By Jackson Whiteker

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The genre of seemingly-indie films, with movies like “Superbad,” “Juno” and “Zombieland,” has another film under its relatively new belt, “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World.” Because I knew the genre before seeing the movie, I expected to be entertained due to the nature of the previously named films. Entertaining is an understatement. This movie brings ostentatious to a new level.

Scott Pilgrim never had trouble getting girlfriends. This 20-year-old uses a high school girl to get over his past girlfriend until Pilgrim meets Ramona Flowers. His dating of Flowers leads to him having to defeat her seven evil ex’s from her dark past in order to be allowed to date her.

Despite the simple, yet unorthodox, plot, this movie is good.  The whole movie seems to be a show, utilizing unique ways to develop the plot and characters such as inlayed text that gives bio of characters.

Michael Cera, as the main character Scott Pilgrim, is supported by a Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers and Ellen Wong as Knives Chau. These actors, along with the majority of the rest of the cast, play similarly important roles as the lead. That is, unlike many “look at me” movies that we see at the top of the box office, there is not the typical cast of two or three actors that are on the screen the vast majority of the time. In “Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World,” this pattern seems to be broken, having many actors that contribute heavily to the plot.

All of this may seem irrelevant to the average viewer, but in this case, the use of many actors does not confuse the audience, but rather captivates the audience. This was a pleasant surprise when all I expected was to be mindlessly entertained.

As far as funny goes, the jokes appeal more to those who laugh at awkwardness. Some could find it hilarious and others could find it stupid and unentertaining. For this, Edgar Wright, the director of the film, deserves credit. This is for not aiming to entertain everyone, and sticking to more of an indie feel. We need more films like this rather than the garbage that infects the box office while making hundreds of millions.