Brian, being the most wonderful boyfriend in the world, surprised me recently with tickets to a screening of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World with director Edgar Wright and director of photography Bill Pope doing a Q&A session. I was thrilled to say the least. There are not many films that I think are worth the trek to a movie theater and the 13 bucks for a ticket (NYC prices are nuts). However, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World is an exception to this rule. The screening made my 4th trip to a theater to see Scott Pilgrim kick the asses of Ramona's seven evil exes. For me Scott Pilgrim is a perfect marriage of old and new. It combines nostalgia such as 8 bit graphics and music from classic games like Legend of Zelda with fast-paced anime style fight choreography and indie rock. To quote a panelist at the Q&A it is an "Action-muscial". Each time I left the theater after watching this wonderful film I felt a surge of energy and my passion for making media was rekindled. During the Q&A Edgar Wright discussed how many years of work had gone into the film, and I must say it shows. There are so many little details that you can examine upon multiple viewings and so much spectacle to take in. Everything from the choreography to the music, the set designs and the costumes play an integral role in making this film feel like it belongs to the world of graphic novels and old school video games from which the script was born.
Needless to say I was extremely hyped as Brian, our friend Guido and I entered the old movie theater in which I had spent so many Saturday afternoons of my childhood. As we walked up the curved staircase to the large screening room the Scott Pilgrim soundtrack pumped out of speakers behind the concession stand. The theater was officially a nerd haven for the night. Though we had arrived nearly an hour before the screening was set to start, we were amongst the later crowd and thus had to search carefully for 3 seats next to one another. After a few minutes we decided that sitting in the lower level directly under the screen was better than not sitting together. I am SO HAPPY that we made this BRILLIANT decision! Though we had to crane our necks a bit to watch the film, our pain was not in vain as Edgar Wright, Bill Pope, Kieran Culkin and Bill Hader ended up sitting about 10-15 feet away from us during the Q&A session! I hung on every word as the film makers discussed what it was like to create one of my favorite movies. I feel revived, I have been reminded of what all of my tiring school work is for. This is exactly the push I needed to get me through the end of this semester. I feel inspired!
Many thanks go out to all of those who made this film possible, and of course to Brian. Without him I wouldn't have this resurgence of drive and spirit.
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