10 Movies That Wanted You To HATE The Hero

10. Scott Pilgrim - Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

If the marketing for Scott Pilgrim vs. the World painted Michael Cera's title character as an easily affable slacker musician fending off his new girlfriend's "evil" exes, the reality of the movie proper is quite different.

Basically, Scott Pilgrim is an a**hole, and Edgar Wright pulls no punches with this throughout the film.

Even if you're fine with 22-year-old Scott dating 17-year-old high-schooler Knives Chau (Ellen Wong), there's the fact that Scott then cheats on Knives with Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Instead).

Beyond that, he refuses to accept his myriad personal flaws and displays a patent lack of respect for both others - even his own bandmates - and himself.

But to be clear, this isn't a narrative failing in any way: the entire point of Scott's character arc throughout the movie is that he's a lazy, narcissistic "Nice Guy" who comes to appreciate the error of his ways and begins a journey of self-improvement.

Yet of course, that doesn't mean we immediately forgive or forget what he's done, and so audiences may leave the movie still feeling pretty iffy about Scott.