Friday, August 13, 2010

'Scott Pilgrim' vs. Ageism? - Cinematical

Review on the new "Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World".

"It may indeed be a "generational" thing as far as age is concerned, but I tend to think it's more about a certain sensibility, in the same way that "slow cinema" came under fire not long ago. Vadim Rizov provided an insightful roundup at IFC's Independent Eye blog on the backlash against arthouse films filled with slow, languorous master takes, and concluded by referring to Sturgeon's Law ("Ninety percent of everything is crud") and observing: "The problem isn't the mode, it's the average product. The exceptions are always what matter." Is that what's happening with Scott Pilgrim?"



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