Scott Pilgrim vs. Inception

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is the sixth movie in the Highlander series in which Michael Cera plays an immortal who dates girls. He must defeat in battle all of the ex-flames of his girlfriend in order to continue dating her, and the choreographed fight scenes play out much like a video game. In addition to being an awkward puppet, Scott Pilgrim is also a lousy bass player for a band and one of his battles unfolds like a Guitar Hero challenge except it isn't much of a challenge. The non-Scott Pilgrim opponent is far more skilled and there is no way that Scott Pilgrim can win this particular battle, but then he does because not only is he a tone-deaf marionette, but he is also a Jedi. The other battles, as well as the rest of the movie in general, are much more dynamic and stylized and are a treat to watch. You'll never actually care about any of the characters or what happens to them, but you will be entertained watching puppets run back and forth across the screen doing stuff. The humor is off-beat and often surprises and the dialogue is well-delivered. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is better than Inception.

Have you heard about Inception? In Inception, Leonardo DiCaprio is one of several thieves in a group that specializes in stealing information from people's minds in dreams. This is much easier than it sounds so the thieves are tasked with planting an idea in a mind, which is much harder than it sounds. As the story unfolds, the thieves' dialogue reveals convincingly how this is possible, but falls short of explaining why anybody should care. DiCaprio would have been well-served by repeating his performance from Blood Diamond and portraying a human being, but as it was, I didn't care about what happened to Cobb, his fractured psyche, or his cohorts and neither will you.
If you find yourself discouraged with the characters, then remember you have the visuals to look forward to. In Inception there is a fight in zero-g! What could be better than that? How about the fight scene in the lobby of the movie that made cartwheels cool? While curious, a fight scene in zero-g doesn't work because mobility in zero-g is too clumsy. It's not bad, it's just been done before--and better--more ten years ago in The Matrix.
Speaking of having been done before, why do I feel like I have been left at the threshold of people's subconsciouses whenever I'm dragged into a dream? It's because I've already been completely and successfully immersed in the subconscious of Joel Barish more than five years ago. In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind I actually felt like a part of Joel's subconscious; I felt like I could influence it and it could influence me. I ricocheted from memory to memory and never felt anything less than totally surrounded by the portrayal of the subconscious. Mind you, I didn't care a fig for any of those characters either, but at least they invited me in. Inception made me feel more like a trespasser so I never really felt like a part of any of it.
At lease Ellen Page was there for me. I could watch her for days. She doesn't even need to speak. Just pan the camera over her from time to time and direct her to change her facial expressions every now and again. That's enough for me.
Inception isn't a bad movie, it's just been done before. I've enjoyed most of Nolan's other work, so I was anticipating this movie even without all of the senseless hype.

I just don't get it.

 

I was curious about Scott Pilgrim, and I may have to watch it since I'm sort of a highlander fan.

 

Like twilight, you just don't understand. Ellen Page looks like she is twelve. Morally that's not a good thing.

 

But she's not, so it's cool.

I recommend Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, particularly for video game enthusiasts.

 

Highlander? You're joking, right?

 

I'm not sure how serious any of this has been until now, but I will interject and say it's not Highlander. It's not good. It's shite. As for Inception, as far as film making goes it's pretty much a perfect film. I can't speak for the tastes and interests of anyone else but as long as your not a complete cum stein on the face of humanity, then you will appreciate the film and probably enjoy it.

 

I wouldn't go as far as to say perfect, but Inception is definitely a good movie.

Closer to perfect is Fight Club. But I guess that's like saying that the sky is blue.

 

Even closer to perfect is Freaks (1932). No, the closest to perfect would be Metropolis.

 

Spoiler

That would be from the Whore of Babylon scene, if I remember the film correctly.

 

And right before I was going to go to bed. Thanks, pretty sure these guys will be in my dreams.

 

I guess you could say that German Expressionism aims to do exactly that.

 

The man closest to the camera appears to be saying "fuck off". I know he's not, but still...fuck off.

 

If you play close attention to that, you will see that the man in the middle is actually getting fucked in the arse by the man behind him and to the right...

 

I haven't seen Freaks, but even with the missing segments, Metropolis is good.

I have no interest in seeing Scott Pilgrim. It's another Michael Cera movie, which means that, to me, it's Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist (which I liked, for the record) with lightsabers. Not worth the $10 the local theatres charge.

 

Metropolis is a good movie, but it has been awhile that I saw this movie. I liked his other movie, where some detectives have to find a child murderer as well. (I cannot remember its name)

 

Metropolis, the anime movie is also a really good movie, even if the style used on the characters is a little bit... Disturbing, I guess.

 

No, your talking bollocks it's shite. The animated version contained NONE of the things that made metropolis so good.

 

Well, I haven't seen the original, but I still think that the anime version was a good movie. If the original is even better, then I can just be happy that I have another movie to watch.

 

The animated feature had the same character direction as Astro Boy, and that's enough for me. However, I haven't seen the original. Maybe I should, and it'll give me a decent comparison to either find the anime lacking or good.