Zany romantic action comedies don’t come much better than Scott Pilgrim Vs the World

Director Edgar Wright is clearly having a blast in his 2010 comic book film adaptation that blends trivial irreverence and maximalist scaleGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIn 2010, screen adaptations of comic books weren’t the franchise monoliths they are today. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was still in its nascent stages and superhero flicks were much more self-contained ventures. Against this backdrop came Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim Vs the World, a film that embraced its nerdy roots with zany and idiosyncratic flair. With an animated adaptation about to drop on Netflix, it’s worth revisiting what has made this tale of kick-ass Toronto slackers – which bombed at the box office – such a cultural mainstay.Based on the comics by Bryan Lee O’Malley, the story follows 22-year-old Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera), the bass player of an indie garage band, Sex Bob-Omb. Scott is the epitome of young and dumb, prone to poor choices and navel-gazing. He’s just been dumped by Envy Adams