You should contribute some of your hard-earned money (or some of your not-so-hard-earned money, if you're that sort) to the major motion picture Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. If you really want to be awesome, buy the six-volume comic from which the movie was adapted, read it as quickly as possible, and then go see the movie.
I must add as a disclaimer that if you did not grow up in the video game era, you may not enjoy the film so much. I hate to put a generational limitation on the film, but a lot of the film's awesomeness comes from the way it incorporates video game references and elements into the story and visual approach of the film. Nonetheless, anyone with an open mind and fun sense of humor should find plenty to enjoy in the film.
I decided on a whim one day in July to buy the first two volumes of the comic. I completed the first volume in less than an hour and then proceeded to read the next five as quickly as circumstances would allow. I was hooked and could not wait for the film. As is my tendency when I love something, I began recommending the comic to those I thought would enjoy it. My roommate Jared was the first to read the books after me. Then three others, Mr. and Mrs. Jones and fellow Sparksian Andrew Pass, read the entire series during our road trip to and from Portland to see the final two performances of Joanna Newsom's most recent U.S. tour. They were all hooked, just in time for maximum anticipation of the film's release.
I'm not going to go into too much detail about the film other than to say it was a very good adaptation of the comic, despite the limitations of adapting a six-volume comic into a two-hour film. There were some story omissions that I wish hadn't been omitted, a few character back stories that couldn't be told, and a few favorite punchlines that didn't make the screen, but overall I was pleased with the film. Edgar Wright, unsurprisingly, did a great job directing and continues to impress with his eye for impressive visuals. I don't know that the film is quite as good as Shaun of the Dead or Hot Fuzz, but it is definitely one of the better films of the year. Not as affecting as Toy Story 3 or as mindbendingly (new adverb alert!) awesome as Inception, but Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was definitely as entertaining as any film released thus far this year.
Oh yeah, the character of Ramona, played by the talented and beautiful Mary Elizabeth Winstead, reminds me of Kate Winslet's incredibly memorable portrayal of Clementine in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Any film that reminds me of Eternal Sunshine is automatically cooler in my book.
So in summation, contribute your money to a deserving film and do your part to encourage Hollywood to keep financing interesting and unique projects, allowing talented directors like Edgar Wright to make the films they want to make.
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