Awesome!

Rating: 8/10 (29 August 2010)

Wow! This movie was amazing! With the decades current trend of turning comic books into feature films, there are many different interpretations and ways to present an already visualized story. Even though I haven't read most of the comics, I must say this adaptation has been one of my favorites! I loved the choice to make very stylized visuals. I love how fight and song sequences would merge int It was fun to go from understand the normalcy of the characters and then feel as if you are in the middle of reading a comic or playing Street Fighter. It was both a comic and artful way of moving the plot or giving characterization. The script was great too, with many fun quips and dialogs, as well as great timing and delivery by the actors.
Although I loved the mixture of realistic and animated qualities, it also made the movie a little confusing at times. I kept waiting for there to be an explanation of why Scott suddenly had powers near the beginning, as well as to how the exes got them. As the movie progressed, however, it got easier to simply except that it was part of the surreal and fun aspect of having both worlds. I also had a hard time sympathizing with Scott's character (the jerk!) but the end also helps make up for that.
This movie reminded me somewhat of Kick-Ass, but it was a very different approach. There was much less violence, the characters in Scott merely evaporating into piles of money. In Kick-Ass, the focus seemed to be more on the reality of where a super hero comes from and the problems that come from living in "real life". Scott Pilgrim did almost the reverse, moving from normality into parts of imaginary worlds, but with an acceptance that it's simply a fun and colorful story.
Very good! Go see it!