@@chand911well it has lines word for word from the comics but Ramona's personality was completely different and stephen wasn't shown to be gay and they obviously didnt have everything in it like the robot fights or a lot of Nega scott. Edgar Wright wanted scott to end with knives so he made Ramona Unlikeable and the finished the movie but the writer of the comics said it had to be Ramona so they just changed the ending. They also didn't explain Scott is really good at fighting like he is in the comics. Its faithful in it's own right but also very different. Edit: They did make changes like Envy killed Todd in the comics and other things. They are both equally good though but are different
@@blaketfg9374 that’s more what I meant was there’s a lot of Word for Word lines, and just the main story beats are the same. I know however, they left out a ton of plot points. And yes, there are some major changes or things that just didn’t happen but for the most part when I remember it was quite similar like I think there is a whole fight between Ramona and Envy that they didn’t use in the movie. It’s been a long time since I read them but I know that they’re not exactly the same or anything there are many differences, but there are many things that are the same.
@@CrownlessKing88 Oh yeah for sure, and the things they didn't have time to explain that happened in the comics they would throw in quick easter eggs for. Like Scott fighting a purple suited dude to be with Kim, he actually did that and wasn't being sarcastic. Or the girl with the bionic arm that Todd cheated on Envy with just being in the background. It's faithful in it's own right. They are making a full show that's animated with the cast from this movie. I wonder if it is going with the style from this movie, with Ramona being less emotional and such, or if they are going to be more faithful to the comics.
The first time I watched the movie I legitimately laughed so hard I cried, very hard finding the pause button when you have barely any control of your body and your eyes are full of tears.
@user-rf7ef6wv3c I think that was the point with the plot. To be overly ridiculous. The comics was even crazier of what was left out of the movie and changed up
Most of this is actually happening, there are not many dream sequences. It's the style of the filming that you are experiencing and it is very different and bit trippy, but it is gold!
Brie Larson's cover of Black Sheep is still damn good. It was just announced that a Scott Pilgrim animated series is coming to Netflix with basically the entire cast coming back to voice their characters. Can't wait!
And I'm sure someone has mentioned it but just to confirm, yes, it's actually Brie singing. She's an outstanding singer (so many actors are great musically, too; hell, like half of the Stranger Things cast has been on Broadway or in bands, as an example... Joe Keery's music is legitimately fantastic).
46:10 I’d consider the mind control chip to be more like the impact an abusive and controlling relationship can have on the brain. Ramona literally says Gideon ignored her and made her miserable in the relationship until she tried to leave - then he focused on forming a group to torture and control her every move
Arguably one of Edgar Wright's best films. The music and editing is top notch. The cast is having a blast. And the fact that this is getting an animated show with the cast is phenomenal
His best by a long shot, IMO. While the others have stretches of not much happening, Scott Pilgrim peppers the viewer with jokes, editing and effects from the get-go, and never lets up.
Interesting detail -- Michael Cera is actually an accomplished bass player, and the other band members had no experience as musicians, so he had to downgrade his playing to fit in. During the bass battle, that was actually him playing.
I think its important to note that him dating Knives is one of the tells that Scott is kind of a loser at the beginning of the story. He has nothing going on in his life and is a "nice" guy. Any character older than Knives sees through it and get that he's actually a more indirect form of evil, also hinted to by Nega Scott being a pretty chill dude among other things.
This whole movie is an allegory of relationships as a whole. Any time we start a new relationship, we have to deal with all of that person's evil ex's, not in a physical way, but as the scars they left on the partner. It's why the fights get more difficult as the movie goes on; the more recent the ex, the more raw the lingering psychological effects of that relationship. In the end, it took both of them working together to defeat Ramona's big ex, just like how it takes both people in a relationship to work through big traumas. There's so much to be said about this film and its many layers.
This movie is one of my favourites. It's definitely worth reading the comics as they have an increased story, each character is more compelling and the artstyle is great. The movie was released before the comics had all been releasd (six volumes) so the ending is quite different. There is a anime series coming out soon with entirely the same cast and still with Edgar Wright which I am excited for.
Edgar Wright is such a great director, so many details in every film and such a fun way of editing. I recommend the cornetto trilogy if you enjoyed the directing style, especially Hot Fuzz. Fun fact, the actress playing the evil ex girlfriend voices Katara in Avatar the Last Airbender
This movie is a complete trip, but that's one of the reasons I love it. The fun you can have when you don't let reality get in the way of the story telling :D
A few things here (sorry if it gets long): Edgar sent them to a martial arts bootcamp for 6 months before filming so they could actually look competent during the fights. Each of the evil exes have their number attached to them in some way (2 on Chris Evan's trailer, Brandon wearing a shirt with the number 3, etc.) When you said "crank it to 11", if you pause the screen, it is actually goes to 11 in Japanese, so they actually did that. Unfortunately the movie came out before the end of the comics. The twins were robot master builders in the comics. The coins (you can see it best after Gideon's defeat) are actual Canadian coins (You can easily see the Twoonie ($2) coin as it is copper surrounded by silver. The actor that played Matthew Patel is actually a Bollywood actor, which does sort of fit when they broke into song during the fight. They cut from the Comic that Todd was cheating on Envy with the drummer (who has a bionic arm) As some others mention, Mae Whitman who plays Roxie is a prolific voice actor. She did Katara in Avatar the Last Airbender, She did Tinkerbell, and she also did Batgirl in a bunch of DC Animated shows.
This is without a doubt one of the best made films out there, the details are exquisite. Edgar Wright is a filmmaking genius. You can just tell they all had a blast making this movie.
If you liked this you guys should definitely try the cornetto trilogy (shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, and the worlds end) all very good movies, by the same guy who made this movie (edgar wright)
I was a teenager in Toronto in the mid-00s when this movie takes place, going to shows at the Rockit and Lee's Palace to see a lot of really bad indie bands and some really good ones and also Metric once or twice. I promise this is a 100% completely faithful and accurate depiction of what that was like, including summoned music monsters and people exploding into coins.
The director, Edgar Wright, also directed Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, World's End... what an amazing visionary! You can see his jump cut style a bit here. Love him!
Got to see an early preview of this movie in theaters about two weeks before it released to the public and I still have the small poster they gave to us of the movie. Despite not knowing the original source material I loved it.
I think this is one of those movies that you are just supposed to sit back and enjoy, don't think too much about it. The transitions are INCREDIBLE. If you look at some of the breakdown video essays on this movie, it's crazy how the director sort of hid how disconnected Scott is in the first part through transitions - there's a back and forth between him and knives and the camera keeps switching making you think that it's all happening in one place, but if you pay attention to the background THE LOCATION KEEPS CHANGING with transitions of cars, people, clothing racks. It's really cool. Plus the music is so rad.
I wouldn't say this movie is necessarily a brain off movie. There are plenty of themes and ideas in this movie that it wants you to think about. I think what you're trying to say is you have to suspend your disbelief and accept the cartoon logic of the movie to really enjoy it to the fullest.
They have word for word almost every line in the comics. The main difference is Ramona. Romona is extremely into scott in the comics. They made Ramona more unlikeable because Edgar wanted scott to end up with Knives. The original creator of the comics said no, he has to be with Ramona so they changed the ending but in the cut scenes they have the original movie ending with him ending up with Knives.
The graphic novel gets very dark when you learn of Ramona's obsession and confidence issues. Scott's violence is also addressed in that he is a bully but doesn't see himself as one. I understand why they didn't touch on these themes in the movie, but it really takes the story of the comic to the next level.
@@SSDexter99 The creator of the book after seeing the Knives ending said to change it because it will "dilute Knives's character." Maybe the testing you are referring to is them showing it to the comic Creator.
I saw the movie first, then read read the graphic novels and immediately noticed how different Ramona is. In the comics, she's so much more chill and down-to-earth, whereas in the movie, she's rather cold and stony.
The movie's a coming-of-age story of a lazy, self-centered, immature, freeloader who has to learn to grow up, become responsible, learn accountability and self-respect after he meets the girl of his dreams. It's told in a very stylized way and uses video games as a metaphor for Scott fighting his battles/demons/growing up.
That IS Brie Larson singing. Brie was a popstar before she was an actress. There's a full version of her The Clash At Demonhead version of 'Black Sheep' that she sings in the movie. It's a cover of Metric's 'Black Sheep'. Both versions of the song are equally great.
One of the major points of the movie is Scott’s progression into being an OK guy - at the beginning, he dates a high schooler when he’s in his 20s, cheats on Knives with Ramona, and continues to lead Knives on.
So to add to the “superhero lineup” Ex number 4, Roxy, is the voice of Katara from Avatar The Last Airbender. Scott not only had to fight both Marvel and DC, but a Waterbender as well
here’s some fun pilgrim facts Many of the characters were boxed off of people Bryan knows irl. Wallace is based off his former roommate, Stacey is based off his sister Stacey, and the name Scott pilgrim came from a song by the band plumtree called Scott pilgrim. speaking of plumtree, scott wears a plumtree shirt during the fight with matthew, allot of lucas’s movies are named after plumtree songs, and some of plumtree s music appears in the movie !! (scott pilgrim and go! for example) In the film, Stacey worked at the same place irl Stacey worked. So when your watching the movie, Stacey’s name tag is actually the name tag the actual Stacey used !! X’s are place subtly in the movie. If you watch the background, you’ll see how much x’s are scattered around each ex is associated with theres corresponding number, and is placed subltly throughout the fights. while scott is associated with the number zero Bill hader is actually in the movie, he plays the narrator !! (doesn’t show up on screen) In the movie, the twins don't speak due to the casting office forgetting to write "identical mid-twenties attractive English-speaking Japanese twins" into the casting call so they accidentally hired 2 guys who dosnt know any English in one draft of the script, the film ended with Scott being a serial killer who imagined all of it and killed Ramonas exes in cold blood Bryan Lee O’Malley got the idea for the comics after finding out wife had 3 exes all named Matthew every actor had to actually learn to play their intrument from scratch except for michael cera who was told to play worse so that he wouldnt outdo the rest of the band rival bands are named after video games canonically stephen stills is gay, just closeted and heavily internalized there’s a scott pilgrim game !! in the end credits, the sprites from the game were used !! (+ the extra life) edgar wright told the actors to not blink during the movie to give it more of a comic book vibe. the actors only blink a few times. bryan’s brother designed the 8-bit universal logo at the beginning of the film !! anyways i definitely reccomend checking out the comics lol.
Fun facts about the music in the movie: Beck wrote 20+ original songs for this movie, most if not all of the songs from Scott's band plus more. Also in the bass battle, Scott was playing a riff from a Final Fantasy game. I forget which one, there are a lot of video game references in this movie. They even got permission to use music from the Zelda series
Everything in this movie is super stylized. Its like a comic book/video game come to life. Edgar Wright is one of the best directors working today! Love the reaction, yall should check out more films of his! I recommend Baby Driver
If you noticed every ex does something that coincides with their number, like Patel covers 1 eye cuz he is ex number 1, Scott wore a shirt with Zero to symbolize he isn’t an evil ex, and the fantastic four 1/2 shirt Scott wore was after Roxy (ex number 4) cuz Ramona said that he was an evil ex waiting to happen so he was going to the dark side a little bit.
Think of the film as a video game. The dream sequences are like secret levels and tunnels into Scott's mind. Each ex is a boss fight. There's a ridiculous amount of subtext and Easter eggs for gamers, film geeks, and comic fans. Also, the original creator of the graphic novel was hugely inspired by video games. Toronto's a cold place in the winter and I'm guessing he spent his formative youth playing games like most kids back then.
This is all based on the comics. It’s so good. This has to be one of my favorite movies ever. Edgar Wright is legendary for this movie. Beck is too since he wrote some of the songs.
I'm really not a Michael Cera fan, don't care for Super Bad, but I LOVE this movie. The editing, the diologue, the music, so good. The cast is stacked. I love how the fights surprise everyone, but after they go right back to normal.
The author of the comics wasnt very active in the SP community when i was active in it but from what i understand, he basically said that both a literal interperetation and any metaphorical interpretation involving mental health, dissociation, and relationship trauma are valid
I absolutely love this movie and one of my favourites, its just fun and unique and I've seen it so many times. An easy watch if you want to watch something diferent from the normal type of movies. Try not to view it as the standard movie structure, its more a wacky, graphic novel style. I love introducing people to this movie who haven't seen it. I just vibe with the style of it. You really get the graphic novel feel that this was based on and its cool
Saw this in theaters when it came out. Couldn't understand how it flew under the radar for so many people. Soon as I left the theater I got online and ordered the comics.
I remember being 15 and my dad taking me to the cinema to see this and not telling what i was seeing all he would say was this movie was made for me and is right up my street and he wasn’t wrong one of my absolute faves ❤
9:39 Even though it wasn’t shown here, and it probably wasn’t mentioned, it took Michael Cera 33 tries to nail that no-look, package-in-trash-can shot. The director wanted to make it practical, instead of Green Screening and CGI. Also, another fun fact, Michael Cera and Brandon Routh were the only ones who actually knew how to play their instruments. Everyone else had to be taught.
This movie is chock full of editing genius. Every time Scott says, "There's girls watching" and Chris Evans looks up and down to the beat of a faint THUMP THUMP, I lose it.
this is my favorite movie of all time XD all the movies of edgar wright are amazing ... you guys watched the cornetto triologie of him ? so good xD this movie has btw an alternate end where he ends with knifes in the end
The point is that Scott is a terrible person. A lot of people kind of miss that the first time they watch, but the movie really tries to constantly show it. We literally start with learning that a 22-year-old is dating a minor 🤷♀️
This movie is stacked with superheroes. Captain Marvel, Captain America, Superman, Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Punisher, Mae Whitman has voiced multiple superheroes and Anna Kendrick will always be Squirrel Girl in my mind.
The best explanation I've heard for the movie is that it's the comic book version of a musical - instead of people breaking into song and dancing around with no one questioning it, people become badass and start fighting. Notice that no one in the movie bats an eye at Matthew Patel busting in and fighting, but they all look puzzled when he starts singing,
Guys, I don't know why you're so confused. I'm Canadian. This movie was filmed in and takes place in Canada. This is totally how we exist up here, word bubbles and all. Didn't'cha know?
That IS Brie Larson singing. It's a cover of the song Black Sheep by Metro Station. Brie actually had a short lived singing career when she was younger
This is what happens when people who only watch mainstream movies encounter anything even remotely artistic. 😂 "IS IT A DREAM??? WHAT IS HAPPENING???" It's art, dude. Relax.
Scott Pilgrim is supposed to be an argument against both "girls only like the bad boys" and the "manic pixie dream girl" because Scott and Ramona are both pretty shitty partners. Ramona is non-committal and floats between boyfriends on a whim (she says she only dated Chris Evans character till Brandon Routh walked by, dating twins), while Scott is immature and selfish (dating Knives out of ease and convenience, being a bad friend and mooch). They only get their happy ending when Scott grows up and Ramona commits. Also he wears a zero shirt and drinks coke zero because he's a possible Ex, 0.
Everyone already told you but nothing is a dream, everything is real, they just live in a videogame world basically, everyone inside their universe kinda knows it Also, it's not clearly really mentioned in the movie but in the comics, everyone knows Scott can fight real good
So yeah this is basically Surrealism, reality with a touch of fantasy or scifi fantasy mixed in. Your not supposed to take it seriously as your just supposed to have fun with it and be nostalgic for video games and anime tropes. While not the best written stories Scott Pilgrim is a fun time with interesting characters and a good lesson with the idea of letting the past go, accepting it and moving on with your life.
I'm sure I'm not the first one here to do this, but i highly recommend all of Edgar Wright's films. The Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End) is amazing. Same with Baby Driver
Yall are my favorite movie reactors on TH-cam!! I legit just finished all your harry Potter and fantastic beast reactions after watching them back to back lol!! I also watched a couple of disney ones today too rofl!! Safe to say im addicted and i thank you!! ❤️
Actually Scott is a pretty selfabsorbed ass. He cheated on Knives (who he used as a rebound), cheated simultaneously on Ramona, the breakup with Kim was iffy too, he leeches off Wallace, the list goes on. He just wasn’t as big of a jerk as the 7 evil exes. Which is also why’s NEGA Scott is so super nice, because he’s the ‚negative‘ the complete opposite of Scott. 😂
It's kind of surprising y'all saw Scott as a shy, nice guy. Scott is .. hardly the nice guy. He's an incredibly huge scummy asshole. He was written to be as scummy as possible. He uses Knives to get over Envy, treats her badly, cheats on her, cheats on Ramona, was called out as ending his relationship with Kim badly, and was called out as being a "jerky jerk" who is a known womanizer. And through it all he refuses to accept responsibility for any of his actions until the final five minutes.
I get the confusion from you fellas. I was the same but when you accept it for what it is. It’s one of the best and underrated films ever in my opinion. Not my usual thing but it works. Love the content as always lads.
It’s not all one big dream. It’s just weird, and you supposed to just accept that. It’s fairly faithful to the comics. Definitely worth a read.
... it is not very faithful to the comics. You read something completely different.
@@chand911 i think he meant the style is faithful
@@chand911well it has lines word for word from the comics but Ramona's personality was completely different and stephen wasn't shown to be gay and they obviously didnt have everything in it like the robot fights or a lot of Nega scott. Edgar Wright wanted scott to end with knives so he made Ramona Unlikeable and the finished the movie but the writer of the comics said it had to be Ramona so they just changed the ending. They also didn't explain Scott is really good at fighting like he is in the comics.
Its faithful in it's own right but also very different.
Edit: They did make changes like Envy killed Todd in the comics and other things. They are both equally good though but are different
@@blaketfg9374 that’s more what I meant was there’s a lot of Word for Word lines, and just the main story beats are the same. I know however, they left out a ton of plot points. And yes, there are some major changes or things that just didn’t happen but for the most part when I remember it was quite similar like I think there is a whole fight between Ramona and Envy that they didn’t use in the movie. It’s been a long time since I read them but I know that they’re not exactly the same or anything there are many differences, but there are many things that are the same.
@@CrownlessKing88 Oh yeah for sure, and the things they didn't have time to explain that happened in the comics they would throw in quick easter eggs for. Like Scott fighting a purple suited dude to be with Kim, he actually did that and wasn't being sarcastic. Or the girl with the bionic arm that Todd cheated on Envy with just being in the background. It's faithful in it's own right. They are making a full show that's animated with the cast from this movie. I wonder if it is going with the style from this movie, with Ramona being less emotional and such, or if they are going to be more faithful to the comics.
The way he dives out the window when Knives is at the door will never not make me smile
Kills me EVERYTIME.
Easily one of my top 3 sight-gags of all tv/film. 🤣
I love how wallace adjusted himself so that he can cover scott
Comedic brilliance right there 😂😂😂😂
The first time I watched the movie I legitimately laughed so hard I cried, very hard finding the pause button when you have barely any control of your body and your eyes are full of tears.
so unfortunate this movie underperformed, one of the best edited and directed movies ever imo
We enjoyed the edit of this film.
yeah, the plot is meh, but the editing and directing are phenomenal
It did do well with DVD sales afterwards, but I do agree, one of my favourite movies.
@user-rf7ef6wv3c I think that was the point with the plot. To be overly ridiculous. The comics was even crazier of what was left out of the movie and changed up
It stuck well enough that their doing a animated revival so that's good.
Most of this is actually happening, there are not many dream sequences. It's the style of the filming that you are experiencing and it is very different and bit trippy, but it is gold!
Kieran Culkin steals every scene he is in.
The dive out the window is god damn comedy gold.
Brie Larson's cover of Black Sheep is still damn good.
It was just announced that a Scott Pilgrim animated series is coming to Netflix with basically the entire cast coming back to voice their characters. Can't wait!
The band who originally did Black Sheep finally added her version to their TH-cam channel.
And I'm sure someone has mentioned it but just to confirm, yes, it's actually Brie singing. She's an outstanding singer (so many actors are great musically, too; hell, like half of the Stranger Things cast has been on Broadway or in bands, as an example... Joe Keery's music is legitimately fantastic).
Metric is the band
Wait, I thought it was going to be voiced by a different voice cast than the movie cast? Oh boy, now I'm stoked! (I was already stoked but you know)
@@LordLOC Yep - Edgar Wright is only involved as a producer, but the cast is all coming back
46:10 I’d consider the mind control chip to be more like the impact an abusive and controlling relationship can have on the brain. Ramona literally says Gideon ignored her and made her miserable in the relationship until she tried to leave - then he focused on forming a group to torture and control her every move
Arguably one of Edgar Wright's best films. The music and editing is top notch. The cast is having a blast. And the fact that this is getting an animated show with the cast is phenomenal
I'd say Hot Fuzz is #1 for me, but it is only slightly over this. Then probably Baby Driver.
@@robling1937 Valid ranking. I'm very biased towards this movie, so I'd rate this higher than Hot Fuzz, but it's all interchangeable really lol
His best by a long shot, IMO. While the others have stretches of not much happening, Scott Pilgrim peppers the viewer with jokes, editing and effects from the get-go, and never lets up.
Interesting detail -- Michael Cera is actually an accomplished bass player, and the other band members had no experience as musicians, so he had to downgrade his playing to fit in. During the bass battle, that was actually him playing.
Bruh Michael Cera was operating at 0.001% of his actual power
I think its important to note that him dating Knives is one of the tells that Scott is kind of a loser at the beginning of the story. He has nothing going on in his life and is a "nice" guy. Any character older than Knives sees through it and get that he's actually a more indirect form of evil, also hinted to by Nega Scott being a pretty chill dude among other things.
This whole movie is an allegory of relationships as a whole. Any time we start a new relationship, we have to deal with all of that person's evil ex's, not in a physical way, but as the scars they left on the partner. It's why the fights get more difficult as the movie goes on; the more recent the ex, the more raw the lingering psychological effects of that relationship. In the end, it took both of them working together to defeat Ramona's big ex, just like how it takes both people in a relationship to work through big traumas. There's so much to be said about this film and its many layers.
Wow, thanks for this. I never thought about it that way but I really love this take on it!
The cool thing about this is that Netflix is FINALLY bringing it back as an anime series, THIS ENTIRE CAST is returning. IT IS GOING to be EPICCCCCCC
We are planning to do that as well
@@BaddMedicine Hell yeah!
If it's netflix we already know it's going to be shit
Doubt it. Anything done these days that's related to older movies is probably trash, whether it was a sequel or a reboot
It's Netflix.
“Kick her in the balls!”
Wallace is my favorite character i swear 🤣
This movie is one of my favourites. It's definitely worth reading the comics as they have an increased story, each character is more compelling and the artstyle is great. The movie was released before the comics had all been releasd (six volumes) so the ending is quite different.
There is a anime series coming out soon with entirely the same cast and still with Edgar Wright which I am excited for.
@BaddMedicine can you do terrifier 2 reaction
@@user-bd2jg6wl6yoh hell yeah!
Edgar Wright is such a great director, so many details in every film and such a fun way of editing. I recommend the cornetto trilogy if you enjoyed the directing style, especially Hot Fuzz. Fun fact, the actress playing the evil ex girlfriend voices Katara in Avatar the Last Airbender
The Cornetto Trilogy is an absolute must-watch
And Amity Blight in The Owl House
Favorite line "HE PUNCHED THE HIGHLIGHTS OUT OF HER HAIR!'
This movie is a complete trip, but that's one of the reasons I love it. The fun you can have when you don't let reality get in the way of the story telling :D
Not a dream. Just a beautiful video game/comic/anime universe.
"Now listen close, and you listen hard, bucko. The next click you'll hear is me hanging up. The one after that... is me pulling the trigger."
hahaha "Bucko" loved that
A few things here (sorry if it gets long):
Edgar sent them to a martial arts bootcamp for 6 months before filming so they could actually look competent during the fights.
Each of the evil exes have their number attached to them in some way (2 on Chris Evan's trailer, Brandon wearing a shirt with the number 3, etc.)
When you said "crank it to 11", if you pause the screen, it is actually goes to 11 in Japanese, so they actually did that.
Unfortunately the movie came out before the end of the comics. The twins were robot master builders in the comics.
The coins (you can see it best after Gideon's defeat) are actual Canadian coins (You can easily see the Twoonie ($2) coin as it is copper surrounded by silver.
The actor that played Matthew Patel is actually a Bollywood actor, which does sort of fit when they broke into song during the fight.
They cut from the Comic that Todd was cheating on Envy with the drummer (who has a bionic arm)
As some others mention, Mae Whitman who plays Roxie is a prolific voice actor. She did Katara in Avatar the Last Airbender, She did Tinkerbell, and she also did Batgirl in a bunch of DC Animated shows.
Mae Whitman also did Amity Blight in The Owl House
Her?
This is without a doubt one of the best made films out there, the details are exquisite. Edgar Wright is a filmmaking genius. You can just tell they all had a blast making this movie.
If you liked this you guys should definitely try the cornetto trilogy (shaun of the dead, hot fuzz, and the worlds end) all very good movies, by the same guy who made this movie (edgar wright)
Yeah it is Brie Larson who sings in the scene and this was btw. the movie that introduced me to her and I haven't stopped loving her since then ❤🔥
Have you seen the United States of Tara? Great show with Toni Collette - Brie plays her daughter
I was a teenager in Toronto in the mid-00s when this movie takes place, going to shows at the Rockit and Lee's Palace to see a lot of really bad indie bands and some really good ones and also Metric once or twice. I promise this is a 100% completely faithful and accurate depiction of what that was like, including summoned music monsters and people exploding into coins.
The director, Edgar Wright, also directed Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, World's End... what an amazing visionary! You can see his jump cut style a bit here. Love him!
Got to see an early preview of this movie in theaters about two weeks before it released to the public and I still have the small poster they gave to us of the movie.
Despite not knowing the original source material I loved it.
I think this is one of those movies that you are just supposed to sit back and enjoy, don't think too much about it. The transitions are INCREDIBLE. If you look at some of the breakdown video essays on this movie, it's crazy how the director sort of hid how disconnected Scott is in the first part through transitions - there's a back and forth between him and knives and the camera keeps switching making you think that it's all happening in one place, but if you pay attention to the background THE LOCATION KEEPS CHANGING with transitions of cars, people, clothing racks. It's really cool.
Plus the music is so rad.
I wouldn't say this movie is necessarily a brain off movie. There are plenty of themes and ideas in this movie that it wants you to think about. I think what you're trying to say is you have to suspend your disbelief and accept the cartoon logic of the movie to really enjoy it to the fullest.
@@yammez1 yes, you nailed it
They have word for word almost every line in the comics. The main difference is Ramona. Romona is extremely into scott in the comics. They made Ramona more unlikeable because Edgar wanted scott to end up with Knives. The original creator of the comics said no, he has to be with Ramona so they changed the ending but in the cut scenes they have the original movie ending with him ending up with Knives.
Good thing he ended with Ramona.
I heard they filmed both endings, but the Knives ending did not test well
The graphic novel gets very dark when you learn of Ramona's obsession and confidence issues. Scott's violence is also addressed in that he is a bully but doesn't see himself as one. I understand why they didn't touch on these themes in the movie, but it really takes the story of the comic to the next level.
@@SSDexter99 The creator of the book after seeing the Knives ending said to change it because it will "dilute Knives's character." Maybe the testing you are referring to is them showing it to the comic Creator.
I saw the movie first, then read read the graphic novels and immediately noticed how different Ramona is. In the comics, she's so much more chill and down-to-earth, whereas in the movie, she's rather cold and stony.
I've seen this about 15 times and it gets better every single time.
The movie's a coming-of-age story of a lazy, self-centered, immature, freeloader who has to learn to grow up, become responsible, learn accountability and self-respect after he meets the girl of his dreams. It's told in a very stylized way and uses video games as a metaphor for Scott fighting his battles/demons/growing up.
The girl ex with the black lines under her eyes is the voice actress for katara from avatar btw
Ayeee didn't expect this!! One of my all time favorite movies!!
Fun fact: the female ex - Roxy - is played by May Whitman, the voice of Katara in ATLA
That IS Brie Larson singing.
Brie was a popstar before she was an actress.
There's a full version of her The Clash At Demonhead version of 'Black Sheep' that she sings in the movie.
It's a cover of Metric's 'Black Sheep'. Both versions of the song are equally great.
The “ha that’s actually hilarious “ so many quatable lines
The editing throughout this film is a freaking masterwork..
SCOTT PILGRIM!!!! it's been a while since i last watch it!! I'll take a trip down memory lane with you guys
You don’t have to be on drugs, the movie does it for you. lol
I’ve watched this film 15 times & I catch something new on each viewing. I’m a huge fan of generous storytelling.
Sending them into this movie of all movies cold is crazy lol this needed someone who's seen it before
One of the major points of the movie is Scott’s progression into being an OK guy - at the beginning, he dates a high schooler when he’s in his 20s, cheats on Knives with Ramona, and continues to lead Knives on.
So to add to the “superhero lineup”
Ex number 4, Roxy, is the voice of Katara from Avatar The Last Airbender. Scott not only had to fight both Marvel and DC, but a Waterbender as well
here’s some fun pilgrim facts
Many of the characters were boxed off of people Bryan knows irl. Wallace is based off his former roommate, Stacey is based off his sister Stacey, and the name Scott pilgrim came from a song by the band plumtree called Scott pilgrim.
speaking of plumtree, scott wears a plumtree shirt during the fight with matthew, allot of lucas’s movies are named after plumtree songs, and some of plumtree s music appears in the movie !! (scott pilgrim and go! for example)
In the film, Stacey worked at the same place irl Stacey worked. So when your watching the movie, Stacey’s name tag is actually the name tag the actual Stacey used !!
X’s are place subtly in the movie. If you watch the background, you’ll see how much x’s are scattered around
each ex is associated with theres corresponding number, and is placed subltly throughout the fights. while scott is associated with the number zero
Bill hader is actually in the movie, he plays the narrator !! (doesn’t show up on screen)
In the movie, the twins don't speak due to the casting office forgetting to write "identical mid-twenties attractive English-speaking Japanese twins" into the casting call so they accidentally hired 2 guys who dosnt know any English
in one draft of the script, the film ended with Scott being a serial killer who imagined all of it and killed Ramonas exes in cold blood
Bryan Lee O’Malley got the idea for the comics after finding out wife had 3 exes all named Matthew
every actor had to actually learn to play their intrument from scratch except for michael cera who was told to play worse so that he wouldnt outdo the rest of the band
rival bands are named after video games
canonically stephen stills is gay, just closeted and heavily internalized
there’s a scott pilgrim game !! in the end credits, the sprites from the game were used !! (+ the extra life)
edgar wright told the actors to not blink during the movie to give it more of a comic book vibe. the actors only blink a few times.
bryan’s brother designed the 8-bit universal logo at the beginning of the film !!
anyways i definitely reccomend checking out the comics lol.
Fun facts about the music in the movie: Beck wrote 20+ original songs for this movie, most if not all of the songs from Scott's band plus more. Also in the bass battle, Scott was playing a riff from a Final Fantasy game. I forget which one, there are a lot of video game references in this movie. They even got permission to use music from the Zelda series
Can't wait for the animated series they are making with the same cast and original comic the creator for Netflix!
Looking forward to that now! 🤜🤛
Wallace is, quite simply, EVERYTHING.
YES! One of my favorite movies (and book series!), I'm so excited you are reacting to this!
This movie is meant for people who play out their lives imagining they're in a video game, it's dope.
Everything in this movie is super stylized. Its like a comic book/video game come to life. Edgar Wright is one of the best directors working today! Love the reaction, yall should check out more films of his! I recommend Baby Driver
If you noticed every ex does something that coincides with their number, like Patel covers 1 eye cuz he is ex number 1, Scott wore a shirt with Zero to symbolize he isn’t an evil ex, and the fantastic four 1/2 shirt Scott wore was after Roxy (ex number 4) cuz Ramona said that he was an evil ex waiting to happen so he was going to the dark side a little bit.
Omg what a throwback this is! I remember watching this in the theaters as a teenager haha it was so good!
Think of the film as a video game. The dream sequences are like secret levels and tunnels into Scott's mind. Each ex is a boss fight. There's a ridiculous amount of subtext and Easter eggs for gamers, film geeks, and comic fans. Also, the original creator of the graphic novel was hugely inspired by video games. Toronto's a cold place in the winter and I'm guessing he spent his formative youth playing games like most kids back then.
Insanely underrated movie, stunning visuals, amazing music, absolutely crazy plot lol!
Scott being starstruck that Ramona dated a famous guy always cracks me up. Did he forget his famous ex? 😅
The universal laws in the world of Scott Pilgrim are akin to that of a retro video game, if not mistaken
This is all based on the comics. It’s so good. This has to be one of my favorite movies ever. Edgar Wright is legendary for this movie. Beck is too since he wrote some of the songs.
10:58 14:34 Oak and Dave with their “it’s all a dream” theories- again, what modern film has “it all been a dream” in? Lmfao
I've always considered this movie the perfect farewell love letter to the 00's lol
I'm really not a Michael Cera fan, don't care for Super Bad, but I LOVE this movie. The editing, the diologue, the music, so good. The cast is stacked. I love how the fights surprise everyone, but after they go right back to normal.
The author of the comics wasnt very active in the SP community when i was active in it but from what i understand, he basically said that both a literal interperetation and any metaphorical interpretation involving mental health, dissociation, and relationship trauma are valid
I absolutely love this movie and one of my favourites, its just fun and unique and I've seen it so many times. An easy watch if you want to watch something diferent from the normal type of movies. Try not to view it as the standard movie structure, its more a wacky, graphic novel style. I love introducing people to this movie who haven't seen it. I just vibe with the style of it. You really get the graphic novel feel that this was based on and its cool
Crazy how Jason is actually a rock star(ish) has a band called coconut records 😁 he played a song with Phoenix when I saw them at the Fonda in ‘18
Saw this in theaters when it came out. Couldn't understand how it flew under the radar for so many people. Soon as I left the theater I got online and ordered the comics.
I remember being 15 and my dad taking me to the cinema to see this and not telling what i was seeing all he would say was this movie was made for me and is right up my street and he wasn’t wrong one of my absolute faves ❤
It’s super interesting to me that you all describe Scott as ‘a nice guy’ in your final comments.
9:39 Even though it wasn’t shown here, and it probably wasn’t mentioned, it took Michael Cera 33 tries to nail that no-look, package-in-trash-can shot. The director wanted to make it practical, instead of Green Screening and CGI. Also, another fun fact, Michael Cera and Brandon Routh were the only ones who actually knew how to play their instruments. Everyone else had to be taught.
This movie is chock full of editing genius. Every time Scott says, "There's girls watching" and Chris Evans looks up and down to the beat of a faint THUMP THUMP, I lose it.
this is my favorite movie of all time XD
all the movies of edgar wright are amazing ... you guys watched the cornetto triologie of him ? so good xD
this movie has btw an alternate end where he ends with knifes in the end
I love how this is the rare romantic comedy where the "other woman" (Knives) has a real character arc and gets the good ending.
She wasn't the other woman, Ramona was. Knives was the jilted ex.
I love the battle between Scott and the Katyanagi Twins. The details in that battle was so awesome!
The point is that Scott is a terrible person. A lot of people kind of miss that the first time they watch, but the movie really tries to constantly show it. We literally start with learning that a 22-year-old is dating a minor 🤷♀️
This movie is stacked with superheroes. Captain Marvel, Captain America, Superman, Huntress (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), Punisher, Mae Whitman has voiced multiple superheroes and Anna Kendrick will always be Squirrel Girl in my mind.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE LETS GOOO!! great reaction guys, this is one of my favorite movies
This movie is just great. One of my favorite adaptions of an existent IP, just love it!
The best explanation I've heard for the movie is that it's the comic book version of a musical - instead of people breaking into song and dancing around with no one questioning it, people become badass and start fighting. Notice that no one in the movie bats an eye at Matthew Patel busting in and fighting, but they all look puzzled when he starts singing,
The key to understanding the movie, is to realize the entire story takes place in the fragmented psyche of a 22 year old “loser”
(Outside of Knives & Scott's age difference) I love everything about this movie.
Chris is so good at being a villain. Him and Ryan gosling were so good in the gray man
Stay tuned fellas they just announced that they are doing an animated remake with the entire cast. The trailer is out now. It will be on Netflix.
Guys, I don't know why you're so confused. I'm Canadian. This movie was filmed in and takes place in Canada. This is totally how we exist up here, word bubbles and all. Didn't'cha know?
Love your energy in this video! Your laughs are radiant!
Thanks for watching with us!
That IS Brie Larson singing. It's a cover of the song Black Sheep by Metro Station. Brie actually had a short lived singing career when she was younger
Btw the girl from number 4 is the voice actress for Katara! Mae Whitman :D
This is what happens when people who only watch mainstream movies encounter anything even remotely artistic. 😂 "IS IT A DREAM??? WHAT IS HAPPENING???"
It's art, dude. Relax.
Scott Pilgrim is supposed to be an argument against both "girls only like the bad boys" and the "manic pixie dream girl" because Scott and Ramona are both pretty shitty partners. Ramona is non-committal and floats between boyfriends on a whim (she says she only dated Chris Evans character till Brandon Routh walked by, dating twins), while Scott is immature and selfish (dating Knives out of ease and convenience, being a bad friend and mooch). They only get their happy ending when Scott grows up and Ramona commits.
Also he wears a zero shirt and drinks coke zero because he's a possible Ex, 0.
Everyone already told you but nothing is a dream, everything is real, they just live in a videogame world basically, everyone inside their universe kinda knows it
Also, it's not clearly really mentioned in the movie but in the comics, everyone knows Scott can fight real good
It's not a dream. That's just what Toronto's like.
So yeah this is basically Surrealism, reality with a touch of fantasy or scifi fantasy mixed in. Your not supposed to take it seriously as your just supposed to have fun with it and be nostalgic for video games and anime tropes. While not the best written stories Scott Pilgrim is a fun time with interesting characters and a good lesson with the idea of letting the past go, accepting it and moving on with your life.
Definitely helps to know it was a comic graphic novel first, thats why is so fantastical.
I'm sure I'm not the first one here to do this, but i highly recommend all of Edgar Wright's films. The Cornetto Trilogy (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, and The World's End) is amazing. Same with Baby Driver
Yall are my favorite movie reactors on TH-cam!! I legit just finished all your harry Potter and fantastic beast reactions after watching them back to back lol!! I also watched a couple of disney ones today too rofl!! Safe to say im addicted and i thank you!! ❤️
The songs in this movie are so good to me😭
Fun fact, the evil ex girlfriend is played by Mae Whitman, aka Katara from ATLA
Fun fact, Ramona's 4th ex Roxy voiced Katara in ATLA!
This is one of my favorite movies, particularly because of the visual style. Speed Racer is another favorite due to the visual eye-candy.
man i love wallace, dude is hilarious
I have always seen this world as a blend of music, pop culture, comics and video games. All the tropes of each are littered throughout this movie.
Actually Scott is a pretty selfabsorbed ass. He cheated on Knives (who he used as a rebound), cheated simultaneously on Ramona, the breakup with Kim was iffy too, he leeches off Wallace, the list goes on.
He just wasn’t as big of a jerk as the 7 evil exes.
Which is also why’s NEGA Scott is so super nice, because he’s the ‚negative‘ the complete opposite of Scott. 😂
It's kind of surprising y'all saw Scott as a shy, nice guy. Scott is .. hardly the nice guy. He's an incredibly huge scummy asshole. He was written to be as scummy as possible.
He uses Knives to get over Envy, treats her badly, cheats on her, cheats on Ramona, was called out as ending his relationship with Kim badly, and was called out as being a "jerky jerk" who is a known womanizer. And through it all he refuses to accept responsibility for any of his actions until the final five minutes.
I get the confusion from you fellas. I was the same but when you accept it for what it is. It’s one of the best and underrated films ever in my opinion. Not my usual thing but it works. Love the content as always lads.