An Epic of Epic Epicness
http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/universal/scottpilgrimvstheworld/
So I'm not gonna lie, I'm actually totally pumped about this movie. Not because of its highly, comic book stylization, or its numerous cameos from Jason Lee, Brandon Routh or Chris Evans...no, but because it plays on Michael Cera's weak, bitch boy image and then unexpectedly does the 180 to supreme bad-ass.
Based on the popular cult comic by Canadian writer Brian Lee O'Malley, the series is composed of 6 volumes, each dealing with Pilgrim's misadventures. vs. The World (Vol.2) is only one small piece of the larger puzzle, following Scott's interest in Ramona Flowers and having to battle her 7 evil ex-boyfriends, so hopefully more big-screen adaptations will follow. And hopefully they will all be directed by the stylized genius Edgar Wright, who also directed cult classics such as Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz.
Couple this with comic book adaptations like Kick-Ass and I believe we are seeing the emergence of a totally new genre of movies that offers much more to a wider audience range. You get a little love story, a little comedy and a good bit of violence all rolled into one.
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