The girl of his dreams

Rating: 9/10 (22 January 2020)

The girl of his dreams

video games, comics and anime are the perfect words for describing this 2010 Edgar Wright directed, graphic novel adaptation of Scott Pilgrim vs the world. Just under two hours of shot for shot entertainment and unique style of editing, Edgar's creative brilliance eases you into the dream like life of a Somewhat shy Scott pilgrim re gaining his self esteem by being forced to fight the evil seven exes of the girl he's falling in love with. This action packed comedic love story is a great choice for your next Netflix watch.
The lovable Michael Cera plays scott pilgrim, an innocent 22 year old Canadian who plays bass in a band with his friends Kim and Stephan. The First thing we find out about Scott is that he's dating a 17 year old high school girl named knives chau, which is pretty much all the information you need to know about Scott to understand who he is. She comes over to watch them play and is mind blown by how good they sound. The griddy hard rock music gives an unexpected jump start to the movie straight out the gate. They continue to play while The camera slowly zooms out and the inside of the room stretches into the title screen. Then the opening credits roll and a montage of flashy patterns and colors go off in the background setting the edgy tone for the rest of the movie. After watching that intro I was instantly hooked and genuinely excited to see what other Elements they'd bring in throughout the movie. And Let me just say That I was not disappointed.
The main element that stood out to me was the use of camera angles and play between foreground and background. Even on my third viewing the film I'm taken by surprise by how much effort must have gone into the visuals and planning of every frame. Behind the creative video game edits and the marvelous comic book layouts I found little Easter eggs and references to the inspiration that was used in the making of this film. For example scott is seen wearing a plumtree shirt which is a nod to the band that Made the song scott pilgrim, or how throughout the movie are hidden letter x's that foreshadow the seven evil exes he must defeat before he can be with Ramona. It's details like those that really add to the rewatchability of this film.
But that's not that's going to have you wanting to rewatch this movie. It's everything else that's amazing about this film. like the quintessential acting by each of the characters that at times it may feel a little unrealistic but makes up for it with the unrealistic editing that makes it all blend effortlessly. From the first moment we're introduced to each of the characters were attached to their personalities and are given a clear sense of their motives. We can tell that Edgar Wright made sure that no individual in this film was put in without a purpose. The dialogue in this film, in my eyes is another standout factor. bringing out the characters authentic personalities throughout every line. Giving the villains humorous yet clever one liners that fit perfectly with each of their personalities.
From beginning to end scott pilgrim vs the world was an attention grabbing visually amusing piece of art. In fact the amazing music mixed with the artistic composition was so compelling that it shines light away from the many meaningful messages within the story but leaves you to interpret them in your own way. The heartwarming ending scene ties the movie perfectly and will leave you with what can only be described as happiness.