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[–] [email protected] 52 points 8 months ago (18 children)

What is the intentional meaning of Scott Pilgrim besides being an awkward teen brained romance plot?

[–] [email protected] 117 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (13 children)

Scott objectifies Ramona, and through a series of physical fights with her exes, learns that he was fighting for a person that only existed as an idealized version of a perfect relationship. He subconsciously devalues Ramona, Knives, and himself throughout the entire film and only at the end does he realize that Ramona is a real person who should be treated like a real person and not a trophy.

Most people just like it because of the stylistic graphic novel aesthetic that they NAILED.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Let's be fair here. While that is the point of the Scott and Ramona story, the movie didn't really put a lot of effort into portraying that. The comics went a little more deeply into that dynamic and fleshing out the relationship, it was still pretty much the background against the character personality showcasing, and over the top dramatic fights. The movie really did nail the vibe and the characters but the whole "I think I learned something" and the end of the movie really downplays the "lesson" of the whole plot. So much so that I don't think Scott himself even fully understood the actual lesson he just learned. Just that what he was doing was wrong, and needed to change, but not why and what exactly it was he needed to change.

Great movie for sure, even better comic series, but a deep complex plot it isn't.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Scott not really understanding what he learned or why he needed to change actually fits very well with the new anime.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

And the books! The big takeaway from scott pilgrim really shouldn’t be idolizing either scott or ramona. They both need therapy.

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