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Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Review By Chris Nolen

Bringing a cherished cult property to life on film must be a terrifying prospect. In many ways, it's an impossible task. If you are too faithful to the idiosyncratic bits of original material, you lose mass appeal. If you fail to capture the minutia and the spirit of the property, then you alienate the core fan base. The further out and more obscure it is, the more polarizing this effect becomes. Likewise, it is difficult to be a fan because you want to support when a talented and respectful team do their best...but you must understand that some sacrifices must be offered up to commercial success. It is a very rare and special piece of film that casts its lot completely with the fans...choosing to do so because the team making it has that much faith in the material and the studio is farsighted enough to understand the long-term bet is good even if it doesn't dominate the box office.

All I could think while watching Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World was "How the hell did this get made?"  I can't really answer that, but I'm sure glad it did.

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