Review of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) by Greta B — 02 Sep 2013

The movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is usually regarded as a fun movie about a guy who has to defeat seven evil exes to become a boyfriend of mysterious girl Ramona Flowers who roller-blades through subspace to deliver Amazon packages. Sounds kind of unreal doesn't it? But that's just the surface of the movie. If you re-watch a movie a couple of times it becomes not just an adventure comedy about a made up life, but the slightly exaggerating mirror of everyday life.

The story tells about the Canadian guy called Scott Pilgrim who:

-Has a girlfriend -Plays in a band -Has his own place (well yes, OK, it's more Wallace's (his gay roommate) place, but still).

Everything seems normal. One small problem - he gets interested in Ramona Flowers, the new girl in town. He doesn't know where he will get into, but hey, love is blind. Soon he finds out about the seven evil exes he has to defeat in order to be with her.

Sounds unreal? Or does this movie tell us about real life?

Well first of all, this movie's main theme is that you have to fight for what you love. It can be your hobby, your dream job, your dream position, and yes, your dream girl/boy. It may not be just one battle, but after each one you get more experience (or more coins if you're Scott) and that helps when you need to defeat the boss. It may require some sacrifices - you might have to drop your favorite hobby, but hey, it's worth it. Of course, if you fail miserable you can always try again - if you earned an extra life.

Second of all, the movie tells about the nature of human relationship. It tells about supporting friends, who would give us helpful critique or give us a push when we don't know what to do. It talks about how you can get to know a person, how little by little people open up to each other and start trusting. Another topic is baggage. When you think about it, we all have baggage like Ramona says. And she's completely right. Why? We never know how to handle a relationship - nobody teaches it, you have to learn it yourself and along the way you make mistakes and people get hurt. And all you were trying to do was to be happy.

This movie shows that in order to be happy, you have to earn the power of love and more importantly self respect. And maybe even your evil side is not so bad, when you are ready to accept it. After all, you are the person you will be living the rest of your life with.