That was genuinely so sweet. I swear that a lot of toxicity could be helped by just... hanging out with someone for a day having carefree fun. It helps so much mentally. And "I've been gone for 90 minutes" was such a hilarious punchline
watching Lucas and Gideon have a bros day at Julie's crib after shit went left for both of them immediately made those characters some of the most likable personalities. building out these people when their entire organization was based off of the equivalent of a twitter stan base is exactly why an hour and a half film was not capable of giving the potential character building credit.
That was a wonderful moment. I think so many people who are filled with anger and toxicity could be helped by just hanging out with someone for a day having carefree fun. It helps so much mentally. And "I've been gone for 90 minutes" was such a hilarious punchline
My thoughts on Scott pilgrim takes off is that I genuinely can’t imagine being upset that we got something entirely new from the franchise rather than just another retread of the same story(and yes, before you go off on me saying you wanted a straightforward adaptation of book, let me just say I wanted that as well, but I accept the fact that Bryan Lee o malley wanted to do something different)the bait and switch really did make for a pretty great unexpected surprise.
I was upset for the first few weeks because I was expecting the original story to become mainstream. But the story really ignores a lot of the shit the movie originally also ignored. Like where's Lisa my man? Scott just doesn't get a job? And ignores subspace? I know get it. It is its own thing. But originally I was super upset at not getting a proper adaptation
I want both tbh. Because most people won't read the books and the movie doesn't adapt it accurately enough imo. Plus live action can't give the same vibes as the comic. So an anime adaptation would be great. It was also weird how takes off pretended to be an adaptation from the advertisements, but it wasn't. That said, I still loved every single second of the anime
Tbh one evil ex I disliked more than the original was Roxy, specifically because they completely omitted the part where Ramona basically treated her like an experiment or a "phase". It's honestly a more interesting conversation to have than "you ran away" because Gideon already had that in the original. Talking about Ramona just kind of treating her queerness like sidequest would have been an interesting topic because it was present in the original and I would have really liked to have seen that expanded by Ramona either learning to respect Roxy instead of acting like she was "just a phase", as if it wasn't a real relationship with a person who has real emotions, or her coming to terms with her own queerness.
not that I disagree that it would've been interesting, being bi was probably only a phase for Ramona in the movie considering she makes out with Roxie in the comics while dating Scott
@@zame-osomething5096 I absolutely do not remember this happening in the comics, I just reread through them like a month ago. It was still treated like a phase in the comics, Scott literally yells "YOU HAD A SEXY PHASE?" and Ramona dismisses it.
@@junelaananke7138 Volume 4, 24 "Terrible Vision", Page 193 "Scott, I- I'm sorry! She just slept on the couch *and we didn't even make out that much* and I'm sure it was the same with you and Lisa and I was just overreacting and-" This is after Scott stays the night at Lisa's, then defeats Roxie and Knives' Dad runs away. It could still be a phase I guess, but it's kinda implied that Ramona kinda liked KIm too so I don't really think so, but it is whatever since yk she ends up with SCott
@@zame-osomething5096 She also later denies that anything happened when Scott asks about it, it was clearly meant to be a joke. You can tell by the way her and Roxy talk while getting coffee that it's very unlikely anything actually happened, there is no undertone of Ramona wanting to hook up with Roxy. I don't doubt Ramona could be queer which is why I added that she could come to terms with her own queerness as an alternative. Either way, she does very much talk about Roxy like she was a phase in the comics too. That's not movie exclusive.
I remember just sitting with my mouth open laying on my bed while watching as coins appeared where scott was. I had to force myself to go to sleep and not binge the entire 8 episodes as the show made me adore the exes, knives, stephen, young neil, and *especially* ramona on a deeper level while keeping me guessing about what the hell happened to scott. It was a masterful bait and switch and I enjoyed it way more than what I thought I wanted.
Feels like another meta joke about how the people that like Scott the most are the ones that least know him, especially considering his funeral reception.
I was one of the people who assumed we were getting another adaptation of the comics when the anime was announced, and being a big fan of the movie (I've only read 2 of the books so far 😔) I was super excited to just be getting anything Scott Pilgrim. Naturally I was really surprised by the way the first ep ended, but it was when Roxie's episode hit that I knew the show was gonna be special. Her fight with Ramona was spectacular, and I absolutely loved how they showed their relationship as something that did matter to the both of them. I'm not even queer myself (that I know of), but I could tell that Bryan Lee O'Malley was trying to handle that part of the OG material with more care and nuance than his younger self and that's really commendable. That episode, especially Ramona's apology to Roxie "subverted my expectations" if you will, and I'm so happy this show exists if for that episode alone
honestly I still do want a retelling of the comic in Takes Off's style but this was definitely the best thing they could've done in an adaptation imo, also that edit at the end almost made me cry ngl lmao
Probobly the best edited and presented Scott Pilgrim review. Comparing it to the Eva rebuilds in depth was well needed. As well as comparing the comics I’m so happy more people are reading them now cause of this show. Also love the Gurren Lagann eye catches love seeing my favorite anime mentioned as well as Jet Set radio music
As someone who never consumed any scott Pilgrim media before this show, it was onw of those rare cases where spoilers made me wanna watch MORE than before
Honestly, I was surprised about Takes Off ending up as a Rebuild type story, but I'm happy that it was because it pairs so well with its origins and it explores the world just like you said. The original being a character study about Scott and Ramona being both just utter messes, but steadily growing and fixing themselves for each other because they share a significant amount of the same flaws is dope, but you're right that the others don't end up getting focus. I think most of the side cast, excluding the Exes, are besides Knives mostly pretty much healthy, so the focus is less on their growth because they're kinda periphery to the core conflict, and the Exes (for the most part, sorry Matthew) are clearly shown as victims of Ramona's faults while also being kinda messed up themselves, so we can see how they could grow after this and also inherently get development for Ramona from their fights. It's cool, and I really appreciate the comic for exploring how Scott's selfishness literally sucks his focus away from the people in his life. And then Takes Off happens, and it's in dialogue with the comic by exploring what happens without Scott; most people move on but end up changing for lack of his presence and for the gain of Ramona and the Exes in the cast broadening the whole cast and ending up bringing them together. And we focus on Ramona having to deal with the Exes herself because she can't rely on Scott to fight them for her and thus give her an excuse to keep running from her issues. His disappearance impacts her because it cuts off the usual route she'd been using to run while facing her with dire enough consequences that she can't just ignore the situation, and so we see her interact with everyone and form a friendship as a bit of an outsider with them all. The huge change to context and the wake-up call Ramona is hit with essentially forces the original story's centralizing framing device off of the story diagetically, and it's a phenomenal decision for a change like this. It's a fantastic way to reflect on aspects of the original while rebuilding them in an entirely different direction to tell a vastly different story that still manages to hit a lot of the same stylistic notes; the cool, stylized action and fights, the incredibly expressive characters and comedy, and the strong balance of drama and levity are all there, but presented in a much different way that allows those elements to feel fresh despite being what many people would've tuned into a more classical remake of the series for. It's what everyone would've wanted from an animated reboot of Scott Pilgrim, while being entirely its own, equally well-composed story. My only gripes with it are kinda the stuff with Gideon and the stuff with Old Scott. With Gideon, his context in the series feels less like it was recontextualized from the comic and more like it was just fully replaced, which in the new context makes sense because he was kind of the evil foil to Ramona and Scott and the only Ex who was actually like, evil, but it does mean that where everyone else felt like they got more focus because the context was shifted, he felt more like he was just an entirely different dude. Which doesn't change that his actual arc in the show is dope, but it feels less in dialogue with the comic because of that compared to the other Exes. And with Old Scott, it feels kinda cheap to me to just sell short the comics ending by having them fall back on the exact same failures they suffered from before, despite their growth being about confronting those failures and choosing to stay together even if it'd require growth. It was hardly a dealbreaker nor did it in any way diminish the overall phenomenal work that Takes Off was, but it just feels kinda dissatisfying to undermine the original ending in my eyes, even if the overall story being told is still phenomenal.
The comparison between the Evangelion rebuild and this show is brilliant! Many people dislike this adaptation for what it isn’t, a direct adaptation. But you pretty much explained all the good that came out of it. You managed to explain all my personal thoughts and feelings about it perfectly. Additionally I love your narration, visuals, and overall structure of the video. I love the edit you made at the end, it just tied the whole video together so perfectly. This is the first piece of content i’ve seen from you and i will be subscribing to see more!
It's very simple 1. Normal Scott Pilgrim: Good ending, Scott Redeems himself 2. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The secret true ending you get redeeming everyone!
It's immensely telling that all the people who got ripshit mad over this series were exactly the type of people who look, feel, and sound like they're all deathly adverse to any kind of personal growth or introspection. Just absolutely static individuals.
This review was great loved the amv at the end. Great use of really stylish editing making the video a delight for the eyes, I also appreciate how you struck a great balance with the comedic and analytical breakdown of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. 🎉🎉🎉 Would love to see more of these style vids Joey!
Been a huge Scott Pilgrim fan for a while and this show FED ME SO GOOD!! I was freaking out about literally everyone but expecially Young Neil because I KNEW he would be fire if explored.
One of my favorite things from Scott takes off is Even Older Scott as a reflection of Scott's worst traits, I think he does a way better job than Nega Scott every could because it's literally him... In the future
Yeah I'm not too sure about that Nega Scott forces him to hold himself accountable for all the shitty things he does. We SEE the development he undergoes as a result. We never really see Scott grow or develop in the show, he just looks at Future Scott and says, "Yeah I don't wanna be like that". We never get any scenes that show that he understands WHY Future Scott is the way that he is. It also doesn't help that the show doesn't make it clear that Future Scoot ISN'T comic Scott, so as viewers we're even more confused as to why Scott has seemingly forgotten all his character development from the comic
As much as I'd like having a 1-to-1 adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim comics, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is so nice to have. It's new content from a series that ended 10 years ago even if it does retcon a few things. I also love seeing the Evil Exes be just as dorky as the main cast. Honestly, my least favorite thing about Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is that Even Older Scott didn't pull off a Raging Demon with his Akuma looking ass.
i''m really glad youi made this video because i have also been calling this the rebuild of scott pilgrim. it''s funny because the comic and film went through a very similar production process to Akira where in which both were being made at the same time with the comicc being about midway tthrough aand thus each influenced the path of the other in various ways but the parallels to Eva you mentioned are very spot on, both massively shifted pop culture and gained rabid fan bases quickly and while critics and fans loved it the creators had things they wish they couldve done better or changed entirely and did it to such a point they fuirther enriched their work. seriously great video
This is deadass the most funny yet beautiful video essay I've seen when it comes to scott pilgrim and giving a sense of perspective across all 3 mediums being the comic,movie and anime keep up the great work and take my like
i loved this series it gave the exes so much more character and i liked how Ramona actually gave all her exes closure plus Gideon and the movie guy hanging out was so funny and wholesome
6 minutes in and man I'm with you. I get this vibe like originally Scott was just a rebound for Ramona the same way Knives is for him, but the movie doesn't really follow through with that. I watched the deleted scenes, and the version of it where him and Knives end up together reads as if Ramona is way more distant and unimpressed with Scott. I really wanted in the movie for him getting with neither of them and taking some time to work on himself (but I guess that's some how too healthy)
YES, DUDE!! I totally felt the original had something lacking and this show filled that hole the movie and comics had. Awesome video. You're killing it with these videos.
My absolute favorite thing about Takes Off is the new perspective on all these other characters. It's a more mature and healthy take on their dynamics bc it's meant to be a retrospective piece. Bryan Lee O'Malley said in an interview that the original Scott Pilgrim was a story for 20-somethings (hence why he was writing it in his 20's and finished it before he hit 30). Takes Off is a story for the 30-somethings, and thats why it puts more focus on healthy character growth and responsibility instead of bombastic action and a weird incel hooking up with a manic pixie dream girl (we still stan the comics and movie tho no shade).
damn as someone who has watched the movie and read the books, for some reason I was hesitant to start the series. now i’m hype to start it! dope video!!!
I thought we were getting another retread of Scott Pilgrim that was going to be more fleshed out than the limited time frame the movie had. I would have been fine with that and loved that, too, but damn, I wouldn't have known how much I would have been missing out on.
This is really well done, and I appreciate it as a sort of Scott Pilgrim newbie (never read the comics). I was also one of those people joking "It should be called Ramona" and yeah I didn't get that the point was that Scott finds himself really self important and doesn't consider people have lives like him. I'm happy Knives actually got to do things other than yearn for Scott.
Love this analysis, love you, and I've been waiting for a chance to say this but loved you in a certain fandub because you ate that role and were an absolute highlight for me!
I love shonens and power fantasies. I was pleasantly surprised with the twist of the show. I got something new, and fell in love with the characters MORE than I thought I ever could. Felt like I was watching a slice of life with a hint of mystery and action. Felt like you lived in their world, not just experiencing a specific character's perspective and story
I’m leaving to watch the anime and come back because of you. It felt like most of the people I ran into uncritically liked the movie without really seeing Scott and Ramona for who they really are and this made me remember that isn’t the entire fanbase
Takes off is a great show. I do wonder if it does a disservice to Scott's character purely by the fact that he may not have learnt the lessons from the book by not going through those events but, maybe seeing how his not being there allowed for those around him to grow and improve could be a catalyst for that change. That the great thing about the ending of the book and this show its open ended enough leave potential for good and bad to happen to these characters. It's not perfect but it is very well done.
The bait and switch was intentional..it always is...like the Spiderman 2 director said..."give peole what they want..so you can inject something they may not know they want AND MAKE them like that....
I thought the show was gonna be a retelling of the book with cinematic elements but what we got was way better every character was fleshed out and made them all likeable really hope to get more out of this franchise cough cough some Lisa screen time
only a small problem with the whole "the old future versions of the characters are the same ones from the comics, implying that the present version we see in the show wouldve been the same ones from the comics as well", is that we do not see anything about gideon literally kidnapping his past exgfs like he has done in the conics bruhhh, i dont think that they wouldve given him that whole arc they did in the show to gideon, if it was the same comic gideon that did that shit, completely unaddressed
to be honest, this anime was the first piece of scott pilgrim media I consumed, and I am so glad this was it. I initially assumed it was either an extension to the original story or an alternate retelling that goes the same **general** route, but takes a lot of liberties. I did not expect them to just completely change the entirety of the timeline for this adaptation, but boy am i glad they did that. i love this anime. character designs in this is top tier and far better than the comic designs (visual designs I mean).
The way Envy did the pettiest thing ever. Someone’s whole funeral went down in history as if Lady Gaga did a pop up concert and basically tap danced on the casket.
The way Joe keeps accenting his speech with a string of 4-5 .jpgs in one-half-second, and keeps using a collection of 5-10 specific jpegs... It feels like he has a fighting game moveset, and my eyes are the opponent. Like, tiny photo of Joe's friend is a light punch, Denji cringing is a roundhouse kick, facepalming ape probably uses a command input...
Love the content, super glad to see you get a sponsor, shows not what I wanted, glad other people like it, it’s like you kept saying, yes it got a movie but the movie skips a lot. I like Scott’s story, I like his journey from keying a kind of shit dude into an ok guy who end up being able to hold down a job and being a better friend. It’s cool that people like this new stuff and the evil exes as much as they do, it’s just not the show I wanted or expected
11:04 the respawn was just a thing Bryan Lee O'Malley had always conceptuallized as part of the story concept but didn't really elaborate on in the comic
I’ve long thought the overlap between Scott Pilgrim and Evangelion was something weird and worth studying I was so excited to see this video in my feed the autism is going CRAZY right now
literally loved the twins 🙏🏽. but this was an amazing video, i adored this anime. it felt so incredibly refreshing, this show completely rebuilt how i saw scott pilgrim. this analysis made me just want to go rewatch it 🕺🏽 edit: JOEY TELL ME THE MUSIC THAT WAS PLAYING AT 23:23
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The geek love here is so strong, it got me waterworks a flowin'! 😭💙
Honestly the Bromance between Lucas and Gideon was cute, since it generally felt like this was Gideon’s first time hang out with a friend.😺
That was genuinely so sweet. I swear that a lot of toxicity could be helped by just... hanging out with someone for a day having carefree fun. It helps so much mentally.
And "I've been gone for 90 minutes" was such a hilarious punchline
watching Lucas and Gideon have a bros day at Julie's crib after shit went left for both of them immediately made those characters some of the most likable personalities. building out these people when their entire organization was based off of the equivalent of a twitter stan base is exactly why an hour and a half film was not capable of giving the potential character building credit.
That was a wonderful moment. I think so many people who are filled with anger and toxicity could be helped by just hanging out with someone for a day having carefree fun. It helps so much mentally.
And "I've been gone for 90 minutes" was such a hilarious punchline
My thoughts on Scott pilgrim takes off is that I genuinely can’t imagine being upset that we got something entirely new from the franchise rather than just another retread of the same story(and yes, before you go off on me saying you wanted a straightforward adaptation of book, let me just say I wanted that as well, but I accept the fact that Bryan Lee o malley wanted to do something different)the bait and switch really did make for a pretty great unexpected surprise.
I was upset for the first few weeks because I was expecting the original story to become mainstream. But the story really ignores a lot of the shit the movie originally also ignored. Like where's Lisa my man? Scott just doesn't get a job? And ignores subspace?
I know get it. It is its own thing. But originally I was super upset at not getting a proper adaptation
@@Coconut_Prrsonbut the movie was made when the movie series wasn't finished
@@SleepyPjstill doesn't make it a not very good adaptation if it had to make half the movie up. Doesn't properly represent what the story was about
I want both tbh. Because most people won't read the books and the movie doesn't adapt it accurately enough imo.
Plus live action can't give the same vibes as the comic. So an anime adaptation would be great. It was also weird how takes off pretended to be an adaptation from the advertisements, but it wasn't.
That said, I still loved every single second of the anime
@@Model_BT-7274 not sure bait and switch was intentional, but I thought it was a neat subversion nonetheless.
Tbh one evil ex I disliked more than the original was Roxy, specifically because they completely omitted the part where Ramona basically treated her like an experiment or a "phase". It's honestly a more interesting conversation to have than "you ran away" because Gideon already had that in the original. Talking about Ramona just kind of treating her queerness like sidequest would have been an interesting topic because it was present in the original and I would have really liked to have seen that expanded by Ramona either learning to respect Roxy instead of acting like she was "just a phase", as if it wasn't a real relationship with a person who has real emotions, or her coming to terms with her own queerness.
not that I disagree that it would've been interesting, being bi was probably only a phase for Ramona in the movie considering she makes out with Roxie in the comics while dating Scott
@@zame-osomething5096 I absolutely do not remember this happening in the comics, I just reread through them like a month ago. It was still treated like a phase in the comics, Scott literally yells "YOU HAD A SEXY PHASE?" and Ramona dismisses it.
@@zame-osomething5096 Upon review I am almost 100% sure that is straight cap unless I missed some side comic. This did not happen.
@@junelaananke7138 Volume 4, 24 "Terrible Vision", Page 193
"Scott, I- I'm sorry! She just slept on the couch *and we didn't even make out that much* and I'm sure it was the same with you and Lisa and I was just overreacting and-"
This is after Scott stays the night at Lisa's, then defeats Roxie and Knives' Dad runs away.
It could still be a phase I guess, but it's kinda implied that Ramona kinda liked KIm too so I don't really think so, but it is whatever since yk she ends up with SCott
@@zame-osomething5096 She also later denies that anything happened when Scott asks about it, it was clearly meant to be a joke. You can tell by the way her and Roxy talk while getting coffee that it's very unlikely anything actually happened, there is no undertone of Ramona wanting to hook up with Roxy. I don't doubt Ramona could be queer which is why I added that she could come to terms with her own queerness as an alternative. Either way, she does very much talk about Roxy like she was a phase in the comics too. That's not movie exclusive.
Generally fell in love with how the Scott Pilgrim anime dived into the other characters. Banger video once again.
I remember just sitting with my mouth open laying on my bed while watching as coins appeared where scott was. I had to force myself to go to sleep and not binge the entire 8 episodes as the show made me adore the exes, knives, stephen, young neil, and *especially* ramona on a deeper level while keeping me guessing about what the hell happened to scott. It was a masterful bait and switch and I enjoyed it way more than what I thought I wanted.
Also: Just realized the Anti-Kiss Field (AK field) is also an eva reference
I love how they made me like Gideon for how lovie dovie he was with Julie and him having bro time with Lucas
I'm going to pretend I'm not a Scott Pilgrim hater for 25 minutes and then its back to standing on business.
25:00 alright times up. They shoulda called this Ramona and it's an Anime.
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@@Jerry-ej9hn I'm a D1 Hater on Scott Pilgrim
Tf does that mean
Don’t blame you actually
It's hilarious that in the show Scott and Ramona only hung out for like one day 😄
Feels like another meta joke about how the people that like Scott the most are the ones that least know him, especially considering his funeral reception.
There were sparks! :)
For her it's less about getting revenge for his "death" and moreso exploring "what could have been."
Lisa miller vs the producers 🥺
The characterization of the evil exes in the anime is one of my favorite things. It established my love for Roxie Richter and Matthew Pattel.
I was one of the people who assumed we were getting another adaptation of the comics when the anime was announced, and being a big fan of the movie (I've only read 2 of the books so far 😔) I was super excited to just be getting anything Scott Pilgrim. Naturally I was really surprised by the way the first ep ended, but it was when Roxie's episode hit that I knew the show was gonna be special. Her fight with Ramona was spectacular, and I absolutely loved how they showed their relationship as something that did matter to the both of them. I'm not even queer myself (that I know of), but I could tell that Bryan Lee O'Malley was trying to handle that part of the OG material with more care and nuance than his younger self and that's really commendable. That episode, especially Ramona's apology to Roxie "subverted my expectations" if you will, and I'm so happy this show exists if for that episode alone
In the mix of Sci-fi, action, time travel, super powers, etc. the most unrealistic part of Scott pilgrim is Ramona still having hair at 60 years old
hey they invent a time travelling vegan robot. So maybe she got hair back from vegan serum or something
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LISA WAS IN THE CROWD BEHIND THE EXES DURING THE PLAY IN THE ANIME
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Bro, like a whole bunch I wonder if he’s gonna cover the new series!! Would be hype!
Veridis Joe mention???🎉
dude a supeman pfp and scott pilgrim fan! are you me in another life??
Litteraly me:
honestly I still do want a retelling of the comic in Takes Off's style but this was definitely the best thing they could've done in an adaptation imo, also that edit at the end almost made me cry ngl lmao
still never seen a lick of anything scott pilgrim related but we here for the joey upload
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@marshalmarrs3269interesting..
And? What does the Joey upload make you think of Scott pilgrim? Lol
Probobly the best edited and presented Scott Pilgrim review. Comparing it to the Eva rebuilds in depth was well needed. As well as comparing the comics I’m so happy more people are reading them now cause of this show. Also love the Gurren Lagann eye catches love seeing my favorite anime mentioned as well as Jet Set radio music
Ramona Flowers is such an awesome character in this, and I especially love her many hair color changes.
As someone who never consumed any scott Pilgrim media before this show, it was onw of those rare cases where spoilers made me wanna watch MORE than before
I have to say that I've always loved the editing style of your videos, I feels like the video is moving pretty fast without ending to soon.
Honestly, I was surprised about Takes Off ending up as a Rebuild type story, but I'm happy that it was because it pairs so well with its origins and it explores the world just like you said. The original being a character study about Scott and Ramona being both just utter messes, but steadily growing and fixing themselves for each other because they share a significant amount of the same flaws is dope, but you're right that the others don't end up getting focus. I think most of the side cast, excluding the Exes, are besides Knives mostly pretty much healthy, so the focus is less on their growth because they're kinda periphery to the core conflict, and the Exes (for the most part, sorry Matthew) are clearly shown as victims of Ramona's faults while also being kinda messed up themselves, so we can see how they could grow after this and also inherently get development for Ramona from their fights. It's cool, and I really appreciate the comic for exploring how Scott's selfishness literally sucks his focus away from the people in his life.
And then Takes Off happens, and it's in dialogue with the comic by exploring what happens without Scott; most people move on but end up changing for lack of his presence and for the gain of Ramona and the Exes in the cast broadening the whole cast and ending up bringing them together. And we focus on Ramona having to deal with the Exes herself because she can't rely on Scott to fight them for her and thus give her an excuse to keep running from her issues. His disappearance impacts her because it cuts off the usual route she'd been using to run while facing her with dire enough consequences that she can't just ignore the situation, and so we see her interact with everyone and form a friendship as a bit of an outsider with them all. The huge change to context and the wake-up call Ramona is hit with essentially forces the original story's centralizing framing device off of the story diagetically, and it's a phenomenal decision for a change like this. It's a fantastic way to reflect on aspects of the original while rebuilding them in an entirely different direction to tell a vastly different story that still manages to hit a lot of the same stylistic notes; the cool, stylized action and fights, the incredibly expressive characters and comedy, and the strong balance of drama and levity are all there, but presented in a much different way that allows those elements to feel fresh despite being what many people would've tuned into a more classical remake of the series for. It's what everyone would've wanted from an animated reboot of Scott Pilgrim, while being entirely its own, equally well-composed story.
My only gripes with it are kinda the stuff with Gideon and the stuff with Old Scott. With Gideon, his context in the series feels less like it was recontextualized from the comic and more like it was just fully replaced, which in the new context makes sense because he was kind of the evil foil to Ramona and Scott and the only Ex who was actually like, evil, but it does mean that where everyone else felt like they got more focus because the context was shifted, he felt more like he was just an entirely different dude. Which doesn't change that his actual arc in the show is dope, but it feels less in dialogue with the comic because of that compared to the other Exes. And with Old Scott, it feels kinda cheap to me to just sell short the comics ending by having them fall back on the exact same failures they suffered from before, despite their growth being about confronting those failures and choosing to stay together even if it'd require growth. It was hardly a dealbreaker nor did it in any way diminish the overall phenomenal work that Takes Off was, but it just feels kinda dissatisfying to undermine the original ending in my eyes, even if the overall story being told is still phenomenal.
The comparison between the Evangelion rebuild and this show is brilliant! Many people dislike this adaptation for what it isn’t, a direct adaptation. But you pretty much explained all the good that came out of it. You managed to explain all my personal thoughts and feelings about it perfectly. Additionally I love your narration, visuals, and overall structure of the video. I love the edit you made at the end, it just tied the whole video together so perfectly. This is the first piece of content i’ve seen from you and i will be subscribing to see more!
again, like many others have already said. probably the most entertaining, best review i’ve seen on this show.
So glad I finished this show last week just in time for your video. 6 minutes in and I’m already enjoying the direction your explanation is going
The old-school Toonami dub-vocals-over-beats reel at the end of this HITS, thank you for a banger of a review video
Thank you for positivity reinforcing this. Not enough people out there are appreciating what this anime really is trying to do, but you get it.
the "sensitive" instrumental in this video at the young neil part goes hard
and the jack stauber ugh i love ur vids so much omfg
It's very simple
1. Normal Scott Pilgrim: Good ending, Scott Redeems himself
2. Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: The secret true ending you get redeeming everyone!
It's immensely telling that all the people who got ripshit mad over this series were exactly the type of people who look, feel, and sound like they're all deathly adverse to any kind of personal growth or introspection. Just absolutely static individuals.
I ♥️ Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
Same
@@pennysanchez7656 My wif3's Ramona.
This review was great loved the amv at the end. Great use of really stylish editing making the video a delight for the eyes, I also appreciate how you struck a great balance with the comedic and analytical breakdown of Scott Pilgrim Takes Off. 🎉🎉🎉 Would love to see more of these style vids Joey!
You are yet again getting me to watch something I've been putting off watching thank you joey
I've never seen anyone compare Scott Pilgrim takes off to the rebuild movies, but it makes so much sense, plus, i fucking love both.
Omg Joe gave me a heart this is the happiest moment of my day hi Joe big fan
This analysis is seriously fire. Well done.
i love the anime so much and how they breathed life into so many interesting characters. keep it up, joey! love your vids 👍
as ceo of lisa GIVE HER SCREENTIME
Been a huge Scott Pilgrim fan for a while and this show FED ME SO GOOD!! I was freaking out about literally everyone but expecially Young Neil because I KNEW he would be fire if explored.
One of my favorite things from Scott takes off is Even Older Scott as a reflection of Scott's worst traits, I think he does a way better job than Nega Scott every could because it's literally him... In the future
Yeah if only he wasn't Scott from the books
Yeah I'm not too sure about that Nega Scott forces him to hold himself accountable for all the shitty things he does. We SEE the development he undergoes as a result. We never really see Scott grow or develop in the show, he just looks at Future Scott and says, "Yeah I don't wanna be like that". We never get any scenes that show that he understands WHY Future Scott is the way that he is. It also doesn't help that the show doesn't make it clear that Future Scoot ISN'T comic Scott, so as viewers we're even more confused as to why Scott has seemingly forgotten all his character development from the comic
The amv at the end made me a little emotional ngl… absolutely loved your review!
As much as I'd like having a 1-to-1 adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim comics, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is so nice to have. It's new content from a series that ended 10 years ago even if it does retcon a few things. I also love seeing the Evil Exes be just as dorky as the main cast.
Honestly, my least favorite thing about Scott Pilgrim Takes Off is that Even Older Scott didn't pull off a Raging Demon with his Akuma looking ass.
Young Neil is an angel, and we must keep him safe at all costs.
10:22 NEPETA SPOTTED
As a Kim Pine fan I can agree that we really are no better lmao
i''m really glad youi made this video because i have also been calling this the rebuild of scott pilgrim. it''s funny because the comic and film went through a very similar production process to Akira where in which both were being made at the same time with the comicc being about midway tthrough aand thus each influenced the path of the other in various ways but the parallels to Eva you mentioned are very spot on, both massively shifted pop culture and gained rabid fan bases quickly and while critics and fans loved it the creators had things they wish they couldve done better or changed entirely and did it to such a point they fuirther enriched their work. seriously great video
damn bro dropping peak on a wednesday🗣🔥🔥
I deadass had no motivation to watch it, but this...watching the first episode right now
This show is going on a special shelf in my brain right next to FLCL.
You'll always be Wallace's voice in my mind, joey! Great video, as always!
I am obsessed with the editing of this video and the music used. Love your content, dude!
my film student brain freaked tf out when i saw how they did rack focus in animation
I didn’t know that was the word for that until I saw your comment and looked it up so thank you for that!
This is deadass the most funny yet beautiful video essay I've seen when it comes to scott pilgrim and giving a sense of perspective across all 3 mediums being the comic,movie and anime keep up the great work and take my like
The goat drops another banger. My favorite show of last year and it honestly just came out of nowhere.
youve convinced me to watch this (books and film too)
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my jaw DROPPED when scott died and i realized what the show was doing. calling it a reboot is perfect way to describe it!! great video
This show is so pretty
7:00 let’s not forget that the original ending for the movie was for Scott and Knives to end up back together.
whoo jet set radio music!!
I was low-key impatient to see your take on the anime. I'm glad you made this video thanks ! ❤
Dude, ending with one of my fav old lofi tracks~
I need to read the story before seeing the anime. I needed to read the story over a decade ago
i loved this series it gave the exes so much more character and i liked how Ramona actually gave all her exes closure plus Gideon and the movie guy hanging out was so funny and wholesome
6 minutes in and man I'm with you. I get this vibe like originally Scott was just a rebound for Ramona the same way Knives is for him, but the movie doesn't really follow through with that. I watched the deleted scenes, and the version of it where him and Knives end up together reads as if Ramona is way more distant and unimpressed with Scott. I really wanted in the movie for him getting with neither of them and taking some time to work on himself (but I guess that's some how too healthy)
found this channel between classes in college and this shit FIRE you're doing an amazing job man keep it up
YES, DUDE!! I totally felt the original had something lacking and this show filled that hole the movie and comics had. Awesome video. You're killing it with these videos.
My absolute favorite thing about Takes Off is the new perspective on all these other characters. It's a more mature and healthy take on their dynamics bc it's meant to be a retrospective piece. Bryan Lee O'Malley said in an interview that the original Scott Pilgrim was a story for 20-somethings (hence why he was writing it in his 20's and finished it before he hit 30). Takes Off is a story for the 30-somethings, and thats why it puts more focus on healthy character growth and responsibility instead of bombastic action and a weird incel hooking up with a manic pixie dream girl (we still stan the comics and movie tho no shade).
First episode of this show was so good I had to actually watch the movie before watching the rest
damn as someone who has watched the movie and read the books, for some reason I was hesitant to start the series. now i’m hype to start it!
dope video!!!
You got a favor of the Recommending Holiness.
Mother's Basement said it best for me: it's more of a FLCL sequel than any of the FLCL sequels. god i love FLCL
I thought we were getting another retread of Scott Pilgrim that was going to be more fleshed out than the limited time frame the movie had. I would have been fine with that and loved that, too, but damn, I wouldn't have known how much I would have been missing out on.
This is really well done, and I appreciate it as a sort of Scott Pilgrim newbie (never read the comics). I was also one of those people joking "It should be called Ramona" and yeah I didn't get that the point was that Scott finds himself really self important and doesn't consider people have lives like him. I'm happy Knives actually got to do things other than yearn for Scott.
Love this analysis, love you, and I've been waiting for a chance to say this but loved you in a certain fandub because you ate that role and were an absolute highlight for me!
I love shonens and power fantasies. I was pleasantly surprised with the twist of the show. I got something new, and fell in love with the characters MORE than I thought I ever could. Felt like I was watching a slice of life with a hint of mystery and action. Felt like you lived in their world, not just experiencing a specific character's perspective and story
Imma need a whole ass video of just you talking/ranting about neon genesis 😂😂 id watch it on repeat
"The show should've been called Ramona"
Nah, it's classic Scott Pilgrim, until he, well, takes off. Hence the title.
I’m leaving to watch the anime and come back because of you. It felt like most of the people I ran into uncritically liked the movie without really seeing Scott and Ramona for who they really are and this made me remember that isn’t the entire fanbase
2:17 Rock Dat Shit, Homie!
Takes off is a great show. I do wonder if it does a disservice to Scott's character purely by the fact that he may not have learnt the lessons from the book by not going through those events but, maybe seeing how his not being there allowed for those around him to grow and improve could be a catalyst for that change. That the great thing about the ending of the book and this show its open ended enough leave potential for good and bad to happen to these characters. It's not perfect but it is very well done.
The bait and switch was intentional..it always is...like the Spiderman 2 director said..."give peole what they want..so you can inject something they may not know they want AND MAKE them like that....
Amazing essay, this perfectly illustrates my feelings. Also S tier editing my guy.
Lollll so glad someone who knows their shit about evangelion said something about this connection cus it’s just too good
I thought the show was gonna be a retelling of the book with cinematic elements but what we got was way better every character was fleshed out and made them all likeable really hope to get more out of this franchise cough cough some Lisa screen time
the amount growth ive seen you go thru is insane
only a small problem with the whole "the old future versions of the characters are the same ones from the comics, implying that the present version we see in the show wouldve been the same ones from the comics as well", is that we do not see anything about gideon literally kidnapping his past exgfs like he has done in the conics bruhhh, i dont think that they wouldve given him that whole arc they did in the show to gideon, if it was the same comic gideon that did that shit, completely unaddressed
Lisa has a cameo in Takes Off. She's sitting behind Kyle at Matthew's Opening Night. Is it relevant? Probably not, but she was there (kinda)
Great video would love to see you talk about media like this more
to be honest, this anime was the first piece of scott pilgrim media I consumed, and I am so glad this was it. I initially assumed it was either an extension to the original story or an alternate retelling that goes the same **general** route, but takes a lot of liberties. I did not expect them to just completely change the entirety of the timeline for this adaptation, but boy am i glad they did that. i love this anime.
character designs in this is top tier and far better than the comic designs (visual designs I mean).
The way Envy did the pettiest thing ever. Someone’s whole funeral went down in history as if Lady Gaga did a pop up concert and basically tap danced on the casket.
The way Joe keeps accenting his speech with a string of 4-5 .jpgs in one-half-second, and keeps using a collection of 5-10 specific jpegs... It feels like he has a fighting game moveset, and my eyes are the opponent. Like, tiny photo of Joe's friend is a light punch, Denji cringing is a roundhouse kick, facepalming ape probably uses a command input...
Hermano there is something in how you talk about shit u like that really inspires me, thanks for the vid
I love how you reference shi only i'm fukin interested in💀💀💀💀
Love the content, super glad to see you get a sponsor, shows not what I wanted, glad other people like it, it’s like you kept saying, yes it got a movie but the movie skips a lot. I like Scott’s story, I like his journey from keying a kind of shit dude into an ok guy who end up being able to hold down a job and being a better friend. It’s cool that people like this new stuff and the evil exes as much as they do, it’s just not the show I wanted or expected
rly great video, one of my best edgings sessions this week 👍
this video slaps
and the outro is *nasty*
I love that there's a connection made between Evangelion and the Scott Pilgrim anime here, cuz I definitely felt that and FLCL vibes from it
11:04 the respawn was just a thing Bryan Lee O'Malley had always conceptuallized as part of the story concept but didn't really elaborate on in the comic
love the little edit at the end of the video super cute
I’ve long thought the overlap between Scott Pilgrim and Evangelion was something weird and worth studying I was so excited to see this video in my feed the autism is going CRAZY right now
literally loved the twins 🙏🏽. but this was an amazing video, i adored this anime. it felt so incredibly refreshing, this show completely rebuilt how i saw scott pilgrim. this analysis made me just want to go rewatch it 🕺🏽
edit: JOEY TELL ME THE MUSIC THAT WAS PLAYING AT 23:23