The Morality of Death Note

There has recently been a lot of chatter surrounding Death Note. Netflix announced that Matt and Ross Duffer (Stranger Things) have been commissioned to produce a live action series of Death Note. They hired Halia Abdel-Meguid to be the writer of this new series. Recently, The Simpsons released a Death Note parody. If you haven’t seen it, it’s worth tracking down.

If you are new to the anime series, Death Note follows Light Yagami, a teenager who stumbles on a book that allows him to kill anonymously. This book belongs to Ryuk, a Shinigami, and has the ability to kill anyone who’s name is written in its pages. Ryuk lends the books to Light, who uses its power to conduct a worldwide massacre.

Light, though young, possesses a high intelligence that is only matched by his determination and his sense of justice. With the book, Light sets out on a mission to establish a new world order, one that is built on justice and peace. He sees that the book allows for the…