Death Note: Finding Meaning in a Meaningless World

In this video, I try to parse through the supposed themes of justice and morality in Death Note to find a deeper understanding of what the series was going for. I think we get caught up in the ideological battle between Light and L, trying to decide who was right or wrong. But in looking at a different character, Ryuk, we see there’s more to Death Note than meets the eye.

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0:00 Intro
1:36 Light - A New World Order
8:28 L - The Status Quo
14:45 Ryuk - ???

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