Edgar Wright: 10 Moments That Prove His Utter Genius

9. Visual Style Of Scott Pilgrim Vs The World

Scott Pilgrim began as a serial graphic novel from Bryan Lee O'Malley, drawn in a Japanese Manga style and inked in black and white because it was cheaper to print. The books found a sort of cult fame and Edgar Wright was determined to bring it to the big screen. For fans of the books, this was great news and the end result left plenty pleased. Where Edgar really went right with this film was the visual style. He didn't attempt to make a movie for the masses, he went for his target audience with a "one for us" mentality. That's what great directors, or auteurs, do -- they embrace the bravado. From the digitalized opening credits to the bright, vivid colors thrown about the screen in the form of the characters hair and clothing, the film was striking. Wright took a graphic novel and infused it with a visual energy rarely seen in adaptations of the medium. He made a living, breathing video game out of this thing. Flaming swords, power ups, multiple blocked out frames on the screen at once -- eyegasm inducing. This thing was like a candy coated house of delirium all put together by a madman operating at the top of his game. I can't wait to see what he does with Ant-Man.