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DEATH NOTE!!!! .:.Master Thread.:.
lindewell:
Thank you, that's all I wanted to know, good news :)
EDIT:I thought i was in the death note movie thread :D
Ya i won't read before i've watched the current episode next time.
Sindobook:
--- Quote from: kayryn on November 20, 2006, 12:04:10 am ---While you may see no good in it, as do I, in fact, those who commit the crimes have to have some motive. It's like saying "I hate this food" but then someone else likes it. It's a difference in opinion, really, and while most may believe it to be wrong, it is not entirely so, as, out of 6 billion people (nearing 7, I believe) there is bound to be a select few who have opposing opinions and, while we say wrong, they say right.
Much like the difference in opinion Light and the police have (getting back to the subject). While Light believes he is justice, L believes that he is injustice.
That's what I mean by nothing is always entirely right or wrong.
--- End quote ---
When it comes to justice, it's a territorial issue.
The cops, the law, the judges, the state; in a 'modern' society those are (supposedly) the sole propietors and dispensors of justice. When a vigilante or some other party outside that order appears, someone who dispenses justice on his own accord, it does not matter what the vigilante believes or if his brand of 'justice' is the same as the cops' or not. It does not matter if the vigilante acts for justice at all or for his own selfish needs. Conflict is inevitable, b'cos he is outside the structure and control of the police, yet he still takes their role. That his methods are more efficient than the police, it is bound to make the police feel even more threatened by his mere existance. For one man to become the 'new' police, the 'new' state, the one who ultimately decides who lives and who dies, that is a threat to the modern society on so many different levels.
And there are absolute rights and wrongs in this world, things dictated by nature, things dictated by heaven, etc.
tlynnec:
--- Quote from: Sindobook on November 20, 2006, 02:03:11 am ---And there are absolute rights and wrongs in this world, things dictated by nature, things dictated by heaven, etc.
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Which takes it right back to my point. Light has developed a god complex. And, because he thinks of himself as a god, he believes that all of his actions fall under the 'absolute right' of "things dictated by heaven." The question is whether the rest of the world agrees with that perception or not. ;)
Tsubasa:
OK, eggs bring back life. ;D
I've grown up believing no one absolutely no one, has rights to take someone else's life other than God himself. So any 'Godly' act commited by a human being will either be treated as wrong or extremely generous act due to having a good heart. Because Godly acts can both be either extremely bad or extremely good. However, when it's good, you get praised because we believe humans can be as good as they are capable of but when it's 'bad' it's immediately classified as wrong and only justifed by those who have been involved in a similar course of action and either have no or little regret. But as tlynnec agrees, the reason why Light doesn't see it as wrong is because he now has a God-like complex and he believes himself to be in possession of the rights to take others' life like God and has no regret and hence no control over it. And for similar reasons, his actions are to some extent justified by many of the members watching DN and following this thread in this forum.
-Tsubasa
twik:
--- Quote from: tlynnec on November 20, 2006, 05:45:36 am ---Which takes it right back to my point. Light has developed a god complex. And, because he thinks of himself as a god, he believes that all of his actions fall under the 'absolute right' of "things dictated by heaven." The question is whether the rest of the world agrees with that perception or not. ;)
--- End quote ---
Indeed, this is the force that has been driving the story for some time now. Light could have masqueraded as a typical student and fooled even a very committed observer, but instead chooses to kill at the first hint of trouble. Though he outwardly fears capture, he is not content to quietly rid society of its worst criminals. I believe the impossible task of reconciling his desire to be recognized with the need to remain anonymous is going to lead him to ever more perilous situations. It has been interesting to watch his god complex evolve from taunting the authorities, to showing a victim his face, and most recently admitting out loud, "I'm Kira." To Light, removing those that oppose him is no longer a necessary evil. It is a victory to be relished.
Early on the question may have been whether the rest of the world agreed with him, but it is becoming clear that even though some of the public may give him the benefit of the doubt, people who have kept a close watch on Light's actions (within the show) do not. A more interesting question might ask if he IS a god. Light differs from everyone else with a god complex in that he actually has godlike powers. Certainly the ability to take life does not necessarily translate into the right to do so, but then again, being a god does not necessitate being good either.
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