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Scott Pilgrim vs. His Own Fanbase

, 10th December 2010 at 05:46 PM (291 Views)

When Scott Pilgrim vs. The World released in theaters, I didn't see it. I typically have a problem separating a film from its fanbase, especially if that means I have to go see that film with that fanbase. Even when the majority of the flick's fanbase straight-up doesn't get the material, I usually play it safe and wait for DVD.

You see, I hadn't (and still haven't) read the comics behind Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, so my only real ability to judge what this film was going to be was (other than critic's reviews, obviously), the fanbase it attracted.

The majority of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World's fans are just like the majority of Pinkerton's fans. They just don't get it. They are down right fuckin' oblivious to what is actually being said. They don't realize Scott Pilgrim isn't a celebration of Insta-Love® (NOW WITH 20% MORE LOVE!), nor is it a celebration of sweet nothings... it is, quite obviously making fun of it (while Pinkerton isn't celebrating it so much as lamenting its perceived existence).

It is making fun of the haughty, faux-individualist 20-somethings, and their 15-18 year old OMG-I'M-SO-DEEP-CAUSE-I-QUOTE-SONGS-AND-SHIT fanbase.

Ramona isn't supposed to be a likable character. She is supposed to be an indecisive, ridiculously self-involved bitch who thinks she has a grasp of what love is. But her definition of love is very-much the mushy Hollywood one (the aforementioned Insta-Love®); the love that doesn't fucking exist. Scott is also supposed to be a character in this vein.

You see what I'm saying, you crazy scene/neo-hipster kids? This flick ain't "speaking to you". And yeah, it does "understand" you, but not in the way you are using the word. It is pointing the finger at you. It is holding up a mirror and saying; "Look how silly you all are. It is actually rather sad, really."

And all this is Scott Pilgrim vs. The World's worst enemy. It is a brilliant film, but it is a film whose fanbase is a large group of raving, ego-stroking (yet oddly emo), pricks... and that hurts it, because those who can keep their heads out of their asses aren't going to want to see a flick with a fanbase of people who can't keep their heads out of their asses.

-YeOldeJacob

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Jabberwocky - 10th December 2010 05:51 PM
I liked it because it was a good film
GoldeenTail - 10th December 2010 07:02 PM
Bashing the fanbase makes you look no smarter than bashing the movie. It just makes you look like you're part of the part of the fanbase you're talking about.
Nelly - 10th December 2010 07:25 PM
@GoldeenTail Not at all. Because the chief difference between me and the fans I'm referring to is that they don't get it.

"Bashing the fanbase makes you look no smarter than bashing the movie." is like saying "Being a social commentator makes you look no smarter than the society you are making fun of." or "Movie critics are inherently stupid."
Trainer-c - 10th December 2010 09:05 PM
This blog begs the question, even though the answer is fairly obvious, why doesn't the creator make the message more clear?

When I first heard of Scott Pilgrim, I read story concept, and that was enough to turn me off right there. And seeing the hype over the film, and the growing fanbase didn't help matters.

Knowing the film is meant as satire is slightly comforting, maybe I will give it a look, even though I still feel I wouldn't enjoy it.
Satoshi-kun - 10th December 2010 09:27 PM
Pinkerton wasn't that popular when it was released iirc. I didn't know that there were a large host of new fans who just don't understand it now.

Go figure.
Nelly - 10th December 2010 10:05 PM
Originally Posted by Trainer-c

This blog begs the question, even though the answer is fairly obvious, why doesn't the creator make the message more clear?

When I first heard of Scott Pilgrim, I read story concept, and that was enough to turn me off right there. And seeing the hype over the film, and the growing fanbase didn't help matters.

Knowing the film is meant as satire is slightly comforting, maybe I will give it a look, even though I still feel I wouldn't enjoy it.

Well, the more obvious you make it, the less funny it is. It'd be like having a character at the end of Inception (though Inception isn't funny, obviously) say; "THIS WHOLE MOVIE WAS ABOUT QUESTIONING REALITY. IS ANYTHING REAL?!"

And honestly, it is pretty damn obvious that it is satire of the love-at-first-sight indecisiveness of the everyday 20-something. It's just that the majority of its audience (by way of advertising the flick incorrectly) are a bunch of 15 year olds who think quoting music makes them deep...

Originally Posted by Satoshi-kun

Pinkerton wasn't that popular when it was released iirc. I didn't know that there were a large host of new fans who just don't understand it now.

Go figure.

Being that the album is about an immature dude with false ideas of how love works, it really is an album with the ultimate renewable resource when it comes to fans...

Updated 12th December 2010 at 09:00 PM by Nelly
Nicoleta01 - 10th December 2010 10:36 PM
I went out with a guy and saw Scott Pilgrim, and probably was the only one who laughed at the scene when Scott got the power of "SELF-RESPECT." And Ramona, I thought she was a bitch throughout the movie. :/

The movie I would say was better than average, but I have to agree with you on the fans. They tend to ruin movies for me as well.