Saturday, August 21, 2010

Row M Seat 30 "Scott Pilgrim v the World"



SPOILER ALERT!!
'Scott Pilgrim' comes from a 6 part series of comics drawn by Canadian Brian Lee O'Malley and the movie is poignantly and artistically great fun!! Rolling Stone magazine calls it a 'game changer' as it picks up on the arcade game motif of the film and gives us a story of a young man who is still getting over a tough break up as he dates a high schooler but falls for a girl he both sees in his dreams but finds in real life at a party!! Michael Cera is great casting in a film with a grainy independent feel and a fantasy story of adolescence/youth and relationships. I was also struck by the complete absence of adults in the film and story.
The young cast do a great job and bring their comic book personas alive with echoes of 'KIck A@%s' and also 'Juno.'The film is about the power of making the 'unselfish' choice! The premise of Scott Pilgrim having to defeat Ramona's seven evil exes sets up some fun gaming action and quirky dialogue. Music plays a key role in the storytelling which is a bit jumbled at various points!!
Some of your ecclectic young people will be checking it out and loving it!!

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