Scott Pilgrim Versus The World
So you know how it is... You get busy, you let the blog go for a while -- make that a long while. You promise yourself that you'll post something as soon as you've got something *really* good, something worth writing about... But not right then, so it languishes for a few more months while you try and think of something appropriately dramatic.
And then you see a movie, and you want somewhere to write about it.
Hi, everyone. It's been a while. Just saw "Scott pilgrim versus the world" last night.
In general, thought it rocked. I've become a fan of the comics in recent months, so I knew the source material going into it. Honestly, I really thought they did a fantastic job in the adaptation. With any adaptation at all, in my opinion, the point isn't to provide an exact one-to-one translation to the screen - that's usually not possible. Instead, the object is to try and get at the substance of the source in as much as possible while working the material in such a way that works for the screen and for the actors.
Random thoughts as they come to me:
And then you see a movie, and you want somewhere to write about it.
Hi, everyone. It's been a while. Just saw "Scott pilgrim versus the world" last night.
In general, thought it rocked. I've become a fan of the comics in recent months, so I knew the source material going into it. Honestly, I really thought they did a fantastic job in the adaptation. With any adaptation at all, in my opinion, the point isn't to provide an exact one-to-one translation to the screen - that's usually not possible. Instead, the object is to try and get at the substance of the source in as much as possible while working the material in such a way that works for the screen and for the actors.
Random thoughts as they come to me:
- Michael cera was surprisingly effective as the title character. When I first saw the trailer, I thought he was completely wrong for the part. Instead, he found a way to make it work -- primarily, I guess, by realizing the character's nature as the ultimate Idiot Hero. Cera just plays him as the idiot who thinks too much as opposed to too little, which complements his kind of nerdy cerebralness. Also - surprisingly convincing in the fight scenes, I thought. (or maybe he just had a really good stunt double?)
- Actually, the only character I was kind of dissapointed with was Ramona. I don't think they did a good enough job of really relaying why Scott falls for her. In the comics, what really sold the connection between the two of them to me was how chill and laid-back she was as a girlfriend, and how she was, in her own way, just as big a dork as Scott. The actress - forgive me, can't remember her name right now - was just a little too chilly and distant. Maybe that was just inevitable given the medium, but I wish they'd gone more into that.
Physically perfect for the part, though. Man, she was cute. - Wallace was perfect. That is all.
- liked the ending. A bit too pat, maybe, but close enough. The reset was brilliant.
- in general, the production was perfect. The universal logo in the beginning? The music cues from Zelda? A reference to freaking *ducktales*? yeah, I'm sold.