Finally got to see Scott Pilgrim vs The World last Friday. Really enjoyed the move and when the DVD comes out I have to buy it and see it again.
Although I had heard that film differentiates from comic it was still pretty surprising how different it actually was. Though the faster narration worked well in the movie. Following comic-books rhythm wouldn't have worked in movie anyways.
That ending is teh lamesauce, not gonna lie. I would've been extremely angry if they had used that ending. Like...People who don't see why Scott and Ramona should be together don't understand the medium. Scott doesn't belong with Knives, he never really cared about her. She was just an escape for him...Yeah...
Not really. The difference is that Knives is an innocent and Ramona is not. Besides, Ramona's character growth, although it's almost totally absent in the movie version, is not about empowerment, it's about penance and redemption.
Yeah, even though Scott did cheat on both of them, for Ramona, Scott has also fought for her and shown himself worthy of her affections anyways. They both grow together through the movie, and so when the conclusion is reached, it makes sense that they leave to start a new life together.
Like...All the things that followed it. Yes, make fun of my verbal tic that also translates into my writing, but at least I finished my thought, even if the ellipses and such was unnecessary.
Scott doesn't belong with Knives, he never really cared about her. She was just an escape for him...Yeah...
I think you missed the point that Knives and Scott both grew as people. It's not unlikely that by the end of the comic or movie they both had grew as people enough that a relationship couldn't work out.
I would have actually been fine with Scott going back with Knives, because the movie didn't necessarily have that bonding time amongst Ramona and Scott. I think because the story was much more tighter and clean-cut, Knives was much more of the woobie character and Ramona was more of that magical pixie chick who catches your attention. It might be because in the movie, it has much more of an idea of Scott learning how to respect HIMSELF rather than him being a total moron and having the epiphany, so who he ends up in at the end is put on the backburner. Either with me is totally fine in the film.
That's not totally out of the realm of possibility, either. Wasn't one of Aubrey Plaza's secret character notes the fact that Julie secretly liked Scott?
I had some problems with both of the filmed endings, but I had fewer problems with the Ramona ending. It matched the message of the movie and the comic better, and it didn't insult Knives' character development. Also, it turns the final Scott/Knives battle against Gideon into the big closure Scott needed with her, which I think fits well. Plus, I'm just a sucker for the whole "try again" thing in both the comic and the movie. ♥
That's not to say the Knives ending is completely without merit. I watched it with my dad, and he pointed out that there's a nice cyclical thing going for it, and that giving Knives a real chance still fits with the theme of Scott owning up to his past mistakes and being a better person. Also, it's easier for feel more sympathetic for Knives than for Ramona in the movie specifically. Ramona comes off kind of aloof throughout the movie, and there isn't enough running time to let us warm up to her like there was in the comic.
...But yeah, there's still the "I don't think she'd take him back right away" thing, and the frustration with going through a whole movie of trying to fight for and understand Ramona and then not doing anything with that at the end. Also the rest of the movie doesn't really suggest that Knives really is the one for Scott; it follows the comic too closely, and the comic clearly makes Knives out to be a bad habit Scott needed to drop. In the commentary for the Knives ending, Wright points out that Scott's smile starts to fade at the last second as he wonders if he did the right thing, which is kind of cruel, too.
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Although I had heard that film differentiates from comic it was still pretty surprising how different it actually was. Though the faster narration worked well in the movie. Following comic-books rhythm wouldn't have worked in movie anyways.
Personally, I like it better than the Ranma style ending.
Very glad they used the ending they did.
I don't really think either ending is really satisfying.
Yes, make fun of my verbal tic that also translates into my writing, but at least I finished my thought, even if the ellipses and such was unnecessary.
I had some problems with both of the filmed endings, but I had fewer problems with the Ramona ending. It matched the message of the movie and the comic better, and it didn't insult Knives' character development. Also, it turns the final Scott/Knives battle against Gideon into the big closure Scott needed with her, which I think fits well. Plus, I'm just a sucker for the whole "try again" thing in both the comic and the movie. ♥
That's not to say the Knives ending is completely without merit. I watched it with my dad, and he pointed out that there's a nice cyclical thing going for it, and that giving Knives a real chance still fits with the theme of Scott owning up to his past mistakes and being a better person. Also, it's easier for feel more sympathetic for Knives than for Ramona in the movie specifically. Ramona comes off kind of aloof throughout the movie, and there isn't enough running time to let us warm up to her like there was in the comic.
...But yeah, there's still the "I don't think she'd take him back right away" thing, and the frustration with going through a whole movie of trying to fight for and understand Ramona and then not doing anything with that at the end. Also the rest of the movie doesn't really suggest that Knives really is the one for Scott; it follows the comic too closely, and the comic clearly makes Knives out to be a bad habit Scott needed to drop. In the commentary for the Knives ending, Wright points out that Scott's smile starts to fade at the last second as he wonders if he did the right thing, which is kind of cruel, too.