Скотт пилигрим против всех сценарий

Сюжет фильма "Скотт Пилигрим против всех" разворачивается в Торонто, где Скотт Пилигрим (Майкл Сера) отвисает с остальными участниками группы “Секс Боб-Омбы”. Скотт знакомится с девушкой Рамона Флауэрс и должен расправиться со всеми её бывшими, чтобы продолжать с ней встречаться.

Сюжет фильма «Скотт Пилигрим против всех» отражает дух оригинальных комиксов и построен по тому же принципу. Здесь же видны отголоски жанра Beat ’em up, которому соответствует знаменитая игра по комиксам, основанная на той же концепции. Каждая глава — один из побежденных Злых Бывших Рамоны Флауэрс. Надо отдать должное режиссеру фильма, которому удалось уместить всю историю в рамки стандартного комедийного хронометража, не растеряв шарм персонажей (как протагонистов, так и антагонистов), и сохранив большую часть сценария в первозданном виде. Этот молодежный фильм смотрится легко и действительно стоит потраченного времени. Драйв, музыка, драки, приколы, романтика — этого здесь хоть отбавляй. Приступим же к подробному пересказу сюжета.

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Действие фильма разворачивается в Торонто, где Скотт Пилигрим (Майкл Сера) отвисает с остальными участниками группы “Секс Боб-Омбы”. Барабанщица Ким Пайн (Элисон Пилл) училась со Скоттом в одном колледже. Стивен Стилс (Марк Веббер) – молодой талант, а Юный Нил (Джонни Симмонс) просто живет и тусуется везде вместе с группой. Скотт рассказывает им о своей новой подружке китаянке, Найвз Чау (Эллен Вонг). Старшекласснице 17-ти лет. Ему нравится с ней гулять, потому что с ней всё просто. Она приходит посмотреть, как репетирует их группа.

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Репетиция оказывается настолько крутой и зрелищной, что Найвз приходит в полнейший восторг и становится самым большим фанатом Секс Боб-Омб. После репетиции Скотт прогуливается вместе с Найвз к своему дому. Она виляет перед ним хвостом, а он принимает её заискивания. Они добираются до дома Скотта, но тот не приглашает подружку к себе, объясняя это тем, что девчонкам вход воспрещен. Однако сразу после этого следует предложение посмотреть на дом, в котором Скотт вырос. Найвз с удовольствием соглашается. Они проходят пару метров, пересекают улицу – и вот он.

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Скотт возвращается к себе в квартиру и с порога предупреждает своего соседа-гея Уоллеса Уэллса (Киран Калкин), что пока не поползли всякие слухи – да, он встречается со старшеклассницей, и просит, чтобы он никому об этом не трепал. Буквально в ту же секунду Скотту звонит сестра Стейси (Анна Кендрик) и начинает ругать его за то, что тому хватило ума начать встречаться со старшеклассницей. Она узнала об этом от Уоллеса.

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Ночью Скотту снится сон. Он стоит посреди пустыни, когда вдруг из ниоткуда, поднимая столбы песка, появляется девушка на роликовых коньках и с розовыми волосами. Она проезжает мимо него и говорит, что это всего лишь сон. Скотт просыпается встревоженный и сразу пересказывает всё Уоллесу, который спит с ним в одной постели, ровно как и Другой Скотт (Бен Льюис) – парень Уоллеса.

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На следующий день Скотт встречается с Наивз в библиотеке. Он не может сосредоточиться, потому что девушка из сна не хочет покидать его голову. Когда они вместе встают у кассы, он неожиданно видит, как она доставляет посылку и укатывает на роликах.

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Позже, на репетиции Скотт продолжает витать в облаках. Стивен говорит, что у него есть хорошая новость – они принимают участие в битве групп, где их главным конкурентом предвидится коллектив “Безбашенный и пацаны”. Этой ночью они отправляются на вечеринку в доме Джули Пауэрс (Обри Плаза), чтобы «затусить» и «скорешиться» с продвинутой музыкальной тусовкой. Скотту здесь безумно скучно. По пути в туалет он обращает внимание на Комо (Нельсон Франклин), который знает всех вокруг, и показывает ему собственноручно нарисованный фотопортрет девушки, которую он видел на днях. Комо говорит, что знает её — это Рамона Флауэрс (Мэри Элизабет Уинстед), сегодня ночью она должна присутствовать на вечеринке.

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Скотт ищет девушку тут и там. Многие говорят, что встречаться с ней — это настоящее испытание. Он наконец находит её и пытается заговорить, но выходит у него это крайне печально. Он говорит, что оставит её не надолго. Скотт подходи к Джули и спрашивает, чем занимается Рамона. Оказывается, что она доставляет посылки в компании Амазон. Стивен, который раньше встречался с Джули, говорит, что она только что рассталась с неким Гидеоном из Нью-Йорка. Джули злится, потому что она не хотела, чтобы Скотт знал это. До конца вечеринки, он преследует её, пока она не уходит.

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На следующий день Скотт садится за компьютер, чтобы заказать что-нибудь из Амазона, чтобы сама Рамона сама пришла к нему. Он также получает e-mail от парня по имени Пателл, который пишет о какой-то дуэли, Лиге Злых Бывших, но Скотту это малоинтересно и он с безразличием удаляет письмо. Он сидит лицом к двери в ожидании своей посылки. Раздается звонок, но это Найвз. Он общается с ней, но все о чем он может думать — это Рамона. Далее его посещает ещё один сон, где Рамона проезжает мимо на роликах и ведет его к своей двери. Он просыпается и бросается к входной двери, открывает её прежде, чем девушка успевает позвонить. Рамона говорит что-то по поводу двери в его подсознании и шоссе в подпространстве. Скотт же настойчиво предлагает ей пойти погулять, пока наконец она не соглашается.

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Они идут на свидание, несмотря на снег и холодную погоду. Чтобы спастись от холода, Рамона создает очередную подпространственную дверь-портал и они попадают к ней домой. Рамона решает, что сегодня у них не будет секса. Скотт приглашает её поддержать их на битве музыкальных банд.

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Скотт на битве банд и он видит Рамону. Здесь также Уоллес, Стейси и её друг Джимми. Уоллес на протяжении всего вечера клеится к Джимми. Найвз тоже приезжает, чем создает Скотту неудобства и притягивает взгляды окружающих. Он убегает за кулисы. “Безбашенный и пацаны” отыгрывают отличный сет, что выбивает Стивена из колеи, подорвав надежду в их победе.

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Так или иначе они выходят и на середине выступления Мэтью Пателл (Сатья Баба) врывается в зал и нападает на Скотта. Начинается крутая схватка. Скотт спрашивает Мэтью, почему они сражаются. Оказывается, что он — один из семерых бывших Рамоны, которых Скотт должен победить одного за другим, чтобы Рамона досталась ему. Когда Скотт побеждает Мэтью, тот разлетается на пригоршню монеток (как в игре на приставке). Скотт и Рамона уезжают на автобусе, где она говорит, что они теперь встречаются официально, но ему требуется победить остальных Злых Бывших.

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Скотт просит Уоллеса освободить для него квартиру на ночь, чтобы пригласить Рамону. Уоллес ставит ему в упрек тот факт, что он ещё не расстался с Найвз, так что пока тот не бросит её, квартиры ему не видать. Скотт не горит желанием это делать, так как это довольно непросто, но так или иначе ему приходится. Найвз признается в любви Скотту, но тот отталкивает её. 

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Уоллес направляется в Обалденный Замок посмотреть на съемки фильма в главной роли с Лукасом Ли (Крис Эванс), пока Скотт и Рамона развлекаются вместе. Их свидание проходит отлично, но Скотт начинает чувствовать себя не комфортно, как только разговор заходит об их прошлом. У Скотта было неприятное расставание с девушкой по имени Энви Адамс (Бри Ларсон), которая бросила его, как только их группа Clash at Demonhead получила большой контракт от звукозаписывающей компании. Скотт и Рамона тоже последовали примеру Уоллеса и отправились в Обалденный Замок, чтобы посмотреть на процесс съемок.

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По счастливой случайности оказывается, что Лукас Ли — один из бывших Рамоны. При виде Скотта он сразу становится агрессивным и начинает избивать парня. Скотт так просто не сдается, но тут на помощь Лукасу приходят дублеры. Скотту удается разделаться с ними в два счета и теперь они дерутся на равных. Скотт понимает, что Лукас слишком сильный противник и идет на хитрость. Он берет на слабо одержимого своим раздутым эго актера-скейтбордиста и предлагает сделать грайнд по длинным ржавым перилам на 200 ступеней. Он принимает вызов, берет доску и разгоняется так сильно, что в конце концов взрывается. Победа. Скотт грустит, что так и не взял у Лукаса автограф. Рамона покидает съемочную площадку, не досмотрев битву и не попрощавшись со Скоттом.

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Скотт пробует позвонить ей на следующий день, но девушка не отвечает. Уоллес как раз строит свои собственные отношения, поэтому теперь без зазрения совести может вышвырнуть Скотта за дверь. В переулке Скотт сталкивается с Рокси Рихтер (Мэй Уитман), которая хочет сразиться с ним. Он говорит, что сейчас реально не в настроении, так что она удаляется, предупредив, что позже вернется. Скотт заходит в кофейню, где работает Стейси, чтобы поболтать с ней, но она уже ушла к этому времени. Скотт все-таки находит Рамону и они говорят о том, как не хочется, чтобы прошлое могло повлиять на их настоящие отношения.

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В этот момент Скотт видит Энви, стоящую прямо за ними. Её банда Clash at Demonhead выступает в Торонто сегодня ночью и она приглашает Скотта с друзьями, включая Рамону прийти и послушать их. Нас переносит на концерт, где мы узнаем, что басист группы Тодд Ингрэм (Брэндон Рут) также является бывшим парнем Рамоны. Кроме того, мы узнаем, что Найвз теперь вместе с Юным Нилом, хотя мы все прекрасно понимаем, что это только ради того, чтобы оставаться поближе к Скотту. Новость о том, что Скотт теперь с Рамоной ужасно взбесила Найвз. Энви приглашает всех за кулисы, где они неловко сидят вместе. Найвз проявляет себя как ярый фанат, ляпает что-то невпопад, за что Тодд ударяет её. Скотт подскакивает с места и вызывает его на бой, но Тодд обладает особыми психологическими способностями и останавливает его кулак в воздухе.

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Суперспособности дала ему Веганская Академия за веганский образ жизни. Он некоторое время сражается со Скоттом, но Скотт чувствует, что шансы его малы, поэтому вызывает его на бас-битву. Тодд снова побеждает, вышвырнув соперника звуковой волной в соседнее помещение. Тодд уже готов прикончить Скотта, но тот предлагает ему кофе с соевым молоком. К несчастью для тупого Тодда, там оказывается натуральное молоко, так что Тодда лишается своей суперсилы. В добавок на место врывается Веганская Полиция и производит развеганизацию. Скотт наносит сокрушительный удар и превращает Тодда в кучку монет. Скотт сочувствует Энви и уходит вместе с Рамоной. Они идут на автопати Clash at the Demonhead. Скотт расстроен тем, что Злые Бывшие все ещё пытаются разрушить их счастье. Он чувствует угрозу в её прошлом. В этот момент возвращается Рокси и ударяет Скотта сзади по голове. Это бывшая девушка Рамоны.

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В то время она была в поисках и попробовала новую грань, как она сама выразилась — из «лесбопытства». Рамона решает защитить Скотта, достав из сумочки огромную кувалду. Происходит битва. По правилам победа будет засчитана, только если враг падет от руки Скотта. Таким образом, Рамона хватает его и использует его руки и тело против Бывшей. В итоге они побеждают её. Скотт снова дуется из-за того, что ему приходится тратить время на всех этих бывших и подумывает расстаться с девушкой. Рамона оставляет ему полный список Злых Бывших и исчезает.

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На собрании группы, друзья решают, что им поможет выиграть следующий музыкальный батл. Им придется схлестнуться против близнецов Катаянаги (Кэита Саито и Сёта Саито), с которыми Рамона имела честь встречаться ранее. За всем происходящем на большом концерте наблюдают Рамона Флауэрс вместе с Гидеоном Грейвсом (Джейсон Швартцман), стоящие среди толпы. Противостоящие группы формируют больших музыкальных электроволновых монстров, которые сражаются между собой. В конце концов Секс Боб-Омбам удается извлечь победную ноту, тем самым вычеркнув их списка Скотта сразу двух бывших.

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Скотт ловит дополнительную жизнь, которая выпадает из поверженных врагов. Снаружи Скотт пытается уговорить Рамону вернуться к нему, но она решает остаться с Гидеоном. Гидеон лестно отзывается о группе, говорит, что ему все нравится и он бы заключил с ними контракт на три альбома. Скотт не хочет ничего подписывать, но остальные члены тусовки решают иначе, взяв на замену в качестве басиста Юного Нила. 

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Скотт погружается в депрессию от расставания и в жалость к себе, но Уоллес пытается вывести его из состояния беспомощности и уговаривает сразиться за Рамону. Скотт отправляется в секретный ночной клуб, где отдыхает Гидеон и выступают «одногруппники» Скотта. Он обращается к Гидеону с намерением вызвать Бывшего на бой, потому что любит девушку. Он получает силу любви, левел-ап и извлекает из груди большой огненный меч, которым тут же раскидывает всех прихвостней Гидеона. Затем появляется Найвз, прикрыв Скотта от меча Гидеона.

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Между тем, Найвз больше интересует Рамона, разбившая сердце китайской школьнице. Они начинают сражаться, но Скотт вовремя разнимает их. Он признает, что изменил Найвз с Рамоной, но не считает, что изменил Рамоне с Найвз. Гидеон пронзает Скотта ударом меча в спину, и тот погибает. Скотт оказывается в пустыне, одинокий и мертвый. Здесь и Рамона. Она объясняет Скотту, что Гидеон буквально поселился у неё в голове и показывает микрочип на затылке. Скотт использует дополнительную жизнь, которая возвращает его, так сказать, в начало уровня, ко входу в ночной клуб.

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В тот момент, когда Гидеон  с усмешкой задает провокационный вопрос, будет ли Скотт сражаться за неё, подразумевая Рамону, тот отвечает: «Нет, я буду сражаться за себя.» На этот раз Скотту удается отбить атаку противника и сразить Гидеона. Скотт просит Найвз не атаковать Рамону, но она игнорирует его просьбу и бросается на девушку. Скотт разнимает их снова и признает, что изменял им обоим, взяв на себя полную ответственность. Гидеон снова атакует. Найвз и Скотт объединяются и окончательно разделываются с последним Бывшим.

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Ребята уже собираются уйти, как появляется Нега Скотт (злая версия и противоположность Скотта). Он говорит Рамоне и Найвз подождать снаружи. Он должен сразиться с ним сам. Снаружи Рамона и Найвз ожидают своего героя. Дверь открывается, и оба Скотта выходят, общаясь и посмеиваясь. Скотт говорит, что он классный и им стоит встретиться на неделе. Рамона не хочет, чтобы Скотт стал очередным Злым Бывшим. Она говорит, что он был самым хорошим из всех и уходит. Найвз обращается к Скотту с пониманием и говорит: «Иди!» Скотт догоняет Рамону и просит разрешения пойти вместе с ней. Они берутся за руки и проходят через очередную подпространственную дверь, в то время как камера уходит в небо. Конец.

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Хоть концовка фильма «Скотт Пилигрим против всех» и кажется открытой и навивает мысли о продолжении серии, но пока рассчитывать на это особо не приходится. Уже как 7 лет минуло, а продолжения мы так и не дождались. Возможно когда-нибудь Скотт ещё вернется на большие экраны и покорит всех своей ироничностью и неотразимой игрой на басу, а сейчас остается только в очередной раз вставить DVD с фильмом 2010-го года в дисковод и обновить воспоминания о тех классных временах, когда фильм только появился и взорвал топы самых авторитетных кинопорталов.

Статья Стаса Погорского.

В 2004-м Брайан Ли О’Мэлли выпустил графический роман «Скотт Пилигрим и его прекрасная маленькая жизнь», первый том одной из величайших историй взросления XXI века. За 16 лет Скотт Пилигрим стал поп-иконой миллениалов, персонажем, в котором многие увидели себя или, наоборот, парня, которым они никогда не хотят стать.

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«Скотт Пилигрим» – история о молодом парне, который берется за ум

Как обычно подаются истории взросления: если обобщить, это сюжеты о подростке, который борется со стеснительностью и ожиданиями общества, чтобы проявить свою индивидуальность и обрести гармонию. Таким героям по умолчанию сопереживаешь: они хорошие, им нужны силы, чтобы преодолеть какую-то преграду и стать лучше.

У Скотта совершенно иной типаж. Это аж 23-летний канадец-бездельник, у которого нет типичных проблем протагонистов жанра вроде стеснительности – Пилигрим даже не девственник. Первые же страницы комикса: друзья Скотта негодующе осуждают его за новые отношения с 17-летней старшеклассницей Найвз Чау. Непонятно, чего Скотт добивается: видно, что он не влюблен, а просто хвастает знакомством с «хорошей девочкой». И не в фетишах дело: герой рассказывает, что они с Найвз только один раз за руки держались, да и в дальнейшем никаких контактов он не форсирует.

Зато уже в конце первой главы выяснится, что Скотту одиноко, о чем он сокрушается во сне, посреди пустыни. Мимо на роликах проносится сиреневолосая девушка – Скотт тут же предложит ей «замутить» и проснется со внезапной обсессией отыскать загадочную фигуру в реальности.

Да, он займется этим, формально находясь в отношениях с Чау.

О’Мэлли сразу показывает Скотта как минимум антигероем, а то и бытовым злодеем. Он подводит друзей, фантазируя о девушке из снов во время репетиций, и ни во что не ставит искренние и чистые чувства Найвз к нему. Даже когда Скотт встретится с той самой девушкой – ее зовут Рамона Флауэрс, она недавно переехала в Канаду и работает курьершей, – то продолжит «встречаться» с несовершеннолетней китаянкой. Вопиющая инфантильность – определяющая черта характера Скотта Пилигрима вплоть до финала последнего, 6 тома.

На внутреннем конфликте героя строится вся история. Скотт постепенно разбирается с внутренними проблемами и токсичностью, накопившимися подобно его вещам, разбросанным по комнате в доме соседа-гея Уоллеса. Все негативные черты Пилигрима проросли из понятных и крайне обычных вещей: неудачный опыт предыдущих отношений, неуверенность в себе (которую Скотт пытается оверкомпенсировать, например, флиртуя с 17-летней), отсутствие своего места в жизни и, да, одиночество.

Именно из-за очень обыденной сюжетной основы «Скотт Пилигрим» нашел такой глубокий отклик у фанатов. Причем в отличие от своей дебютной работы «Потерянная» — о путешествующей с друзьями девушке, у которой «нет души» — О’Мэлли завернул тот же мотив о поиске себя не в подростковую притчу, а в романтический экшен. Ведь на поверхности центральный конфликт в том, что Скотту нужно одолеть 7 злых бывших Рамоны, чтобы с ней встречаться. Одолеть не фигурально: каждая встреча превращается в настоящую битву по правилам видеоигр.

Комикс изобретательный и смешной

Брайан Ли О’Мэлли хороший комиксист еще и потому, что умеет использовать формат оригинальнее, чем просто как «картинки с пузырями текста». Например, одна из лучших повторяющихся шуток оригинала – привычка Рамоны регулярно перекрашивать волосы в новые цвета. Это происходит внезапно для героев, а читателя еще и вводит в замешательство – комикс изначально был черно-белым.

Разворот, на котором рок-группа Скотта впервые репетирует при Найвз, тоже непрост. Тут аж три параллельных сюжета (сверху, снизу и центральный фрейм), растянутые по всей ширине слова песни с подписанными аккордами и даже призыв автора разучить мелодию с расшифровкой упомянутых аккордов. Да, О’Мэлли не поленился сочинить песню, которую нельзя было услышать.

Чувство темпа у автора тоже прекрасное. Например, в бытовых разговорах кадры мельчают и будто идут пулеметной очередью, а в особо эмоциональных сценах слова уступают напряженным крупным планам героев. Страницы с флэшбеками и снами обрамлены черными рамками – чтобы считывались проще и ощущались драматичнее.

Юмор «Скотта Пилигрима» – еще одно качество, за которое фанаты обожают комикс. Пересказывать все шутки было бы кощунством, так что поверьте на слово (или прочтите пару глав на пробу): О’Мэлли очень остроумен.

Это заметно и по тому, как он высмеивает стереотип, что Канада и канадцы – очень странные. После приезда Рамона поражается снегу в апреле. Она же с предельной серьезностью удивляется, что канадец Скотт не знает о существовании «подпространственных туннелей» – способа быстрого перемещения по путям, пролегающим, в том числе, через голову спящего Скотта.

Экранизацию ждали 6 лет – она повлияла на финал комикса

Почти сразу после выхода первого тома голливудские продюсеры принялись искать режиссера экранизации. Выбор пал на Эдгара Райта – если бы он не собирался сперва снять «Типа крутых легавых», фильм «Скотт Пилигрим» вышел бы раньше.

Но благодаря упрямству Райта съемки начались только весной 2009-го. На тот момент О’Мэлли успел выпустить только 5 томов истории из 6 – существовал только ранний черновик финала. Поэтому Эдгар Райт и Майкл Бакалл написали последнюю главу «Скотта Пилигрима» сами, а Брайан позже даже попросил у них разрешения использовать части сценария (включая отдельные конкретные реплики) для 6 книги.

Между фильмом и комиксом все же есть большое различие – в том, с кем Скотт остался в финале. Изначально для экранизации сняли каноничную концовку по задумке О’Мэлли, но затем решили, что зрителям больше понравится другой хэппи-энд, и поменяли ее.

В остальном экранизация получилась поразительно верной оригиналу. Понятно, что историю частично сократили – все-таки в оригинале суммарно около 2 тысяч страниц, – но в остальном Эдгар Райт передал все, что мог, причем в лучшем виде. Что не так удивительно для тех, кто знаком с фильмографией режиссера: Райт прославился как гений визуальной комедии.

«Скотт Пилигрим против всех» подчиняется не столько правилам художественных фильмов, сколько законам комикс-формата. Чего только стоит вступительная сцена и титры – не только практически покадрово воспроизводящие комикс, но еще и демонстрирующие безумный визуальный стиль.

Это не просто вступительный эпатаж, который испарится через пару минут. Нет, весь фильм на экране то и дело появляются комиксовые элементы вроде кричащих надписей-звуков, а камера энергично меняет ракурсы, будто торопясь от одного фрейма страницы к другому. Таким образом экранизацию «Скотта» можно считать лучшим кинокомиксом вообще – ни один фильм не передал суть и дух формата «книжек с картинками» настолько хорошо.

В целом мало какие фильмы (подростово-молодежные уж точно) могут похвастаться таким вниманием к деталям. Съемочная команда воссоздала декорации максимально близко к первоисточнику, а все исполнители ролей друзей Скотта из его рок-группы либо изначально умели играть на своих инструментах, либо научились ради фильма.

Ансамбль здесь один на миллион. Скотта сыграл крайне похожий на него Майкл Сера, Рамону – блестящая Мэри Элизабет Уинстэд. Также на экране засветились: Бри Ларсон («Капитан Марвел»), Обри Плаза (сериал «Легион»), Крис Эванс (всего через год он станет Капитаном Америкой), Анна Кендрик («Идеальный голос»), Брэндон Рут («Возвращение Супермена») и не только. Забавно, что многие актеры «Скотта» затем попали и в супергероику, но важнее, что все они были лишь немногим старше своих персонажей. Наконец-то молодежный фильм, где подростков играют не 40-летние!

В кинокартине есть пара особенно приятных оммажей оригиналу. Во-первых, флэшбеки, рассказанные Рамоной, показаны в виде комикс-вставок. Это не страницы из оригинала, а уникальные рисунки, нарисованные в его стиле братом Эдгара Райта. Во-вторых, в фильме есть камео О’Мэлли и его (теперь уже бывшей) жены Хоуп Ларсон – без реплик, но все же.

Еще «Скотт Пилигрим» – идеальный видеоигровой фильм, хоть на видеоигре он не основан. Каждое сражение со злыми бывшими поставлено как кинематографичный босс-файт, у Скотта есть счетчик жизней, а из поверженных врагов сыпятся монетки.

Фильм провалился, но стал культовым

Непонятно, мог ли «Скотт Пилигрим против всех» стать хитом, выйди он на несколько лет раньше, но судьба у картины не сложилась. При бюджете в 60 млн долларов (без учета маркетинга) она собрала всего 47 млн в мировом прокате. Студия не смогла продать идею зрителям: по трейлерам это была и комедия, и мелодрама, и странная супергероика. Чем «Скотт» в какой-то степени и является – как ни крути, проект довольно нишевый.

Зато рецензии от критиков были преимущественно положительными, да и фанаты остались в восторге. Кажется, лучше так, чем если бы Эдгара Райта заставили переделать фильм под нечто с более высоким коммерческим потенциалом.

Сейчас «Скотт Пилигрим» продолжает быть популярным и модным среди молодежи (и не только) – это уже такая же вечная классика, как «Гарри Поттер», пусть и в меньшем масштабе. Например, в России практически невозможно найти в свободной продаже тома комикса – издательство «Комильфо» не успевает его допечатывать.

А ведь с выхода черно-белой версии на русском языке серию несколько раз переиздавали. Сначала в цвете, затем со злыми бывшими вместо центральных героев на обложках. Летом 2021-го должно выйти делюкс-переиздание в большом формате – вероятно, и его сметут с полок очень быстро.

Видеоигру сняли с продажи, но вернули спустя много лет

Одновременно с выходом фильма в 2010-м Ubisoft выпустила Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game – двухмерную игру, основанную и на комиксе, и на экранизации. Это пусть и типичный, но оттого не менее симпатичный beat ‘em up с рисованной графикой в стиле комикса О’Мэлли.

В игре Скотт ходит по заснеженным канадским локациям, нокаутирует врагов разным оружием, собирает оставшиеся после них монетки (стилизованы под канадские доллары), прокачивается и, конечно, сражается со злыми бывшими. Сюжет косвенно следует событиям комикса и фильма, но здесь, конечно, важнее геймплей.

Он прямо как в старых «Черепашках-ниндзя» для Sega Mega Drive или других классических представителях жанра. Можно играть в кооперативе до четырех человек: помимо Скотта можно играть за барабанщицу Ким, гитариста Стивена и Рамону. Найвз изначально доступна только как призываемая помощница, но ее сделали полноценным персонажем в DLC, как и Уоллеса Уэллса.

Разговаривать об игре, пожалуй, не так интересно – это скорее дополнительная (групповая) активность для фанатов «Скотта», чем самостоятельное произведение. Тем не менее в 2014-м, когда Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game неожиданно сняли с продажи из-за проблем с авторскими правами, геймеры расстроились. Как правило, если игру по лицензии настигает такая судьба, издатель не пытается что-то исправить – это невыгодно и затратно.

Но в январе 2021-го случилось чудо, удивившее даже самого Брайана Ли О’Мэлли: Ubisoft вернула игру в продажу, выпустив на все актуальные платформы в комплекте с DLC. Непонятно, какую прибыль принес повторный релиз издателю, но жест, бесспорно красивый – в честь 10-летия фильма.

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«Скотт Пилигрим» — полностью законченное произведение, которое вряд ли обретет новую волну популярности в будущем или получит хотя бы условное продолжение или переосмысление. Тем не менее этот комикс, фильм и, в меньшей степени, игра, наверняка останется не последним символом начала 2000-х даже спустя десятилетия.

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
A young blond man emphatically plays bass guitar over a red background, with the film title logo in white above, and slogan in white text followed by credits below

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Edgar Wright
Screenplay by
  • Michael Bacall
  • Edgar Wright
Based on Scott Pilgrim
by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Produced by
  • Eric Gitter
  • Nira Park
  • Marc Platt
  • Edgar Wright
Starring
  • Michael Cera
  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead
  • Kieran Culkin
  • Chris Evans
  • Anna Kendrick
  • Alison Pill
  • Brandon Routh
  • Jason Schwartzman
Cinematography Bill Pope
Edited by
  • Jonathan Amos
  • Paul Machliss
Music by Nigel Godrich

Production
companies

  • Marc Platt Productions
  • Big Talk Films
  • Closed on Mondays Entertainment
  • Dentsu
Distributed by Universal Pictures

Release dates

  • July 27, 2010 (Fantasia Festival)
  • August 13, 2010 (United States)
  • August 25, 2010 (United Kingdom)
  • April 29, 2011 (Japan)

Running time

112 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Japan
Language English
Budget $60–85 million[2][3]
Box office $49.3 million[3]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 romantic action comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley. It stars Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, a slacker musician who is trying to win a competition to get a record deal while also battling the seven evil exes of his newest girlfriend Ramona Flowers, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

A film adaptation of the comics was proposed following the release of the first volume, and Wright was attached to the project early. Filming began in March 2009 in Toronto and wrapped that August. The film premiered after a panel discussion at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 22, 2010, and received a wide release in North America on August 13. It was re-released for its 10th anniversary in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2020, and the United States on April 30, 2021.

The film uses famous features of its Toronto setting and matches the style of video game and comic book imagery. It used real musical artists, including Beck and Metric, as a basis for each fictional group in the battle of the bands plot, with some of the actors also performing. A combination of digital and physical methods were used to create the extensive visual effects.

Despite becoming a box-office bomb that failed to recoup its $85 million production budget, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World received positive reviews from critics, who noted its visual style and humor, and it eventually garnered a cult following. The film has made several top ten lists and received over 70 awards and nominations, and was shortlisted for the Best Visual Effects category at the 83rd Academy Awards. In scholarly analysis, it has been widely discussed as a transmedia narrative.

Plot[edit]

In Toronto, 22-year-old Scott Pilgrim is a bassist for his unsuccessful indie garage band Sex Bob-Omb. He is dating Knives Chau, a 17-year-old high-school student, much to the disapproval of his friends in the band, his roommate Wallace Wells, and his younger sister Stacey Pilgrim. Scott meets an American Amazon delivery girl, Ramona Flowers, after having first seen her in a dream. He loses interest in Knives, but does not break up with her before pursuing Ramona. When Sex Bob-Omb plays in a battle of the bands sponsored by record executive Gideon Graves, Scott is attacked by Ramona’s ex-boyfriend Matthew Patel. Scott defeats Patel and learns that, in order to date Ramona, he must defeat her remaining six evil exes.

Scott finally breaks up with Knives, who blames Ramona and swears to win him back. Meanwhile, Scott proceeds to get attacked by, and defeats, the next three of Ramona’s exes: Hollywood actor and skateboarder Lucas Lee, super-powered vegan Todd Ingram, and lesbian ninja Roxy Richter, while also confronting his own ex, pop star Envy Adams. However, Scott grows frustrated during the process, and after an outburst regarding Ramona’s dating history, she breaks up with him.

At the next battle of the bands, Sex Bob-Omb defeats Ramona’s fifth and sixth evil exes, twins Kyle and Ken Katayanagi, earning Scott an extra life. Despite this, Ramona appears to get back with her seventh evil ex, Gideon. Sex Bob-Omb accepts Gideon’s record deal, except for Scott, who quits the band in protest. Gideon invites Scott to his venue, the Chaos Theater, where Sex Bob-Omb is playing. Resolving to win Ramona back, Scott challenges Gideon to a fight for her affection, earning the «Power of Love» sword. Knives interrupts the battle, attacking Ramona, and Scott is forced to reveal that he cheated on both of them. Gideon kills Scott, and Ramona visits him in limbo to reveal that Gideon has implanted her with a mind control device.

Scott uses his 1-up to come back to life and re-enters the Chaos Theater. He makes peace with his friends and challenges Gideon again, this time for himself, gaining the «Power of Self-Respect» sword. After apologizing to Ramona and Knives for cheating on them, and accepting his own faults, Scott joins forces with Knives and they defeat Gideon. Now free from his control, Ramona prepares to leave. Knives accepts that her relationship with Scott is over and, at her encouragement, he leaves with Ramona to «try again».

Cast[edit]

  • Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim
  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers
  • Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells
  • Chris Evans as Lucas Lee
  • Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim
  • Brie Larson as Natalie V. «Envy» Adams
  • Alison Pill as Kim Pine
  • Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers
  • Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram
  • Jason Schwartzman as Gideon «G-Man» Graves
  • Johnny Simmons as «Young» Neil Nordegraf
  • Mark Webber as Stephen Stills
  • Mae Whitman as Roxanne «Roxy» Richter
  • Ellen Wong as Knives Chau
  • Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel
  • Shota Saito [ja] as Kyle Katayanagi
  • Keita Saito [ja] as Ken Katayanagi
  • Nelson Franklin as Michael Comeau
  • Bill Hader as The Voice
  • Erik Knudsen as Lucas «Crash» Wilson
  • Thomas Jane as Vegan Police Officer (uncredited)[4]
  • Clifton Collins Jr. as Vegan Police Officer (uncredited)[4]
  • Ben Lewis as Other Scott
  • Tennessee Thomas as Lynette Guycott
  • Chantelle Chung as Tamara Chen
  • Kjartan Hewitt as Jimmy
  • Michael Lazarovitch as Some Guy
  • Abigail Chu as Trisha «Trasha» Ha
  • John Patrick Amedori as Lollipop Hipster
  • Joe Dinicol as Elevator Hipster
  • Craig Stickland as Elevator Hipster
  • Don McKellar as Director

Production[edit]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was an international co-production between several companies: Marc Platt Productions (United States), Big Talk Films (United Kingdom), Closed On Mondays Entertainment (United States), and Dentsu (Japan).[5]

Development[edit]

Edgar Wright and Bryan Lee O’Malley at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. In his chapter on the comic in Icons of the American Comic Book, Dave Wallace wrote that «Wright was the perfect choice to helm the Scott Pilgrim movie, given his experiences of directing British sitcom Spaced. Like Scott Pilgrim, the characters of Spaced viewed the world through a filter that aggregated various elements of pop culture».[6]

After artist Bryan Lee O’Malley completed the first volume of Scott Pilgrim, his publisher Oni Press contacted producer Marc Platt to propose a film adaptation.[7] O’Malley originally had mixed feelings about a film adaptation, stating that he «expected them to turn it into a full-on action comedy with some actor that [he] hated», though he also «didn’t even care», admitting: «I was a starving artist, and I was like, ‘Please, just give me some money.'»[8] Universal Studios contracted director Edgar Wright, who had just finished the 2004-released Shaun of the Dead and agreed to adapt the Scott Pilgrim comics.[7][9] Wright had first become interested in making the film when given a pre-release copy of the first graphic novel during the Shaun of the Dead press tour,[10] later saying that «everything that [he] found interesting about the book, and why it felt fresh and unique, was irresistible to adapt.»[11] In May 2005, the studio signed Michael Bacall to co-write the screenplay.[9]

Wright cited Mario Bava’s 1968 film Danger: Diabolik (another adaptation of a comic series) as an influence on his approach to Scott Pilgrim, stating that he took an «Italian influence, a sense of completely unbridled imagination. They don’t make any attempt to make it look realistic. Mario Bava’s composition and staging has a real try-anything attitude.»[12] Other influences on the screenwriters include musical films like Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Dig!, and particularly Phantom of the Paradise.[13] The film also takes on elements of style from the graphic novels, including the use of comic book text-as-graphic (e.g. sound effect onomatopoeia), which is described by Wright and O’Malley as «merely the internal perspective of how Scott understands himself and the world».[14] It has been described as both a video game and a comic book film.[15]

Bacall said that he wanted to write the Scott Pilgrim film because he felt strongly about its story and empathized with its characters.[16] Wright said that O’Malley was «very involved» with the script of the film from the start, contributing lines and adding polish. Due to the long development, several lines from various scripts written by Wright and Bacall were used in later Scott Pilgrim comics.[17] The screenplay’s second draft, which O’Malley said «became the main draft for the film», was submitted right at midnight on the night the Writers’ Strike was supposed to begin in October 2007.[18] No material from Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, the sixth Scott Pilgrim volume, appeared in the film, as the comic was not complete at the time of the film’s production; O’Malley contributed suggestions for the film’s ending and gave the producers his notes for the sixth volume,[19] but stated that the film’s ending was «their ending».[20] Some ideas for the film’s ending were cut before production, including that Scott would turn out to be a serial killer who fantasized the gaming aspects[21] and that Gideon would turn into a Transformers-style robot.[22]

Casting of the principal characters began in June 2008.[23] Test shoots began in July 2008, with Wright saying that there was a year of preparation before shooting began. He also stopped working on his Ant-Man screenplay for two years during the production of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.[11] By 2009, casting had been completed and the film was titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.[24] The cast spent two months in fight training together before filming, with Brad Allan and Peng Zhang of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team;[11][25] Michael Cera said that he «got kicked in the throat during the training» and «expected it to be excruciating, but it didn’t hurt at all, which was really confusing.»[10] Principal photography began in March 2009 in Toronto,[26][27] and wrapped as scheduled in August.[23][28]

Part of a page from the script for the film, showing the new ending.

In the film’s original ending, written before the release of the final Scott Pilgrim book, Scott gets back together with Knives.[29] O’Malley objected to the first ending because he felt it would dilute Knives’s character.[30] After the final book in the series, in which Scott and Ramona get back together, was released, and with divided audience reaction to the film’s original ending, a new ending was filmed to match the books, with Scott and Ramona getting back together.[29] O’Malley helped write the new ending and Wright called Knives’ actress Ellen Wong beforehand, thinking she might be disappointed at the change but finding that she liked the idea.[31] The final ending was shot three months before the film was released;[14] Wright says that it is his «preferred ending».[22] The film was given a production budget of $85–90 million, an amount offset by tax rebates that resulted in a final cost of around $60 million.[32] Universal fronted $60 million of the pre-rebate budget.[33] O’Malley’s commentary track was recorded on August 14, 2010, one day after the film’s theatrical release.[34]

Setting[edit]

The intersection at Bathurst Street, with the Bloor Street West Pizza Pizza, used in the film.[35]

The Artscape Wychwood Barns venue was used as the nightclub for the after party where Scott fights Roxy.[35]

Lee’s Palace entrance mural pre-2010

One of the producers, Miles Dale, said that the film is «the biggest movie ever identifiably set in Toronto.»[36] The film features notable Toronto locations Casa Loma, St. Michael’s College School, Sonic Boom, the Toronto Public Library Wychwood Library, a Goodwill location on St. Clair West, a Second Cup, a Pizza Pizza, Lee’s Palace, and Artscape Wychwood Barns.[35][36][37] The production planned to set the film in Toronto because, in Dale’s words, «the books are super-specific in their local details» and director Wright wanted to use the imagery from the books, so Universal Studios had no plans to alter the setting.[36] Dale stated that «Bathurst Street is practically the cerebral cortex of Scott Pilgrim».[36] David Fleischer of Torontoist wrote that though films set in New York City show off all the major landmarks, «Scott Pilgrim revels in the simplicity» of everyday locations that are still identifiably Toronto, like the Bathurst/Bloor intersection and a single Pizza Pizza restaurant.[37]

Director Wright, who lived in the city for a year before making the film, said that «as a British filmmaker making [his] first film outside the UK, [he] wouldn’t want anyone to give [him] demerits for getting the location wrong», sticking to the real Toronto and «shooting even the most banal of locations» in the comic.[37] Wright said that the first thing he did when he arrived in Toronto was to tour all of the locations with O’Malley, saying that this gave him a «kind of touch down at the real locations [that] just made everything feel right», though O’Malley could not remember the exact spots of some and so they drove around using his comic reference photos to find them.[37] The production was allowed to film in Second Cup and Pizza Pizza locations, with Wright saying that using them instead of Starbucks «just felt right» because «it means something to Canadian audiences and people in international audiences just think [they] made [Pizza Pizza] up [them]selves. It sounds like a cute movie brand».[37]

Wright said that he took pride in having been able to record the original Lee’s Palace mural before it was taken down; he also had the old bar reconstructed on a set for interior scenes, which was positively received when the bands consulting for the film visited. Wright suggested that «they wanted it preserved as a museum piece».[37] Another reconstruction was the Rock It club, which no longer existed, with the interior built on a sound stage.[37] The Sonic Boom store had been changed from how it appeared in the comics, but allowed its interior to be restored to the previous look for filming.[35][37] The backgrounds were also changed for the film: many landscapes were simplified in post-production to emulate the drawing style in the comics, including removing many trees from the scenes shot at Hillcrest Park and Turner Road.[37]

Casa Loma has served as a movie set for many different productions, and so appearing in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as itself being a movie set was described as «very trippy».[37] The scene at Casa Loma also shows the CN Tower and Baldwin Steps, with Don McKellar (who played the director in the scene) reporting that «people were going crazy» at opening night in Toronto when it played.[37] The Casa Loma fight is in the original comic book, but the moment when Scott Pilgrim is pushed through a matte painting generic cityscape to reveal the CN Tower was only added for the film. In his chapter, ‘»Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together»: The Cultural Crossovers of Bryan Lee O’Malley’, Mark Berninger calls this reveal «an ironic reference to the specific filmic location» and says that it is «entirely in line with O’Malley’s use of metafictional commentary to stress transnational hybridity precisely by highlighting Canadian identity».[38]

Casting[edit]

Wright also has an incredible eye for casting, filling his film with people who could, and often soon would, be superheroes. To give you an idea of how appropriately superheroic this lot are, the line-up includes the once or future Superman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, LEGO Robin, Royal Pain, Human Torch, Punisher, and The Atom.

– Helen O’Hara, The Ultimate Superhero Movie Guide (2020) pp.74–75[39]

Casting took place between 2008 and 2010,[23][24] involving director Wright and casting directors Jennifer Euston, Allison Jones, and Robin D. Cook.[40] Cera was cast in March 2008[41] and Winstead in May.[42] By the end of 2008, Whitman, Wong, and Kendrick were cast; in January 2009, Routh, Evans, and Larson were announced together, with Webber, Pill, Simmons, and Bhabha added around the same time.[43] Extras casting in Toronto began in February 2009.[44] Though based on a graphic novel about a musician, experts and reviewers consider the film to be a comic book adaptation and a superhero film, and in the years after its release commenters noted that the film features an all-star cast of the biggest actors in comic book and superhero films,[39][45][46] with CBR’s Noah Dominguez saying that «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World may have the best of comic book movie actors, ever».[45] Patrick O’Donnell of NME wrote that «notable actors [having starred] in comic book adaptations before and after their roles in Scott Pilgrim [injects] a meta quality to the film’s already genre-busting style».[47]

Director Wright felt confident with his casting in the film, saying that «like with Hot Fuzz [when they] had great people in every single tiny part, it’s the same with this. What’s great with this is that there’s people [like] Michael [Cera] and Jason [Schwartzman], and […] people who are up and coming, like Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza and Brie Larson, and then there’s complete unknowns as well».[48] Collider noted that the less-known actors fit their roles well, with Wright confirming that they did not have much pressure to find a lot of big names, adding that «Universal never really gave [him] any problems about casting bigger people, because in a way Michael [Cera] has starred in two $100 million-plus movies, and also a lot of the other people, though they’re not the biggest names, people certainly know who they are.»[48] He also noted that while some of the actors were more famous when they auditioned, like Schwartzman and Evans, others became more well-known over the time the film was in development, saying that «Anna Kendrick did her first audition for it before she shot the first Twilight. And Aubrey Plaza got the part in Scott Pilgrim before she did Funny People or Parks and Recreation, which is crazy. It shows you how long this film has taken to get made.»[10]

The casting decisions were all run by O’Malley during a casting session with Wright;[19] O’Malley was not in the room but was shown all of the tapes.[18] Wright said that he planned on casting Cera while he was writing Hot Fuzz, after watching episodes of Arrested Development,[48] also saying that he needed an actor that «audiences will still follow even when the character is being a bit of an ass.»[49] Cera said he was equally excited to work with Wright, «because [he] was a big fan of his».[10] He committed to working out for fight scenes for a year in preparation, earning him the on-set nickname «push-up king» because of how muscular he became.[50] Wright explained that though Cera is a talented musician, they were not particularly looking for people who could already play instruments, with the cast members who could not subsequently learning for the film.[48] Like Cera, Wright already had in mind Mary Elizabeth Winstead as his choice for Ramona Flowers, thinking of her for the part two years before filming had started because «she has a very sunny disposition as a person, so it was interesting to get her to play a version of herself that was broken inside. She’s great in the film because she causes a lot of chaos but remains supernaturally grounded».[51] In 2020, Wright and Winstead explained how she had been his first choice after he saw her in Death Proof and because she has big eyes that reflected the graphic novel. Wright said that Universal had suggested Seth Rogen for the role of Scott, as his recent film Knocked Up had been successful, but Wright could not see anyone but Cera in the role.[52]

Ellen Wong, a little-known Toronto actress,[23] auditioned for the part of Knives Chau three times. On her second audition, Wright learned that Wong has a green belt in taekwondo, and says he found himself intrigued by this «sweet-faced young lady being a secret badass».[51] In the 2020 retrospective by Entertainment Weekly, Wong said she did not think she would even be considered for the role because she is Asian, while Chris Evans said that he was approached by Wright about a role in the film and felt that «it was a no-brainer [because he] was such a big fan of» the director, taking the role of Lucas Lee.[52] Other actors considered for Lucas were Evans’ future Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star Sebastian Stan[40] and Twilights Robert Pattinson.[53] The actors playing Lucas’s stunt doubles are the actual stunt doubles for Evans.[54] Aubrey Plaza, who has a supporting role as Julie Powers, said that «there’s a lot of weird, perfectly casted people», citing Michael Cera and Alison Pill as particularly matching their characters.[55] Other candidates for Pill’s role of Kim were Betty Gilpin, Zoe Kazan, and Rooney Mara.[40] As well as Plaza, other members of the cast and crew expressed similar sentiments: Kieran Culkin explained that he was sent a script to audition without a character name, but when he saw the description of Wallace he knew the role was for him, and Wright said that the audition of then-18-year-old Brie Larson «blew everybody else away», adding: «[executive producer] Jared [LeBoff] and I both said afterward, ‘We’ve got to cast her’.»[52]

Wright says one thing he is particularly happy with is that this film, unlike many comedies including his own, has «a lot of funny women in it», recalling a particular scene he dubbed «the funny lady relay race», because it «starts with Anna Kendrick, then switches to Aubrey Plaza, then switches to Mary [Elizabeth Winstead], then switches to Brie Larson, and it’s just Michael [Cera] being attacked from all sides from all the different women in the film.»[48] In June 2013, O’Malley, who is of Korean and white Canadian parentage, stated that he regretted the fact that the film’s cast was predominantly white, and that there were not enough roles for minorities.[56]

Music[edit]

The film is not only physically set in Toronto, but also, according to Allan Weiss, culturally and temporally located within «the Annex and Wychwood neighbourhoods [of Toronto] during the David Miller era», the time and place of a very specific music scene that the film «embed[s] [itself] into […] not only via Scott’s fictional band[,] but also by the appearance of such clubs as the now defunct Rockit[, and] the film’s indie rock soundtrack»; Weiss asserts that the film «marks the mythologizing of the cool Annex scene, the transformation of Toronto indie rock […] into the stuff of adventure», as «nearly all of the major events […] are connected in some way to this music scene.»[57]

The soundtrack features contributions by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Beck, Metric, Broken Social Scene, Cornelius, Dan the Automator, Kid Koala, and David Campbell.[58][59][60][61][62] O’Malley had written up playlists for each of the comics in the back of the books, introducing Wright to other Canadian bands during development. Building on this, Wright said that the production «tried to […] find a real band for each of the fictional bands, because usually in music films you have one composer who does everything».[48] Wright and Godrich met with and scouted bands to write for the film for two years.[10] Godrich scored the film, his first film score.[11] Before he became involved with the film, early scripts had the running joke that «you never heard the bands […] You heard the intro, and then it would cut to the next scene, and somebody would be going, ‘Oh my God, that’s the best song ever.’ That was a joke for a long time», according to Wright.[63]

Webber, Pill, and Simmons, as the members of Sex Bob-omb all had to learn to play their respective instruments and spent time rehearsing as a band with Cera (who already played bass) before filming began.[64] Chris Murphy of the band Sloan was the guitar coach for the actors in the film.[48] The actors also sing on the film’s soundtrack.[65] Beck wrote and composed the music played by Sex Bob-omb in the film.[66] The songs took two days to write and record, with Beck saying that «it needed to be underthought, […] they had to be funny, but [he] also wanted them to sound raw, like demos.»[67] Brian LeBarton plays drums and bass for the band on the film’s score and soundtrack. Two unreleased songs can also be heard in the teaser trailer.[66]

Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene wrote all the songs for Crash and the Boys. The tracks were sung by Erik Knudsen, who plays Crash in the film. Drew stated the reason behind this was that «[he] knew that [Knudsen] didn’t need to be a singer to pull [it] off» because the songs were «so quick and punk and fast» and «it needed to be the character’s voice.»[68]

Emily Haines performing (left and right), and Brie Larson as Envy Adams (center).

Metric is the inspiration for the film’s band The Clash at Demonhead and contributed the song «Black Sheep» to the film,[69] by request of Godrich.[70] The clothing, performance and style of Metric’s lead singer, Emily Haines, is also the basis for the lead singer of The Clash at Demonhead, Envy Adams.[69][71] Brie Larson, who portrays Envy Adams, said that she «had no idea [her] body could move that way» when talking at the UK premiere about her stage performance of the song.[72] The music journalist Janelle Sheetz wrote that «Larson’s performance is similar enough to [Haines’s] but with an attitude appropriate for [Envy Adams]».[73] Envy Adams’ film fashion also reverse-influenced the comics: the last graphic novel was in development while the film was being made, and O’Malley said that, though he «would try and distance [him]self from [the actors’ interpretations]», he also «gave Envy Adams one of Brie Larson’s actual outfits» in the comic.[18]

Larson as Envy Adams provides the vocals for «Black Sheep» in the film, while the soundtrack features a version of the song with Haines as lead singer,[74] per the band’s request;[75] Larson was a professional singer and has performed in some of her other films.[76] Metric had been performing the song at their concerts since 2007, but had not released it before the film.[77] Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times said that «Envy is a caricature of Haines» and likewise, according to Haines, that «‘Black Sheep’ is essentially a caricature of Metric», like a song emulating their most distinct aspects.[63] Godrich agreed, and added that it «was perfect for this film [because] it’s not Metric. It’s a shadow of Metric.»[63] Routh, who plays The Clash at Demonhead’s bass player Todd Ingram, said «[he] can play [«Black Sheep»] really well», but the film did not use his instrumental, only Larson’s vocals over Metric,[11] who had re-recorded the track to make it more sinister.[63] Routh spent «three or four months» learning to play bass for the film.[11]

The song performed by Matthew Patel was written by Dan the Automator and performed by Satya Bhabha in the film. Bhabha said that they «[recorded] it at Capitol Records Studio 2, which is where Frank Sinatra recorded a lot of his stuff. And there was Ray Charles’ piano in the room», explaining that the musical history helped him to finish the recording.[11]

Wright said that the film’s tonal changes in line with representing the different book parts, and for its fight scenes, were treated like a musical film, saying:[48]

We thought it should play out like a musical in a way in terms of the fights are not dissimilar to the songs. I always thought there were a lot of martial arts films that were like musicals, so we wanted to take that further. Ya know, in a Gene Kelly film when he performs an amazing routine, at the end of the scene no one goes, ‘Oh my god, that was fucking amazing!’ The song is about something, and then there might be some dialogue at the end that is also about that theme. And that’s kind of how this works where people have these huge fights – and it’s kind of like how it is in the books – where everything goes back to normal, and there’s a little reaction to what just happened, but there’s no sort of mourn the dead.

He also said that some music videos were made of song performances, including some of Sex Bob-omb and the sole The Clash at Demonhead performance, shooting the entire song even though they would not be used in complete form in the film; he said they were so good he wanted to get them all recorded so they had it.[48] The Blu-ray home release includes special features, with music videos of the complete performances of Sex Bob-omb’s «Garbage Truck», «Threshold», and «Summertime», and The Clash at Demonhead’s «Black Sheep».[78] The music video of «Black Sheep» had also been included as a bonus feature with the soundtrack pre-order on iTunes.[79]

Music from the Legend of Zelda video game series is used to open the film, in sound effects,[80] and in a dream sequence. To get permission to use the music, Edgar Wright sent a clip of the film and wrote a letter to Nintendo of America that described the music as «like nursery rhymes to a generation».[49] There are other sound effects and clips from other video games used in the film.[80][81] Zeitlin Wu writes that the film pushes the graphic novel’s video game elements to the limit by being able to include such sound effects.[15]

Visual effects[edit]

The film is described as having an «inimitable look» of manga and video game (particularly 16-bit) iconography with bright colors and graphics mixed into the live action; visual effects supervisor Frazer Churchill described the look as «tricky» to achieve, calling the film’s style and appeal «very high-tech images with a very low-fi feel».[82] Churchill was interviewed by MTV in August 2010 about the effects in the film. He noted that some of the work was more complex because of a shooting ethic of Wright’s: that there should be a physical representation of any post-production effects, saying that «whenever the image flashes in the finished shots – every punch, sword clash or something – those were actually flashes […] on-set with photo flashbulbs […] and then [they] add […] flash with CG. When someone dies and bursts into coins, [they would] empty buckets of silver Mylar so the actors had something to react to.»[82]

Churchill described the first fight (Scott vs. Matthew Patel) as «the most challenging».[82] He says this was because of the technical elements involved, like the computer-generated Bollywood dance and requiring blue screen work, matte painting and many stunts. The scene also incorporates the video game scrolling background effect, which was filmed by a second unit over a full day. Churchill added that one moment in particular required much work: «When Scott jumps off the stage into that manga-esque vortex, that’s made up of motion picture photography done on-set, digital still photography, and graphics and speed lines drawn by hand from what [Oscar Wright] gave us».[82] Storyboard artist Oscar Wright (also brother of director Edgar Wright) noted that the introduction of Patel was used «to convey the kind of energy [they] wanted, and explore how [they] would introduce the 2D graphic elements».[83]

The third fight (Scott vs. Todd Ingram) had to be adapted from the comic material more creatively, as Todd’s superpowers are shown in print by rings, which was handled by the VFX team. Churchill explains that they took inspiration from the old RKO Pictures logo of a transmitting tower. To imitate this they «made the rings feel uneven and have these optical aberrations with color bursts».[82] In this fight, Scott also gets punched through several walls, which was achieved with camera set-ups. The movement away from Todd is shown from tight and wide camera shots, with Cera as Scott being pulled on a rig in the room. The image of Cera was then merged with a digital Scott and a stunt double, who do go through walls.[82]

The disappearing superpower used by Roxy in the film was achieved by a blue screen, with actress Whitman being digitally erased, but there was white smoke and flashbulbs used on the set to mark the appearances. Black smoke was added in digitally, while lens flares were done manually by «just flashing different lights at the camera» for a day to create material.[82] Roxy appears in the fourth fight, where she uses a bladed weapon. Churchill says that Whitman learned how to ribbon dance and used a pink ribbon in the choreography, which was digitally replaced with the weapon.[82]

Some of the storyboard for the Scott vs. the Katayanagi Twins fight

A new piece of software was written to produce elements of the fifth fight (Scott vs. the Katayanagi Twins); Andrew Whitehurst developed what Churchill called the «Wave Form Generator», and the visual effects team worked with music producer Godrich so they could transform different elements of the music into animations and create visual music.[82] Churchill explained that «the software would convert these sound stems into animation data, so when the band is playing, the graphics and the dragons are moving in time with the music.»[82] This fight was storyboarded by Oscar Wright without any comic reference as the film overtook the publication of the books.[83] The ‘audio demons’, fighting monsters powered by the music in the film, were then created on-set by Churchill using weather balloons.[82]

For the climax fight against Gideon, a pyramid tower resembling one from Super Mario Bros. was filmed on for a week, with Churchill saying it often got hot due to the light effects being used, including the flashbulbs and red lights to represent fire on Scott’s sword. The scene also used blue screen and many stunt performers. Oscar Wright storyboarded the entire sequence except for Gideon’s glitching at the end, which Edgar Wright thought of during editing and was created entirely in post-production.[82] Edgar Wright also noted that the pyramid tower fight scene was the slowest piece he had ever filmed, saying: «So we were raring along at this amazing pace. And then there was this final set piece on a pyramid. Suddenly, we slowed down to doing ten shots in a day, which is very slow for me. I sat there on top of this pyramid, looking down at these enormous platforms being maneuvered around and I thought, ‘[Whose] idea was this?’ And it was mine!»[10]

Before directing fight scenes with visual effects, Wright consulted with director friends with more experience, including Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, and Sam Raimi.[10]

Title sequence[edit]

Frames from the title sequence

The opening title sequence was designed by Richard Kenworthy of Shynola, and was inspired by drawn-on-film animation. The sequence also begins with an 8-bit version of the Universal title slate and music, which Art of the Title calls the film’s «amuse-bouche» and which was designed by Oscar Wright.[15][83]

Oscar Wright says the 8-bit Universal logo idea was an early decision in production, and that he treated it «like some crappy low-res, low frame-rate FMV you might find at the start of some of those games» from the start.[83] Creating the title slate involved separating the letters of ‘Universal’ and making them appear pixelated, using a matching spinning globe graphic by film animators VooDooDog, and reducing the frame rate to four seconds (rather than one) so that it appeared «steppy»; an 8-bit version of the accompanying music was also added, which Oscar Wright said «really seals the deal».[83]

Edgar Wright got the idea to have the sequence from Quentin Tarantino after screening an early cut of the film for him. Tarantino told him that the film «needed a title sequence at the start to let people settle in and hint more about what we were about to see».[84] The original opening sequence had the film’s title shown over the long living room band shot that comes before the title sequence, which Edgar Wright said was one of the first scenes to be storyboarded, with the cast credits at the end of the film.[83] After an early mockup of the title sequence on AVID, they approached Shynola to create it,[84] as the film’s graphic artists (Oscar Wright and Double Negative) were too occupied with the other effects in the film at this point in production and Edgar Wright was familiar with their work.[83]

The AVID animatic, a black-and-white sketch animation with waveform graphics, was described by Edgar Wright as already «giving the film more of a sense of occasion and a very distinct break between the prologue and the first scene that moves the story forward».[83] At this stage, they had also chosen Beck’s «loudest soundtrack song» to play over the title sequence.[83]

Kenworthy spoke of his references for the design:[83]

You can’t study animation and not be well-versed in Len Lye, Oskar Fischinger, Stan Brakhage, and Norman McLaren. We went back and re-watched those films and they were still full of life. We got excited about projecting such vivid imagery on the big screen, in front of an audience who most likely hadn’t experienced that work.

Shynola was also given a selection of references from Edgar Wright, who described the brief as «2001 meets Sesame Street» and showed them the title sequence of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, which used drawn-on optical tracks.[83] As with traditional drawn-on-film animation, Kenworthy traced and painted the images.[83] Wright provided musical references as well, saying that they «wanted to visualize the music and have every graphic, symbol, and subliminal image in time with the music — a hypnotic barrage of colour, light, and music. The idea was to have it as if the animation is a manifestation of how cool the music is in Knives’ head. That’s why [they] end the sequence on her watching, the titles are like her brain is exploding with how cool the track is.»[83]

The brief also requested that the opening sequence not use any of the comic artwork, to not spoil the film, so Kenworthy pitched «an 8-bit epileptic eye-fight» and created a mood film using geometric patterns and visual effects from manga; Edgar Wright requested that it should have less overt video game references.[83] Shynola then worked with the music concept, Kenworthy saying that they «hit on making a visual representation of [Sex Bob-omb’s] slightly amateurish, raw, garage-y sound. Something that had the feel of a live performance. A lively, colourful, in-your-face scratch film seemed a perfect fit.»[83] Working with Edgar Wright more, they chose to have a visual representation of each character and to scratch the appropriate number of ‘X’ marks for the actors who played each of the evil exes.[83]

As the film was nearing completion, Shynola had a short time frame to finish the title sequence, so they worked on syncing the sequence and the music digitally at first, visualizing final adjustments before scratching onto sheets of acetate film. From each sheet of acetate, one second of footage was produced.[83] Kenworthy said that after producing the images, they would «deliberately kick [each sheet] around the floor a bit to pick up a lot of dirt, scratches, and hairs».[83]

Printing the sequence involved putting each sheet into a high resolution negative scanner and cutting it down into individual frames before printing onto 35 mm movie film. There was also difficulty with the color printing, with most of the colors they wanted to use being «illegal».[83] During the printing process, Kenworthy added parts of a scratch film he had made at college, which had been used when scanning to check color accuracy.[83]

ComicsAlliance calls the title sequence «just the first in a memorable series of seamless mash-ups of graphics, film and animation that beautifully translate the spirit of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novels to the screen».[85] Art of the Title describes the sequence as «visual napalm»,[83] with Bleeding Cool saying it is «quite wonderful».[86] Jade Budowski of Decider writes that «with its rapid-fire introductory scene and the ensuing vibrant animated title sequence, [the film] wastes no time in sucking you into [its] world».[87]

Easter eggs[edit]

The film includes several easter eggs alluding to the comics or for foreshadowing. Fleischer noted that though the comic and film have Scott and Wallace’s apartment at 65A Albert Avenue (filmed at 65 Alberta Avenue), there is a reference to O’Malley’s own old apartment at 27 Alberta Avenue as the address on the Amazon delivery slip Scott signs.[37] Fleischer also points out the blinking ‘L’ on a Flight Centre sign on Manning Avenue, which he writes is a warning that a fight is about to happen.[37] Wright said, before the film came out, that a t-shirt of Plumtree, the band that originated the name ‘Scott Pilgrim’, would feature in the film.[48] Other t-shirts Scott wears include one for The Smashing Pumpkins, a band sharing his initials;[81] one with the bass guitar logo from the Rock Band game series;[88] and one that references Fantastic Four, which he wears after defeating Lucas, played by Evans, who at the time was best known for his role as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movies.[80] Scott’s changing t-shirts often match Ramona’s changing hair color through the film.[81]

There are also references to other media, particularly gaming and comics, with Den of Geeks James Hunt compiling a list of several, including Scott’s X-Men patch seen as he rips it from his coat; the Legend of Zelda Triforce represented by Gideon’s initials in the film and title sequence (shown above) and the Dark Link-inspired Nega-Scott; Envy’s band being named after the 1990 game The Clash at Demonhead (as well as The Clash); Kim dressing in Japanese Gothic Lolita fashion for the final battle as a point of humor; the scene that was shot, performed, and edited entirely like a Seinfeld episode; and using the «this is a league game» line from The Big Lebowski.[80] /Film notes that slow-motion broken glass falling and reflecting Ramona and Roxy as they fight resembles the character selection screen of Street Fighter, and that the Chaos Theater and Sex Bob-omb’s forced labor is a reference to EarthBound.[89]

Like The Clash at Demonhead, the other band names reference video games: Sex Bob-omb to the Bob-ombs in Mario franchise games, and Crash and the Boys to a game called Crash ‘n’ the Boys: Street Challenge. According to actress Larson, The Clash at Demonhead was the first game that comic author O’Malley ever had.[81]

Scott playing the bassline of what he calls «Final Fantasy II» is also considered an easter egg; he plays the bassline from the game Final Fantasy IV, but this game was released as Final Fantasy II outside of Japan in the 1990s because the second and third installments had not been released internationally at the time.[81]

In her adaptation discussion, Zeitlin Wu notes that in the graphic novel, the fourth fight (Scott vs. Roxy Richter) was a frame-for-frame recreation of the introduction to Ninja Gaiden, and in the film, this same frame-for-frame remake is used as the introduction of the final fight against Gideon.[15]

Release[edit]

External video
video icon Comic Con 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Panel — Part 1 – via YouTube
video icon Comic Con 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Panel — Part 2 – via YouTube
video icon Comic Con 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Panel — Part 3 – via YouTube
video icon Black Sheep (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Comic-Con Performance) on Metric Vevo – via YouTube

A Scott Pilgrim vs. the World panel was featured in Hall H[90] at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 22, 2010; after the panel, Wright invited selected members of the audience for a screening of the film, which was followed by a performance of «Black Sheep» by Metric.[91][92] Three of the ensemble cast members, Evans, Simmons and Larson, were missing from the Comic-Con panel; Edgar Wright’s frequent collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost made brief appearances, with Wright joking about them not being in this film.[90] The 2010 Comic-Con was the first time it used giant hotel wraps to advertise, which can be seen from landing airplanes; Scott Pilgrim vs. Comic-Con wrapped the Hilton Bayfront for the event. Outside the convention hall was also a ‘Scott Pilgrim Experience’ fair, which included merchandise and copious free garlic bread.[93] Winstead reflected that «at Comic-Con it felt like it was the biggest film of all time».[52]

The film was shown at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal on July 27, 2010,[94] and was also featured at Movie-Con III in London on August 15, 2010.[95] It then premiered in Canada in Toronto on August 13, 2010; Plumtree, who had broken up years earlier, got back together for a show at the event.[18][96]

The film received a wide release in North America on August 13, 2010, opening in 2,818 theaters.[32][97] It finished fifth on its first weekend of release with a total of $10.5 million ($13 million when adjusted for inflation),[32][98][33] and by its second weekend of release had dropped to the bottom of the top ten.[99] The Wall Street Journal described this as «disappointing»,[98] and Ben Fritz of the Los Angeles Times said that the film appeared to be a «major financial disappointment».[100] Universal acknowledged their disappointment at the opening weekend earnings, saying they had «been aware of the challenges of broadening this film to a mainstream audience»; regardless, the studio’s spokesman said Universal was «proud of this film and our relationship with the visionary and creative filmmaker Edgar Wright […] [Wright] has created a truly unique film that is both envelope pushing and genre bending and when examined down the road will be identified as an important piece of filmmaking.»[33]

In the UK, the film premiered at Leicester Square (the Odeon) on August 19, 2010, before it opened on August 25[72] in 408 cinemas, finishing second on its opening weekend with £1.6 million.[101] In Italy, it had evening screenings in cinemas for a week before being shifted to the afternoon slots; one scholar has suggested that the «flawed marketing plan» that saw it framed as a children’s film was the reason for its poor box office performance.[102] In Japan, the film premiered during the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival on February 26, 2011, as an official selection. It was released to the rest of the country on April 29, 2011.[103]

Marketing[edit]

The Scott Pilgrim Experience at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con was a popular event, taking up blocks outside the convention center.

When Universal Pictures started the promotion cycle for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, they clearly didn’t know which angle to push. To be fair, the movie has got a lot going on.
– Nina Corcoran, Stereogum[13]


I’ll speak for myself and not for the studio. But, for me, to have someone like Edgar [Wright] come with a project like Scott Pilgrim, and knowing what his vision was going to be, both sonically and visually, it was super-exciting. It’s what gets a marketer very excited – doing something original and bold and, as it turns out I think, ahead of its time.
– Michael Moses, former Universal Pictures co-President of Marketing[104]

On March 25, 2010, the first teaser trailer was released.[105] A second trailer featuring music by The Ting Tings, LCD Soundsystem, Be Your Own Pet, Cornelius, Blood Red Shoes, and The Prodigy was released on May 31, 2010.[106] In August 2010, an interactive trailer was released, with viewers able to click at points in the video to see production facts.[107] The theatrical poster, noted in Liam Burke’s book, «mirrored the opening image of the graphic novel», as a signal to its origins; Burke says that the film’s marketing campaign was «typical of the strategy of engaging fans and building a core audience with promotional material that displays comic book continuity».[108]

Cera stated he felt the film was «a tricky one to sell» and that he did not «know how you convey that movie in a marketing campaign. [He could] see it being something that people are slow to discover.»[109] Poor marketing has been blamed for the film’s lack of box-office success, especially when compared with its positive critical reception and popularity.[13]

At the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, the first clip of the film was released, featuring Scott facing Lucas Lee in battle.[54] At this screening, Pill revealed that Kim and Scott’s past relationship would be explored in other media, saying there «will be a little something-something that will air on Adult Swim».[110] The animated short, Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation, produced by Titmouse Inc., adapts the opening prologue of the second Scott Pilgrim book and was aired on Adult Swim on August 12, 2010, a day prior to the film’s theatrical release, later being released on their website.[111]

Home media[edit]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was released on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on November 9, 2010,[112] and in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2010.[113]

The DVD features include four audio commentaries (from director Wright, co-writer Bacall, and author O’Malley; Wright and director of photography Pope; Cera, Schwartzman, Winstead, Wong, and Routh; and Kendrick, Plaza, Culkin, and Webber); 21 deleted, extended, and alternate scenes, including the original ending (where Scott ends up with Knives), with commentary; bloopers; photo galleries; and a trivia subtitle track.[78]

The Blu-ray release includes all DVD features, plus other special features, including alternate footage, six featurettes, production blogs, Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation, trailers and TV spots, and storyboard picture-in-picture, as well as a DVD and a digital copy of the film.[78][114] The «Ultimate Japan Version» Blu-ray disc includes a commentary track that features Wright and Shinya Arino. It also includes footage of Wright and Cera’s publicity tour through Japan and a round-table discussion with Japanese film critic Tomohiro Machiyama. It was released on September 2, 2011.[115]

In its first week of release in the US, the DVD sold 190,217 copies, earning $3,422,004 in revenue, and by 2011 the film had earned $27,349,933 from United States home media sales; it had grossed over $29 million as of 2018.[3] It reached the top of the UK Blu-ray charts in its first week of release.[116]

Simon Abrams reviewed the DVD and Blu-ray releases, writing that the DVD image quality is good and «you wouldn’t really be able to notice that there’s anything wrong» unless you had seen the Blu-ray version, which is in cinema quality.[117] He adds that «the richly layered audio mix is, however, just as great on the [DVD] as it is on the Blu-ray edition [and] the 5.1 surround English track flawlessly replicates the way the film sounded when it was theatrically released.»[117] Abrams noted that some of the bonus features are not particularly interesting, but that the audio commentaries in particular were entertaining and informative.[117]

Video game[edit]

A video game was produced based on the film and books. It was released for PlayStation Network on August 10, 2010, and on Xbox Live Arcade on August 25, being met with mostly positive reviews.[118][119] The game is published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Chengdu, featuring animation by Paul Robertson and original music by Anamanaguchi.[120][121]

10th anniversary[edit]

The film received extensive coverage, a reunion, and a planned re-release for its 10th anniversary in 2020.[122][123] Sarah El-Mahmoud of CinemaBlend wrote that they were seeing «so much Scott Pilgrim content – it must be a modern classic or something like that!», before acknowledging its improved status after the disappointing box office,[122] and Mashable said that «over the past decade, Scott Pilgrim has enjoyed admiration and salience beyond the wildest dreams of its box-office competitors».[123] Entertainment Weekly created retrospective coverage for the anniversary, including interviewing several stars and people involved in the production of the film. Wright said in the piece that he is «incredibly proud of the movie. The fact that you’re not doing a 10th-anniversary article about The Expendables says it all».[52]

In May 2020, Wright announced plans to screen the film again in theatres for its 10th anniversary, some time following the COVID-19 pandemic.[124] The re-release is to be 4K[31] and in partnership with Dolby Cinema,[125] and had been planned for August 2020, but was delayed indefinitely due to the pandemic.[126] In August 2020, Odeon Cinemas revealed that it would be giving the re-release a wide release at all its UK locations from August 21, 2020.[127] The cast of the film also reunited remotely in May 2020 to record Scott Pilgrim Vs the World Water Crisis, a video read-through of the script as a fundraiser for the charity Water For People.[128][129] Earlier in the year, Cera and Pill had separately suggested a reunion and re-release were being planned for the anniversary.[130] Screen Rant noted that, since the film became much more popular after its initial release, it could become a bigger theatrical success than it had been in 2010.[126]

The theatrical re-release was later rescheduled for North American Dolby Cinema theaters for April 30, 2021, and the week following. Additionally, Wright announced that an Ultra HD Blu-ray release of the film would follow the theatrical re-release, but did not give an estimated release date.[131]

On May 20/21, 2020 (depending on time zone), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a watch party for the film.[125][132] During the livestream, Wright gave a commentary with trivia about the film and various cast members, including Evans, Plaza, Whitman, Routh, Larson, Wong, and Webber, all joined him at different points to add their own.[31][124][133] Collider noted that the availability of much of the cast, invited to take part by the Academy, may have been made possible by pandemic lockdowns.[133] Some viewers questioned why the film was being shown by the Academy as it had not won an Oscar.[124]

The Scott Pilgrim Vs the World Water Crisis video was premiered on Entertainment Weekly‘s EW.com and YouTube channel at 1:00 p.m. EDT on July 20, 2020.[128][129][134] Most of the main cast were present; Evans appeared to read his part but was absent for most of the video, while Larson, Simmons and Culkin did not appear and their parts were read by Kendrick, Bhabha and screenwriter Bacall respectively. Throughout the stream, O’Malley, who also appeared along with Wright, drew character images as prizes for donations to Water For People. Cera recreated the sketch of Ramona that Scott shows to Comeau in the film to be given away, too.[135]

Analysis[edit]

Transmedia storytelling is essentially delivering a narrative using a blend of different creative techniques. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World throws in little details of unrealistic sounds, imagery, and on-screen captions. These wouldn’t work in just any movie, including other comic adaptations. These additions are what makes Scott Pilgrim such a true comic book adaptation. Even if you’d never heard of the source material, you’d be able to feel the comic book influences.

– Meghan Hale, Comic Years[46]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has been widely discussed as invoking a transmedia narrative, using the graphic novel platform, and video game and comic book conventions, within the film.[15][136][137][138] John Bodner explains that «the film becomes an adaptation of a text that is, in many ways, itself a cultural adaptation calling attention to its own source material in its overt employment of many techniques derived from the aesthetic of comic books».[137] Zeitlin Wu writes how the film «[pays] homage to comics, video games, and the overlaps between the two», and notes that its process of adaptation is unique in how it has made a comic book movie that is not realistic, staying true to the original form.[15] In his chapter, «Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Texts: Adaptation, Form, and Transmedia Co-creation», Bodner notes several elements that create the film as transmedial, describing its references to the comic book and video game media.[14]

Bodner, Zeitlin Wu, and Burke also note that Wright, with the film, became one of the only directors since the 1960s to use, in Bodner’s words, «the comment box, marks (action lines), and onomatopoeia text as sound effects» in a filmic work, using such techniques both conventionally (labeling time and place) and unconventionally for the medium.[14] Burke describes the use as «self-reflexive».[108] Zeitlin Wu says that «unlike the 1960s Batman, the use of visual onomatopoeia in Scott Pilgrim seamlessly merges reality and illusion, which seems apt for a storyline in which the two are indistinguishable», using the comic book words within the film as part of the story rather than alongside it.[15]

In the unconventional use, Wright disrupts the realism and diegesis of the film with comic book markers. Bodner gives the examples of: the «[graphic text] ‘a b o u t t o e x p l o d e’ appearing as an agitated Scott enters the after-party» that «[prefigures] a (nonphysical) fight with Ramona» as a form of label that «externalizes subjective perspectives»; the use of O’Malley’s typical ironic authorial voice appearing when a commentary box «helpfully appears to inform [the audience]» that Todd, after seemingly rhetorically saying he doesn’t know the meaning of incorrigible, «really doesn’t» know the meaning; and the use of onomatopoeia text graphics as sound effects.[14] Zeitlin Wu notes that the film «is one of the only adaptations to incorporate text in such a way that conveys the hybrid text/image construction of comics in cinematic form, pushing their transmediality to the next level», and ultimately destabilizes formal boundaries.[15]

Regarding the onomatopoeia used, Bodner notes that only once does such text-as-graphic actually replace a sound effect (Todd’s hair deflating, paired with the word «SAG»), with the approximately 40 other instances having both sound and the onomatopoeia representing it.[14] The function of the comic book technique in these cases is said to be an act of denaturalizing the film form and, per Robert S. Peterson, «to slow the reader down and create greater visual depth and texture to the scene».[14] Zeitlin Wu instead suggests that this was done to further incorporate the comic book nature into the film form, with sound and image perfectly synchronized, saying that «the result is an illusionistic synthesis of image, text, and sound in which words have their own materiality. Each font seems to have its own personality and substance; ‘DING DONG’ dissolves ephemerally, whereas the letters in ‘BLAM!’ rapidly fall out of the frame one by one, like a row of dominoes».[15] Bodner adds that marks used in the film illustrate both sound and eye-line, things that can be shown in film without marks, and so are also used to denaturalize the scenes they appear in.[14] Burke writes further on the use of written sound effects, saying that «there are areas in which comics’ visualized sound trumps cinema’s soundtrack», engaging with Robert C. Harvey to agree that «word and picture can be coupled to reveal the hero’s cheery bravado even in the very midst of thundering action».[108]

An example of spatial remediation in the film to simulate comic book panels, with three simultaneous but not spatially-continuous images shown and framed with black «gutters» (as in Bodner,[14] Zeitlin Wu,[15] and Fehrle.[138])

Another technique that Bodner describes as giving the film its postmodern reading[137] is how Wright seems to alter the film form to reflect elements inherent to comic book sequences, specifically that «[Wright] consistently but judiciously [quotes] panel content throughout the film – generally […] using the illusion of stasis in film to mirror the illusion of movement in comics».[14] In terms of form, Bodner writes that Wright transcodes the «construction of comic panels» into the film; Wright himself has said that «a lot of people have mentioned […] how it feel[s] like reading a comic book»,[14] a sentiment echoed by Zeitlin Wu.[15] Bodner suggests that this is created by transition techniques, and that the techniques that produce this are Wright’s own, building from his work in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, adding that they work by «replicating [the panel’s] companion – the ‘gutter’.»[14] Wright is said to recreate this element of outside space in comics in the film form by making «cuts that are exceedingly quick or that open into shots that displace conventional temporal logic (anticontinuity editing), or with cuts that utilize a purposefully barely visible wipe effect»,[14] and by using «blackouts, which function as brief moments of dead space» between certain frames.[15]

Discussing the comic book translation in her writing on the process of the film’s adaptation, Zeitlin Wu notes that «many storyboards [for the film] were taken directly from the comics», saying that one method of overcoming the temporal-spatial and illustrative-representative differences in graphic novel and film media is to combine the comic panel and storyboard grid.[15] Within Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, she writes that the comic panel-storyboarded sequences «convey a sense of fragmentation, rather than the usual illusion of cinematic continuity» and that «the most effective use of comics as storyboard is in Scott’s dream sequences, which facilitate his encounters with Ramona as she travels through ‘subspace’.»[15] In the first of the dream sequences, «Wright maintains the fragmentation of the comics medium by retaining the divisions between the original panels: the screen fades to black after each frame, an attempt to mimic the simultaneously diachronic and synchronic experience of reading comics».[15] In another example of film panel use, Bodner notes that the static frame shows Scott at the computer ordering a package, the next shot is of Wallace, and the next of Scott sat in front of the door, waiting; Bodner explains that the temporality of these images on screen is not naturalistic, and that they better represent comic panels where temporality can be otherwise deduced by the reader. He adds that, as pastiche, this scene serves a dual function to foreshadow the magical realism that will appear.[14]

In a similar form-bending way, there are two scenes («the first battle of the bands and Lucas Lee’s ‘grind’ down the rail») where Wright uses high-volume noise to recreate the silent form of comic books, as in a film the loudness drowns out any other sound and requires the use of text in the same way that the purely visual comic book form does.[14] Burke also notes the benefit of visual text when sound would otherwise be «muted by ambient noise», and how (other) «film adaptations often render comics’ most loquacious characters mute».[108]

In his chapter «Tell It Like a Game: Scott Pilgrim and Performative Media Rivalry», Jeff Thoss writes on the various transmedial cues, saying that «the film attempts to outdo the comic book series in its emulation of video game features both on the level of the storyworld and on the level of its representation. But as neither of these two works emerges victorious, their so-called rivalry appears less as a real competition than as a way to illuminate the specific narrative affordances and limitations of comics, films, and computer games».[136] Building on Thoss, Fehrle examines the remediation (Bolter and Grusin), or use of imitation, of video game signifiers. Looking particularly at the Scott vs. Matthew Patel fight, he writes that there is «not only [the] remediation of arcade fighting and beat ’em up video games, […] but also a TV aesthetic […] as well as a play with some iconic film genres […] and finally a strong link to the theater as a fifth medium thrown into the mix when we see Ramona on a Shakespearean balcony placed at the center of an extremely conspicuous spotlight».[138] He continues technically analyzing the scene by noting the split screen; Fehrle first sees the technique as «more recently associated primarily with the MTV-aesthetics of 1990s TV», noting that it is «an ‘unnatural’ editing technique, foregrounding the mediality of film by making visible the impact of an editor, a role which in the dominant continuity editing system is regarded as one that should be kept hidden».[138] Fehrle describes the rest of the sequence featuring Matthew Patel as a parody of music videos, including the «tap dance, which is highlighted by the camera’s framing of only his feet, as well as his willfully over-acted Saturday Night Fever-inspired pose», while also mentioning its Spaghetti Western-inspired «through-the-legs duel shot».[138]

However, he also joins Zeitlin Wu in describing it as a comic and video game element,[15][138] likewise noting the «strong spatiality of the comics medium through its panel layout» represented in the film, especially the «black gutter-like division between the three ‘panels'» in the scene.[138] Fehrle added further that its video game referent for the split screen is that of «console video games’ multiplayer modes», with other video game elements informing the sequence including «an 8-bit arcade ‘bling’ sound playing when Patel lands[,] as well as the excessive echo and slight delay on Wallace’s voice as he screams ‘fight’, [and] superimposed text […] which dramatically juxtaposes the opponents, instructs the player what to do or explains the (health or energy) status of characters or helps players interpret what is happening».[138] He adds that a more obvious remediation of comic books is seen in the O’Malley-like graphic novel drawings that appear to illustrate Ramona and Matthew’s backstory. From this multitude of referents, Fehrle describes the film and the Scott Pilgrim franchise as «hypermediated».[138]

The sequence following Scott breaking up with Knives is analyzed in different ways. Maria J. Ortiz looks at mise-en-scène and narrative meaning with the scene, writing that when Scott «tells [Knives] that he wants to break off the relationship, the next shot of her is against a dark background without a realistic reason» and so introduces metaphors that inform the story: «good is bright/bad is dark» and that «the change of background [is] a metaphor for the change produced in the state of the relationship», resulting in the idea that a bad change is a literal dark place here.[139] Bodner looks at the transmediality of the framing used when Scott walks away, matching the graphic novel, with a tree and streetcar bracketing the frame to introduce a solitude of Scott and Knives, particularly with a static camera that represents the panel. In the film, this is followed by characters passing in front of Scott to lead into a wipe, which Bodner says «is common in the film and acts as the inked line that makes the panel border».[14]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 82% of 273 critic reviews for the film are positive, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The website’s consensus reads, «Its script may not be as dazzling as its eye-popping visuals, but Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is fast, funny, and inventive».[140] According to Metacritic, which sampled 38 reviews and calculated an average score of 69 out of 100, the film received a «generally favorable» response.[141] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an «A-» grade on a scale from A to F.[142]


Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a mixed review, referring to it as «an example of attention-deficit filmmaking at both its finest and its most frustrating», saying it was economical with its storytelling and successfully incorporated the many big fight set pieces, but missed opportunities to build Scott and Ramona’s relationship.[143] David Edelstein of New York magazine also wrote a mixed review, agreeing that Scott «hardly seems worthy of Winstead’s Ramona» and saying he thought that «the parade of super-villain exes […] is like a forced march; [he] felt [he]’d had [his] fill of the fights and there were still five exes to go».[144] Michael Phillips gave a generally positive review, but did agree that the number of fights holds the film back, writing that «Seven sounds like a lot. It is, in fact, two or three too many.»[145] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote a largely negative review, finding the film «a discouragingly limp movie in which nothing is at stake. A character can ‘die,’ then simply rewind video and come back to life. Or change his mind about his true love and then change it again. Scott Pilgrim’s battle isn’t against the world; it’s against an erratic moral compass.»[146] Cindy White at IGN gave a positive review, praising Wright and the film’s style extensively, though she did mention that «the middle drags a bit and the ending isn’t all [she] hoped it would be.»[147]

A. O. Scott, who made the film a New York Times «critics pick», also reviewed it positively, suggesting it was «the best video game movie ever».[148] Slant Magazine‘s Nick Schager also gave the film a positive review, awarding it 3.5 stars out of 4,[149] with colleague Simon Abrams calling it «the most visually exciting, funny, and emotionally involving studio-produced film of the year» and awarding 4 stars out of 5 in his DVD review.[117]

Brie Larson (pictured at the film’s UK premiere) and Kieran Culkin (pictured at the San Diego Comic-Con panel) have been described as the film’s «scene stealers», while reception to lead Michael Cera was mixed.

Debruge praised the ensemble cast and Wright’s directing skills that make each of the many characters distinctive. However, he criticized Cera’s performance, saying that «his comic timing is impeccable, [but] he’s finally played the wilty wallflower one too many times».[143] Edelstein found the film’s biggest issue to be Cera’s acting, saying that «a different lead might have kept you laughing and engaged. Cera doesn’t come alive in the fight scenes the way Stephen Chow does in […] surreal martial-arts comedies [like] Kung Fu Hustle«,[144] with Honeycutt dissecting the storytelling and determining that «Cera doesn’t give a performance that anchors the nonsense» of the film.[146] Conversely, A. O. Scott wrote that «somehow [Cera and Winstead] make it work» in selling the relationship without being a cliché,[148] and Abrams said that the actors had «never looked this good, especially Cera», noting that «[his] performance is knowingly affected and self-absorbed throughout scenes depicting Scott and Knives’s awkward dating» as the film deliberately plays up Scott’s initial narcissism.[117] Cera’s delivery of the particular line «I was thinking we should break up, or whatever» has been reviewed as amusing[144] and awkwardly realistic.[145] White wrote that the actors playing Ramona’s exes «all [seem] to be having a blast in their scenes».[147] Brie Larson and Kieran Culkin have been frequently described as the film’s scene stealers for their performances as Scott’s ex, rock star Envy Adams, and Scott’s roommate, the sarcastic Wallace Wells.[10][143][150][151][152][153] Chris Evans and Brandon Routh have also been called scene stealers in some reviews.[154][155][156]

As a negative, Debruge added that «anyone over 25 is likely to find [the film] exhausting, like playing chaperone at a party full of oversexed college kids»,[143] remarks echoed by Honeycutt, who called the film «juvenile» and thought «a wider audience among older or international viewers seems unlikely.»[146] White gave the film a positive rating of 8/10, saying it is «best suited for the wired generation and those of us who grew up on Nintendo and MTV. Its kinetic nature and quirky sensibilities might be a turnoff for some.»[147] Scott also found the youth elements appealing, writing that «there are some movies about youth that just make you feel old, even if you aren’t [but] Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has the opposite effect. Its speedy, funny, happy-sad spirit is so infectious that the movie makes you feel at home in its world even if the landscape is, at first glance, unfamiliar.»[148] Abrams opened his review lamenting that «the sad thing about Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is that people assumed that because it embraced its niche-oriented demographic’s interests, in its ad campaign and in its content, that it was destined for cult status and nothing more.»[117]

Schager wrote that Edgar Wright is an «inspired mash-up artist, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World may be his finest hybridization to date», saying the film has become a «mêlée-heavy video game».[149] Debruge also said that «style […] becomes the level at which we must appreciate Wright’s work», particularly noting the 8-bit Universal logo and the Seinfeld scene.[143] White explains that, though the video game style and structure is non-realistic, «even the most outlandish elements flow naturally from the storytelling».[147] The style was also compared to the comics. According to Phillips, «Edgar Wright understands the appeal of the original Bryan Lee O’Malley graphic novels […] O’Malley’s manga-inspired books combine utter banality with superhero hyperbole, [and] Wright, who is British, has taken it on and won. [The film] lives and breathes the style of the original books, with animated squiggles and hearts and stars filling out the frame in many individual shots.»[145] Edelstein opened his review by saying «Yes, this is how you bring a graphic novel to life onscreen!», elaborating that «[Wright takes the] Canadian mangas (in which the mundane meets the superheroic) and concocts a syntax all his own: part comic panel, part arcade video game».[144]

Further comparing the film to the graphic novels, and discussing it as an adaptation, Honeycutt agrees that «Director/producer/co-writer Edgar Wright […] has successfully reproduced the imagery and worldview of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel, itself a mash-up of ordinary characters lost in a world of manga, video games, music videos and comic book iconography.»[146] White writes that the elements of mash-up in the film’s style creates «a pop-culture cocktail that is fun, funny and deliciously offbeat», praising Wright for «[making the comic book elements] work in the translation to live action, and [having] enough respect for O’Malley’s work in the first place to try to capture that spirit;[147] Scott agrees, saying that the success comes from its ingenuity in bringing the video game to the player’s world, rather than the other way around, and so «the line between fantasy and reality is not so much blurred as erased, because the filmmakers create an entirely coherent, perpetually surprising universe».[148] Abrams also notes that some of the comic elements work better in the film, like when Scott wakes up, followed by Wallace and Other Scott, because of the timing of the medium. He opines that Wright also managed to include additional scenes that further inform Scott’s characterization and add humor to moments from the comics.[117] Overall, in her 2020 retrospective review, Meghan Hale of Comic Years wrote that «[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World] doesn’t just make for an adequate adaptation, but instead brings the story to life in a way that innovates the way we look at adaptations».[46]

Popular response[edit]

After seeing the film at a test screening, the American director Kevin Smith said he was impressed by it, and that «it’s spellbinding and nobody is going to understand what the fuck just hit them», adding Wright «is bringing a comic book to life».[157] Smith also said that fellow directors Quentin Tarantino and Jason Reitman were «really into it».[157] Carla Gillis, a writer for Now and former lead singer for the band Plumtree, also commented on the film, as her band’s song «Scott Pilgrim» was the inspiration for O’Malley to create the series; Gillis felt the film carried the same positive yet bittersweet tone of the song.[158] Several notable video game, film, and anime industry personalities also praised the film after it premiered in Japan, among them Hironobu Sakaguchi, Goichi Suda, Miki Mizuno, Tomohiko Itō and Takao Nakano.[159]

In an editorial for Rotten Tomatoes, Nathan Rabin wrote that the film has a cult following,[160] and in a 2015 Met Film School feature, Danny Kelly listed it as one of the six most underrated films ever, saying it is «a crime» that more people did not go to see it.[161] A 2014 ranking by Den of Geek placed it third on their list of the 25 best underrated comic book films, with James Hunt writing that it «is easily better than any movie on this list. And for that matter, it’s better than most movies not on this list»; he suggested it suffered at the box office due to poorly executed marketing and people becoming sick of Michael Cera.[162] In 2020, Evans compared the fans of Scott Pilgrim to those of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying they were just as rabid and dedicated;[52] in February 2020, reviewer Alani Vargas wrote that «it might not be so ‘cult’ today; if you bring the movie up to anyone now, odds are you’ll get a very enthused response to it».[163]

Musical artists were inspired by the film, including Lil Uzi Vert with their albums Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World and Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2,[164] and single «Scott and Ramona».[165][166] The music video for Australian band The Vines’ single «Gimme Love» is an homage to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, adopting the visual style of the movie’s opening,[167][168] and Kid Cudi sampled music from the film on the song «She Knows This» from his album Man on the Moon III: The Chosen.[169]

Accolades[edit]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has received many awards and nominations. It also made the final shortlist of seven films for nomination in the Best Visual Effects category at the 83rd Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination.[170] It won the Audience Award at the 2010 Lund International Fantastic Film Festival.[171][172]

The film has been placed on several Top Ten Films of 2010 lists, including as number 1 by Harry Knowles,[173] and on several lists by Empire.[174][175][176][177]

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Web[edit]

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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
A young blond man emphatically plays bass guitar over a red background, with the film title logo in white above, and slogan in white text followed by credits below

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Edgar Wright
Screenplay by
  • Michael Bacall
  • Edgar Wright
Based on Scott Pilgrim
by Bryan Lee O’Malley
Produced by
  • Eric Gitter
  • Nira Park
  • Marc Platt
  • Edgar Wright
Starring
  • Michael Cera
  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead
  • Kieran Culkin
  • Chris Evans
  • Anna Kendrick
  • Alison Pill
  • Brandon Routh
  • Jason Schwartzman
Cinematography Bill Pope
Edited by
  • Jonathan Amos
  • Paul Machliss
Music by Nigel Godrich

Production
companies

  • Marc Platt Productions
  • Big Talk Films
  • Closed on Mondays Entertainment
  • Dentsu
Distributed by Universal Pictures

Release dates

  • July 27, 2010 (Fantasia Festival)
  • August 13, 2010 (United States)
  • August 25, 2010 (United Kingdom)
  • April 29, 2011 (Japan)

Running time

112 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United States
  • United Kingdom
  • Japan
Language English
Budget $60–85 million[2][3]
Box office $49.3 million[3]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is a 2010 romantic action comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by Edgar Wright, based on the graphic novel series Scott Pilgrim by Bryan Lee O’Malley. It stars Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, a slacker musician who is trying to win a competition to get a record deal while also battling the seven evil exes of his newest girlfriend Ramona Flowers, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead.

A film adaptation of the comics was proposed following the release of the first volume, and Wright was attached to the project early. Filming began in March 2009 in Toronto and wrapped that August. The film premiered after a panel discussion at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 22, 2010, and received a wide release in North America on August 13. It was re-released for its 10th anniversary in the United Kingdom on August 21, 2020, and the United States on April 30, 2021.

The film uses famous features of its Toronto setting and matches the style of video game and comic book imagery. It used real musical artists, including Beck and Metric, as a basis for each fictional group in the battle of the bands plot, with some of the actors also performing. A combination of digital and physical methods were used to create the extensive visual effects.

Despite becoming a box-office bomb that failed to recoup its $85 million production budget, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World received positive reviews from critics, who noted its visual style and humor, and it eventually garnered a cult following. The film has made several top ten lists and received over 70 awards and nominations, and was shortlisted for the Best Visual Effects category at the 83rd Academy Awards. In scholarly analysis, it has been widely discussed as a transmedia narrative.

Plot[edit]

In Toronto, 22-year-old Scott Pilgrim is a bassist for his unsuccessful indie garage band Sex Bob-Omb. He is dating Knives Chau, a 17-year-old high-school student, much to the disapproval of his friends in the band, his roommate Wallace Wells, and his younger sister Stacey Pilgrim. Scott meets an American Amazon delivery girl, Ramona Flowers, after having first seen her in a dream. He loses interest in Knives, but does not break up with her before pursuing Ramona. When Sex Bob-Omb plays in a battle of the bands sponsored by record executive Gideon Graves, Scott is attacked by Ramona’s ex-boyfriend Matthew Patel. Scott defeats Patel and learns that, in order to date Ramona, he must defeat her remaining six evil exes.

Scott finally breaks up with Knives, who blames Ramona and swears to win him back. Meanwhile, Scott proceeds to get attacked by, and defeats, the next three of Ramona’s exes: Hollywood actor and skateboarder Lucas Lee, super-powered vegan Todd Ingram, and lesbian ninja Roxy Richter, while also confronting his own ex, pop star Envy Adams. However, Scott grows frustrated during the process, and after an outburst regarding Ramona’s dating history, she breaks up with him.

At the next battle of the bands, Sex Bob-Omb defeats Ramona’s fifth and sixth evil exes, twins Kyle and Ken Katayanagi, earning Scott an extra life. Despite this, Ramona appears to get back with her seventh evil ex, Gideon. Sex Bob-Omb accepts Gideon’s record deal, except for Scott, who quits the band in protest. Gideon invites Scott to his venue, the Chaos Theater, where Sex Bob-Omb is playing. Resolving to win Ramona back, Scott challenges Gideon to a fight for her affection, earning the «Power of Love» sword. Knives interrupts the battle, attacking Ramona, and Scott is forced to reveal that he cheated on both of them. Gideon kills Scott, and Ramona visits him in limbo to reveal that Gideon has implanted her with a mind control device.

Scott uses his 1-up to come back to life and re-enters the Chaos Theater. He makes peace with his friends and challenges Gideon again, this time for himself, gaining the «Power of Self-Respect» sword. After apologizing to Ramona and Knives for cheating on them, and accepting his own faults, Scott joins forces with Knives and they defeat Gideon. Now free from his control, Ramona prepares to leave. Knives accepts that her relationship with Scott is over and, at her encouragement, he leaves with Ramona to «try again».

Cast[edit]

  • Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim
  • Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers
  • Kieran Culkin as Wallace Wells
  • Chris Evans as Lucas Lee
  • Anna Kendrick as Stacey Pilgrim
  • Brie Larson as Natalie V. «Envy» Adams
  • Alison Pill as Kim Pine
  • Aubrey Plaza as Julie Powers
  • Brandon Routh as Todd Ingram
  • Jason Schwartzman as Gideon «G-Man» Graves
  • Johnny Simmons as «Young» Neil Nordegraf
  • Mark Webber as Stephen Stills
  • Mae Whitman as Roxanne «Roxy» Richter
  • Ellen Wong as Knives Chau
  • Satya Bhabha as Matthew Patel
  • Shota Saito [ja] as Kyle Katayanagi
  • Keita Saito [ja] as Ken Katayanagi
  • Nelson Franklin as Michael Comeau
  • Bill Hader as The Voice
  • Erik Knudsen as Lucas «Crash» Wilson
  • Thomas Jane as Vegan Police Officer (uncredited)[4]
  • Clifton Collins Jr. as Vegan Police Officer (uncredited)[4]
  • Ben Lewis as Other Scott
  • Tennessee Thomas as Lynette Guycott
  • Chantelle Chung as Tamara Chen
  • Kjartan Hewitt as Jimmy
  • Michael Lazarovitch as Some Guy
  • Abigail Chu as Trisha «Trasha» Ha
  • John Patrick Amedori as Lollipop Hipster
  • Joe Dinicol as Elevator Hipster
  • Craig Stickland as Elevator Hipster
  • Don McKellar as Director

Production[edit]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was an international co-production between several companies: Marc Platt Productions (United States), Big Talk Films (United Kingdom), Closed On Mondays Entertainment (United States), and Dentsu (Japan).[5]

Development[edit]

Edgar Wright and Bryan Lee O’Malley at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con International. In his chapter on the comic in Icons of the American Comic Book, Dave Wallace wrote that «Wright was the perfect choice to helm the Scott Pilgrim movie, given his experiences of directing British sitcom Spaced. Like Scott Pilgrim, the characters of Spaced viewed the world through a filter that aggregated various elements of pop culture».[6]

After artist Bryan Lee O’Malley completed the first volume of Scott Pilgrim, his publisher Oni Press contacted producer Marc Platt to propose a film adaptation.[7] O’Malley originally had mixed feelings about a film adaptation, stating that he «expected them to turn it into a full-on action comedy with some actor that [he] hated», though he also «didn’t even care», admitting: «I was a starving artist, and I was like, ‘Please, just give me some money.'»[8] Universal Studios contracted director Edgar Wright, who had just finished the 2004-released Shaun of the Dead and agreed to adapt the Scott Pilgrim comics.[7][9] Wright had first become interested in making the film when given a pre-release copy of the first graphic novel during the Shaun of the Dead press tour,[10] later saying that «everything that [he] found interesting about the book, and why it felt fresh and unique, was irresistible to adapt.»[11] In May 2005, the studio signed Michael Bacall to co-write the screenplay.[9]

Wright cited Mario Bava’s 1968 film Danger: Diabolik (another adaptation of a comic series) as an influence on his approach to Scott Pilgrim, stating that he took an «Italian influence, a sense of completely unbridled imagination. They don’t make any attempt to make it look realistic. Mario Bava’s composition and staging has a real try-anything attitude.»[12] Other influences on the screenwriters include musical films like Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Dig!, and particularly Phantom of the Paradise.[13] The film also takes on elements of style from the graphic novels, including the use of comic book text-as-graphic (e.g. sound effect onomatopoeia), which is described by Wright and O’Malley as «merely the internal perspective of how Scott understands himself and the world».[14] It has been described as both a video game and a comic book film.[15]

Bacall said that he wanted to write the Scott Pilgrim film because he felt strongly about its story and empathized with its characters.[16] Wright said that O’Malley was «very involved» with the script of the film from the start, contributing lines and adding polish. Due to the long development, several lines from various scripts written by Wright and Bacall were used in later Scott Pilgrim comics.[17] The screenplay’s second draft, which O’Malley said «became the main draft for the film», was submitted right at midnight on the night the Writers’ Strike was supposed to begin in October 2007.[18] No material from Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, the sixth Scott Pilgrim volume, appeared in the film, as the comic was not complete at the time of the film’s production; O’Malley contributed suggestions for the film’s ending and gave the producers his notes for the sixth volume,[19] but stated that the film’s ending was «their ending».[20] Some ideas for the film’s ending were cut before production, including that Scott would turn out to be a serial killer who fantasized the gaming aspects[21] and that Gideon would turn into a Transformers-style robot.[22]

Casting of the principal characters began in June 2008.[23] Test shoots began in July 2008, with Wright saying that there was a year of preparation before shooting began. He also stopped working on his Ant-Man screenplay for two years during the production of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.[11] By 2009, casting had been completed and the film was titled Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.[24] The cast spent two months in fight training together before filming, with Brad Allan and Peng Zhang of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team;[11][25] Michael Cera said that he «got kicked in the throat during the training» and «expected it to be excruciating, but it didn’t hurt at all, which was really confusing.»[10] Principal photography began in March 2009 in Toronto,[26][27] and wrapped as scheduled in August.[23][28]

Part of a page from the script for the film, showing the new ending.

In the film’s original ending, written before the release of the final Scott Pilgrim book, Scott gets back together with Knives.[29] O’Malley objected to the first ending because he felt it would dilute Knives’s character.[30] After the final book in the series, in which Scott and Ramona get back together, was released, and with divided audience reaction to the film’s original ending, a new ending was filmed to match the books, with Scott and Ramona getting back together.[29] O’Malley helped write the new ending and Wright called Knives’ actress Ellen Wong beforehand, thinking she might be disappointed at the change but finding that she liked the idea.[31] The final ending was shot three months before the film was released;[14] Wright says that it is his «preferred ending».[22] The film was given a production budget of $85–90 million, an amount offset by tax rebates that resulted in a final cost of around $60 million.[32] Universal fronted $60 million of the pre-rebate budget.[33] O’Malley’s commentary track was recorded on August 14, 2010, one day after the film’s theatrical release.[34]

Setting[edit]

The intersection at Bathurst Street, with the Bloor Street West Pizza Pizza, used in the film.[35]

The Artscape Wychwood Barns venue was used as the nightclub for the after party where Scott fights Roxy.[35]

Lee’s Palace entrance mural pre-2010

One of the producers, Miles Dale, said that the film is «the biggest movie ever identifiably set in Toronto.»[36] The film features notable Toronto locations Casa Loma, St. Michael’s College School, Sonic Boom, the Toronto Public Library Wychwood Library, a Goodwill location on St. Clair West, a Second Cup, a Pizza Pizza, Lee’s Palace, and Artscape Wychwood Barns.[35][36][37] The production planned to set the film in Toronto because, in Dale’s words, «the books are super-specific in their local details» and director Wright wanted to use the imagery from the books, so Universal Studios had no plans to alter the setting.[36] Dale stated that «Bathurst Street is practically the cerebral cortex of Scott Pilgrim».[36] David Fleischer of Torontoist wrote that though films set in New York City show off all the major landmarks, «Scott Pilgrim revels in the simplicity» of everyday locations that are still identifiably Toronto, like the Bathurst/Bloor intersection and a single Pizza Pizza restaurant.[37]

Director Wright, who lived in the city for a year before making the film, said that «as a British filmmaker making [his] first film outside the UK, [he] wouldn’t want anyone to give [him] demerits for getting the location wrong», sticking to the real Toronto and «shooting even the most banal of locations» in the comic.[37] Wright said that the first thing he did when he arrived in Toronto was to tour all of the locations with O’Malley, saying that this gave him a «kind of touch down at the real locations [that] just made everything feel right», though O’Malley could not remember the exact spots of some and so they drove around using his comic reference photos to find them.[37] The production was allowed to film in Second Cup and Pizza Pizza locations, with Wright saying that using them instead of Starbucks «just felt right» because «it means something to Canadian audiences and people in international audiences just think [they] made [Pizza Pizza] up [them]selves. It sounds like a cute movie brand».[37]

Wright said that he took pride in having been able to record the original Lee’s Palace mural before it was taken down; he also had the old bar reconstructed on a set for interior scenes, which was positively received when the bands consulting for the film visited. Wright suggested that «they wanted it preserved as a museum piece».[37] Another reconstruction was the Rock It club, which no longer existed, with the interior built on a sound stage.[37] The Sonic Boom store had been changed from how it appeared in the comics, but allowed its interior to be restored to the previous look for filming.[35][37] The backgrounds were also changed for the film: many landscapes were simplified in post-production to emulate the drawing style in the comics, including removing many trees from the scenes shot at Hillcrest Park and Turner Road.[37]

Casa Loma has served as a movie set for many different productions, and so appearing in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World as itself being a movie set was described as «very trippy».[37] The scene at Casa Loma also shows the CN Tower and Baldwin Steps, with Don McKellar (who played the director in the scene) reporting that «people were going crazy» at opening night in Toronto when it played.[37] The Casa Loma fight is in the original comic book, but the moment when Scott Pilgrim is pushed through a matte painting generic cityscape to reveal the CN Tower was only added for the film. In his chapter, ‘»Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together»: The Cultural Crossovers of Bryan Lee O’Malley’, Mark Berninger calls this reveal «an ironic reference to the specific filmic location» and says that it is «entirely in line with O’Malley’s use of metafictional commentary to stress transnational hybridity precisely by highlighting Canadian identity».[38]

Casting[edit]

Wright also has an incredible eye for casting, filling his film with people who could, and often soon would, be superheroes. To give you an idea of how appropriately superheroic this lot are, the line-up includes the once or future Superman, Captain America, Captain Marvel, LEGO Robin, Royal Pain, Human Torch, Punisher, and The Atom.

– Helen O’Hara, The Ultimate Superhero Movie Guide (2020) pp.74–75[39]

Casting took place between 2008 and 2010,[23][24] involving director Wright and casting directors Jennifer Euston, Allison Jones, and Robin D. Cook.[40] Cera was cast in March 2008[41] and Winstead in May.[42] By the end of 2008, Whitman, Wong, and Kendrick were cast; in January 2009, Routh, Evans, and Larson were announced together, with Webber, Pill, Simmons, and Bhabha added around the same time.[43] Extras casting in Toronto began in February 2009.[44] Though based on a graphic novel about a musician, experts and reviewers consider the film to be a comic book adaptation and a superhero film, and in the years after its release commenters noted that the film features an all-star cast of the biggest actors in comic book and superhero films,[39][45][46] with CBR’s Noah Dominguez saying that «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World may have the best of comic book movie actors, ever».[45] Patrick O’Donnell of NME wrote that «notable actors [having starred] in comic book adaptations before and after their roles in Scott Pilgrim [injects] a meta quality to the film’s already genre-busting style».[47]

Director Wright felt confident with his casting in the film, saying that «like with Hot Fuzz [when they] had great people in every single tiny part, it’s the same with this. What’s great with this is that there’s people [like] Michael [Cera] and Jason [Schwartzman], and […] people who are up and coming, like Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza and Brie Larson, and then there’s complete unknowns as well».[48] Collider noted that the less-known actors fit their roles well, with Wright confirming that they did not have much pressure to find a lot of big names, adding that «Universal never really gave [him] any problems about casting bigger people, because in a way Michael [Cera] has starred in two $100 million-plus movies, and also a lot of the other people, though they’re not the biggest names, people certainly know who they are.»[48] He also noted that while some of the actors were more famous when they auditioned, like Schwartzman and Evans, others became more well-known over the time the film was in development, saying that «Anna Kendrick did her first audition for it before she shot the first Twilight. And Aubrey Plaza got the part in Scott Pilgrim before she did Funny People or Parks and Recreation, which is crazy. It shows you how long this film has taken to get made.»[10]

The casting decisions were all run by O’Malley during a casting session with Wright;[19] O’Malley was not in the room but was shown all of the tapes.[18] Wright said that he planned on casting Cera while he was writing Hot Fuzz, after watching episodes of Arrested Development,[48] also saying that he needed an actor that «audiences will still follow even when the character is being a bit of an ass.»[49] Cera said he was equally excited to work with Wright, «because [he] was a big fan of his».[10] He committed to working out for fight scenes for a year in preparation, earning him the on-set nickname «push-up king» because of how muscular he became.[50] Wright explained that though Cera is a talented musician, they were not particularly looking for people who could already play instruments, with the cast members who could not subsequently learning for the film.[48] Like Cera, Wright already had in mind Mary Elizabeth Winstead as his choice for Ramona Flowers, thinking of her for the part two years before filming had started because «she has a very sunny disposition as a person, so it was interesting to get her to play a version of herself that was broken inside. She’s great in the film because she causes a lot of chaos but remains supernaturally grounded».[51] In 2020, Wright and Winstead explained how she had been his first choice after he saw her in Death Proof and because she has big eyes that reflected the graphic novel. Wright said that Universal had suggested Seth Rogen for the role of Scott, as his recent film Knocked Up had been successful, but Wright could not see anyone but Cera in the role.[52]

Ellen Wong, a little-known Toronto actress,[23] auditioned for the part of Knives Chau three times. On her second audition, Wright learned that Wong has a green belt in taekwondo, and says he found himself intrigued by this «sweet-faced young lady being a secret badass».[51] In the 2020 retrospective by Entertainment Weekly, Wong said she did not think she would even be considered for the role because she is Asian, while Chris Evans said that he was approached by Wright about a role in the film and felt that «it was a no-brainer [because he] was such a big fan of» the director, taking the role of Lucas Lee.[52] Other actors considered for Lucas were Evans’ future Marvel Cinematic Universe co-star Sebastian Stan[40] and Twilights Robert Pattinson.[53] The actors playing Lucas’s stunt doubles are the actual stunt doubles for Evans.[54] Aubrey Plaza, who has a supporting role as Julie Powers, said that «there’s a lot of weird, perfectly casted people», citing Michael Cera and Alison Pill as particularly matching their characters.[55] Other candidates for Pill’s role of Kim were Betty Gilpin, Zoe Kazan, and Rooney Mara.[40] As well as Plaza, other members of the cast and crew expressed similar sentiments: Kieran Culkin explained that he was sent a script to audition without a character name, but when he saw the description of Wallace he knew the role was for him, and Wright said that the audition of then-18-year-old Brie Larson «blew everybody else away», adding: «[executive producer] Jared [LeBoff] and I both said afterward, ‘We’ve got to cast her’.»[52]

Wright says one thing he is particularly happy with is that this film, unlike many comedies including his own, has «a lot of funny women in it», recalling a particular scene he dubbed «the funny lady relay race», because it «starts with Anna Kendrick, then switches to Aubrey Plaza, then switches to Mary [Elizabeth Winstead], then switches to Brie Larson, and it’s just Michael [Cera] being attacked from all sides from all the different women in the film.»[48] In June 2013, O’Malley, who is of Korean and white Canadian parentage, stated that he regretted the fact that the film’s cast was predominantly white, and that there were not enough roles for minorities.[56]

Music[edit]

The film is not only physically set in Toronto, but also, according to Allan Weiss, culturally and temporally located within «the Annex and Wychwood neighbourhoods [of Toronto] during the David Miller era», the time and place of a very specific music scene that the film «embed[s] [itself] into […] not only via Scott’s fictional band[,] but also by the appearance of such clubs as the now defunct Rockit[, and] the film’s indie rock soundtrack»; Weiss asserts that the film «marks the mythologizing of the cool Annex scene, the transformation of Toronto indie rock […] into the stuff of adventure», as «nearly all of the major events […] are connected in some way to this music scene.»[57]

The soundtrack features contributions by Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Beck, Metric, Broken Social Scene, Cornelius, Dan the Automator, Kid Koala, and David Campbell.[58][59][60][61][62] O’Malley had written up playlists for each of the comics in the back of the books, introducing Wright to other Canadian bands during development. Building on this, Wright said that the production «tried to […] find a real band for each of the fictional bands, because usually in music films you have one composer who does everything».[48] Wright and Godrich met with and scouted bands to write for the film for two years.[10] Godrich scored the film, his first film score.[11] Before he became involved with the film, early scripts had the running joke that «you never heard the bands […] You heard the intro, and then it would cut to the next scene, and somebody would be going, ‘Oh my God, that’s the best song ever.’ That was a joke for a long time», according to Wright.[63]

Webber, Pill, and Simmons, as the members of Sex Bob-omb all had to learn to play their respective instruments and spent time rehearsing as a band with Cera (who already played bass) before filming began.[64] Chris Murphy of the band Sloan was the guitar coach for the actors in the film.[48] The actors also sing on the film’s soundtrack.[65] Beck wrote and composed the music played by Sex Bob-omb in the film.[66] The songs took two days to write and record, with Beck saying that «it needed to be underthought, […] they had to be funny, but [he] also wanted them to sound raw, like demos.»[67] Brian LeBarton plays drums and bass for the band on the film’s score and soundtrack. Two unreleased songs can also be heard in the teaser trailer.[66]

Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene wrote all the songs for Crash and the Boys. The tracks were sung by Erik Knudsen, who plays Crash in the film. Drew stated the reason behind this was that «[he] knew that [Knudsen] didn’t need to be a singer to pull [it] off» because the songs were «so quick and punk and fast» and «it needed to be the character’s voice.»[68]

Emily Haines performing (left and right), and Brie Larson as Envy Adams (center).

Metric is the inspiration for the film’s band The Clash at Demonhead and contributed the song «Black Sheep» to the film,[69] by request of Godrich.[70] The clothing, performance and style of Metric’s lead singer, Emily Haines, is also the basis for the lead singer of The Clash at Demonhead, Envy Adams.[69][71] Brie Larson, who portrays Envy Adams, said that she «had no idea [her] body could move that way» when talking at the UK premiere about her stage performance of the song.[72] The music journalist Janelle Sheetz wrote that «Larson’s performance is similar enough to [Haines’s] but with an attitude appropriate for [Envy Adams]».[73] Envy Adams’ film fashion also reverse-influenced the comics: the last graphic novel was in development while the film was being made, and O’Malley said that, though he «would try and distance [him]self from [the actors’ interpretations]», he also «gave Envy Adams one of Brie Larson’s actual outfits» in the comic.[18]

Larson as Envy Adams provides the vocals for «Black Sheep» in the film, while the soundtrack features a version of the song with Haines as lead singer,[74] per the band’s request;[75] Larson was a professional singer and has performed in some of her other films.[76] Metric had been performing the song at their concerts since 2007, but had not released it before the film.[77] Todd Martens of the Los Angeles Times said that «Envy is a caricature of Haines» and likewise, according to Haines, that «‘Black Sheep’ is essentially a caricature of Metric», like a song emulating their most distinct aspects.[63] Godrich agreed, and added that it «was perfect for this film [because] it’s not Metric. It’s a shadow of Metric.»[63] Routh, who plays The Clash at Demonhead’s bass player Todd Ingram, said «[he] can play [«Black Sheep»] really well», but the film did not use his instrumental, only Larson’s vocals over Metric,[11] who had re-recorded the track to make it more sinister.[63] Routh spent «three or four months» learning to play bass for the film.[11]

The song performed by Matthew Patel was written by Dan the Automator and performed by Satya Bhabha in the film. Bhabha said that they «[recorded] it at Capitol Records Studio 2, which is where Frank Sinatra recorded a lot of his stuff. And there was Ray Charles’ piano in the room», explaining that the musical history helped him to finish the recording.[11]

Wright said that the film’s tonal changes in line with representing the different book parts, and for its fight scenes, were treated like a musical film, saying:[48]

We thought it should play out like a musical in a way in terms of the fights are not dissimilar to the songs. I always thought there were a lot of martial arts films that were like musicals, so we wanted to take that further. Ya know, in a Gene Kelly film when he performs an amazing routine, at the end of the scene no one goes, ‘Oh my god, that was fucking amazing!’ The song is about something, and then there might be some dialogue at the end that is also about that theme. And that’s kind of how this works where people have these huge fights – and it’s kind of like how it is in the books – where everything goes back to normal, and there’s a little reaction to what just happened, but there’s no sort of mourn the dead.

He also said that some music videos were made of song performances, including some of Sex Bob-omb and the sole The Clash at Demonhead performance, shooting the entire song even though they would not be used in complete form in the film; he said they were so good he wanted to get them all recorded so they had it.[48] The Blu-ray home release includes special features, with music videos of the complete performances of Sex Bob-omb’s «Garbage Truck», «Threshold», and «Summertime», and The Clash at Demonhead’s «Black Sheep».[78] The music video of «Black Sheep» had also been included as a bonus feature with the soundtrack pre-order on iTunes.[79]

Music from the Legend of Zelda video game series is used to open the film, in sound effects,[80] and in a dream sequence. To get permission to use the music, Edgar Wright sent a clip of the film and wrote a letter to Nintendo of America that described the music as «like nursery rhymes to a generation».[49] There are other sound effects and clips from other video games used in the film.[80][81] Zeitlin Wu writes that the film pushes the graphic novel’s video game elements to the limit by being able to include such sound effects.[15]

Visual effects[edit]

The film is described as having an «inimitable look» of manga and video game (particularly 16-bit) iconography with bright colors and graphics mixed into the live action; visual effects supervisor Frazer Churchill described the look as «tricky» to achieve, calling the film’s style and appeal «very high-tech images with a very low-fi feel».[82] Churchill was interviewed by MTV in August 2010 about the effects in the film. He noted that some of the work was more complex because of a shooting ethic of Wright’s: that there should be a physical representation of any post-production effects, saying that «whenever the image flashes in the finished shots – every punch, sword clash or something – those were actually flashes […] on-set with photo flashbulbs […] and then [they] add […] flash with CG. When someone dies and bursts into coins, [they would] empty buckets of silver Mylar so the actors had something to react to.»[82]

Churchill described the first fight (Scott vs. Matthew Patel) as «the most challenging».[82] He says this was because of the technical elements involved, like the computer-generated Bollywood dance and requiring blue screen work, matte painting and many stunts. The scene also incorporates the video game scrolling background effect, which was filmed by a second unit over a full day. Churchill added that one moment in particular required much work: «When Scott jumps off the stage into that manga-esque vortex, that’s made up of motion picture photography done on-set, digital still photography, and graphics and speed lines drawn by hand from what [Oscar Wright] gave us».[82] Storyboard artist Oscar Wright (also brother of director Edgar Wright) noted that the introduction of Patel was used «to convey the kind of energy [they] wanted, and explore how [they] would introduce the 2D graphic elements».[83]

The third fight (Scott vs. Todd Ingram) had to be adapted from the comic material more creatively, as Todd’s superpowers are shown in print by rings, which was handled by the VFX team. Churchill explains that they took inspiration from the old RKO Pictures logo of a transmitting tower. To imitate this they «made the rings feel uneven and have these optical aberrations with color bursts».[82] In this fight, Scott also gets punched through several walls, which was achieved with camera set-ups. The movement away from Todd is shown from tight and wide camera shots, with Cera as Scott being pulled on a rig in the room. The image of Cera was then merged with a digital Scott and a stunt double, who do go through walls.[82]

The disappearing superpower used by Roxy in the film was achieved by a blue screen, with actress Whitman being digitally erased, but there was white smoke and flashbulbs used on the set to mark the appearances. Black smoke was added in digitally, while lens flares were done manually by «just flashing different lights at the camera» for a day to create material.[82] Roxy appears in the fourth fight, where she uses a bladed weapon. Churchill says that Whitman learned how to ribbon dance and used a pink ribbon in the choreography, which was digitally replaced with the weapon.[82]

Some of the storyboard for the Scott vs. the Katayanagi Twins fight

A new piece of software was written to produce elements of the fifth fight (Scott vs. the Katayanagi Twins); Andrew Whitehurst developed what Churchill called the «Wave Form Generator», and the visual effects team worked with music producer Godrich so they could transform different elements of the music into animations and create visual music.[82] Churchill explained that «the software would convert these sound stems into animation data, so when the band is playing, the graphics and the dragons are moving in time with the music.»[82] This fight was storyboarded by Oscar Wright without any comic reference as the film overtook the publication of the books.[83] The ‘audio demons’, fighting monsters powered by the music in the film, were then created on-set by Churchill using weather balloons.[82]

For the climax fight against Gideon, a pyramid tower resembling one from Super Mario Bros. was filmed on for a week, with Churchill saying it often got hot due to the light effects being used, including the flashbulbs and red lights to represent fire on Scott’s sword. The scene also used blue screen and many stunt performers. Oscar Wright storyboarded the entire sequence except for Gideon’s glitching at the end, which Edgar Wright thought of during editing and was created entirely in post-production.[82] Edgar Wright also noted that the pyramid tower fight scene was the slowest piece he had ever filmed, saying: «So we were raring along at this amazing pace. And then there was this final set piece on a pyramid. Suddenly, we slowed down to doing ten shots in a day, which is very slow for me. I sat there on top of this pyramid, looking down at these enormous platforms being maneuvered around and I thought, ‘[Whose] idea was this?’ And it was mine!»[10]

Before directing fight scenes with visual effects, Wright consulted with director friends with more experience, including Quentin Tarantino, Guillermo del Toro, and Sam Raimi.[10]

Title sequence[edit]

Frames from the title sequence

The opening title sequence was designed by Richard Kenworthy of Shynola, and was inspired by drawn-on-film animation. The sequence also begins with an 8-bit version of the Universal title slate and music, which Art of the Title calls the film’s «amuse-bouche» and which was designed by Oscar Wright.[15][83]

Oscar Wright says the 8-bit Universal logo idea was an early decision in production, and that he treated it «like some crappy low-res, low frame-rate FMV you might find at the start of some of those games» from the start.[83] Creating the title slate involved separating the letters of ‘Universal’ and making them appear pixelated, using a matching spinning globe graphic by film animators VooDooDog, and reducing the frame rate to four seconds (rather than one) so that it appeared «steppy»; an 8-bit version of the accompanying music was also added, which Oscar Wright said «really seals the deal».[83]

Edgar Wright got the idea to have the sequence from Quentin Tarantino after screening an early cut of the film for him. Tarantino told him that the film «needed a title sequence at the start to let people settle in and hint more about what we were about to see».[84] The original opening sequence had the film’s title shown over the long living room band shot that comes before the title sequence, which Edgar Wright said was one of the first scenes to be storyboarded, with the cast credits at the end of the film.[83] After an early mockup of the title sequence on AVID, they approached Shynola to create it,[84] as the film’s graphic artists (Oscar Wright and Double Negative) were too occupied with the other effects in the film at this point in production and Edgar Wright was familiar with their work.[83]

The AVID animatic, a black-and-white sketch animation with waveform graphics, was described by Edgar Wright as already «giving the film more of a sense of occasion and a very distinct break between the prologue and the first scene that moves the story forward».[83] At this stage, they had also chosen Beck’s «loudest soundtrack song» to play over the title sequence.[83]

Kenworthy spoke of his references for the design:[83]

You can’t study animation and not be well-versed in Len Lye, Oskar Fischinger, Stan Brakhage, and Norman McLaren. We went back and re-watched those films and they were still full of life. We got excited about projecting such vivid imagery on the big screen, in front of an audience who most likely hadn’t experienced that work.

Shynola was also given a selection of references from Edgar Wright, who described the brief as «2001 meets Sesame Street» and showed them the title sequence of Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, which used drawn-on optical tracks.[83] As with traditional drawn-on-film animation, Kenworthy traced and painted the images.[83] Wright provided musical references as well, saying that they «wanted to visualize the music and have every graphic, symbol, and subliminal image in time with the music — a hypnotic barrage of colour, light, and music. The idea was to have it as if the animation is a manifestation of how cool the music is in Knives’ head. That’s why [they] end the sequence on her watching, the titles are like her brain is exploding with how cool the track is.»[83]

The brief also requested that the opening sequence not use any of the comic artwork, to not spoil the film, so Kenworthy pitched «an 8-bit epileptic eye-fight» and created a mood film using geometric patterns and visual effects from manga; Edgar Wright requested that it should have less overt video game references.[83] Shynola then worked with the music concept, Kenworthy saying that they «hit on making a visual representation of [Sex Bob-omb’s] slightly amateurish, raw, garage-y sound. Something that had the feel of a live performance. A lively, colourful, in-your-face scratch film seemed a perfect fit.»[83] Working with Edgar Wright more, they chose to have a visual representation of each character and to scratch the appropriate number of ‘X’ marks for the actors who played each of the evil exes.[83]

As the film was nearing completion, Shynola had a short time frame to finish the title sequence, so they worked on syncing the sequence and the music digitally at first, visualizing final adjustments before scratching onto sheets of acetate film. From each sheet of acetate, one second of footage was produced.[83] Kenworthy said that after producing the images, they would «deliberately kick [each sheet] around the floor a bit to pick up a lot of dirt, scratches, and hairs».[83]

Printing the sequence involved putting each sheet into a high resolution negative scanner and cutting it down into individual frames before printing onto 35 mm movie film. There was also difficulty with the color printing, with most of the colors they wanted to use being «illegal».[83] During the printing process, Kenworthy added parts of a scratch film he had made at college, which had been used when scanning to check color accuracy.[83]

ComicsAlliance calls the title sequence «just the first in a memorable series of seamless mash-ups of graphics, film and animation that beautifully translate the spirit of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novels to the screen».[85] Art of the Title describes the sequence as «visual napalm»,[83] with Bleeding Cool saying it is «quite wonderful».[86] Jade Budowski of Decider writes that «with its rapid-fire introductory scene and the ensuing vibrant animated title sequence, [the film] wastes no time in sucking you into [its] world».[87]

Easter eggs[edit]

The film includes several easter eggs alluding to the comics or for foreshadowing. Fleischer noted that though the comic and film have Scott and Wallace’s apartment at 65A Albert Avenue (filmed at 65 Alberta Avenue), there is a reference to O’Malley’s own old apartment at 27 Alberta Avenue as the address on the Amazon delivery slip Scott signs.[37] Fleischer also points out the blinking ‘L’ on a Flight Centre sign on Manning Avenue, which he writes is a warning that a fight is about to happen.[37] Wright said, before the film came out, that a t-shirt of Plumtree, the band that originated the name ‘Scott Pilgrim’, would feature in the film.[48] Other t-shirts Scott wears include one for The Smashing Pumpkins, a band sharing his initials;[81] one with the bass guitar logo from the Rock Band game series;[88] and one that references Fantastic Four, which he wears after defeating Lucas, played by Evans, who at the time was best known for his role as the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four movies.[80] Scott’s changing t-shirts often match Ramona’s changing hair color through the film.[81]

There are also references to other media, particularly gaming and comics, with Den of Geeks James Hunt compiling a list of several, including Scott’s X-Men patch seen as he rips it from his coat; the Legend of Zelda Triforce represented by Gideon’s initials in the film and title sequence (shown above) and the Dark Link-inspired Nega-Scott; Envy’s band being named after the 1990 game The Clash at Demonhead (as well as The Clash); Kim dressing in Japanese Gothic Lolita fashion for the final battle as a point of humor; the scene that was shot, performed, and edited entirely like a Seinfeld episode; and using the «this is a league game» line from The Big Lebowski.[80] /Film notes that slow-motion broken glass falling and reflecting Ramona and Roxy as they fight resembles the character selection screen of Street Fighter, and that the Chaos Theater and Sex Bob-omb’s forced labor is a reference to EarthBound.[89]

Like The Clash at Demonhead, the other band names reference video games: Sex Bob-omb to the Bob-ombs in Mario franchise games, and Crash and the Boys to a game called Crash ‘n’ the Boys: Street Challenge. According to actress Larson, The Clash at Demonhead was the first game that comic author O’Malley ever had.[81]

Scott playing the bassline of what he calls «Final Fantasy II» is also considered an easter egg; he plays the bassline from the game Final Fantasy IV, but this game was released as Final Fantasy II outside of Japan in the 1990s because the second and third installments had not been released internationally at the time.[81]

In her adaptation discussion, Zeitlin Wu notes that in the graphic novel, the fourth fight (Scott vs. Roxy Richter) was a frame-for-frame recreation of the introduction to Ninja Gaiden, and in the film, this same frame-for-frame remake is used as the introduction of the final fight against Gideon.[15]

Release[edit]

External video
video icon Comic Con 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Panel — Part 1 – via YouTube
video icon Comic Con 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Panel — Part 2 – via YouTube
video icon Comic Con 2010: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Panel — Part 3 – via YouTube
video icon Black Sheep (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Comic-Con Performance) on Metric Vevo – via YouTube

A Scott Pilgrim vs. the World panel was featured in Hall H[90] at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 22, 2010; after the panel, Wright invited selected members of the audience for a screening of the film, which was followed by a performance of «Black Sheep» by Metric.[91][92] Three of the ensemble cast members, Evans, Simmons and Larson, were missing from the Comic-Con panel; Edgar Wright’s frequent collaborators Simon Pegg and Nick Frost made brief appearances, with Wright joking about them not being in this film.[90] The 2010 Comic-Con was the first time it used giant hotel wraps to advertise, which can be seen from landing airplanes; Scott Pilgrim vs. Comic-Con wrapped the Hilton Bayfront for the event. Outside the convention hall was also a ‘Scott Pilgrim Experience’ fair, which included merchandise and copious free garlic bread.[93] Winstead reflected that «at Comic-Con it felt like it was the biggest film of all time».[52]

The film was shown at the Fantasia Festival in Montreal on July 27, 2010,[94] and was also featured at Movie-Con III in London on August 15, 2010.[95] It then premiered in Canada in Toronto on August 13, 2010; Plumtree, who had broken up years earlier, got back together for a show at the event.[18][96]

The film received a wide release in North America on August 13, 2010, opening in 2,818 theaters.[32][97] It finished fifth on its first weekend of release with a total of $10.5 million ($13 million when adjusted for inflation),[32][98][33] and by its second weekend of release had dropped to the bottom of the top ten.[99] The Wall Street Journal described this as «disappointing»,[98] and Ben Fritz of the Los Angeles Times said that the film appeared to be a «major financial disappointment».[100] Universal acknowledged their disappointment at the opening weekend earnings, saying they had «been aware of the challenges of broadening this film to a mainstream audience»; regardless, the studio’s spokesman said Universal was «proud of this film and our relationship with the visionary and creative filmmaker Edgar Wright […] [Wright] has created a truly unique film that is both envelope pushing and genre bending and when examined down the road will be identified as an important piece of filmmaking.»[33]

In the UK, the film premiered at Leicester Square (the Odeon) on August 19, 2010, before it opened on August 25[72] in 408 cinemas, finishing second on its opening weekend with £1.6 million.[101] In Italy, it had evening screenings in cinemas for a week before being shifted to the afternoon slots; one scholar has suggested that the «flawed marketing plan» that saw it framed as a children’s film was the reason for its poor box office performance.[102] In Japan, the film premiered during the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival on February 26, 2011, as an official selection. It was released to the rest of the country on April 29, 2011.[103]

Marketing[edit]

The Scott Pilgrim Experience at the 2010 San Diego Comic-Con was a popular event, taking up blocks outside the convention center.

When Universal Pictures started the promotion cycle for Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, they clearly didn’t know which angle to push. To be fair, the movie has got a lot going on.
– Nina Corcoran, Stereogum[13]


I’ll speak for myself and not for the studio. But, for me, to have someone like Edgar [Wright] come with a project like Scott Pilgrim, and knowing what his vision was going to be, both sonically and visually, it was super-exciting. It’s what gets a marketer very excited – doing something original and bold and, as it turns out I think, ahead of its time.
– Michael Moses, former Universal Pictures co-President of Marketing[104]

On March 25, 2010, the first teaser trailer was released.[105] A second trailer featuring music by The Ting Tings, LCD Soundsystem, Be Your Own Pet, Cornelius, Blood Red Shoes, and The Prodigy was released on May 31, 2010.[106] In August 2010, an interactive trailer was released, with viewers able to click at points in the video to see production facts.[107] The theatrical poster, noted in Liam Burke’s book, «mirrored the opening image of the graphic novel», as a signal to its origins; Burke says that the film’s marketing campaign was «typical of the strategy of engaging fans and building a core audience with promotional material that displays comic book continuity».[108]

Cera stated he felt the film was «a tricky one to sell» and that he did not «know how you convey that movie in a marketing campaign. [He could] see it being something that people are slow to discover.»[109] Poor marketing has been blamed for the film’s lack of box-office success, especially when compared with its positive critical reception and popularity.[13]

At the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, the first clip of the film was released, featuring Scott facing Lucas Lee in battle.[54] At this screening, Pill revealed that Kim and Scott’s past relationship would be explored in other media, saying there «will be a little something-something that will air on Adult Swim».[110] The animated short, Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation, produced by Titmouse Inc., adapts the opening prologue of the second Scott Pilgrim book and was aired on Adult Swim on August 12, 2010, a day prior to the film’s theatrical release, later being released on their website.[111]

Home media[edit]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was released on DVD and Blu-ray in North America on November 9, 2010,[112] and in the United Kingdom on December 27, 2010.[113]

The DVD features include four audio commentaries (from director Wright, co-writer Bacall, and author O’Malley; Wright and director of photography Pope; Cera, Schwartzman, Winstead, Wong, and Routh; and Kendrick, Plaza, Culkin, and Webber); 21 deleted, extended, and alternate scenes, including the original ending (where Scott ends up with Knives), with commentary; bloopers; photo galleries; and a trivia subtitle track.[78]

The Blu-ray release includes all DVD features, plus other special features, including alternate footage, six featurettes, production blogs, Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation, trailers and TV spots, and storyboard picture-in-picture, as well as a DVD and a digital copy of the film.[78][114] The «Ultimate Japan Version» Blu-ray disc includes a commentary track that features Wright and Shinya Arino. It also includes footage of Wright and Cera’s publicity tour through Japan and a round-table discussion with Japanese film critic Tomohiro Machiyama. It was released on September 2, 2011.[115]

In its first week of release in the US, the DVD sold 190,217 copies, earning $3,422,004 in revenue, and by 2011 the film had earned $27,349,933 from United States home media sales; it had grossed over $29 million as of 2018.[3] It reached the top of the UK Blu-ray charts in its first week of release.[116]

Simon Abrams reviewed the DVD and Blu-ray releases, writing that the DVD image quality is good and «you wouldn’t really be able to notice that there’s anything wrong» unless you had seen the Blu-ray version, which is in cinema quality.[117] He adds that «the richly layered audio mix is, however, just as great on the [DVD] as it is on the Blu-ray edition [and] the 5.1 surround English track flawlessly replicates the way the film sounded when it was theatrically released.»[117] Abrams noted that some of the bonus features are not particularly interesting, but that the audio commentaries in particular were entertaining and informative.[117]

Video game[edit]

A video game was produced based on the film and books. It was released for PlayStation Network on August 10, 2010, and on Xbox Live Arcade on August 25, being met with mostly positive reviews.[118][119] The game is published by Ubisoft and developed by Ubisoft Montreal and Ubisoft Chengdu, featuring animation by Paul Robertson and original music by Anamanaguchi.[120][121]

10th anniversary[edit]

The film received extensive coverage, a reunion, and a planned re-release for its 10th anniversary in 2020.[122][123] Sarah El-Mahmoud of CinemaBlend wrote that they were seeing «so much Scott Pilgrim content – it must be a modern classic or something like that!», before acknowledging its improved status after the disappointing box office,[122] and Mashable said that «over the past decade, Scott Pilgrim has enjoyed admiration and salience beyond the wildest dreams of its box-office competitors».[123] Entertainment Weekly created retrospective coverage for the anniversary, including interviewing several stars and people involved in the production of the film. Wright said in the piece that he is «incredibly proud of the movie. The fact that you’re not doing a 10th-anniversary article about The Expendables says it all».[52]

In May 2020, Wright announced plans to screen the film again in theatres for its 10th anniversary, some time following the COVID-19 pandemic.[124] The re-release is to be 4K[31] and in partnership with Dolby Cinema,[125] and had been planned for August 2020, but was delayed indefinitely due to the pandemic.[126] In August 2020, Odeon Cinemas revealed that it would be giving the re-release a wide release at all its UK locations from August 21, 2020.[127] The cast of the film also reunited remotely in May 2020 to record Scott Pilgrim Vs the World Water Crisis, a video read-through of the script as a fundraiser for the charity Water For People.[128][129] Earlier in the year, Cera and Pill had separately suggested a reunion and re-release were being planned for the anniversary.[130] Screen Rant noted that, since the film became much more popular after its initial release, it could become a bigger theatrical success than it had been in 2010.[126]

The theatrical re-release was later rescheduled for North American Dolby Cinema theaters for April 30, 2021, and the week following. Additionally, Wright announced that an Ultra HD Blu-ray release of the film would follow the theatrical re-release, but did not give an estimated release date.[131]

On May 20/21, 2020 (depending on time zone), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosted a watch party for the film.[125][132] During the livestream, Wright gave a commentary with trivia about the film and various cast members, including Evans, Plaza, Whitman, Routh, Larson, Wong, and Webber, all joined him at different points to add their own.[31][124][133] Collider noted that the availability of much of the cast, invited to take part by the Academy, may have been made possible by pandemic lockdowns.[133] Some viewers questioned why the film was being shown by the Academy as it had not won an Oscar.[124]

The Scott Pilgrim Vs the World Water Crisis video was premiered on Entertainment Weekly‘s EW.com and YouTube channel at 1:00 p.m. EDT on July 20, 2020.[128][129][134] Most of the main cast were present; Evans appeared to read his part but was absent for most of the video, while Larson, Simmons and Culkin did not appear and their parts were read by Kendrick, Bhabha and screenwriter Bacall respectively. Throughout the stream, O’Malley, who also appeared along with Wright, drew character images as prizes for donations to Water For People. Cera recreated the sketch of Ramona that Scott shows to Comeau in the film to be given away, too.[135]

Analysis[edit]

Transmedia storytelling is essentially delivering a narrative using a blend of different creative techniques. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World throws in little details of unrealistic sounds, imagery, and on-screen captions. These wouldn’t work in just any movie, including other comic adaptations. These additions are what makes Scott Pilgrim such a true comic book adaptation. Even if you’d never heard of the source material, you’d be able to feel the comic book influences.

– Meghan Hale, Comic Years[46]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has been widely discussed as invoking a transmedia narrative, using the graphic novel platform, and video game and comic book conventions, within the film.[15][136][137][138] John Bodner explains that «the film becomes an adaptation of a text that is, in many ways, itself a cultural adaptation calling attention to its own source material in its overt employment of many techniques derived from the aesthetic of comic books».[137] Zeitlin Wu writes how the film «[pays] homage to comics, video games, and the overlaps between the two», and notes that its process of adaptation is unique in how it has made a comic book movie that is not realistic, staying true to the original form.[15] In his chapter, «Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Texts: Adaptation, Form, and Transmedia Co-creation», Bodner notes several elements that create the film as transmedial, describing its references to the comic book and video game media.[14]

Bodner, Zeitlin Wu, and Burke also note that Wright, with the film, became one of the only directors since the 1960s to use, in Bodner’s words, «the comment box, marks (action lines), and onomatopoeia text as sound effects» in a filmic work, using such techniques both conventionally (labeling time and place) and unconventionally for the medium.[14] Burke describes the use as «self-reflexive».[108] Zeitlin Wu says that «unlike the 1960s Batman, the use of visual onomatopoeia in Scott Pilgrim seamlessly merges reality and illusion, which seems apt for a storyline in which the two are indistinguishable», using the comic book words within the film as part of the story rather than alongside it.[15]

In the unconventional use, Wright disrupts the realism and diegesis of the film with comic book markers. Bodner gives the examples of: the «[graphic text] ‘a b o u t t o e x p l o d e’ appearing as an agitated Scott enters the after-party» that «[prefigures] a (nonphysical) fight with Ramona» as a form of label that «externalizes subjective perspectives»; the use of O’Malley’s typical ironic authorial voice appearing when a commentary box «helpfully appears to inform [the audience]» that Todd, after seemingly rhetorically saying he doesn’t know the meaning of incorrigible, «really doesn’t» know the meaning; and the use of onomatopoeia text graphics as sound effects.[14] Zeitlin Wu notes that the film «is one of the only adaptations to incorporate text in such a way that conveys the hybrid text/image construction of comics in cinematic form, pushing their transmediality to the next level», and ultimately destabilizes formal boundaries.[15]

Regarding the onomatopoeia used, Bodner notes that only once does such text-as-graphic actually replace a sound effect (Todd’s hair deflating, paired with the word «SAG»), with the approximately 40 other instances having both sound and the onomatopoeia representing it.[14] The function of the comic book technique in these cases is said to be an act of denaturalizing the film form and, per Robert S. Peterson, «to slow the reader down and create greater visual depth and texture to the scene».[14] Zeitlin Wu instead suggests that this was done to further incorporate the comic book nature into the film form, with sound and image perfectly synchronized, saying that «the result is an illusionistic synthesis of image, text, and sound in which words have their own materiality. Each font seems to have its own personality and substance; ‘DING DONG’ dissolves ephemerally, whereas the letters in ‘BLAM!’ rapidly fall out of the frame one by one, like a row of dominoes».[15] Bodner adds that marks used in the film illustrate both sound and eye-line, things that can be shown in film without marks, and so are also used to denaturalize the scenes they appear in.[14] Burke writes further on the use of written sound effects, saying that «there are areas in which comics’ visualized sound trumps cinema’s soundtrack», engaging with Robert C. Harvey to agree that «word and picture can be coupled to reveal the hero’s cheery bravado even in the very midst of thundering action».[108]

An example of spatial remediation in the film to simulate comic book panels, with three simultaneous but not spatially-continuous images shown and framed with black «gutters» (as in Bodner,[14] Zeitlin Wu,[15] and Fehrle.[138])

Another technique that Bodner describes as giving the film its postmodern reading[137] is how Wright seems to alter the film form to reflect elements inherent to comic book sequences, specifically that «[Wright] consistently but judiciously [quotes] panel content throughout the film – generally […] using the illusion of stasis in film to mirror the illusion of movement in comics».[14] In terms of form, Bodner writes that Wright transcodes the «construction of comic panels» into the film; Wright himself has said that «a lot of people have mentioned […] how it feel[s] like reading a comic book»,[14] a sentiment echoed by Zeitlin Wu.[15] Bodner suggests that this is created by transition techniques, and that the techniques that produce this are Wright’s own, building from his work in Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, adding that they work by «replicating [the panel’s] companion – the ‘gutter’.»[14] Wright is said to recreate this element of outside space in comics in the film form by making «cuts that are exceedingly quick or that open into shots that displace conventional temporal logic (anticontinuity editing), or with cuts that utilize a purposefully barely visible wipe effect»,[14] and by using «blackouts, which function as brief moments of dead space» between certain frames.[15]

Discussing the comic book translation in her writing on the process of the film’s adaptation, Zeitlin Wu notes that «many storyboards [for the film] were taken directly from the comics», saying that one method of overcoming the temporal-spatial and illustrative-representative differences in graphic novel and film media is to combine the comic panel and storyboard grid.[15] Within Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, she writes that the comic panel-storyboarded sequences «convey a sense of fragmentation, rather than the usual illusion of cinematic continuity» and that «the most effective use of comics as storyboard is in Scott’s dream sequences, which facilitate his encounters with Ramona as she travels through ‘subspace’.»[15] In the first of the dream sequences, «Wright maintains the fragmentation of the comics medium by retaining the divisions between the original panels: the screen fades to black after each frame, an attempt to mimic the simultaneously diachronic and synchronic experience of reading comics».[15] In another example of film panel use, Bodner notes that the static frame shows Scott at the computer ordering a package, the next shot is of Wallace, and the next of Scott sat in front of the door, waiting; Bodner explains that the temporality of these images on screen is not naturalistic, and that they better represent comic panels where temporality can be otherwise deduced by the reader. He adds that, as pastiche, this scene serves a dual function to foreshadow the magical realism that will appear.[14]

In a similar form-bending way, there are two scenes («the first battle of the bands and Lucas Lee’s ‘grind’ down the rail») where Wright uses high-volume noise to recreate the silent form of comic books, as in a film the loudness drowns out any other sound and requires the use of text in the same way that the purely visual comic book form does.[14] Burke also notes the benefit of visual text when sound would otherwise be «muted by ambient noise», and how (other) «film adaptations often render comics’ most loquacious characters mute».[108]

In his chapter «Tell It Like a Game: Scott Pilgrim and Performative Media Rivalry», Jeff Thoss writes on the various transmedial cues, saying that «the film attempts to outdo the comic book series in its emulation of video game features both on the level of the storyworld and on the level of its representation. But as neither of these two works emerges victorious, their so-called rivalry appears less as a real competition than as a way to illuminate the specific narrative affordances and limitations of comics, films, and computer games».[136] Building on Thoss, Fehrle examines the remediation (Bolter and Grusin), or use of imitation, of video game signifiers. Looking particularly at the Scott vs. Matthew Patel fight, he writes that there is «not only [the] remediation of arcade fighting and beat ’em up video games, […] but also a TV aesthetic […] as well as a play with some iconic film genres […] and finally a strong link to the theater as a fifth medium thrown into the mix when we see Ramona on a Shakespearean balcony placed at the center of an extremely conspicuous spotlight».[138] He continues technically analyzing the scene by noting the split screen; Fehrle first sees the technique as «more recently associated primarily with the MTV-aesthetics of 1990s TV», noting that it is «an ‘unnatural’ editing technique, foregrounding the mediality of film by making visible the impact of an editor, a role which in the dominant continuity editing system is regarded as one that should be kept hidden».[138] Fehrle describes the rest of the sequence featuring Matthew Patel as a parody of music videos, including the «tap dance, which is highlighted by the camera’s framing of only his feet, as well as his willfully over-acted Saturday Night Fever-inspired pose», while also mentioning its Spaghetti Western-inspired «through-the-legs duel shot».[138]

However, he also joins Zeitlin Wu in describing it as a comic and video game element,[15][138] likewise noting the «strong spatiality of the comics medium through its panel layout» represented in the film, especially the «black gutter-like division between the three ‘panels'» in the scene.[138] Fehrle added further that its video game referent for the split screen is that of «console video games’ multiplayer modes», with other video game elements informing the sequence including «an 8-bit arcade ‘bling’ sound playing when Patel lands[,] as well as the excessive echo and slight delay on Wallace’s voice as he screams ‘fight’, [and] superimposed text […] which dramatically juxtaposes the opponents, instructs the player what to do or explains the (health or energy) status of characters or helps players interpret what is happening».[138] He adds that a more obvious remediation of comic books is seen in the O’Malley-like graphic novel drawings that appear to illustrate Ramona and Matthew’s backstory. From this multitude of referents, Fehrle describes the film and the Scott Pilgrim franchise as «hypermediated».[138]

The sequence following Scott breaking up with Knives is analyzed in different ways. Maria J. Ortiz looks at mise-en-scène and narrative meaning with the scene, writing that when Scott «tells [Knives] that he wants to break off the relationship, the next shot of her is against a dark background without a realistic reason» and so introduces metaphors that inform the story: «good is bright/bad is dark» and that «the change of background [is] a metaphor for the change produced in the state of the relationship», resulting in the idea that a bad change is a literal dark place here.[139] Bodner looks at the transmediality of the framing used when Scott walks away, matching the graphic novel, with a tree and streetcar bracketing the frame to introduce a solitude of Scott and Knives, particularly with a static camera that represents the panel. In the film, this is followed by characters passing in front of Scott to lead into a wipe, which Bodner says «is common in the film and acts as the inked line that makes the panel border».[14]

Reception[edit]

Critical reception[edit]

Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 82% of 273 critic reviews for the film are positive, with an average rating of 7.50/10. The website’s consensus reads, «Its script may not be as dazzling as its eye-popping visuals, but Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is fast, funny, and inventive».[140] According to Metacritic, which sampled 38 reviews and calculated an average score of 69 out of 100, the film received a «generally favorable» response.[141] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an «A-» grade on a scale from A to F.[142]


Peter Debruge of Variety gave the film a mixed review, referring to it as «an example of attention-deficit filmmaking at both its finest and its most frustrating», saying it was economical with its storytelling and successfully incorporated the many big fight set pieces, but missed opportunities to build Scott and Ramona’s relationship.[143] David Edelstein of New York magazine also wrote a mixed review, agreeing that Scott «hardly seems worthy of Winstead’s Ramona» and saying he thought that «the parade of super-villain exes […] is like a forced march; [he] felt [he]’d had [his] fill of the fights and there were still five exes to go».[144] Michael Phillips gave a generally positive review, but did agree that the number of fights holds the film back, writing that «Seven sounds like a lot. It is, in fact, two or three too many.»[145] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote a largely negative review, finding the film «a discouragingly limp movie in which nothing is at stake. A character can ‘die,’ then simply rewind video and come back to life. Or change his mind about his true love and then change it again. Scott Pilgrim’s battle isn’t against the world; it’s against an erratic moral compass.»[146] Cindy White at IGN gave a positive review, praising Wright and the film’s style extensively, though she did mention that «the middle drags a bit and the ending isn’t all [she] hoped it would be.»[147]

A. O. Scott, who made the film a New York Times «critics pick», also reviewed it positively, suggesting it was «the best video game movie ever».[148] Slant Magazine‘s Nick Schager also gave the film a positive review, awarding it 3.5 stars out of 4,[149] with colleague Simon Abrams calling it «the most visually exciting, funny, and emotionally involving studio-produced film of the year» and awarding 4 stars out of 5 in his DVD review.[117]

Brie Larson (pictured at the film’s UK premiere) and Kieran Culkin (pictured at the San Diego Comic-Con panel) have been described as the film’s «scene stealers», while reception to lead Michael Cera was mixed.

Debruge praised the ensemble cast and Wright’s directing skills that make each of the many characters distinctive. However, he criticized Cera’s performance, saying that «his comic timing is impeccable, [but] he’s finally played the wilty wallflower one too many times».[143] Edelstein found the film’s biggest issue to be Cera’s acting, saying that «a different lead might have kept you laughing and engaged. Cera doesn’t come alive in the fight scenes the way Stephen Chow does in […] surreal martial-arts comedies [like] Kung Fu Hustle«,[144] with Honeycutt dissecting the storytelling and determining that «Cera doesn’t give a performance that anchors the nonsense» of the film.[146] Conversely, A. O. Scott wrote that «somehow [Cera and Winstead] make it work» in selling the relationship without being a cliché,[148] and Abrams said that the actors had «never looked this good, especially Cera», noting that «[his] performance is knowingly affected and self-absorbed throughout scenes depicting Scott and Knives’s awkward dating» as the film deliberately plays up Scott’s initial narcissism.[117] Cera’s delivery of the particular line «I was thinking we should break up, or whatever» has been reviewed as amusing[144] and awkwardly realistic.[145] White wrote that the actors playing Ramona’s exes «all [seem] to be having a blast in their scenes».[147] Brie Larson and Kieran Culkin have been frequently described as the film’s scene stealers for their performances as Scott’s ex, rock star Envy Adams, and Scott’s roommate, the sarcastic Wallace Wells.[10][143][150][151][152][153] Chris Evans and Brandon Routh have also been called scene stealers in some reviews.[154][155][156]

As a negative, Debruge added that «anyone over 25 is likely to find [the film] exhausting, like playing chaperone at a party full of oversexed college kids»,[143] remarks echoed by Honeycutt, who called the film «juvenile» and thought «a wider audience among older or international viewers seems unlikely.»[146] White gave the film a positive rating of 8/10, saying it is «best suited for the wired generation and those of us who grew up on Nintendo and MTV. Its kinetic nature and quirky sensibilities might be a turnoff for some.»[147] Scott also found the youth elements appealing, writing that «there are some movies about youth that just make you feel old, even if you aren’t [but] Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has the opposite effect. Its speedy, funny, happy-sad spirit is so infectious that the movie makes you feel at home in its world even if the landscape is, at first glance, unfamiliar.»[148] Abrams opened his review lamenting that «the sad thing about Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is that people assumed that because it embraced its niche-oriented demographic’s interests, in its ad campaign and in its content, that it was destined for cult status and nothing more.»[117]

Schager wrote that Edgar Wright is an «inspired mash-up artist, and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World may be his finest hybridization to date», saying the film has become a «mêlée-heavy video game».[149] Debruge also said that «style […] becomes the level at which we must appreciate Wright’s work», particularly noting the 8-bit Universal logo and the Seinfeld scene.[143] White explains that, though the video game style and structure is non-realistic, «even the most outlandish elements flow naturally from the storytelling».[147] The style was also compared to the comics. According to Phillips, «Edgar Wright understands the appeal of the original Bryan Lee O’Malley graphic novels […] O’Malley’s manga-inspired books combine utter banality with superhero hyperbole, [and] Wright, who is British, has taken it on and won. [The film] lives and breathes the style of the original books, with animated squiggles and hearts and stars filling out the frame in many individual shots.»[145] Edelstein opened his review by saying «Yes, this is how you bring a graphic novel to life onscreen!», elaborating that «[Wright takes the] Canadian mangas (in which the mundane meets the superheroic) and concocts a syntax all his own: part comic panel, part arcade video game».[144]

Further comparing the film to the graphic novels, and discussing it as an adaptation, Honeycutt agrees that «Director/producer/co-writer Edgar Wright […] has successfully reproduced the imagery and worldview of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s graphic novel, itself a mash-up of ordinary characters lost in a world of manga, video games, music videos and comic book iconography.»[146] White writes that the elements of mash-up in the film’s style creates «a pop-culture cocktail that is fun, funny and deliciously offbeat», praising Wright for «[making the comic book elements] work in the translation to live action, and [having] enough respect for O’Malley’s work in the first place to try to capture that spirit;[147] Scott agrees, saying that the success comes from its ingenuity in bringing the video game to the player’s world, rather than the other way around, and so «the line between fantasy and reality is not so much blurred as erased, because the filmmakers create an entirely coherent, perpetually surprising universe».[148] Abrams also notes that some of the comic elements work better in the film, like when Scott wakes up, followed by Wallace and Other Scott, because of the timing of the medium. He opines that Wright also managed to include additional scenes that further inform Scott’s characterization and add humor to moments from the comics.[117] Overall, in her 2020 retrospective review, Meghan Hale of Comic Years wrote that «[Scott Pilgrim vs. the World] doesn’t just make for an adequate adaptation, but instead brings the story to life in a way that innovates the way we look at adaptations».[46]

Popular response[edit]

After seeing the film at a test screening, the American director Kevin Smith said he was impressed by it, and that «it’s spellbinding and nobody is going to understand what the fuck just hit them», adding Wright «is bringing a comic book to life».[157] Smith also said that fellow directors Quentin Tarantino and Jason Reitman were «really into it».[157] Carla Gillis, a writer for Now and former lead singer for the band Plumtree, also commented on the film, as her band’s song «Scott Pilgrim» was the inspiration for O’Malley to create the series; Gillis felt the film carried the same positive yet bittersweet tone of the song.[158] Several notable video game, film, and anime industry personalities also praised the film after it premiered in Japan, among them Hironobu Sakaguchi, Goichi Suda, Miki Mizuno, Tomohiko Itō and Takao Nakano.[159]

In an editorial for Rotten Tomatoes, Nathan Rabin wrote that the film has a cult following,[160] and in a 2015 Met Film School feature, Danny Kelly listed it as one of the six most underrated films ever, saying it is «a crime» that more people did not go to see it.[161] A 2014 ranking by Den of Geek placed it third on their list of the 25 best underrated comic book films, with James Hunt writing that it «is easily better than any movie on this list. And for that matter, it’s better than most movies not on this list»; he suggested it suffered at the box office due to poorly executed marketing and people becoming sick of Michael Cera.[162] In 2020, Evans compared the fans of Scott Pilgrim to those of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, saying they were just as rabid and dedicated;[52] in February 2020, reviewer Alani Vargas wrote that «it might not be so ‘cult’ today; if you bring the movie up to anyone now, odds are you’ll get a very enthused response to it».[163]

Musical artists were inspired by the film, including Lil Uzi Vert with their albums Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World and Lil Uzi Vert vs. the World 2,[164] and single «Scott and Ramona».[165][166] The music video for Australian band The Vines’ single «Gimme Love» is an homage to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, adopting the visual style of the movie’s opening,[167][168] and Kid Cudi sampled music from the film on the song «She Knows This» from his album Man on the Moon III: The Chosen.[169]

Accolades[edit]

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has received many awards and nominations. It also made the final shortlist of seven films for nomination in the Best Visual Effects category at the 83rd Academy Awards, but did not receive a nomination.[170] It won the Audience Award at the 2010 Lund International Fantastic Film Festival.[171][172]

The film has been placed on several Top Ten Films of 2010 lists, including as number 1 by Harry Knowles,[173] and on several lists by Empire.[174][175][176][177]

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  • Miller, Nancy (June 22, 2010). «Director Edgar Wright, Actor Michael Cera Crack Wise About Scott Pilgrim». Wired. Vol. 18, no. 7. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
  • Warner, Andrea (July 21, 2010). «Bryan Lee O’Malley, Edgar Wright and Kevin Drew Talk the Music of Scott Pilgrim». Exclaim!. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
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Literature[edit]

  • Berninger, Mark (2013). ««Scott Pilgrim Gets It Together»: The Cultural Crossovers of Bryan Lee O’Malley». In Denson, Shane; Christina, Meyer; Stein, Daniel (eds.). Transnational Perspectives on Graphic Narratives: Comics at the Crossroads. A&C Black. pp. 250–251. ISBN 9781441185754.
  • Bodner, John (2019). «Scott Pilgrim’s Precious Little Texts: Adaptation, Form, and Transmedia Co-creation». Comics and Pop Culture: Adaptation from Panel to Frame. University of Texas Press. pp. 246–264. ISBN 9781477319390.
  • Burke, Liam (2015). The Comic Book Film Adaptation: Exploring Modern Hollywood’s Leading Genre. Jackson: University of Mississippi Press. ISBN 978-1-62674-515-5. OCLC 896806934.
  • Diaz Pino, Camilo (2015). «Sound affects: Visualizing music, musicians and (sub)cultural identity in BECK and Scott Pilgrim». Studies in Comics. 6 (1): 85–108(24). doi:10.1386/stic.6.1.85_1.
  • Fehrle, Johannes (2015). «Leading into the Franchise. Remediation as (Simulated) Transmedia World. The Case of Scott Pilgrim» (PDF). IMAGE. 21 (2): 4–16. S2CID 59582097. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 8, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  • Gandolfi, Enrico; Semprebene, Rodolfo (2015). «Play the game in the opening scene A multidisciplinary lens for understanding (video)ludic movies, including Super Mario Bros., Resident Evil and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World». GAME the Italian Journal of Game Studies. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  • Grant, Barry Keith; Henderson, Scott (2019). Comics and Pop Culture: Adaptation from Panel to Frame. University of Texas Press. pp. 13–14. ISBN 9781477319390.
  • O’Hara, Helen (2020). «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World». The Ultimate Superhero Movie Guide: The definitive handbook for comic book film fans. London: Carlton Books. pp. 72–75. ISBN 978-1-78739-260-1. OCLC 1145068903.
  • Ortiz, Maria J. (2014). «Visual Manifestations of Primary Metaphors Through Mise-en-scène Techniques». Image & Narrative. 15 (1): 5–16. ISSN 1780-678X. Archived from the original on April 11, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2020.
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  • Weiss, Allan (November 26, 2014). The Canadian Fantastic in Focus: New Perspectives. McFarland. ISBN 9781476617909. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  • Zeitlin Wu, Lida (2016). «Transmedia Adaptation, or the Kinesthetics of Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World». Adaptation. 9 (3): 417–427. doi:10.1093/adaptation/apw033.

News[edit]

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Reviews[edit]

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  • Debruge, Peter (July 23, 2010). «Scott Pilgrim vs. the World». Variety. Archived from the original on July 26, 2010. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
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  • Phillips, Michael (August 11, 2010). «Funny first and everything else second». Chicago Tribune. Metromix. Archived from the original on August 26, 2010. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
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Web[edit]

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External links[edit]

  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World at IMDb
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World on Netflix Edit this at Wikidata
  • Scott Pilgrim vs. the World at Box Office Mojo
  • Title Sequence at Art of the Title
  • Scott Pilgrim film diary on Vimeo
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  • May 2020 watch party at Twitter Listening Party
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«Скотт Пилигрим против всех» (англ. Scott Piligrim vs. The World) — комедийно-мелодраматический боевик 2010 г, рассказывающий о молодом канадском рокере, который влюбился в загадочную американскую девушку по имени Рамона, за что на него объявили охоту её бывшие. Экранизация одноимённого комикса Брайана Ли О’Мэлли, снятая авторами трилогии «Корнетто» («Зомби по имени Шон», «Типа крутые легавые», «Армагеддец»).

Сюжет[править]

Главный герой — молодой студент по имени Скотт Пилигрим, живущий в пригороде Торонто, играющий со своими друзьями в рок-группе «Sex-Bob-Omb»[1], сидящий на шее у своих родителей (снимает дом через дорогу от них) и друга Уоллеса. Он живёт довольно скучной жизнью, встречается со школьницей и страдает по своей бывшей, которая бросила его несколько лет назад и стала супер-звездой.
В какой то момент он встречает интересную и необычную американку Рамону Флауэрс и влюбляется в неё. Несмотря на предупреждения, что не стоит с ней связываться, в том числе и от неё самой, он добивается её взаимности и, как только она делает ответные шаги в его сторону, в жизни Скотта появляется Лига Злых Бывших. Все они преследуют одну цель — смерть Скотта. Теперь ему предстоит сражаться за свою жизнь и любовь, а так же разгрести весь бардак в своей жизни.

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Главные герои[править]

  • Скотт Пилигрим — 22-летний рокер, студент, неудачник, бабник, которого ненавидит или не уважает большая часть окружения. Вместе с этим, обладает немалой смелостью и ни разу не проявил страха перед любым врагом, даже если у него есть сверхспособности. По ходу фильма его характер развивается в лучшую сторону. Он переосмысливает свою жизнь и поступки, правда театральная концовка портит всю эту линию. Скотт перечеркивает её, окончательно бросив Найвз, которая искренне его любила, и убегает за Рамоной, хотя последняя прямо ему говорит, что он не должен так поступать..
    • Прямо-таки портит? Скотт и правда недостоин Найвз, которая его уже отпустила. А что до Рамоны — у неё тоже есть свои проблемы, которые она может решить вместе со Скоттом
  • Рамона Флауэрс — американка, приехавшая в Канаду, в надежде убежать от проблем (что у неё не особо получается). На первый взгляд высокомерная и холодная, однако по ходу фильма раскрывается как куда более глубокий и, отчасти, драматичный персонаж. Её фамилия намекает на интересную привычку — постоянно менять цвет волос. Умеет путешествовать через подсознание людей и имеет неплохие боевые навыки. Даже носит оружие в сумочке.
  • Уоллес Уэллс — Крутой гей. Лучший друг Скотта, с которым он снимает дом. Очень хорошо относится к Скотту, старается помогать ему по мере возможности и переживает, если у него проблемы, но особого уважения не питает и даже старается заставить снять новую квартиру отдельно.
  • Найвз Чау — 16-летняя девушка Скотта, с которой тот стал встречаться из-за одиночества. Любит Скотта, но не может добиться взаимности. Когда появилась Рамона, возненавидела её и весь фильм маниакально преследовала эту парочку. В конце даже попыталась убить последнюю, но вовремя одумалась и отпустила их.
  • Ким Пайн — бывшая Скотта, которой он разбил сердце. Ударница в его группе. Ненавидит своего бывшего за то, что он до сих пор даже не извинился и вообще ведёт себя так, будто ничего не случилось. В конце до Скотта дошло как он виноват перед Ким. Он извинился перед ней и она простила его и даже встала на его сторону в последней битве с Гидеоном.
  • Стэйси Пилигрим — родная сестра Скотта. Любит брата, но, как и остальные, абсолютно не уважает и считает его плохим человеком из-за его поступков прошлого.
  • Энви Адамс — ещё одна бывшая Скотта, несколько лет назад бросившая его. По сути, представляет собой женскую версию главного героя: точно так же легкомысленно относится к людям (абсолютно не расстроилась, когда на её глазах погиб её парень), но, в отличие от Пилигрима, добилась успеха в жизни.

Лига злых бывших[править]

  • Мэтью Пател — эмо-индиец, с которым встречалась Рамона в школе. Умеет летать и создавать голограммы, а также, как и любой индиец в кино, поёт и танцует. Причём прямо во время боя.
  • Лукас Ли — суперзвезда, голливудский актёр, номинат на Оскар, герой боевиков. Звезда скейтборда. Во время боя полагается на армию своих двойников.
  • Тодд Ингрэм — рокер, веган-сверхчеловек, обладает почти безграничными суперспособностями. Подсвечено тем, что его играет актёр, раннее исполнивший роль Супермена.
  • Рокси Рихтер — бывшая девушка Рамоны. Феминистка. Обладает суперскоростью и огромной физической силой.
  • Кайл и Кен Катаянаги — два рокера, встречавшиеся с Рамоной одновременно. В бою используют силу своей музыки, которая воплощается в виде монстров, вырывающихся из колонок.
  • Гидеон Гордон Грейвс — американский музыкальный продюсер, который и создал эту лигу. Единственный персонаж фильма, которого можно однозначно назвать отрицательным персонажем.

Мир фильма[править]

Действие происходит в очень странной версии нашего мира, где возможны очень странные вещи. Например, люди могут телепортироваться через сны и подсознание людей в другие точки. Никого не удивляют люди со сверхспособностям и прочее. Так же здесь действуют некоторые законы видеоигр, такие, как возможность возродиться после смерти (при наличии дополнительной жизни), прокачка персонажа, очки, дающиеся за убийства. Схватка музыкальных монстров, в ходе которой наносится огромный ущерб концертному залу и гибнет целая музыкальная группа, тоже никого не удивляет. Не стоит уж и говорить про то, что полиция ни разу не заинтересовалась происходящим. Как говорил сам Брайан Ли О’Мелли, он хотел показать наш мир, но при этом чуть улучшенный.

Отличия от комикса[править]

Главное отличие от первоисточника — образ главного героя. В оригинале Скотт был очень крутым парнем, а не нытиком из экранизации. Внешне он так же выглядит куда более внушающе. Кроме того, вырезаны некоторые сюжетные арки. В комиксе намного лучше раскрыта лига злых бывших, их взаимоотношения с другими персонажами и характеры. В фильме большинство их них появляются только чтобы умереть, особенно это касается близнецов Катаянаги.

Фильм более динамичен, комикс слегка затянут, например, там к концу истории Найвз уже совершеннолетняя, а Рамона целое лето проводит наедине со своими мыслями в лесной глуши.

Другие адаптации[править]

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Стоит отметить, что фильм был не единственной адаптацией комикса:

  • В 2010 году вышел короткометражный мультфильм «Скотт Пилигрим Против Мультипликации» («Scott Piligrim vs. the Animation»), в котором более подробно раскрывается момент закадровой крутости, о котором в фильме лишь упоминалось. И заодно показывают молодую Ким, во времена отношений со Скоттом.
  • В том же 2010-м, эксклюзивно на консоли, вышла видеоигра по мотивам оригинала. Она являла собой классический Beat-em-up, в котором победить злых бывших можно было в компании до 4-х человек. Персонажи прокачивались и развивались, а так же получили возможность путешествовать по подпространственным тоннелям, как Рамона. Получила высокие оценки критиков и тёплый прием игроков. В 2014 году игру изъяли из цифровых магазинов из-за истечения срока лицензии на публикацию. В 2021 году игра вернулась в улучшенном виде на все актуальные платформы.

Тропы и штампы[править]

  • Абсурд ради абсурда — история о молодом канадском рокере, влюбившемся в странную американку по имени Рамона, которую преследует лига её бывших и объявляют охоту на каждого, кто посмеет занять их освободившееся место. Будьте готовы к тому, что один персонаж умрёт из-за оргазма, а другой сгорит в атмосфере, слишком сильно разогнавшись на скейте. А Рамона носит в маленькой сумочке огромный молот. А веганы во вселенной фильма буквально являются сверхлюдьми (Подсвечено тем, что роль одного из этих сверхлюдей исполняет актёр, сыгравший до этого Супермена).
    • Фанатский обоснуй — Что за ерунда творится в этом сеттинге? Как? Почему?! Всё просто: ГГ — зелёный, или же скульптор реальности, решивший слегка разнообразить жизнь при помощи своих способностей.
      • Фанатский обоснуй на то и обоснуй, что не должен являться бредом сумасшедшего.
  • Альтернативные концовки — в другой концовке Скотт выбрал Найвз.
  • Бескровная резня — погибшие люди рассыпаются на монетки.
  • Бетти и Вероника — своя в доску Найвз и волшебная Рамона. Побеждает Вероника.
  • Вселенная за кадром — по ходу фильма есть намёки на то, что за пределами Торонто мир ещё более необычный, чем то, что показано.
  • Вегетарианец — один из Злых Бывших, Тодд, — веган, обретший благодаря своей диете псионические сверх-способности. Лишается их, когда Скотт хитростью заставляет его выпить кофе с молоком. Одно нарушение Веганская Полиция (да…) ещё, может, и простила бы, но до этого Тодд уже употреблял мороженое и цыплёнка с пармезаном. Он не знал, что веганам нельзя.
  • Девушка с молотом — Рамона вообще мастер оружия ближнего боя, но в основной своей битве — с бывшей возлюбленной Рокси — она использует именно что молот, который достаёт из сумочки (впрочем, в комиксе то же самое было).
  • Кленовый лист, бобры и хоккеисты — действие происходит в Торонто.
  • Крутой гей — Уоллес Уэллс, лучший друг Скотта, и пожалуй, самый остроумный персонаж фильма. Рамона, кстати, тоже раньше увлекалась лесбийскими отношениями.
    • Так что сюда же — Рокси, одна из бывших Рамоны.
  • Любимый косплей-персонаж — Рамона.
  • Любимый человек из сновидений — игра с тропом. Скотт начинает видеть Рамону, но по той причине, что она использует его подсознание для быстрого перемещения по городу.
  • Милый злодей — практически все злые бывшие, за исключением Гидеона. В комиксах же исключениями также являются Тодд и близнецы
  • Нестандартная заставка — обычное вступление Universal Pictures выполнено в 8-bit стиле.
  • Они не геи — игра с тропом: хотя друг заглавного героя Уоллес Уэллс — несомненный гей, и сам Скотт живёт у него и даже спит с ним в одной кровати (а порою им компанию составляют и любовники Уоллеса), отношения между ними ограничиваются только крепкой дружбой и ничего кроме.
  • Стоп-кадровый бонус — Рамона рассказывает, что Тодд ради неё пробил кратер на Луне. Если в кадре появляется Луна, видно что сбоку на ней большой кратер.
  • Убей их всех — именно так и поступает Скотт, когда за ним приходит Лига (хотя и она появилась за тем же, так что это самооборона)
    • Слово Божие сообщает, что все «убитые» Скоттом враги переродились у себя дома, усвоив уроки и потеряв желание мстить Рамоне и Скотту
  • Поединок на песнях — как минимум дважды, хотя с прикрученным фитильком, ибо просто музыка, без слов.
    • Скотт Пилигрим против Тодда Ингрэма. Поняв, что одолеть сверхчело… сверхвегана силой не удастся, он пытается его переиграть на гитаре. Но увы!..
    • Скотт Пилигрим, Стивен Стиллз и Ким Пайн против близнецов-музыкантов. Битва начинается с обмена мощным музаком, который буквально сносит куски концертного зала, а затем превращается в битву двух монстров, эдаких манифестаций мелодий.

Примечания[править]

  1. Bob-Omb — один из рядовых монстров-врагов в видеоигровой вселенной Марио, ходячая взрывчатка с глазками.

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Эдгар Райт

Фильмы Скотт Пилигрим против всех • Типа крутые легавые • Малыш на драйве

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Кинокомедии
Курсивом обозначены серии фильмов

Комедии Бриллиантовая рука • Джентльмены удачи • Ёлки • Иван Васильевич меняет профессию • Игроки • Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром! • Кавказская пленница • Космические яйца • Крымский мост. Сделано с любовью • Кто подставил кролика Роджера? • Не бойся, я с тобой! • Особенности национальной • Откройте, полиция! • Охотники за привидениямиПолицейская академияПришельцы • Продюсеры • Свадьба в Малиновке • Скотт Пилигрим против всех • Смысл жизни по Монти Пайтону • Такси • Тупой и ещё тупее • Удача Логанов • Укрощение строптивого • Фантомас • Человек с бульвара Капуцинов • Ширли-мырли • Это всё она
Чёрные комедии Kingsman: Секретная служба • Kingsman: Золотое кольцо • Большой Лебовски • Битлджус • Возвращение живых мертвецов • Догма • Достать ножи • Дрожь Земли • Железное небо (Железное небо: Грядущая раса) • Жмурки • Залечь на дно в Брюгге • Люми • Очень страшное кино • Папа, сдохни • Реальные упыри • Рыцари Королевства крутизны • Смерть ей к лицу • Солдаты неудачи • Типа крутые легавые • Убойные каникулы • Четыре комнаты
Трагикомедии Амели • Маленькая мисс Счастье • Однажды… в Голливуде • Отель «Гранд Будапешт» • Рок на века • Стиляги • Страх и ненависть в Лас-Вегасе • Человек, который убил Дон-Кихота • Человек эпохи возрождения • Комната

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Комиксы

История Комикс-стрип • Золотой век комиксов • Совращение невинных • Кодекс комиксов • Серебряный век комиксов • Бронзовый век комиксов • Антигерой девяностых • Тёмные века комиксов • …
Штампы Богатый безработный дурак vs Гений, миллиардер, плейбой, филантроп • Возлюбленная — злодейка • Время в комиксах • Второе я • Иммунитет Джокера • Квадратный подбородок справедливости • Нагрудный знак • Ни один город не пострадал • Похоже, это задание для Аквамена • Суперспособности • Шрифт характеристики • …
Вселенные Вселенная Bubble • Вселенная DC • Вселенная Marvel / Ultimate Marvel • …
Произведения Black Powder, Red Earth • Block 109 • Crossed • ElfQuest • Fables • Girl Genius • Grimm Fairy Tales • Preacher • Requiem Chevalier Vampire • Transmetropolitan • Астерикс • Ворон • Город грехов • Лига выдающихся джентльменов • Песочный человек • Scott Piligrim vs. The World (comic book) • Приключения Тинтина • Спаун • Супербог • Wanted • Хранители • Бесобой • Майор Гром • Экслибриум
Супергерои Бэтмен (Робин, Бэтгёрл) • Вопрос • Зелёная Стрела (Рой Харпер, Чёрная Канарейка) • Зелёный Фонарь (Алан Скотт, Хэл Джордан, Джон Стюарт, Гай Гарднер, Кайл Райнер) • Спаун • Супермен (Супербой, Супергёрл, Пауэр Гёрл, Сталь) • Чудо-женщина (Донна Трой, Артемида, Чудо-Девушка) • Флэш (Джей Гаррик, Барри Аллен, Уолли Уэст, Барт Аллен) …
Суперзлодеи Детстроук • Джокер • Пингвин • Пугало • Лекс Лютор • Харли Квинн • Синестро • Цирцея • Капитан Холод • Профессор Зум • Убийца Крок …
Герои и антигерои V • Гарфилд • Джон Константин • Кулак Полярной звезды • Люпен III • Мутанты • Спайдер Иерусалим • Флэш Гордон • Хеллбой • Черепашки-ниндзя • …
Подробнее: Вселенная Marvel (Люди Икс) • Ultimate Marvel • …

Не так давно… в таинственных землях… Торонто, Канада…
Скотт Пилигрим встречался со старшекласcницей.
Скотт Пилигрим встречается со старшеклассницей?
Серьёзно? Горячая штучка?
Тебе сколько лет, Скотт? В районе двадцати восьми?
Я в ваши глупые игры не играю, малышня.
То есть школу ты закончил, дай посчитать, лет тринадцать назад?
Мне 22. Двадцать два.
И ты встречаешь со старшеклассницей. Неплохо, неплохо.
Спасибо, спасибо.
Так вы, ребята, уже, ну, знаешь, делали это?
Делали мы многое.
Мы ездили вместе в автобусе.
Проводили многозначительные беседы о том, как продвигаются дела в школьном клубе,
о её друзьях, и, знаете, прочей драме.
Ты её хоть целовал?
Мы, однажды, чуть было за руки не взялись, но потом она засмущалась.
Рад ты вижу, аж до чёртиков.
Понятия не имею о чём ты говоришь.
Так как, ты говоришь, её зовут?
Найвс Чау.
Она — китаянка.
Чума.
Так когда мы сможем её увидеть?
О, господи, пусть это будет скоро.
Это меня.

— Привет.
— Обещаешь вести себя хорошо?
Конечно, я буду вести себя хорошо.
Серьёзно, веди себя хорошо.
Я что, обычно не хорошо себя веду?
Эй, Найвс, это Стивен Стиллс. Всю музыку у нас пишет он.
Привет.
Ей снесёт крышу от нашей музыки?
Она просто в уголке тихонько посидит, чувак.
Я в смысле, я хочу, чтобы у неё снесло крышу от нашей музыки.
Ей снесёт крышу. Ей может снести. У неё есть к этому предрасположенность.
Хорошо.
Можешь входить.
Уау.
Вот, давай я пальто твоё возьму.
Привет.
Найвс, это Ким.
Прости, как тебя зовут?
Ким.
И ты играешь на ударных?
Да.
Это просто отпад.
Найвс, это Юный Нил.
Привет.
Привет.
А ты играешь?
Да, в Зельду, Тетрис.
Вопрос обширный, сразу так и не ответишь.
Ладно, давайте начнем с «Launchpad McQuack».
Песня на самом деле называется не так…
Мы — Sex Bob-Omb!
Раз, два, три, четыре!
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Laminate the stasis
Mama, mama serpentine
I got a breathalyzer
And my body’s clean
Yeah! Yeah!
Thank you!
Get ready
Yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah!
Ребята, вы просто…
отпад.
-А она ничего. -Ага.
Да, офигенная.
Ага.
Скотт, так бы и врезала по твоей довольной роже.
Ага. Подожди, что?
Ответь, ты реально счастлив, или ты реально тварь?
Мол, есть ли у меня скрытые мотивы или что-то подобное?
Я обижен, Ким.
Оскорблен, может даже?
Ранен, Ким.
Ты? Ранен?
Нил, ты, кажется, говорил, что она «офигенная».
Да, офигенная.
Ага.
Скажу сам, пока меня не оболгали,
да, я встречаюсь с семнадцатилеткой.
Мм, он хорошенький?
Значит ли это, что мы должны перестать спать вместе?
Ты где-то видишь еще одну кровать?
М-да. Ты определенно моя сучка навеки.
Насчёт школьницы, ты особо никому не трепи.
Эй, ты меня знаешь.
Я имею в виду, сестре моей не говори.
Ты меня знаешь.
Кому ты пишешь?
Школьница? Ужас, Скотт.
Всё неправда. Кто тебе сказал?
Уоллес, кто.

Актерский состав фильма «Скотт Пилигрим против всех» во главе с режиссером Эдгаром Райтом в удаленном формате собрались вместе в честь 10-летия комедии. При поддержке Entertainment Weekly каст в полном составе (Майкл Сера, Мэри Элизабет Уинстед, Анна Кендрик, Киран Калкин, Крис Эванс, Джонни Симмонс, Эллен Вон и другие при участии сценариста Майкла Бэколла) устроил читку всего сценария.

Спустя 10 лет актеры «Скотта Пилигрима» сохранили дружеские отношения.  Они быстро вжились в роли и проговорили весь фильм от начала до конца. В качестве камео на экране появилась собака Криса Эванса. Как и многие подобные Zoom-встречи это мероприятие было связано с благотворительностью. Звезды собрались, чтобы привлечь внимание к фонду Water for People, который занимается доставкой воды нуждающимся.

В российский прокат «Скотт Пилигрим против всех» вышел в августе 2010-го года. Эдгар Райт, к тому моменту снявший «Зомби по имени Шон» и «Типа крутых легавых», на этот раз экранизировал комикс для гигов про неудачника Скотта Пилигрима (Сера), которому, чтобы добиться сердца возлюбленной Рамоны (Уинстед), нужно победить ее семерых злых бывших.

Пока закрыты театры и кинотеатры, переходим на домашнее киносмотрение. Чтобы не растеряться во всем разнообразии, советуем найти фильм в подборках «Афиши» или огромном каталоге по жанрам или годам с непредвзятыми кинорецензиями наших читателей.

Скотт Пилигрим против всех
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Постер фильма
Жанр

комедия, боевик, кинокомикс, мелодрама, пародия

Режиссёр

Эдгар Райт

Продюсер

Эдгар Райт
Эрик Гиттер
Нира Парк
Марк Платт

Автор
сценария

Эдгар Райт
Майкл Бакалл
Брайан Ли О’Мэлли (комикс)

В главных
ролях

Майкл Сера
Мэри Элизабет Уинстэд
Киран Калкин
Анна Кендрик
Элисон Пилл
Крис Эванс
Джейсон Шварцман

Оператор

Билл Поуп

Композитор

Найджел Годрич

Кинокомпания

Universal Pictures
Big Talk Productions
Closed on Mondays Entertainment
Marc Platt Productions

Длительность

112 мин

Бюджет

$ 60 млн[1]

Сборы

$ 47,6 млн[1]

Страна

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Язык

английский

Год

2010

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ID 0446029

«Скотт Пилигрим против всех» (англ. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World; другой вариант перевода названия — Скотт Пилигрим против человечества) — фильм режиссёра Эдгара Райта, снятый по мотивам серии комиксов Брайана Ли О’Мэлли «Скотт Пилигрим». Дата российской премьеры — 19 августа 2010.

Содержание

  • 1 Сюжет
  • 2 В ролях
  • 3 Производство
    • 3.1 Подготовка к съёмкам
    • 3.2 Съемки
    • 3.3 Музыка
      • 3.3.1 Саундтрек
  • 4 Релиз
    • 4.1 Предварительный обзор
    • 4.2 Маркетинг
      • 4.2.1 Видеоигра
  • 5 Русский перевод
  • 6 Интересные факты
  • 7 Примечания
  • 8 Ссылки

Сюжет

Рок-музыкант Скотт Пилигрим нашёл девушку своей мечты. Но на его пути стоит более сложная задача: чтобы встречаться с ней, Скотту придется победить её семерых злых бывших (среди которых: кинозвезда-скейтбордист, рокер-веган, идентичные близнецы и другие).[2]

В ролях

  • Майкл Сера — Скотт Пилигрим
  • Мэри Элизабет Уинстэд — Рамона Флауэрс
  • Киран Калкин — Уоллес Уэллс
  • Эллен Вонг — Найвс Чоу
  • Элисон Пилл — Ким Пайн
  • Марк Веббер — Стивен Стилс
  • Джонни Симмонс — Юный Нил
  • Анна Кендрик — Стэйси Пилигрим
  • Бри Ларсон — Энви Адамс
  • Эрик Кнудсен — Люк «Краш» Уилсон
  • Обри Плаза — Джули Пауэрс
  • Теннеси Томас — Линетт Гайкотт
Лига злых бывших
  • Сатья Баба — Мэтью Патэл
  • Крис Эванс — Лукас Ли
  • Брэндон Рут — Тодд Ингрэм
  • Мэй Уитман — Рокси Рихтер
  • Шота Саито и Кейта Саито — Кайл и Кен Катаянаги
  • Джейсон Шварцман — Гидеон Гордон Грейвс

Производство

Подготовка к съёмкам

После того как Брайан Ли О’Мэлли закончил первый том Scott Pilgrim, его издатель из Oni Press обратился к продюсеру Марку Платту с предложением о создании экранизации.[3] Студия Universal Pictures подписала контракт с режиссёром Эдгаром Райтом, к тому моменту только что закончившим работу над фильмом «Зомби по имени Шон», на киноадаптацию комикса.[3][4] В мае 2005 года студия наняла Майкла Бакалла для написания сценария.[4] В январе 2009 года был завершен кастинг и объявлено официальное название фильма — Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.[5]

О’Мэлли подтвердил, что материал из Scott Pilgrim’s Finest Hour, заключительного тома серии, не появится в фильме, так как его производство началось ранее. Несмотря на то, что он подавал свои идеи и предложения насчет финальной сцены фильма, О’Мэлли отметил возможность изменения всех этих планов в процессе написания сценария и в конечном счете заявил, что «их концовка — это их концовка».[6] О’Мэлли предоставил Райту и Бакаллу свои заметки к шестой книге, в то время как съемки уже велись.[7]

Съемки

Съемочный процесс начался в марте 2009 года в Торонто[8][9] и был завершен в августе.[10] Однако Сера, Уинстед, Шварцман и Уитман начали тренироваться в Лос-Анджелесе ещё в январе. Актёры занимались под руководством знаменитого мастера боевых искусств Пенга Чжанга. Они учились наносить удары кулаками и ногами, выполнять перевороты и кульбиты, и обращаться с разными видами оружия (в том числе, и с кнутом). Чтобы поддержать актёров, режиссёр Райт каждый день тренировался с ними. Ежедневно по 5-6 часов они изучали боевое искусство в учебном лагере под руководством тренеров, которые работали с Джетом Ли и Джеки Чаном.

Музыка

В саундтрек входят песни таких музыкантов как Блэк Фрэнсис, Бек Хэнсен и коллективов Metric и Broken Social Scene. Продюсер Найджел Годрич был назначен ответственным за музыкальную составляющую фильма.[11][12] Две неизданные песни Beck прозвучали в тизер-трейлере.[13]

Для каждой вымышленной группы в фильме реально существующие коллективы записали уникальную музыку.[14] Образ солистки вымышленной группы Clash at Demonhead основан на солистке Metric Эмили Хайнс.[15] Также Metric специально записали для фильма песню «Black Sheep». Крис Мерфи из группы Sloan давал актёрам уроки игры на гитаре.[14] В эпизодах сновидений используется музыка из серии видеоигр The Legend of Zelda. Чтобы получить разрешение на её использование, Эдгар Райт отправил компании-правообладателю Nintendo отрывок фильма и письмо, в котором назвал музыку «колыбельной целого поколения».[16]

Саундтрек

Песни вымышленных групп Sex Bob-omb и Crash and the Boys были написаны коллективами Beck и Broken Social Scene соответственно. Релиз саундтрека будет осуществлен независимым музыкальным лейблом ABKCO Records 10 августа.[17]

Название Автор Исполнитель Длительность
1. «We Are Sex Bob-Omb» Beck Hansen Sex Bob-Omb 2:00
2. «Scott Pilgrim» Lynette Gillis, Catriona Sturton, Amanda Bidnall, Carla Gillis Plumtree 3:02
3. «I Heard Ramona Sing» Black Francis Frank Black 3:40
4. «By Your Side» Paul Denman, Andrew Hale, Sade, Stuart Matthewman Beachwood Sparks 4:57
5. «O Katrina!» Ian St. Pe, Joe Bradley, Jared Swilley, Cole Alexander Black Lips 2:51
6. «I’m So Sad, So Very, Very Sad» Ohad Benchetrit, Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Charles Spearin Crash and the Boys 0:13
7. «We Hate You Please Die» Benchetrit, Drew, Canning, Spearin Crash and the Boys 0:59
8. «Garbage Truck» Beck Hansen Sex Bob-Omb 1:44
9. «Teenage Dream» Marc Bolan T. Rex 5:45
10. «Sleazy Bed Track» Mark James Morris, Scott Edward Morris, Edward Daniel Chestor, Adam Patrick Devlen The Bluetones 4:36
11. «It’s Getting Boring by the Sea» Laura Carter, Steven Ansell Blood Red Shoes 2:56
12. «Black Sheep» Emily Haines, James Shaw Metric 4:56
13. «Threshold» Beck Hansen Sex Bob-Omb 1:47
14. «Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl» John Crossingham, Haines, Jessica Moss, Shaw, Canning, Drew, Spearin, Peroff Justin Broken Social Scene 4:36
15. «Under My Thumb» Mick Jagger, Keith Richards The Rolling Stones 3:41
16. «Ramona (Acoustic Version)» Hansen Beck 1:02
17. «Ramona» Hansen Beck 4:22
18. «Summertime» Hansen Sex Bob-Omb 2:10
19. «Threshold (8 Bit)» Hansen Брайан ЛеБартон 1:48

Релиз

Предварительный обзор

После тестового показа известный режиссёр и сценарист Кевин Смит поделился впечатлениями с порталом The Film Stage:

Смит также сказал, что режиссёры Квентин Тарантино и Джейсон Райтман тоже «действительно прониклись фильмом».[18]

Маркетинг

Первый тизер-трейлер был выпущен 25 марта 2010 года.[19] Второй трейлер, в котором прозвучала музыка The Ting Tings, LCD Soundsystem, Cornelius, Blood Red Shoes и The Prodigy, был выпущен 31 мая 2010 года.[20]

На церемонии премии MTV Movie Awards 2010 состоялась премьера первого фрагмента из фильма, в котором была представлена сцена поединка Скотта Пилигрима и Лукаса Ли. Актёры, исполняющие роль каскадеров-дублеров Лукаса Ли, на самом деле дублеры Криса Эванса.[21]

Видеоигра

Видеоигра, основанная на фильме и серии комиксов, вышла 10 августа 2010 года на сервисе PlayStation Network, 25 августа — на Xbox Live Arcade. Игра создана студиями Ubisoft Montreal и Ubisoft Chengdu[22][23] c использованием музыки в жанре чиптюн группы Anamanaguchi и 2D-графики Пола Робертсона.[24].

Русский перевод

Официальный перевод фильма выполнен студией «Пифагор» в 2010 году. Звукорежиссёр Вячеслав Баранов, переводчик и автор русского синхронного текста — Сергей Козин. Разговорная речь в фильме дублирована в дубляже принимали участие актёры Денис Яковлев (Скотт Пилигрим), Татьяна Шитова (Рамона Флауэрс), Алексей Елистратов (Уоллес Уэлс), Александра Остроухова (Стэйси Пилигрим), Николай Быстров (юный Нил), Александр Гаврилин (Гидеон Грэйвс) и другие, многочисленные надписи на экране переведены на русский язык, но в DVD и Blu-ray версиях фильма используется оригинальный (английский) видеоряд, надписи переведены субтитрами.

Интересные факты

  • В некоторых сценах Скотт носит футболку с надписью «Plumtree». Это название канадской женской инди-поп-группы, из названия песни которой автор комикса Брайан Ли О’Мэлли позаимствовал имя главного персонажа. И хотя группа распалась в 2000 году, песня «Scott Pilgrim» была включена в саундтрек картины.[25]
    • Также, Скотт носит футболку с изображением Астробоя.
  • В финальном эпизоде главный герой носит футболку с изображением сердца и буквами «SP», пиктограммой, встречающейся в оформлении альбома «Zeitgeist» группы The Smashing Pumpkins.
  • Фильм вышел одновременно с последним томом комикса.[26]
  • Лукас Ли (Lucas Lee) — выдуманный персонаж, некогда якобы неплохой скейтер, а на данный момент — профессиональный актёр, является отсылкой к Джейсону Ли (Jason Lee) — профессиональному скейтбордисту и актёру.[25]
  • Некоторые актёры, которые играли в фильме противников Скотта, снимались в других фильмах по комиксам про супергероев. Так, например, актёр Крис Эванс сыграл Капитана Америку в фильмах «Первый мститель» и «Мстители» и Человека-факела в фильмах «Фантастическая Четвёрка» и «Фантастическая Четвёрка: Вторжение Серебряного серфера», а Брендон Рут — Кларка Кента в «Возвращении Супермена».
  • Огромный молот в сумочке Рамоны является цитатой популярной манги «Ранма 1/2», одного из источников, с которых Ли О’Мэлли брал пример, когда только начинал создавать комиксы.
    • В том же эпизоде, когда Рамона вытащила огромный молот, звуковым эффектом его появления служил звук попадания игровых персонажей в Special Stage в серии игр Sonic the Hedgehog.
  • Прототипом Скотта Пилигрима стал сам автор комиксов Брайан Ли О’Мэлли, проведший юность в Торонто: «Скотт — воплощение моей юношеской мечты. Он беззаботен, его любят девушки, он дерется как супергерой. В его возрасте я тоже играл в группе, у меня появились новые друзья, и мне хотелось их чем-то удивить».
  • Авторами музыки и текстов песен группы Sex Bob-omb, в которой по сюжету играет Скотт, стали рок-исполнитель Бек (и выдающийся музыкальный продюсер Найджел Годрич, работавший с такими знаменитыми музыкантами, как группа Radiohead и Пол Маккартни. Бек участвовал в создании всех треков Sex Bob-omb. (Бек сыграл все музыкальные партии, а вокал записывали актёры.)
  • По сценарию Райта и Бэколла, действие фильма происходит во множестве оригинальных мест. В «Скотте Пилигриме» задействовано более 4000 мест для съемок.
  • Вместо обычной объемной превизуализации, которая используется на съемках многих фильмов, превиз для «Скотта Пилигрима» создавался в графическом стиле романов О’Мэлли с применением дополнительной анимации.
  • Сестре Скотта 18 лет, то есть она младше Скотта на 4 года. В реальности же актриса Анна Кендрик старше Майкла Сера на 3 года.

Примечания

  1. 1 2 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) — Box Office Mojo
  2. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 2 июня 2010.
  3. 1 2 Q&A: Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley. Total Film (June 2, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 3 июня 2010.
  4. 1 2 Snyder, Gabriel (May 24, 2005). «’Pilgrim’s’ progresses». Variety. Проверено April 11, 2009.
  5. Kit, Borys (January 20, 2009). «Exes mark spots in ‘Pilgrim’». The Hollywood Reporter.
  6. Peter Sciretta Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Will End Differently Than The Graphic Novels. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 13 января 2010.
  7. Q&A: Scott Pilgrim creator Bryan Lee O’Malley. Total Film (June 2, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 3 июня 2010.
  8. Edgar Wright’s photoblog. Bryan Lee O’Malley. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 21 января 2009.
  9. Blog One — Introduction — Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World. Scott Pilgrim The Movie. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 13 апреля 2009.
  10. August 28th, 2009 21:40 (EDT) Wrap!. Edgar Wright Here (August 28, 2009). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 30 августа 2009.
  11. Hasty, Katie Preview new Beck songs in ‘Scott Pilgrim’ trailer. HitFix (Mar 31, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 31 марта 2010.
  12. Martens, Todd Rock ‘n’ roll: ‘Scott Pilgrim’ launches with Beck-scored trailer. Los Angeles Times (March 25, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 31 марта 2010.
  13. Edgar Wright Talks Scott Pilgrim Trailer. Empire. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 1 июня 2010.
  14. 1 2 Edgar Wright, Michael Cera, Jason Schwartzman Interview Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Collider (May 25, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 1 июня 2010.
  15. Rayner, Ben Toronto finally gets to play itself. Toronto Star (August 8, 2009). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 1 июня 2010.
  16. Miller, Nancy Director Edgar Wright, Actor Michael Cera Crack Wise About Scott Pilgrim. Wired (June 22, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 23 июня 2010.
  17. Breihan, Tom Beck, Broken Social Scene Play Fake Bands on Scott Pilgrim Soundtrack. Pitchfork (June 21, 2010).(недоступная ссылка — история) Проверено 21 июня 2010.
  18. 1 2 Kevin Smith Talks Scott Pilgrim. The Film Stage (March 3, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 3 июня 2010.
  19. Wright, Edgar It’s here… The Official Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Teaser Trailer. Edgar Wright Here (March 25, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 10 июня 2010.
  20. Wright, Edgar The New Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Trailer!. Edgar Wright Here. Архивировано из первоисточника 26 марта 2012. Проверено 1 июня 2010.
  21. Marshall, Rick First ‘Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World’ Clip Featuring Chris Evans as Lucas Lee. MTV. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 10 июня 2010.
  22. Ubisoft and Universal Pictures Partner on Scott Pilgrim VS. The World Video Game. Ubisoft. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 23 августа 2009.
  23. Vore, Bryan Scott Pilgrim Game First Hands-On. Game Informer (June 8, 2010). Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012. Проверено 8 июня 2010.
  24. Exclusive: Scott Pilgrim the Video Game! Music by Anamanaguchi, Pixel Art by Paul Robertson << Attract Mode
  25. 1 2 IMDb — Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) — Trivia
  26. onipress.com. Архивировано из первоисточника 29 апреля 2012.

Ссылки

  • Официальный сайт фильма
  • «Скотт Пилигрим против всех»  (англ.) на сайте Internet Movie Database
  • «Скотт Пилигрим против всех»  (англ.) на сайте allrovi 4 из 5 звёзд
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Скотт Пилигрим против всех Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game

Актеры и создатели «Скотта Пилигрима против всех» собрались вместе и зачитали сценарий фильма

Журналисты Entertainment Weekly собрали вместе создателей и актерский состав «Скотта Пилигрима против всех» в честь десятилетия картины.

В полуторачасовом ролике Майкл Сера, Мэри Элизабет Уинстед, Киран Калкин, Крис Эванс, Анна Кендрик и другие от начала до конца зачитали сценарий картины. А руководили процессом режиссер Эдгар Райт и сценарист Майкл Бэколл.

Напомним, киноадаптация комикса про Скотта Пилигрима вышла в 2010 году. Увы, в прокате она провалилась — при бюджете в 60 миллионов долларов фильм собрал всего лишь 47 миллионов. Тем не менее зрители очень полюбили картину.

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