Remember how I talked about the imagery and Christian themes in the first 20 episodes of Death Note? Well now I'm going to talk about the second opening, which has a soundtrack that is much less pop than the first one.
"Hey hey human sucker, Hey human fucker" is a refrain, which, along with "convenience Banzai human" sort of sums up the whole song, I think.
But the imagery! So interesting!
Below are some frame stop times for you if you want to take a look at what I'm talking about. (Just look up "Death Note 2nd Opening"on youtube and you will probably find a 1min20sec video with corresponding frame-times):
0:00 - 0:08, "Death Note" in a bunch of different languages
0:27 - 0:29, Huey Newton with aviator glasses
0:30 - 0:31, Matrix
0:32 - 0:34, Lolita Porn Star
1:15 - 1:16, Light loses it
Enjoy.
"Hey hey human sucker, Hey human fucker" is a refrain, which, along with "convenience Banzai human" sort of sums up the whole song, I think.
But the imagery! So interesting!
- Doesn't the opening reflect more of the international audience of Death Note?
- Do I detect a compositional reference to the Black Panthers?
- Does Amane Misa finally turn into a porn star?
- Is there a Matrix allusion?
- And is it just me or does Light seem to really lose it in the end?
Below are some frame stop times for you if you want to take a look at what I'm talking about. (Just look up "Death Note 2nd Opening"on youtube and you will probably find a 1min20sec video with corresponding frame-times):
0:00 - 0:08, "Death Note" in a bunch of different languages
0:27 - 0:29, Huey Newton with aviator glasses
0:30 - 0:31, Matrix
0:32 - 0:34, Lolita Porn Star
1:15 - 1:16, Light loses it
Enjoy.
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