, then they obviously didn't get the point/didn't care.

I really like that manga and how it showcases the slow, corruption of Light's youthful idealism. (And by contrast, human nature based on what stage in life the person's at, who comes across the book.)

[Vivaldi]

the sendspace link was removed, can anyone upload it for me?

A mod removed the link I had in the OP, So I'm going to have to go with no.

-So luke\light's still a genius, but he's tardy and often misses class.

-He's taking the batman approach to motivation, being spurred by seeing the murder of his mother when he was young

-Replacing ryuk as the dropper of supernatural plot information seems to be an elderly japanese fish monger.

[Ishbalan]

[Taite]

I read the synopsis (couldn't download the file), but even so, I spot many things wrong with this script that I can hardly list them all.
The ones that stand out most to me:

1. Light's character. "Luke" sounds like a complete wuss. His entire character is boring. Light's ego is what drove him to use the Death Note, but, even so, in the very end he ends up burying it in concrete?! Is that a joke? This is something Light would NEVER do, and I am sickened with the end.
2. No Ryuk? Wth? |:
3. "Sophia." She's "Luke's" girlfriend in the very start. the Light I know expresses no interest in dating, yet this "Luke" is so serious about "Sophia" that he gives her his mom's ring, which, by the way...
3: ...she's dead? |:

Sooo many things are just messed up. Only thing that has me confused is:
Wiki says,

Death Note has been optioned for a live-action Hollywood remake. A 2007 article in The Star (Malaysia) states that more than ten film companies in the United States expressed interest in creating a remake. Vertigo Entertainment is currently set to develop an American Death Note remake. In April 2009, it was announced that WB had acquired the rights to make a live-action version of the manga, and had hired Charley and Vlas Parlapanides to adapt the script. The new film will be based upon the original manga series rather than the existing live-action films.

So, is this the remake of the live-actions, or is this the one based on the manga?

[Vivaldi]

Perhaps the thing that's bugging me the most is that they're portraying kira's decent into evil is a magical attribute of the death note itself, i.e., it's not his fault, the death note is corrupting him. It's obvious they're trying to make him the good guy and L. the villian. But honestly their quasi-moral dichotemy is what made the original.


On the bright side, it does copy several of the more interesting scenes verbatim. From the thing with Lind L. Taylor to when he kills Ray(Row) penbar.

[Dar]

just read it, wow.

the story was good but the ending was crap.

[Dar]

Spoiler :

he originally planned out to get it from the cement but as the old luke was telling the luke that didnt know about the death note the location, the luke that didnt know shattered his phone because he didnt want to know.

[Vivaldi]

ugh, I'm saving the last half for tomorrow.