1. OVERVIEW
The movie begins with Scott the teenage protagonist figuring out his life confessing to his friends about his young girlfriend of the age 17, as the movie progresses his eyes catch the sight of his dream girl in party and instantly falls for her.
Scott goes through this complex love polygon between him the new girlfriend the old girlfriend, and 7 other dudes who the new girlfriend dated. All of them come face to face to battle Scott to a duel to prove if he is strong enough to become her new boyfriend.
2. CHARACTERS
Scott Pilgrim, as a teenage protagonist who portrays the challenges of young love, self-identity, and personal growth, his journey in the movie is about personal growth and understanding the consequences of his actions, highlighting the importance of self-awareness and empathy.
Knives Chau represents the innocent, youthful love interest in Scott's life, portraying the simplicity and earnestness of young romance. She is a very cute Asian girl who has an enthusiastic personality and the one who is witnessing the blossoming of the fresh love between her and Scott.
On the other hand, Ramona Flowers embodies the mysterious and emotionally complex love interest, reflecting the challenges and intricacies of more mature relationships. She is the kind of person who is highly moody, she changes her mind every week and she doesn't fixate on a particular person and or thing, she has a dynamic personality which made her have 7 boyfriends.
Next lets speak about Wallace, he is Scott's gay room mate, he is quite the character, he is really proud of who he is and how he deals with Scott when all things rains havoc. He also likes to have his own fun in the side and being Scott's best friend he enjoys when Scott's misery extremely.
Julie is another character who is the social butterfly and she literally knows everything and everyone along with each and everyone's secret instantly. She is the typical teenager who cusses constantly and pretty much hates everything and everyone.
3. CINEMATIC APPEAL
The film begins with a lighthearted and comical tone that continues throughout the story, engaging the audience with witty dialogues and amusing situations.
The plot of the movie is full of surprises and unexpected twists, keeping the audience intrigued as they follow Scott's journey to defeat Ramona's evil ex-boyfriends.
The music in the movie matches the energetic and offbeat atmosphere including extremely lame lyrics which enhances comedic theme and contributes to the overall enjoyment of the film.
The film employs video game aesthetics, complete with on-screen displays resembling a game interface, showcasing Scott's battles in a manner akin to completing levels or opponents in a video game.
The writers of the movie have also taken the effort to integrate animation and comic strip-like visuals to depict certain scenes or emphasize specific actions, adding a visually captivating element to the storytelling. Pretty much shows that a lot of production has been gone into making of this film. These artistic choices pay homage to the graphic novel's style and provide a unique visual experience, differentiating the film from conventional live-action movies.
4. PERSONAL OPINION
All the boyfriends of Ramona's were never out of love but were just because of the right time and coincidence which made me a little concerned as to in which direction is the movie headed., the fact that the protagonist is after her and she is portrayed as the main heroin unlike Knives who makes more of an ideal girlfriend. Obviously everyone is different and everyone has their own choice on whom they choose to date, but the fact that all 7 of her boyfriends didn't work out of her, pretty much shows how much of a non stagnant behavior she has.
There are also multiple famous celebrities playing as different roles in this movie which makes the movie a little more tolerable, their acting was up to the mark and they delivered their dialogues in a way fitting to the genre and the environment of the movie. This movie which was made in 2010 has VFX effects and animations which looks like it is way past that age.
There are a few scenes where a certain types of people have been made fun by certain stereotypical qualities which is supposed to be funny but it is isn't, it just tunes out to be rude and mean to that particular group of people .
This film imparts the message that our actions affect those around us and emphasizes the value of self-reflection and making amends for past behavior.
The fact that they have made a live action movie ruins the fictional aspect and hence the animated version of the same concept would have done wonders as a lot of youth nowadays love series like Rick and Morty which is taking content to an extreme with the most weirdest plot and story line.
All the face off scenes in the movie have been given a game like , something out of an 8 bit theme vibe. The fighting effects reminds me of the old arcade street fighter games, where the viewer or player can feel the punches being hit. At the same time it gets confusing at times during transition scenes where I wasn't able to realize when the animation or VFX ended and when the realism begins. Kudos to the VFX team for getting it right , but it can get confusing as a viewer to connect the dots.
The movie is completely fictional and hence not at all realistic, the fact that they have tried to prove a lot of realistic aspects in a fictional story, they have completely ruined the moral of the story.
I feel bad for knives she didn't do anything wrong, she was the ideal girlfriend if anyone could ask for , she was sweet and happy and no one could resist her smile, even though she was a little young she had a lot of enthusiasm in life and she genuinely loved Scott for whom he is , along with all his quirks and behaviors.
It was a little confusing for me to see understand what was running through Scott's mind, that he gave up on Knives and had to run behind another girl who hated him in the beginning and they only started dating because he was desperate and wouldn't let her go otherwise.
There was a really cool scene when Scott tries to battle one of her ex in a band battle, where he and his band goes face to face with another band with a live audience. Until this movie i hadn't realized that band battles are a thing.
The story itself has a very typical time line , and there is a slow progression of the character development of Scott where in the beginning he thinks himself as the right hero and that attitude gets him through certain parts of the story where later he has to face hardships and then realize what's more important to him and prioritize that and finally make a good come back in the end.
You should not really fight for love at least in the beginning when u don't even know the other person, it should occur pretty naturally otherwise that love is not gonna last long, there will be no more peace left in life and it just becomes troublesome in the end.
There are a lot of flaws in the movie when it comes to how the movie is trying to portray certain qualities and moral values, one such instance which depicts an extra life for Scott when he made a mistake. Life is not a game people don't have a second life for changing things , maybe you get a second chance but that's not really a do over. Hence it's extremely essential for u to act and talk and speak the words u want to speak with care so that u don't hurt anyone, once it's done it's done there is no going back the mark has been made and the wound cannot be healed that easily.
The movie had the worst ending possible, they had given the viewers a high expectations just to see a very average ending which was the least exciting and the most unsatisfying moment. There were multiple options they could have gone for in order to provide for a better ending but they chose the worst possible ending.
5. CONCLUSION
There are a few scenes where a certain types of people have been made fun by certain stereotypical qualities which is supposed to be funny but it is isn't, it just tunes out to be rude and mean to that particular group of people .
The fact that they have made a live action movie ruins the fictional aspect and hence the animated version of the same concept would have done wonders as a lot of youth nowadays love series like Rick and Morty which is taking content to an extreme with the most weirdest plot and story line.
All the face off scenes in the movie have been given a game like , something out of an 8 bit theme vibe. The fighting effects reminds me of the old arcade street fighter games, where the viewer or player can feel the punches being hit. At the same time it gets confusing at times during transition scenes where I wasn't able to realize when the animation or VFX ended and when the realism begins. Kudos to the VFX team for getting it right , but it can get confusing as a viewer to connect the dots.
The movie is completely fictional and hence not at all realistic, the fact that they have tried to prove a lot of realistic aspects in a fictional story, they have completely ruined the moral of the story.
I feel bad for knives she didn't do anything wrong, she was the ideal girlfriend if anyone could ask for , she was sweet and happy and no one could resist her smile, even though she was a little young she had a lot of enthusiasm in life and she genuinely loved Scott for whom he is , along with all his quirks and behaviors.
It was a little confusing for me to see understand what was running through Scott's mind, that he gave up on Knives and had to run behind another girl who hated him in the beginning and they only started dating because he was desperate and wouldn't let her go otherwise.
There was a really cool scene when Scott tries to battle one of her ex in a band battle, where he and his band goes face to face with another band with a live audience. Until this movie i hadn't realized that band battles are a thing.
The story itself has a very typical time line , and there is a slow progression of the character development of Scott where in the beginning he thinks himself as the right hero and that attitude gets him through certain parts of the story where later he has to face hardships and then realize what's more important to him and prioritize that and finally make a good come back in the end.
You should not really fight for love at least in the beginning when u don't even know the other person, it should occur pretty naturally otherwise that love is not gonna last long, there will be no more peace left in life and it just becomes troublesome in the end.
There are a lot of flaws in the movie when it comes to how the movie is trying to portray certain qualities and moral values, one such instance which depicts an extra life for Scott when he made a mistake. Life is not a game people don't have a second life for changing things , maybe you get a second chance but that's not really a do over. Hence it's extremely essential for u to act and talk and speak the words u want to speak with care so that u don't hurt anyone, once it's done it's done there is no going back the mark has been made and the wound cannot be healed that easily.
The movie had the worst ending possible, they had given the viewers a high expectations just to see a very average ending which was the least exciting and the most unsatisfying moment. There were multiple options they could have gone for in order to provide for a better ending but they chose the worst possible ending.
I would rate this movie a 2.5/5 stars. The movie explores the complexities of relationships at a young age, illustrating the struggle to balance emotions, desires, and responsibilities while navigating the uncertainties of adolescence.
The film deliberately embraces non-realistic and fantastical elements, creating a surreal world that aligns with the comic book and video game inspirations.
The ending of the movie, challenges traditional romantic resolutions, portraying love as a complex and evolving choice rather than a clear-cut decision, this resolution invites for some discussion, prompting the audience to contemplate the nature of love and relationships, making the film more thought-provoking and less formulaic.
Overall you tend to realize that how it's the story of a girl and guy getting to know each other through the girl's ex boyfriends, there are many qualities of the girl Scott realizes after he faces her ex boyfriends.