Everything Netflix’s Death Note Adaptation Gets Right

Cinematography

Netflix’s Death Note is a visual delight. Director Adam Wingard’s use of neon lights throughout the film give it a sci-fi charm, allowing viewers to experience the movie as if they were playing a video game. Chase sequences are thrilling to behold and the camera helps give action and environments justice.

On the note of camera use, filming Death Note at oblique angles really aided in giving the film a brooding, horror vibe, especially in those scenes where Ryuk appears or Light contemplates killing more people. Indeed, it in itself serves to highlight the protagonist’s twisted sense of justice.