Tuesday, April 22, 2014

MYST Post #4: Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

This movie has been on my list for a while, for no particular reason other than I love Aubrey Plaza and Michael Cera. I was in for even more of a shock when randomly Chris Evans and Johnny Simmons appeared.

Of course, this movie is known for being based off of a comic book. So it has all the sound effects and cartoon-style throughout the whole movie. I, oddly enough, really loved that. Something about the way Edgar Wright directs this film gives it a charm unlike anything else and sets it up so that the audience actually feels like they are inside the comic book.

I don't have one particular scene that stood out for me because, honestly, the whole thing felt like one long scene. This was both positive and negative because it was face-paced and the days went by through the transitions and discontinuous editing. However, this made me feel a little jumbled and confused and times and I had to pause it in order to gather my thoughts.

As I predicted, all the actors did a tremendous job in their comedy styles with their one-liners and timing perfectly delivered. Although the script was sort of iffy in my opinion, they did the best with what they had and still made me laugh out loud numerous of times. This movie is definitely not for everyone because it is quirky and weird and eccentric. But if you like that, then you'll enjoy this. It's a nice typical escapist film that I would recommend when you don't want to think too hard.

I give this movie a 3.5/5.