BonsaiForest
Since: Jan, 2001
02/20/2011 00:00:00
A fantasy world that we wish in some small way, our own lives could follow.
Yeah, I agree. This movie makes me a little sad as well, for that reason. A group of friends pursuing a mutual hobby, while living in a video game-esque world - it's stuff I'd love to have, but never will be able to get, and I know it. Even though the portrayal is light-hearted and it represents a fantasy that some people can relate to, it hit me a little too hard.
shinfernape
Since: Jun, 2011
02/20/2011 00:00:00
Yeah man I feel you're pain. I watched the little making of features and the cast memebers were all voicing how sad it was that is was all over. You could really tell by the movie that they're were all pretty tight and into it.
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A movie for the Peter Pan, gaming, digital generation. Who might be broke and going nowhere.
When I first heard of Scott Pilgrim Vs the World and watched the trailer, I wasn’t sold. Michael Cera and action scenes without any explanation as to what was going on, gave me the impression of a movie filled with ADHD, slacker antics. A movie that translates the proverbial geek into some kitsch, ne’er-do-well, sex hound. Where their pathetic nature is played for laughs.
But when I actually found the time and the boredom to watch this movie I found a movie which some might describe as zeitgeist. The movie made the effort to flesh out a universe which I would relate to the Zoolander concept of Derelicte; a fashion which captures a kind of generational squalor but manages to give it some unique character. But although the film shows appreciation for technology, it isn’t exactly cutting edge. The setting along with the characters, music/band theme, sucked me right it in.
The band angle in particular, cements the movie as a cult-hit for me as it creates a buzz to a hobby that can be pursued in real life, and thus the enthusiasm of the movie helps fuel that direction even after you’ve finished the movie.
Of all the colourful characters in this movie, mine had to be Kim Pine; a sarcastic Daria-esque “smoking-hot red head on drums”. She is like the Mona Lisa of the movie, in that in every scene she occupied she had me totally enraptured. The sarcasm in the movie that amused us all, was her way of masking a deep emotional wound, as is with many characters and their over-the-top portrayals. Thus I found I could love some characters on different levels.
But if you find you didn’t love this movie then I cannot blame you. It is of course something that doesn’t really take itself seriously and it’s ultra quick style of joke-jumping with its epileptic visuals may be off-putting. Some may think of the videogame references as merely an annoying backdrop with little relevance to a story about young people and their immature relationships. Some of that characters can be annoying (e.g. Knives Chua) or unintresting (like the love interest; Romona). Plus it is Michael Cera acting as well, Michael Cera.
Still, after hearing the song “Black Sheep” during the movie. It dawned on me that I was drawn to something a lot sadder and mystifying , than I had ever thought possible. A fantasy world that we wish in some small way, our own lives could follow.