Have to disagree. The movie is awesome, lots of lines to quote, lots of visual gags. It (and the comic) were formative for me and it’s one of the few movies that I feel really understands the millennial gamer nerd culture. And of course the music is great, but I couldn’t agree with better.
It’s one of my favorite movies, but one thing I’ve noticed about it is that you can really gauge people’s interests by what they remember from the movie. I notice that a lot of people on the internet remember it for the video game references or the comic book editing and action, but to me it’s always been a music movie.
Yeah, indie music, gamers, goths, vegans, movies, martial arts, queer subcultures… There’s a lot of things to latch on to and think “this movie was made for me”
I’ll concede that labeling it as “not bad” was too harsh/critical.
When the movie was released, the movie, the plot, the soundtrack, the special effects - were fantastic.
You’re absolutely right, it did a fantastic job of capturing “nerd culture” for that time.
It’s not that I feel the movie aged badly, but it’s not as “unique” or relevant as it was in 2010. Other films have picked apart pieces of what made SPvW such a unique experience (for example: Free Guy).
Additionally, the current “nerd culture” has changed. You’ll be hard pressed to find younger gamers play pixel graphic games (although, they are missing out).
Certainly, not all topics are outdated (ie: LGBTQ), but enough of is.
The film is a perfect nerdy time capsule for 2010, but the soundtrack with that dirty grunge sound will be around for a lot longer.
Scott Pilgrim vs the World each track is shear awesomeness (…and the movie is not bad either).
Have to disagree. The movie is awesome, lots of lines to quote, lots of visual gags. It (and the comic) were formative for me and it’s one of the few movies that I feel really understands the millennial gamer nerd culture. And of course the music is great, but I couldn’t agree with better.
It’s one of my favorite movies, but one thing I’ve noticed about it is that you can really gauge people’s interests by what they remember from the movie. I notice that a lot of people on the internet remember it for the video game references or the comic book editing and action, but to me it’s always been a music movie.
Yeah, indie music, gamers, goths, vegans, movies, martial arts, queer subcultures… There’s a lot of things to latch on to and think “this movie was made for me”
I’ll concede that labeling it as “not bad” was too harsh/critical.
When the movie was released, the movie, the plot, the soundtrack, the special effects - were fantastic.
You’re absolutely right, it did a fantastic job of capturing “nerd culture” for that time.
It’s not that I feel the movie aged badly, but it’s not as “unique” or relevant as it was in 2010. Other films have picked apart pieces of what made SPvW such a unique experience (for example: Free Guy).
Additionally, the current “nerd culture” has changed. You’ll be hard pressed to find younger gamers play pixel graphic games (although, they are missing out).
Certainly, not all topics are outdated (ie: LGBTQ), but enough of is.
The film is a perfect nerdy time capsule for 2010, but the soundtrack with that dirty grunge sound will be around for a lot longer.
We are sex bob-omb. 1…2…3…4…
If you look into the details of the special (not visual!) effects the movie is even more awesome!
https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=X4v1TYBnK3A&list=OLAK5uy_niBt7vODSATwciTVsxk6T5ynqqqr07tVI