Scott Pilgrim V.S. The World

Scott Pilgrim VS The World

Directed by: Edgar Wright

Written by: Michael Bacall, Edgar Wright

Based on the Graphic Novels by: Bryan Lee O’Malley

Starring, Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kieran Culkin

Genre: Action/Romance

Year Released: 2010

One year after being dumped by his girlfriend, Scott Pilgrim, 22, still hasn’t recovered. Between a struggling band and dating 17-year-old Knives Chau, it seems that Scott is content to allow his life to remain mediocre. That is, until he meets her. Ramona Flowers is the girl of Scott’s dreams – quite literally. Though he struggles to break up with Knives, Scott soon realizes that Ramona has baggage of her own. In order to date her, Scott must first defeat her seven evil exes. Between this series of video game inspired battles, Scott grows closer to Ramona as he strives to unravel the secrets behind her mysterious behavior.

Sarah’s thoughts:

Scott Pilgrim is a film that walks the fine line between brilliance and terrible cliché. If the concept had been any less well executed, the whole thing would have been a complete fiasco. As it stands, the result is a quirky, enchanting and way offbeat film.

I must admit, when I heard that Michael Cera was starring, I nearly groaned out loud. I thought I knew exactly what to expect; the quiet, awkward and socially inept guy would bumble and blunder his way into the slightly odd heroine’s heart. And in some ways, that is the case. However, I must be impressed by the badass side of Michael Cera that we see in Scott Pilgrim.

As the film progresses through its storyline that blatantly ignores the laws of physics, it becomes clear that it was intended to capture a very specific audience. Many of the jokes and more subtle plot points draw from either the “indie” subculture or the “gamer” subculture. Being relatively well versed in both subjects, I found Scott Pilgrim incredibly fun to watch. However, I feel that viewers who do not have that background knowledge would miss out on a lot of the humor and charm of the film.

Overall, I found Scott Pilgrim VS the World to be an enjoyable film to watch. While perhaps not the most wonderful film ever made, it is still worth watching, particularly for those who would describe themselves as gamers.

Chris’s thoughs:

“Rammoooooonaaa!” After watching Scott Pilgrim, I was singing this beautifully created, one word song for the rest of the day. Scott Pilgrim was a fantastic movie for video game nerds. The movie pulls from great classics such as Tekkin and Mortal Combat, as well as TV shows such as Dragon Ball Z. At one point, they even steal from Guitar Hero and have a “Bass Battle.” The movie was very cliché. And I mean VERY. It’s really bad and normally I would yell “Shame!” but this movie was so cliché it was almost beautiful. They took this movie to the very edge, looked over it and said “eff it” and jumped. Thankfully, they landed on an outcropping and the movie didn’t suck. In fact, it was fantastic. A few issues I have with it are that Michael Cera is the same character all the time. I mean, he does it beautifully but I wanna see something more. Another is that Ramona is kinda lacking in personality. But otherwise, the movie was great and I recommend it to all. Peace out!