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Post by Tyler Smith on Aug 17, 2010 2:15:00 GMT -8
 Well, Scott Pilgrim didn't do very well at the box office, but it deserved to. Blogger Josh Long reviewed it here ( tinyurl.com/2umy4dz), but I'd like to know what you think. |
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Post by alechs on Aug 19, 2010 4:16:39 GMT -8
The main protagonist begins as a narcissistic jerk and ends up a narcissistic jerk. Many people I know, including myself, accept this film as a reflection or manifestation of the desires of youth culture: living dangerously with no repercussions or change. As a Christian there is an emphasis to live sincerely for God but the message of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is full of irony and indifference...
I guess the point I am trying to make is this all that youth culture can give us? Not to sound overtly like Robin Williams in Dead Poet's Society, but where is the drive to live for something?
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Post by Tyler Smith on Oct 30, 2010 4:24:07 GMT -8
The main protagonist begins as a narcissistic jerk and ends up a narcissistic jerk. Many people I know, including myself, accept this film as a reflection or manifestation of the desires of youth culture: living dangerously with no repercussions or change. As a Christian there is an emphasis to live sincerely for God but the message of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is full of irony and indifference... I guess the point I am trying to make is this all that youth culture can give us? Oddly enough, I completely missed this post. I would agree that Scott is a little self absorbed, but, as you mentioned, most people his age seem to be. That transitional period between your teenage years and full blown adulthood can be a fairly tumultuous time. I think the film does a very good job and creating a world seen from the perspective of a guy that still has a lot of growing up to do, but, up until now, hasn't really had much reason to grow up. His arc over the course of the film may not be huge, but it is dramatic. He starts to gain enough confidence in himself (real confidence, not the kind that comes about from a lack of awareness of other people in the world) in order to actually stand up for something and someone. It's understandable to not care for the character of Scott Pilgrim, but I think that's the idea for the majority of the film. He may be sort of funny and charming, but his constant navel gazing is, I think, supposed to be off putting. But, by the end, we may not be expected to completely like the character, but I think we're supposed to be a bit more optimistic about who he will become as a man. |
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Post by samwada on May 8, 2011 14:32:55 GMT -8
I think that Scott Pilgrim vs. The World actually makes some very valid points about my generation. I say that because as someone who is currently in the same stage of life as Scott, I have seen many of my friends being/doing what Scott embodies at the beginning of the film. I think that, in a complete generalization, a lot of my generation don't care. I think that Scott's character at the beginning of the film demonstrates the lack of motivation and purpose that people my age seem to espouse.
I think this lack of purpose is why he has acts the way he does. He doesn't know what he is living for or really what he wants out of life. Because of this, he has a terrible breakup and subsequent relationship with Knives. That all goes wrong when he suddenly starts wanting a relationship with Ramona. I find it interesting that at one point he describes her as "fickle" when he is also decently fickle himself.
The lack of purpose causes him to act the way he does. As a christian, I believe that purpose is very important in our lives. My purpose comes from God and as a result, I don't find myself as apathetic and fickle as Scott (although it is something I struggle with). I would say that his character arc brings him to a point where he knows what he wants in life (i.e. he has a purpose). This is what enables him to live for something. Living for something also means that he needs to fight for that. For him, however, he is living for something temporary (a relationship with Ramona), but at least he believes in something enough to fight for it.
That is the message that I got out of the film. In life, we need things that we believe in with such great conviction that we are willing to fight and die for them. I see this with the development of Scott's character over the course of the film.
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