It’s only when he owns up to his shitty behavior (starting with an apology to Kim) that he is able to defeat the odious G-Man with the power of self-respect. Just as he couldn’t break up with Knives when he should have, Scott once again waffles when faced with accountability-and is swiftly smote by Gideon. In the final battle scene, Knives comes at Ramona, whom she sees as her enemy, even though Scott is really to blame. Our villain’s redemption arrives, though. Whether he’s making you pay at the arcade, zoning out at band practice, or stalking you at a party, our guy is, as Ramona puts it plainly toward the end of the second act, “just another evil ex waiting to happen.” Sure, he’s under attack throughout the movie-hunted by Ramona Flowers’s seven evil exes-but an observant viewer can see that our shaggy-haired protagonist is, in fact, the bad guy ( just ask Kim, or the sibyl Julie Powers). Scott Pilgrim-ringer-tee wastrel, emotionally stunted cradle robber, email skimmer-is a villain. Once you’re done with that, check out Sean Fennessey’s Big Picture interview with director Edgar Wright from earlier this summer and read Rob Harvilla’s piece on the power of the Knives Chau character. On the film’s 10th anniversary, we’re looking back at all the reasons we love the movie. There are some indisputable facts in this world, like bread makes you fat, or Scott Pilgrim vs.
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