Well in the last month there were 3 films I wanted to see. One being 'Expendables', two being 'Scott Pilgrim', and three being 'The Other Guys'. I have been busy lately, or at least my time has been occupied enough to see these lesser films. I did make time for 'Scott Pilgrim' a couple weeks ago...
This film I think reveals the trend of Michael Cera dieing. Michael Cera made a film called 'Year One' which cost him a portion of his fan base. The same poison happened to 'Napoleon' himself when Jon Heder went out and flopped on pretty much everything after his debut. Cera, I think can resurrect his career if he puts himself into more original projects which helped launch him in the first place. I think 'Scott Pilgrim' was a step in the right direction, but it doesn't look like people are interested anymore.
Some people say this may still have a chance at a DVD phenomenon, but really, how often does this happen? Not often enough to be confident. For the time being it looks like the film is extremely limited on its audience, targeting a specific nerd community which does include myself. That community is or has been influenced by early gaming, and sarcastic modern humor.
The film for me never took off like I wanted it to. It was like going to the world's biggest bird exhibit only to watch it swim. It did amazing things, but it never really filled the void you wanted it to.
I like comparing and illustrating my feelings, and when it comes to the style and story telling of the film it was like walking into Baskin Robins Ice Cream to pick your favorite one, only to have your friend walk out holding one for you already. The one picked is good, but its less for 2 reasons, one, you didn't pick it, and two, you only like cookies and cream so much.
The film was overall sufficient and satisfying, but many at many points the film failed to make it there. The movie just seemed to try to be something really hard, and you could see it, and because you could see it, it became less. For sure this is going to be one people will buy on DVD special edition or can the whole idea of owning a copy of the movie all together.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. The World"
7 / 10
