Scott Pilgrim: The Film of the Game of the Book (Spoilers, Once More People See It?)

[Drownball-Champ]

Originally Posted by Lumenskir

Finally found another person who hadn't seen it yet to go a second time. He had no knowledge of the film beyond some vagaries of the soundtrack, and he came out hating it. (This was expected, as he also hated Kung Fu Hustle (which I think is about the closest point of comparison for this movie, although still a ways off tone wise) but I just omitted the parts I knew he would hate to get him to go see.)

I gotta say, I was slightly worried about it holding up to repeat viewings (like my seeing it at midnight and being excited for it already was coloring my judgement), but it actually got a little bit better, mostly because I approached it a different way and looked for the other Easter Eggs I missed.

Now, it's not quite as dramatic a change as viewing Starship Troopers as a stupid war film v. a brilliant fascist-satire, but Scott Pilgrim is a bit more interesting if you accept that the sketchily drawn relationship part is really just a facet of the Scott-centric self-growth arc. The fights are still great, but they make more dramatic sense as Scott realizing that fighting for a mysterious girl is less satisfying than fighting for personal reasons. It also makes his mini-depression during Roxy and the beginning of the Twins seem slightly less assholish. (And I might be overthinking this part a bit much, but it also makes his choice at the end a little more deep. He's finally got the self respect to realize he doesn't need the constant and unearned adulation Knives would lavish on him, and that trying to forge something with Ramona would be more rewarding, but I dunno, I'm a little punch drunk from trying to keep track of every graphic that popped up in the last fight.)

Things I noticed second time around:
-Lucas's filmography titles. I especially liked Action Doctor.
-Roxy calling Ramona a hasbian just created a new entry in my personal dictionary.
-Although Comeau's "comic was better" bit was funny, I really like imagining the band who's "First album was better than their first album."

Did you notice that a number is in the scene for each ex? I didn't see them myself but a few people on GameFAQs pointed them out. Person couldn't find the 5 and 6 for the Twins or 7 for Gideon though.