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Keeping with the theme of casting, prior to watching this movie for the first time, I had only seen Mary Elizabeth Winstead who played Ramona Flowers in one of the more forgettable Final Destination movies (Final Destination 3, where she played Wendy Christensen) or Sky High where she played Gwen Grayson /Royal Pain. He also did try to break away from his typecast in Youth in Revolt, although you’ll need to watch it to see how successful he was. Still people often get typecast because it works for them as an actor so I can’t feel to bad for him, especially since he no doubt got crazy money for playing the same type of character over and over again. Michael Cera who played the titular Scott Pilgrim was typecast very early on in his career, after playing characters such as Evan in Superbad, Paulie Bleeker in Juno and George Michael Bluth in Arrested Development, he ended up playing the same kind of socially awkward character repeatedly, and Scott Pilgrim, arguably one of his biggest roles, especially at the time of this release, did not help. I feel like regarding movies where Edgar Wright is involved it’s hard not to mention visuals, and if you don’t know what I mean I strongly suggest you watch the Cornetto trilogy, and then watch this movie, you’ll very quickly appreciate Wright’s strong sense of aesthetic.Īs a fan of the graphic novels from which the movie is loosely based, I was a little disappointed that they didn’t flesh out Stephen ‘The Talent’ Stilles as much as I would have liked, but the film is still a strong piece of cinema, so I’ll let it pass.
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Following on from that, the establishing shot resembles panels of a comic book or a manga, which both references both the material from which the story is taken as well as the broader context of geek culture in general.Īnother fun little visual gag that I really enjoyed were the info boxes which pop up to introduce various characters, not only is it always very in keeping with the whole video game style but it’s also just fun. They really went all out to capture the retro game vibe that’s central to Scott Pilgrim, they even have a delightful eight-bit version of the universal studios logo, which I think sets us up perfectly for the visual style prevalent in the movie.