Edgar Wright: The Definitive Guide To Homages, Influences And References

By Edward Owen /

Scott Pilgrim vs The World (whose title references the 1991 NES game Bart Simpson Vs The World) - sets its stall out early by having an 8-bit music track and an 8-bit Universal logo, implying the golden era of consoles and telling the viewer they€™re in for a film with a heavy amount of classic game references. Of course, they€™re not wrong €“ Scott€™s world references regular videogame tropes at every available opportunity, with fighting game-style moves, enemies who explode into coins, levelling up mechanics, life bars and at the end, an arcade-style continue screen. When these effects needed a voice, that voice was Superbad€™s Bill Hader.

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