Wright, E., Platt, M., Gitter, E., Park, N. (Producers), & Wright, E. (Director). (2010). Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. United Kingdom and United States: Big Talk Studios & Relativity Media.
Plot Summary:
Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is a young Canadian man who is dating a high school student named Knives Chau (Ellen Wong). Scott is a member of a band and is living an average life until he meets Ramona Flowers (Mary E. Winstead) who he falls for. Knives Chau becomes of secondary importance and Scott begins a relationship with Ramona. The film really takes off when Scott is faced with the task of defeating Ramona’s seven evil exes. The seven include a set of twins, a young woman, a famous actor, a musician, and a South Asian youth. All of Ramona’s exes are in a league that seeks to destroy anyone she dates. The league is the idea of her most recent ex, Gideon Graves, a band promoter/sponsor, who becomes the final ex Scott has to defeat. The battles become increasingly more difficult but Scott is able to defeat the contenders with the use of some very cleaver means and unexpected help.
Critical Evaluation:
This film is very much like a graphic novel at points, especially during some of the action scenes. The action scenes take on an almost strange video game magical quality which makes them unique; the fights are something of a mix between the classic Kung Fu films and modern special effects films. The story line does not say how Scott has gained his magical fighting qualities in any way other than he is pretty good at full physical action video games. The characters are pretty unique, except for Scott, his plainness sets him apart and Cera does good work looking like a plain and awkward youth faced with conflict. The other young actors and actresses do a fair job, but I would not look for any Oscars going to this film for acting, but perhaps it may do well on the technical front. This film should be popular with most age groups and has a few controversial issues, but none of which are too heavy.
Viewers Annotation:
Scott Pilgrim must defeat the seven evil exes of his new girlfriend Ramona, while trying to be part of a band and deal with his other love interests.
Author Info:
Based on the graphic novel of the same title by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Genre:
Action Adventure/Comedy
Curriculum Ties:
N/A
Filmtalking Ideas:
1. How the film format related to the graphic novel format.
2. Focus on the internal vs. external conflicts of Scott Pilgrim.
Interest Age:
13+
Challenge Issues:
Violence/GLBT issues/Sexual innuendo Rated PG-13
Challenge Defense Ideas:
1. Watch the film.
2. Be Familiar with the policy of the ALA and your institution.
3. Make a note of the contents of the work and how they fall in with the collection development policy of your institution and the standpoint of the ALA.
4. Gain an awareness of the awards, reviews, and criticisms of the film.
5. Know the process for materials challenges at your library.
Why did you include this film? :
The story is from a popular graphic novel and I thought that hose teens that enjoyed the graphic novel would enjoy the film.
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