History Film / DeathNoteTheLastName

** Typically, when someone has a heart attack, they are either [[HollywoodHeartAttack screaming]], or silent. [[spoiler:When L has his "heart attack", he has a short conversation with Light, realizing that he is Kira before he seemingly passes away. This is a subtle hint to the audience that Rem's writing didn't kill him; rather, L wrote his own name in the Death Note to die peacefully after a time period, as a ThanatosGambit]].
** The main trailer kept repeating the words "The last name is...", followed by a cut to a character who could potentially suffer this fate. [[spoiler:The first person shown is Light, who really is the last casualty of the 'Death Note', courtesy of Ryuk]].

--->''[[spoiler:[[HoistByHisOwnPetard Light Yagami]]]]''
--->'''[[spoiler:Ryuk]]:''' [[spoiler:I'm sorry, kid. You might as well be dead, if you're relying on me.]]

* AdaptationDecay: [[spoiler:Light's death essentially combines both of his deaths from the manga and the anime - like the manga, he watches Ryuk write his name in the notebook and dies pathetically while begging for his life, but, like the anime, he dies swearing that he had good intentions and it's played for tragedy]].

* IronicEcho: Misa reminds Light that "sacrifices are necessary", after he calls her out for [[NotSoDifferent killing innocent policemen, despite having her family murdered by a criminal]]. He throws these words back at her in the third act, to justify [[spoiler:his decision to [[{{Patricide}} write his father's name in the 'Death Note']]]].

Having been accepted into the Investigation Team, Light Yagami (Tatsuya Fujiwara) sets out to destroy not only L (Kenichi Matsuyama), but the other members before they expose his identity as Kira. He ends up finding those that can give him the advantage to kill his enemies. They consist of the celebrity Misa Amane (Erika Toda), who possesses another 'Death Note', and her Shinigami, Rem (Shinnosuke Ikehata). But when complications arise, Light is forced into pulling off his biggest and riskiest gambit yet. Will this help succeed in keeping his crimes hidden, and allow him to take his rightful position as the 'God of the New World'? Or will he finally lose to the one person who is at an intellectual footing with him?

Having been accepted into the Investigation Team, Light sets out to destroy not only L but the other members, before they expose his identity as Kira. He ends up finding those that can give him the advantage to kill his enemies. They consist of the celebrity Misa Amane, who possesses another 'Death Note', and her Shinigami, Rem. But when complications arise, Light is forced into pulling off his biggest and riskiest gambit yet. Will this help succeed in keeping his crimes hidden, and allow him to take his rightful position as the 'God of the New World'? Or will he finally lose to the one person who is at an intellectual footing with him?

* FamousLastWords:
** "Kira is a brutal dictator. If we let him do as he pleases, we'll be forced to become his slaves." [[spoiler:Taiyo TV reporter, Kazuhiko Hibima]]
** "Don't be deceived! You're all in danger! Go home!" [[spoiler:Detective Kanzo Mogi]]
** [[TemptingFate "Just you wait. I'll get even."]] [[spoiler:Sakura TV anchorwoman, Saeko Nishiyama]]
** "Rem, no!" [[spoiler:Kiyomi Takada]]
** "Misa. Enjoy your happiness while it lasts." [[spoiler:Rem]]
** "Kira is justice. [[spoiler:Father]], you've got to understand." [[spoiler:Light Yagami]]
** "Goodbye, Mr. Yagami. I thank you." [[spoiler:L Lawliet]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The Investigation Team find out Light and Misa were the two Kiras, while L decides to burn the two 'Death Notes', to ensure that they are never used again. However, L had to pull a ThanatosGambit and die peacefully of heart attack to make it happen. Light ends up suffering the same fate as L due to Ryuk and dies, undignified and still believing in his murderous ideals. Finally, Soichiro has to lie to his wife and daughter, claiming that Light was killed by Kira. This means that the aforementioned two will remain oblivious to Light's evil nature]].

* NotHisSled: [[spoiler:L]]'s death from a heart attack appears to play out exactly like the anime and manga, where [[spoiler:Rem wrote L's name in the second 'Death Note' to prolong Misa's life span. When he has his heart attack, he falls off his chair in slow motion and realises that Light is Kira as he dies]], seemingly a pitch-perfect adaptation of the original scenes from the source material. However, the final confrontation reveals that [[spoiler:this wasn't the case, as L had already written his name in the first 'Death Note' beforehand to ensnare Light, causing Rem's writing to have no effect]].

* RuleOfSymbolism: In the final confrontation, [[spoiler:when Light is waiting for Soichiro to give him the Death Note after the former has written down the latter's name, the floor he's standing on has a chessboard pattern, symbolizing how he seemingly has the upper hand over the Investigation Team. However, when everything goes pear-shaped for him and Misa due to the Investigation having heard everything he's said, L reveals himself as alive, and sits on a chair that is lying on the same checkered ground, while revealing his ultimate plan that stopped Kira. That shows that L is now the winner instead of Light. Finally, when Light tries to use his 'Death Note' scrap in his watch, and fails, he ends up outside the chessboard-styled floor. This resembles a black chess piece being eliminated by a white chess piece, solidifying his loss and [[{{Foreshadowing}} his incoming death]]]].

** When [[spoiler:Light has written down in the 'Death Note' that Soichiro dies of a heart attack after handing over the suitcase supposedly having the second 'Death Note' to him, Light gives a eulogy towards Soichiro's impending death by heart attack, and demands the second 'Death Note'. Soichiro opens the suitcase, which is actually empty. This reveals that Soichiro wasn't affected by Light's writing, for some reason]].

Having been accepted into the Investigation Team, Light sets out to destroy not only L but the other members, before they expose his identity as Kira. He ends up finding those that can give him the advantage to kill his enemies. They compose of the celebrity Misa Amane, who possesses another 'Death Note', and her Shinigami, Rem. But when complications arise, Light is forced into pulling off his biggest and riskiest gambit yet. Will this help succeed in keeping his crimes hidden, and allow him to take his rightful position as the 'God of the New World'? Or will he finally lose to the one person who is at an intellectual footing with him?

* MythologyGag: In the climax, [[spoiler:Light gives off a very subdued version of the EvilLaugh he gives in the finale of the anime. It's much calmer than the original, but it's clear what they're referencing, especially since the English dubs of both the film and anime share the voice actors]].