“Anybody who hasn’t seen “Scott Pilgrim” is a motherfucker”Guillermo del Toro
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” announces its singular vision even before it gets down to business with a pixilated 8-bit version of the Universal logo. It then introduces Scott (who plays the bass) and his punk band, Sex Bob-Omb; there’s Stephen Stills, the vocalist, Kim Pine, the drummer and Young Neil, the wannabe band member.
Scott Pilgrim is yet another variation of the Michael Cera persona, a charismatic and shy hipster in search of true love (a role he’s been developing in virtually every picture he’s ever been in). The movie, just like in the comic books it’s based in, breaks the hip world of teenage angst with over-the-top fights that put its characters in a meta-reality of geek heaven.
Scott is not entirely a likable character; he’s a slacker and a selfish guy who even cheats on his previous girlfriend, the sweet seventeen year-old Knives Chau, with Ramona Flowers (who seems like a cross between Clementine of “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” and Summer from “(500) Days of Summer”). To date Ramona, Scott has to defeat her seven evil exes (a colorful array that includes a mystical Hindu, a famous actor, a girl, a vegan, Japanese twins, and a music executive) knowing that with great power comes great silliness Scott uses all of his videogame-fuelled imagination to create wild scenarios.
“Scott Pilgrim…” might be the defining movie of the “geek” generation (I can’t imagine much appeal for older audiences). As someone who is only a little bit older than the characters I can totally relate to their problems. As a kid I grew up on movies, videogames and comics; I found solace on stories of mythical proportions that took me out of the boredom of real life (I was much more of an indoor boy, awkward and shy among other kids).
Edgar Wright hasn’t created a movie with “Scott Pilgrim…” but more of a distillation of all the pop culture elements of our youth. His references range from “The Legend of Zelda” to “Seinfeld” among many, many others. Wright is one of the most innovative of today’s filmmakers, capable of turning the head of popular genres and infusing them with a lot of style and an overt sense of loving tribute (his other two features “Shaun of the Dead” and “Hot Fuzz” are wonderful films, discussed here: http://bhndthesins.blogspot.com/2010/01/sin-10-two-brit-flicks-by-wright.html). With “Scott Pilgrim” he shows an amazing command of sound and visual using smooth transitions that give the movie a very swift pace.
“Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” was met very positively among fans but did poorly at the box-office which is a real shame since its one of the few summer movies that feels utterly original and presents a distinctive vision rarely seen among studio films. I suspect it’s one of those movies that will garner a cult following when it’s released on DVD and Blu-ray (it’s definitely such a rich experience that one viewing is not enough).
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