Review of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) by Clem666 — 10 Jan 2021

I rarely saw so much benevolence for gamers in a movie. We need more movies like this one. Without being directly about video gaming it compiles an impressive number of winks and easter eggs for players. It is so open-minded. 'Scott Pilgrim' includes gay people, women with a deep role, a shy hero and a diverse cast. This surely was a risky shot for director Edgar Wright. But I see it ended up getting the reviews and recognition he truly deserves. Scenario is intriguing and firstly unpredictable. But once the main subject is launched the course of events and ending become way more predictable. The very end hopefully remains a true surprise. Overall pace of the movie is really weird. Important things sometimes happen very (too?) fast while insignificant things are highlighted for a long time and intensely. Staging is awesome with all these video games and cartoonesque style. Special effects are decent even for these days.

Jokes are huh... Numerous? Don't get me wrong: there are so many jokes that it is impossible to be all bad ones. So yes, some are truly funny while some others are an ocean of flatness and ease. It is hard sometimes to dissociate true and effective things in the movie and what is here to make us laugh and/or getting triggered.

Main character (Scott) was quite hard for me to understand and truly appreciate. He certainly shows some interesting progress all along the movie but his inconsistency and raintery made me hate him too. It is hard to understand what he really wants in his life. It goes the same way for Knives who is wounded then wants revenge and then forgives everything. Ramona surely is an interesting character but doesn't fail to also show some inconsistency and strange weaknesses.