Scott Pilgrim: Make Your Transitions Count

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  • @JordanDrewVideos
    @JordanDrewVideos Před 5 lety +4111

    Let's not forget the FUNNIEST scene where Knives comes over looking for Scott and he jumps through the window and then his arm reaches in for his coat.. And Wallace only partially covers this up as it's happening. Who thinks of this shit

    • @alphaadhito
      @alphaadhito Před 5 lety +296

      Is Scott here?
      **glass shatter*

    • @salamanderthebullfrog6586
      @salamanderthebullfrog6586 Před 5 lety +10

      It’s not really hard to think of.

    • @aangsstaff4174
      @aangsstaff4174 Před 5 lety +116

      You know he just left

    • @331SVTCobra
      @331SVTCobra Před 5 lety +107

      Knives is the most lovable ex ever in any film.
      Pretty in Pink gave us Ducky, who was friendzoned at the prom. The movie then revealed the highly probable situation in which a gorgeous blond saw Ducky and invited him over, so the audience is supposed to feel good for him. Lame.
      The Knives character encourages Scott to follow his dream, and announces with confidence that she's ok. So that character got to show us infatuation, jealousy, resignation, and finally selfless agape.
      This movie rules. All the actors nailed their parts.

    • @anaveragefilmmaker1422
      @anaveragefilmmaker1422 Před 5 lety

      @@331SVTCobra No the ending is really not right

  • @Gunne619
    @Gunne619 Před 7 lety +3449

    My all time favorite movie.
    I just lesbian it.

  • @andrewgarrison7485
    @andrewgarrison7485 Před 7 lety +4705

    Scott Pilgrim is one of those perfect movies that I can't believe actually exists.

    • @boblarson7694
      @boblarson7694 Před 5 lety +50

      Perfectly stupid.

    • @miniyodadude6604
      @miniyodadude6604 Před 5 lety +72

      READ THE COMIC ITS SO GOOD JUST LOOK IT UP ONLINE ITS FREE

    • @thatwarlock7512
      @thatwarlock7512 Před 5 lety +140

      We all lesbian that movie cmon

    • @themadtitan7603
      @themadtitan7603 Před 5 lety +28

      I won't say it's a perfect movir but it's damn near perfect one.

    • @shadechavez
      @shadechavez Před 5 lety +21

      besides it’s inability to cover some of the most atmospheric scenes in the graphic novels because of it’s format-but hey cinematography and actor choice was pretty wild !

  • @bookdream
    @bookdream Před 7 lety +830

    I can't believe this failed at the box office. This movie is like a work of art that's not appreciated in it's time. Hate to see so much great thought, effort, and work not be appreciated.

    • @genebijou3772
      @genebijou3772 Před 5 lety +56

      Too hardcore for mainstream audiences. Lack of marketing on Universal's part.

    • @ayden_james
      @ayden_james Před 4 lety +23

      ahead of its time bro

    • @therealagent4746
      @therealagent4746 Před 4 lety +15

      I actually did not believe your comment until i just checked it out right now like W T F this film truly excels in film production, members of cast, everything and beautifully synced together with all the video games and such, my gosh, people dont know what cinema really is ffs. Not fair on Wright!

    • @blainevanity6
      @blainevanity6 Před 4 lety +17

      At least it’s a cult classic

    • @Niceone11202011
      @Niceone11202011 Před 4 lety +35

      It failed because nerd/geek culture didn't blow up yet until the first avengers movie by disney. If this was made today it would've garnered fans of how literally it feels like a comic book. With all the visuals and editing.

  • @MillRunner
    @MillRunner Před 7 lety +2201

    4:03
    Look at the music genre labels near Knives:
    Math rock and pop rock.
    Then look at the labels near Scott:
    Gloom rock and sadcore.

    • @PrincessNine
      @PrincessNine Před 7 lety +290

      oh ya, the movie is like.......over stuffed with background details. like you can see the twins in the background of the music store as cardboard cut outs.
      they literally recreated the shut down night club the rockit

    • @benaldo138
      @benaldo138 Před 6 lety +82

      The comics were the same way. Backgrounds replete with info.

    • @splatttt
      @splatttt Před 6 lety +88

      I also just noticed that the couch Scott is sitting on in the next shot says "do not sit" lmao

    • @nrzhfr
      @nrzhfr Před 5 lety +52

      I swear every time I see this movie again, I find something new. Pure genius.

    • @mauricioesma
      @mauricioesma Před 5 lety +26

      Holy shit. SO much attention to detail.

  • @isupermandude
    @isupermandude Před 7 lety +1668

    I just can't believe this film bombed, it's so fucking good

    • @io-ru6zq
      @io-ru6zq Před 7 lety +13

      It didn't bomb.

    • @isupermandude
      @isupermandude Před 7 lety +172

      io 90 Budget was about 80 mil, box office was about 40 mil. Technically, it bombed

    • @CodyAlushin
      @CodyAlushin Před 7 lety +53

      John Smith I saw it in theaters! Yay, I helped!

    • @framebyframe7035
      @framebyframe7035 Před 7 lety +9

      Doubling it's investment isn't really a bomb. It's not great but it's not bad.

    • @WiseGuy508
      @WiseGuy508 Před 7 lety +129

      No. According to John Smith, it got back half its budget, which is sad.

  • @LeBeautiful
    @LeBeautiful Před 7 lety +1624

    Scott Pilgrim did pretty sh*t in theatres...wish it had more hype

    • @shockpine
      @shockpine Před 7 lety +152

      It made its money after a DVD/Blu Ray/etc release.

    • @charlesthehandsomeandbrave2956
      @charlesthehandsomeandbrave2956 Před 7 lety +8

      It did??

    • @QewBeats
      @QewBeats Před 5 lety +24

      It'd be such a hit now !

    • @evanwessman9120
      @evanwessman9120 Před 5 lety +87

      I'm actually glad it didn't do that well, because now it's one of a kind. If it had been successful, there might have been a lot of lesser imitations of it that would make it feel less special. I agree it deserved to make a lot more money, but maybe it's sort of a blessing that it didn't.

    • @MegaDuke4life
      @MegaDuke4life Před 5 lety +7

      I went to the movies and bought it on bluray 3 times because of 3 different covers I seen. I did my part lol wish the game could get licensed again by ubisoft

  • @raccoonshade
    @raccoonshade Před 7 lety +493

    I feel like a lot of Scott Pilgrim's transitions are rooted in trying to be faithful to the comic book. I know that it takes a lot of talent to bring something like Scott Pilgrim to film. However, I feel like not comparing and contrasting the comic and film transitions is an oversight to the topic. Also, with as much as Edgar Wright is talked up in this video, I wanted to see a some other examples of his work.

    • @JohnKruse
      @JohnKruse Před 4 lety +12

      Go check out the Every Frame a Painting video that Nerdwriter mentions. EFaP was created by a couple of film editors, so they come at it from a different slant, but their appreciation of Wright is similar.
      czcams.com/video/3FOzD4Sfgag/video.html
      I just rewatch Baby Driver and Scott Pilgrim not too long ago. I really can't understand why Wright's films aren't more commercially successful.

    • @TheoCynical
      @TheoCynical Před 3 lety

      @@JohnKruse Love that movie as much as this one. It just makes sense!

    • @channel4ripoffcompany404
      @channel4ripoffcompany404 Před 3 lety +3

      All of Edgar Wright's films are masterpieces. I thought about ranking them and I did, but it took me 2 weeks because of how godamn good his films are
      5: Hot Fuzz
      4 The World's End
      3: Scott Pilgrim Vs The World
      2: Baby Driver
      1: Shaun of the Dead

    • @aylin1910
      @aylin1910 Před 3 lety

      👌👌👌

  • @samreuben862
    @samreuben862 Před 7 lety +434

    The scene at 4:17 was very cleverly done! The part of the house that you see Scott is walking through is simply a set, the walls of which are on wheels (include the staircase). The second Scott closes the door and beings to pee, backstage workers move the walls away and wheel in new ones that make up the school setting. Then, when he opens the door again, the set is completely different. There is footage of them doing this on the Behind the Scenes Documentary on the Scott Pilgrim vs the World DVD.

  • @MrKubahades
    @MrKubahades Před 7 lety +649

    One of the best movies ever made. Sure it has flaws in the last act, since it's a bit rushed but I can watch this movie every day and still love it and always notice something I haven't before. Edgar Wright is truly one of the best directors to have ever lived

    • @pom_odoro
      @pom_odoro Před 7 lety +5

      Have you read the comics? I read them before watching the movie, and as a huge Scott Pilgrim fan, and an aspiring film maker, I found the movie absolutely atrocious. The only good parts where ones that came from the comics themselves. Do yourself a favor and read them, they contain just as much (more) fun as the movie, and they have the breathing room and the much more suitable art style to do it justice.

    • @sagewaterdragon
      @sagewaterdragon Před 7 lety +39

      +Angus I've read them, and I vastly prefer the movie.

    • @MrKubahades
      @MrKubahades Před 7 lety +15

      Angus Helldin Yeah I've read the comics and I agree, a lot more breathing room. But I like both the same amount. Just the fact that Im more a fan of movies and I consider that movie a masterpiece in the visual aspect. Just like any Edgar's movie

    • @batman88891
      @batman88891 Před 7 lety +5

      I'd say it's less that it's an atrocious film, and more that it's just a bad adaptation. And even that isn't ENTIRELY true (seeing as how it depends on if you believe an adaptation should be loyal or stand on its own, etc.). The comic is great, and while the movie isn't as good, it isn't nearly bad enough to say it's "atrocious".

    • @TUkrLad
      @TUkrLad Před 7 lety +16

      "Im a filmmaker, i read the comics, boo hoo" Gosh, can't even comprehend your comment.

  • @VivienneGucwa
    @VivienneGucwa Před 7 lety +1910

    This video has just completely changed my perspective on Edgar Wright. Incredible.

  • @ardenaudreyarji
    @ardenaudreyarji Před 7 lety +2237

    Imagine if Edgar Wright finished Ant-Man.

    • @Theolppoman
      @Theolppoman Před 7 lety +143

      That's was the thing I thought of the most when I watched it

    • @LeBeautiful
      @LeBeautiful Před 7 lety +2

      Ambi Dextrose he...didn't?

    • @Lyw1234567890
      @Lyw1234567890 Před 7 lety +87

      LeBeautiful that's why it says "imagine if"

    • @LeBeautiful
      @LeBeautiful Před 7 lety +1

      Lisa Wang But I do just more than imagine...I complete it.

    • @seanmurphy4758
      @seanmurphy4758 Před 7 lety +147

      Ambi Dextrose I know right. I really enjoyed ant-man and thought it was a really good film but just imagine how great a film it could have been.

  • @jaredkunish
    @jaredkunish Před 7 lety +2453

    Edgar Wright is a masterclass filmmaker

    • @io-ru6zq
      @io-ru6zq Před 7 lety +3

      I don't know.

    • @viseberg8527
      @viseberg8527 Před 7 lety +50

      +io 90
      Nobody asked you.

    • @Legionaairre
      @Legionaairre Před 7 lety +4

      nah.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n Před 7 lety +53

      "I don't know" is a passive-aggressive way to disagree with someone, pretending that someone asked you a question and ignorance of the topic is somehow a valid opinion, but I don't know. Sit up straight.

    • @livestreamIRA
      @livestreamIRA Před 7 lety +16

      I agree. He is also super under-rated and never seems to get mentioned in lists of great directors. Is it because he doesn't write his own stuff as well? Sad really.

  • @mr.e...
    @mr.e... Před 7 lety +162

    I have seen this movie like 20 times and it's the first time I realize that the record store has labels like "Gloom Rock" and "sadcore".

  • @markojuly
    @markojuly Před 7 lety +134

    It sucks how Edgar Wright's movies never make as much money as a lot of bullshit that comes out

  • @amcaesar
    @amcaesar Před 7 lety +430

    One could use this film for a hundred essays about myriad technical filmmaking topics. For sure, it's one of the underrated masterpieces of our time.

  • @MrAshleyR
    @MrAshleyR Před 7 lety +68

    The bathroom transition was brilliant - I think it covers it on the dvd extras, but essentially, they redressed the hall in 10 seconds flat.

  • @RemoteTactical
    @RemoteTactical Před 7 lety +730

    Such a great movie in so many ways. Every Frame A Painting did a great video essay on Edgar Writes style that I loved too!

    • @doodoobuttah
      @doodoobuttah Před 7 lety +12

      Remote Tactical love that channel! The video every frame a painting did on Edgar wright and Jackie Chan films were fantastic

    • @RemoteTactical
      @RemoteTactical Před 7 lety +19

      Raymond Du I paused this video to comment and then he literally mentions Tony's video, lol :D

    • @userzerone
      @userzerone Před 6 lety

      Can anyone tell me why every frame a painting does not upload anymore? :(

    • @aljazleben9939
      @aljazleben9939 Před 6 lety

      +Eisley Atanacio They (it's two people) stopped making videos because it takes too much time. Can't link it here but there's an explanation online if you google it...

    • @thatwarlock7512
      @thatwarlock7512 Před 5 lety

      I think you meant "lesbianed"

  • @SaffronGrey
    @SaffronGrey Před 7 lety +92

    Scott Pilgrim is one of those movies that I can watch literally any time.

  • @PrincessNine
    @PrincessNine Před 7 lety +220

    that set transition was covered in the extras. its literally the same set (for the one continuous shot ) they just flipped up some panels and carpet for the "hall way" to lead you to believe they transitioned into a new set or did a green screen effect.
    funny thing is, they make the decision to do said single shot sound like a "lol why not" type decision

    • @ZsStudio
      @ZsStudio Před 7 lety +13

      the bluray have some amazing behind the scene!

  • @Thomasfrank
    @Thomasfrank Před 7 lety +245

    Awesome work on this one, Evan. This has been my favorite movie since it came out, and the transitions and art direction were always part of the reason - now I appreciate them even more.

  • @kingofwakanda6899
    @kingofwakanda6899 Před 7 lety +588

    As much as I like Ant-Man, Edgar Wright's version of Ant-Man would've been AMAZING. It probably would've gone from what I think is an 8/10, to a 10/10.

    • @Ten_Thousand_Locusts
      @Ten_Thousand_Locusts Před 7 lety +2

      King of Wakanda Yeah definitely, what could've been

    • @PositiveBlackSoul
      @PositiveBlackSoul Před 7 lety +45

      But it probably wouldn't have fit the tone of the MCU. Though I agree, an Edgar Wright Ant-Man would've been amazing...also I would love to see Edgar Wrights take on a Deadpool movie.

    • @drakejohnson2607
      @drakejohnson2607 Před 7 lety +63

      8/10 is far too generous.

    • @ethidian3444
      @ethidian3444 Před 7 lety +31

      Ant Man is a shitty 4/10. It's such a fucking shitty movie, banking on recycled likability-techniques. Doesn't even ground Edgar Wrights prints given to them.

    • @arturaraujo73
      @arturaraujo73 Před 7 lety +30

      "tone of the MCU" oh you mean that universe where Luke Cage and Thor coexist?

  • @EelPeople
    @EelPeople Před 7 lety +1424

    Could you talk about that movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind

    • @forgetthelyrics6056
      @forgetthelyrics6056 Před 7 lety +11

      YESSSSSS

    • @Killernaut16
      @Killernaut16 Před 7 lety +68

      Rex Thurstan I love how disorienting most of the transitions are in the scenes where he's losing his memory. It's a nice touch. The movie overall is pretty perfect.

    • @thefilmessay9832
      @thefilmessay9832 Před 7 lety +29

      i did a video essay on eternal sunshine which is on my channel if you are interested :)

    • @EelPeople
      @EelPeople Před 7 lety +6

      The Film Essay I AM INTERESTED OFFUJC IM WATCHING THAT

    • @ZIMA.RECORDS
      @ZIMA.RECORDS Před 7 lety +2

      good idea!

  • @allfarewells
    @allfarewells Před 7 lety +70

    wow i never realized the movie did that many transitions within scenes. I'm going to have to watch the movie again and really pay attention

  • @s1lverp3nguin
    @s1lverp3nguin Před 7 lety +35

    "it's also about how you...connect them"
    *hands connect*
    brilliant

  • @StCrimson667
    @StCrimson667 Před 7 lety +43

    Another thing about Scott Pilgrim is that many people who love it point to it as an example of how comic book movies should be because the quick transitions and the distortion of space within the story is very much like that within a comic book. Scott Pilgrim was a movie which knew that it was based on a comic book and played with that idea. Now, I don't know if that sort of approach would work for the more serious movies based on comic books like Batman, but it does perhaps point to a way to help some movies which haven't been too successful. Perhaps one of the many problems that can hinder a comic book-based movie is that they are so often trying to fit the story and the style of the book itself into the arrangement and rigidity of a "typical" movie. I know some may take issue with this and I'm full willing to admit that I may be wrong, but it does seem like at least some of the Marvel movies have taken that advice and arranged the movie more like a comic book rather than trying to squeeze and press the comic book into the frame of a traditional movie.

  • @DenniWintyr
    @DenniWintyr Před 7 lety +60

    My film teacher at university used the same film to examine the same subject, just a few weeks ago :)

  • @WorldAccordingToBriggs
    @WorldAccordingToBriggs Před 7 lety +22

    My son is just out side Venice in the Army. All his video is amazing. Great video by the way. Enjoy Italy

  • @NerdSyncProductions
    @NerdSyncProductions Před 7 lety +419

    My favorite movie!

  • @wgo523
    @wgo523 Před 7 lety +382

    You'll have your share of accolades in time, I'm very sure.

  • @radicallizard7665
    @radicallizard7665 Před 7 lety +26

    This is so perfect. Look: the BRRRRR even runs along the denser areas of the tree branches! I just wish the movie was more like the comic: I understand the length limits, but the whole point of it was lost by the end. I mean, just look at the Shadow Scott differences as an example. In the comic, he faces who he truly is and his mistakes that he'd tried to gloss over by dissociation. In the movie, it's a joke.

    • @TheoCynical
      @TheoCynical Před 3 lety +1

      Yeah, it really bothered me on that end but, I think it was done justice when he got his "self respect "sword.

    • @AZDfox
      @AZDfox Před 3 lety +1

      The Self Respect scene covers that. The Nega Scott scene shows him literally making peace with himself.

  • @_ThreeFold
    @_ThreeFold Před 7 lety +3

    The most impactful line and biggest insight of this whole video happens at 4:59
    "Scott Pilgrim is a story about a transitionary period in the Hero's life. A period between knowing who you were and deciding who you are going to be"
    THIS IS SUCH A GOOD LINE. I find that this period is so difficult in people's lives when they have no direction on who they want to be. It's so hard for my friend's that jump out of college with nothing, not do anything and ultimately push themselves to suffer with the rest of the outcasts of society.
    Trying to push through this and not staying still when it happens is extremely important. In my own life, I have doubted if I was going down the right path multiple times, often ending up in depression. But making sure that I know that have something that I can do and push myself to be better at has helped me through those times. I guess that's one way of taking that, but I think people need to stop losing confidence in themselves when they have one little thing happen to them. It disheartens the people around them. If you know someone in that kind of rut, please be a good friend for them. Let them cry on your shoulder if you have to. It's not something that is going to destroy your masculinity, or hurt your social standing. If anything it creates a stronger bond with that person and hopefully you'll be able to rely on them in that sort of situation.

  • @storytellers1
    @storytellers1 Před 7 lety +35

    Editing is such a difficult art to explain and analyze, Great work! More literacy in editing helps people to appreciate it more.

  • @michaelvares1
    @michaelvares1 Před 7 lety +154

    One of my favorite movies. Edgar Wright is hands down my favorite director with Shaun of the Dead being his best work, at least to me.

    • @UkuleleVillain
      @UkuleleVillain Před 7 lety +9

      Hot Fuzz needs some lovin' too

    • @io-ru6zq
      @io-ru6zq Před 7 lety +27

      Hot Fuzz is by far his best work.

    • @UkuleleVillain
      @UkuleleVillain Před 7 lety

      io 90 IKR

    • @iamsamsamiam1121
      @iamsamsamiam1121 Před 7 lety +10

      Gonna be a total heretic over here and just say it:
      The Worlds End is my favourite.

    • @Prado73
      @Prado73 Před 7 lety +10

      Hot Fuzz for me. But all of his movies are great.

  • @LON009
    @LON009 Před 4 lety +75

    "Scott Pilgrim transitions"
    Me: Good for her.

  • @zlozlozlo
    @zlozlozlo Před 7 lety +9

    Now you made me want to re-watch Scott Pilgrim vs the world. I hope you're happy.

  • @BiscuitTinTV
    @BiscuitTinTV Před 7 lety +130

    I'm about to write my first short film with a friend, that last line is something I'll have to commit to when designing the film. Thanks for sharing your insights, I'm lucky that they crossed my path!

    • @BiscuitTinTV
      @BiscuitTinTV Před 7 lety +21

      Also, Scott Pilgrim is the ultimate reason I ever wanted to make films.

    • @Legionaairre
      @Legionaairre Před 7 lety +10

      then you should not be making films

    • @yokle15
      @yokle15 Před 7 lety +32

      Hmm, do what you love or listen to some dickless hill-grazer in the CZcams comments. Do what you love man!

    • @dontlookatlukeplz
      @dontlookatlukeplz Před 7 lety

      Fancy seeing you here

    • @BiscuitTinTV
      @BiscuitTinTV Před 7 lety +2

      dontlookatluke huh. It's a small site after all

  • @hagridmary
    @hagridmary Před 7 lety +31

    Why is this channel so good - these videos are of the highest quality.

  • @DomzoD
    @DomzoD Před 7 lety +85

    This video reminded me of a scene in Game of Thrones 2x03 where someone has a conversation with three different people, yet it's so cleverly edited and the transitions are so well-utilized that instead of being three different scenes for three different conversations, it's just one seamless, masterclass of a scene.

    • @jasonblalock4429
      @jasonblalock4429 Před 7 lety +17

      Rob Thomas's "iZombie" likes to do the same thing during sequences where the police are interrogating several people. They'll cut the interviews up into bits and then arrange them so it seems like the various witnesses\suspects are having an argument or discussion with each other, while the detectives have minimal input. It's an interesting way of handling such stock (but necessary) scenes.

    • @paradoxacres1063
      @paradoxacres1063 Před 7 lety +11

      Let me guess: you're talking about the Tyrion scene aren't you? :)

    • @user-hu5ff7vf6u
      @user-hu5ff7vf6u Před 5 lety

      +Domzo D.
      hello!! could you please tell me what scene are you talking about?

    • @user-hu5ff7vf6u
      @user-hu5ff7vf6u Před 5 lety

      +Domzo D.
      hello!! could you please tell me what scene are you talking about?

  • @antoniobordamonte3952
    @antoniobordamonte3952 Před 4 lety +2

    i thought i was the only person who noticed how so smooth and cool the movies transitions were. they’re actually insane imo

  • @christianspencer1136
    @christianspencer1136 Před 7 lety +21

    Edgar Wright is overall my favorite director. Never been disappointed by his direction.

    • @io-ru6zq
      @io-ru6zq Před 7 lety +4

      Watch more movies.

    • @MattyGHerring
      @MattyGHerring Před 7 lety +1

      io 90 Sorry I'm not really understanding you. Did you mean to say "I'm going to take my opinion and use it justify my problems with other people's opinions"?

    • @MARCSEIDis
      @MARCSEIDis Před 7 lety +2

      Really disappointed me that we never got to see what his version of Ant-Man was gonna be like.

    • @jarv7441
      @jarv7441 Před 7 lety +2

      +io 90 Stop being pretentious.
      Edgar Wright's movies are masterclasses in directing.
      But if you didn't know that already, perhaps you should, watch more movies?

  • @GnomeChomsky12
    @GnomeChomsky12 Před 7 lety +73

    A video on the genius of Sorkin and/or the West Wing?

  • @deloreanized
    @deloreanized Před 7 lety +337

    Saying that the reason there are so many transitions in the film is because the film is about "a transition in Scott Pilgrim's life"... is sweet, and it sounds great to wrap up your video... but I'm positive that's not the case AT ALL. Wright most probably wanted to galvanize the adaptation adding some cinematic quality to the source material (the comic book itself). And... that's it.

    • @Rogeramirez
      @Rogeramirez Před 7 lety +89

      Maybe you're right, but sometimes this kind of decisions happen at an unconscious level, even for the director, the whole "transition" idea.

    • @deloreanized
      @deloreanized Před 7 lety +57

      Yes, subtext can be conscious and unconscious. You're totally right.

    • @Big_Dai
      @Big_Dai Před 7 lety +73

      These things remind me of the Death Note manga.. when the creators were asked about a lot of the symbolism in it, they simply brushed off all of the community's deep discussion on their implications by simply saying stuff like "I just thought it was really cool".
      Genius not always comes from the mind, but by the mere chance that a person creates when allowed to present his product to an audience that has all the resources to appreciate it in levels it didn't have on its own.

    • @reuteratwork8983
      @reuteratwork8983 Před 6 lety +18

      Exactly -- I'm surprised Nerdwriter didn't get that -- does he really think that Wright would've inserted all those onomatopoeias if the source material hadn't been a comic book? No, Wright utilized those specific transitions, because he was trying to cinematographically capture the nature of a comic book -- much like the way Ang Lee did w/ the "Hulk" movie...

    • @aprilblenk
      @aprilblenk Před 6 lety +45

      While I'd say that is extremely true for most of the film, I do actually think the part where he says the transitions make you feel what Scott is feeling, that is, "drifting through life", might still be very intentional. For instance, in the beginning the transitions in particular felt so seamless and often, it's actually a little hard to keep up at points. Like the audience is being teleported from one place to another. Especially that part where Scott is hanging out with Knives or when he went from playing the guitar, to walking down the street. In both scenes, he was very out of it and hardly interacting with anyone. As a result, in both scenes each transition seem to always be within seconds of each other. I think that at the very least was intentional since it gives us a sense of not knowing exactly what's going on, as if we weren't paying enough attention like Scott was. Especially since the only continuous thing in both of these scenes, was how Scott interacted with the world. Making it feel like we are watching the world move around him, rather than the world movie WITH him.

  • @sunnylee6019
    @sunnylee6019 Před 5 lety +21

    When my English class was watching this movie and I missed the first day:
    Me: What's the film about?
    Friend: Um it's hard to explain... but basically it's like it's on drugs
    Me: What?
    _movie is on drugs_

    • @WhiteWizard42
      @WhiteWizard42 Před 4 lety

      If that description appeals to you, maybe check out A Scanner Darkly. It's a Keanu Reeves movie that was *profoundly* strange to watch.

    • @JessieJamesPlays
      @JessieJamesPlays Před 3 lety

      @@WhiteWizard42 Redditors: inch resting

  • @bananasrfr14
    @bananasrfr14 Před 7 lety +5

    One of your most beautifully written and choreographed videos yet. I genuinely felt moved by the end of this one - your Picasso video comes to mind as another powerful example. Keep up the amazing work.

  • @Ranko_o3o
    @Ranko_o3o Před 7 lety +123

    4:06 It's the fairy fountain theme ?

    • @gargoyleex
      @gargoyleex Před 7 lety +5

      It's got to be the Fairy Mountain Theme! It's always a pleasure to hear this piece. Kind of odd though he didn't list it in the description ^^

    • @MAVIIgalaxy
      @MAVIIgalaxy Před 7 lety +58

      It's part of the actual movie scene. That Scott Pilgrim bathroom scene plays the fairy fountain theme in the background.

    • @gargoyleex
      @gargoyleex Před 7 lety +3

      MAVIIgalaxy
      Oh, I see!

    • @PyroMitchell
      @PyroMitchell Před 7 lety +45

      Yeah, Edgar Wright wrote a letter to Nintendo asking permission to use songs from The Legend of Zelda in his film, calling the Zelda theme "the nursery rhyme of this generation".

    • @gargoyleex
      @gargoyleex Před 7 lety +4

      That's interesting, thank you for sharing!

  • @SatellitePlane
    @SatellitePlane Před 7 lety +12

    my favorite movie - i can watch it again, and again, and again, and I'm never bored of it!

  • @Hephthehomie
    @Hephthehomie Před 9 měsíci

    You were spot on with this. Thank you for elaborating on a seemingly trivial part of the film, that i wouldnt have appreciated as much had i not seen this video. Having watched this, i realize now that the transitions were one of the reasons I was so drawn and impressed by the film. Thanks for your awesome work and insight!

  • @BodhisNotNotGinger
    @BodhisNotNotGinger Před 7 lety +91

    You should do a video on Swiss Army Man! There's a lot of questions I and probably most of the people who've seen it have about it and I think you'd do a great job dissecting it.

    • @io-ru6zq
      @io-ru6zq Před 7 lety +3

      It's a good short film, stretched out way too far.

    • @BodhisNotNotGinger
      @BodhisNotNotGinger Před 7 lety

      Yeah, I totally agree, like the directors short film "Interesting Ball" their style seems to work better in shorts.

    • @Emily-iu1qq
      @Emily-iu1qq Před 7 lety +7

      Featured the most sophisticated and intellectual fart jokes I've ever seen. And that is not a statement I thought I would ever make. Gotta love movies like that

    • @Emily-iu1qq
      @Emily-iu1qq Před 7 lety +3

      But yeah great idea. I think the message was a very important one that went surprisingly unnoticed by a lot of viewers and even critics.

    • @mitchellkois1601
      @mitchellkois1601 Před 7 lety +5

      io 90 I understand where you're coming from, but I think Swiss Army Man was beautifully paced and incredible. If you consider it to be in the same world as Interesting Ball, it really makes it seem more complete to me. Hank builds this life with Many, and in the end when it's revealed that maybe he isn't crazy, I think to Interesting Ball. It makes for a bigger reveal when you realize "these things that seem impossible aren't just probable, but inevitable."

  • @b.055-bot6
    @b.055-bot6 Před 7 lety +3

    I went to Venice for 2 days on a cruise and in that time I
    - Bartered with locals
    - Became so incomprehensibly lost I forgot what city I was in because I had focused on how lost I was
    - Had pizza that was worse then a $5 Little Caesars (Didn't know that was even possible)
    - Found myself on the wrong water taxi and just barely got on my cruise liner with 5 minutes to spare
    All in all, a great visit and I hope to find myself back there again

  • @onfrolicker9317
    @onfrolicker9317 Před 4 lety

    I really like this video, and I think It also explains why I like the channel rhystic studies so much, the transitions are so integral to video essays and they’re so well done

  • @PodExbert
    @PodExbert Před 7 lety +2

    that's insane! i never realised that much work went into transitions but it does help explain why thats such a good movie.

  • @louis-sw7kw
    @louis-sw7kw Před 7 lety +6

    kapatainkristian and a nerdwriter video in one evening YAAAASSSSSSS

  • @gordacapivara
    @gordacapivara Před 7 lety +9

    Holy shit, this video was fucking awesome. Gotta revisit Scott Pilgrim ASAP.

  • @beeveearr
    @beeveearr Před 7 lety

    I love the transitions where Wallace is all of a sudden in the scene and then Scott is all of a sudden in a new place because to me it reminds me of when you get somewhere but you can't remember going there (either driving or walking on autopilot), showing how Scott is so inside his own head he is missing parts of his waking life

  • @TheBatmaniac1
    @TheBatmaniac1 Před 7 lety

    Just found you thanks to Cinema Wins, and I'm glad I did. The way you talk about movies in this fashion is wonderfully done. I thoroughly enjoyed watching you talk about Scott Pilgrim. Scott Pilgrim is one of my favorite movies and to hear it explained so smooth and wonderful is such a great thing. I applaud you for your well done Video Essay on this and hope to watch more of your content.

  • @tommy2capa
    @tommy2capa Před 7 lety +179

    is that the great fairy theme from the legend of zelda at four minutes>??!?!?!?!?!??!?

    • @KatyBrownleeOld
      @KatyBrownleeOld Před 7 lety +73

      Yes, it's from the actual movie.

    • @waywardlaser
      @waywardlaser Před 7 lety +44

      Yeah, it's in the movie itself. If you're a gamer I can't recommend you watch it enough.

    • @GinkgoPete
      @GinkgoPete Před 6 lety +13

      I know im a year late, but they apparently talked to Miyamoto himself to get the theme.

    • @johnfraire6931
      @johnfraire6931 Před 6 lety +2

      3:58
      I like clicking things

    • @kmaz8329
      @kmaz8329 Před 5 lety

      tom ty its engulfing.it oddity B+

  • @SendyTheEndless
    @SendyTheEndless Před 7 lety +3

    As a sound artist and electronic musician I find transitions are also what's most important in music. I find a lot of modern music has started to gain extremely formulaic transitions from one section to the next, often dictated by genre. A good track can take totally boring elements and make the spaces (or dare I say "journeys") between them fantastic.

  • @UtauHotaru
    @UtauHotaru Před 4 lety +2

    Awesome video, you explain so well how this movie makes me feel. I love this movie specifically for the amazing editing and shots.

  • @PhoenixOrigami
    @PhoenixOrigami Před 7 lety +2

    Edgar Wright always amazes me with visual style and how he truly understands the subject matter he takes on.
    Would love to see a David Fincher one the man is crazy with lighting and subtle CG

  • @ideatorx
    @ideatorx Před 7 lety +7

    I think edger wright is much more talented than he gets credit for. his work is pure passionate innovation and I fucking love it.

  • @331SVTCobra
    @331SVTCobra Před 5 lety +5

    Well stated.
    I love finding a movie that seems trite, but discovering that it is a masterpiece.
    This film is a masterpiece.

  • @davidmsirois
    @davidmsirois Před 7 lety +2

    Well you continue to persuade me every week. Your In Bruges video is still one of my favorites of all time.

  • @louera
    @louera Před 7 lety

    The way you edit each of your videos' ending with a scene that relates to the words which conclude the essay gives me goosebumps all the time

  • @grantlee4331
    @grantlee4331 Před 4 lety +2

    1:34
    The R's also ride the leading line in the tree branches.

  • @MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive

    Great video. I never really appreciated these until now, because they are so subtle.
    But I thought the transitions were supposed to reference the composition of a comic book page. Where sometimes the panels bleed into or encompass another and how there can be a bigger beyond all the panels.

  • @Thatguyuknow2550
    @Thatguyuknow2550 Před 7 lety

    I really love the style of your video, really sleek and clean. The sound track is also great. REALLY good video

  • @Xeronymau5
    @Xeronymau5 Před 5 lety +1

    Scott Pilgrim is my favourite movie of all time, and now I can show people your video to show them some of the reasons why. Great vid, keep it up

  • @ze_rubenator
    @ze_rubenator Před 7 lety +3

    I saw this in my subbox and decided to watch the movie first, and like wtf why haven't I seen this movie before??? It's fantastic! Thank you for making me watch this.

  • @1xXBLACKHEARTXx1
    @1xXBLACKHEARTXx1 Před 7 lety +22

    Can you do something about Mr Robot?

  • @davidgonzalez9125
    @davidgonzalez9125 Před 7 lety +1

    I love how you use a song that samples the soundtrack from Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind when talking about how Scott has been drifting through life. You are brilliant.

  • @prizegotti
    @prizegotti Před 6 lety

    Accidentally came here watching Scott Pilgrim clips, did not leave disappointed. Such an interesting video that I had no idea that I would find interesting. Keep up the good work!

  • @thisischetan
    @thisischetan Před 3 lety +3

    they've taken care of every frame of this movie which even marvel can't do

  • @cmanalansan
    @cmanalansan Před 7 lety +56

    Just watched this video again after watching Baby Driver. Go watch it!

  • @borislavbacic2699
    @borislavbacic2699 Před 7 lety

    These videos really have taught me how to appreciate cinema more, how to recognize some techniques and quality film making. I find myself enjoying some of my old favourites over again looking through entirely different lens. I wanted to work on film when i was young but the opportunity never presented itself to me. I'm glad to learn more about it if not as a creator then as a watcher. Thank you.

  • @MoonbearDiedHere
    @MoonbearDiedHere Před 5 lety

    I really enjoyed this movie and the books. Watching it again this year as someone who appreciates films more I really noticed the transitions this time around and was like wooow.

  • @MusicMyBeloved
    @MusicMyBeloved Před 7 lety +3

    Great video, and a really nice break down.
    Why didn't you mention the fact that transitions are also so important because its a comic book, that's such an important element to how the film would be made - based on the comic's panels and doing what they're able to do that way. It's so important to how the thing came together the way it did I would think

  • @khaifrench3323
    @khaifrench3323 Před 7 lety +5

    yeah the bathroom scene was awesome. the school hallway was rolled in as he shut the door

  • @notyourmum7883
    @notyourmum7883 Před 4 lety +1

    The transitions were amazing but I wasn’t mentally ready for them so I genuinely got a headache watching this movie but I loved every minute of it...So good!!!

  • @theultimateswagon
    @theultimateswagon Před 4 lety

    I wish more films could have the flow of Scott Pilgrim man, the transitions make me feel so connected every time and I'm glad you put it into words even if I'm years late on the video

  • @datha8044
    @datha8044 Před 7 lety +3

    OMG That enternal sunshine of a spotless mind soundtrack

  • @danielgilbert8338
    @danielgilbert8338 Před 7 lety +9

    I think Mr. Robot and South Park would both be interesting case studies.

  • @GameSphere
    @GameSphere Před 7 lety

    This is the first video of yours I've seen and I love it!! Scott pilgrim is one of my favourite films ever and you made this video so perfectly XD Proud subscriber right here

  • @jajejijoaquin6643
    @jajejijoaquin6643 Před 6 lety

    Dude, please never stop making videos. Thank you for making me learn a lot about everything over the past years. Cheers, brother.

  • @MortisMedia
    @MortisMedia Před 5 lety +9

    This was amazing!

  • @ScottJohnHarrison
    @ScottJohnHarrison Před 7 lety +5

    One thing which struck me with Antman is Wright's dialogue and monologue was there but the cinematography wasn't. Luis friend of a friend stories never had the right cuts in them.

  • @Sherryyeh0730
    @Sherryyeh0730 Před 7 lety

    Yes!! I've always loved the transitions in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World! Thank you for helping me put my thoughts into a coherent format.

  • @patrickwernicke4441
    @patrickwernicke4441 Před 5 lety

    That is probably one of the reasons why I love this film so much! Great video!

  • @PatrickHogan
    @PatrickHogan Před 7 lety +4

    I recommend watching the Every Frame a Painting on Edgar Wright, if any of you have not.

  • @Samaker
    @Samaker Před 7 lety +5

    This is incredibly fascinating.

  • @danielgilbert8338
    @danielgilbert8338 Před 7 lety

    One of my favorite videos of yours. Keep up the great work!

  • @LuisAtoms
    @LuisAtoms Před 7 lety

    The scene transition of the bathroom it's very interesting, there is a behind the scenes that shows how they made it, they just changed the set in real time, they moved the floor and the lockers, the walls had wheels so they can move it fast... Awesome video btw!!!

  • @NoTodoEsArte1
    @NoTodoEsArte1 Před 7 lety +14

    Oh shit oh shit oh shit, I've never been so early, gotta think of something funny, got it: my life

  • @Freaknick0Beatnick
    @Freaknick0Beatnick Před 7 lety +9

    Dude, youre amazing! Thank you!

  • @BHPhillips1
    @BHPhillips1 Před 5 lety +1

    These kind of transitions reminds me of Perfect Blue too, outstanding edits both movies

  • @TheGlennAllenShow
    @TheGlennAllenShow Před 5 lety

    That was an excellent video on transitions. I've always loved Scott Pilgrim, and as a videographer, I can't believe I didn't notice how genius these diegetic transitions were before

  • @eddington111
    @eddington111 Před 5 lety +3

    the first time i watched the movie i swear i mustve replayed that bathroom scene at least 15 times

  • @henryw
    @henryw Před 7 lety +6

    Make a video on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind!!!

  • @minisvlad
    @minisvlad Před 7 lety

    Very good look at one of my all time favorite movies. Edgar Wright is just as much a writing genius as he is a directing one. He really is all about a great transition or using transition to keep the story moving, not just change scenes.
    Well done!

  • @pintavodki
    @pintavodki Před 7 lety

    Man, just wanted to thank you. It's amazing to find someone whose taste matches yours in so many ways. Prisoner of Azkaban, Scott Pilgrim, Ghost in the Shell... all those have always been special to me, unlike for my friends. It's nice to see someone appreciate them as much as I do.