History YMMV / ScottPilgrimvsTheWorld

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids: Due to the flashy visuals, toilet humor, and videogame references, Website/{{IMDb}} users passed it off as a "kiddie" movie. Need we remind you that this is a movie that has sexual references (although mild), several homosexual scenes/references, Scott accidentally saying that he wants to give Knives a golden shower, Scott being impaled by the seventh ex (yes, he comes back with a 1-Up, and there's no blood, but still!), and one of the exes dying from having an orgasm. This film actually was not as successful as hoped since it was too "adult" for children and too "kiddie" for most adults.

* MemeticMutation: Creator/ChrisEvans' hammy performance as "[[DamningWithFaintPraise pretty good]]" actor Lucas Lee has lead to a joke about how [[http://comicsalliance.com/lucas-lee-captain-america-the-first-avenger-photoshop/ Lucas Lee should have been cast as Captain America.]]
-->''[[{{Tagline}} Nazi? We'll see.]]''

* HilariousInHindsight:
** This film could easily be considered "Superhero Crossover Couples: The Movie". [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 Huntress]] previously dumped [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]], Film/{{Superman|Returns}} (who is also [[Series/{{Arrowverse}} The Atom]], and would go on to hook up with Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}), and [[WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls Batgirl]], and then went on to hook up with [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Robin]] (who also dated Captain Marvel in the past). For bonus points, Superman is taken down by Film/{{The Punisher|2004}} for not being vegan enough.
** This wouldn't be the last time Creator/MaeWhitman [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse plays a lesbian]].

** At one point, Matthew Patel exclaims "You will pay for your INSOLENCE!!!" A certain [[ThatOneBoss infuriating boss]] late into [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles a certain JRPG]] that released a few years later would then become known for saying that same line.

* ValuesResonance: Wallace, for being a positive gay character who isn't used solely for comic relief and his identity isn't ''solely'' tied to his orientation, being the snarky voice of reason (he does get some of the funniest lines in the movie, but he's also considerably wiser than Scott) and the first person to outright tell Scott that he needs to stop leading on Knives. Even Stacy's reaction to Wallace making out with her boyfriend doesn't get much more than an annoyed, "Wallace! ''Again?"'' and neither of them are condemned for getting together.

* HardTruthAesop: The fact that in the climax, the Sword of Self-Respect last much longer than the Sword of Love could be seen as "Self-respect is more important than love".
* HarsherInHindsight: Ramona's line when she fights Knives, "I didn't steal Scott! I didn't steal ''anyone!''" becomes this after her actress, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, received a lot of backlash online after Ewan[=McGregor=] announced he was leaving his wife and seen dating her, with people blaming Winstead for the divorce, one of the most vocal being [=McGregor's=] daughter.

* MemeticMutation: Chris Evans' hammy performance as "[[DamningWithFaintPraise pretty good]]" actor Lucas Lee has lead to a joke about how [[http://comicsalliance.com/lucas-lee-captain-america-the-first-avenger-photoshop/ Lucas Lee should have been cast as Captain America.]]

** This wouldn't be the last time MaeWhitman [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse played a lesbian]].

* This wouldn't be the last time MaeWhitman [[WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse played a lesbian]].

* AudienceAlienatingPremise: According to [[http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Box-Office-Bob-omb-5-Reasons-Scott-Pilgrim-Vs-The-World-Failed-To-Find-An-Audience-20168.html this article]], that is why the movie didn't do well. The emphasis on the problems of 20-somethings alienated people over 30, the allusions to 80's-90s video games and pop culture alienated most people under the age of 21 (who in most cases wouldn't have been born or old enough when the games came out), and Creator/MichaelCera was subject of some HypeBacklash thanks to the perception that [[{{Typecasting}} he'd been playing the same meek hipster characters over and over]] ([[NeverTrustATrailer a notion that the trailers did little to dispel, heavily featuring Scott's meeker moments and omitting his more jerkass ones]]).
** Years after the movie was released, bringing it up on certain platforms is a good way to summon people in their late twenties who have absolutely no interest on watching it because they couldn't care any less about the misadventures of a nerdy DoggedNiceGuy chasing after a girl, finding the premise way too reminiscent of the late 2000's "nerd culture" [[DeaderThanDisco they would rather forget.]]

* CultClassic: [[Creator/{{Universal}} The studio]] [[WhatAnIdiot that ran this against]] ''Film/TheExpendables'' had guaranteed the movie this status, along with a rather niche premise. Thankfully, it has developed good word-of-mouth and a [[VindicatedByVideo healthy home video life]].

** This film could easily be considered "Superhero Crossover Couples: The Movie". [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 Huntress]] previously dumped [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]], [[Film/SupermanReturns Superman]] (who would go on to hook up with [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Captain Marvel]]), and [[WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls Batgirl]], and then went on to hook up with [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Robin]] (who also dated Captain Marvel in the past).

*** For bonus points, [[Film/SupermanReturns Superman]] is taken down by [[Film/ThePunisher2004 The Punisher]] for not being vegan enough.

-->''[[TagLine Nazi? We'll see.]]''

** Years after the movie was released, bringing it up on certain plataforms is a good way to summon people in their late twenties who have absolutely no interest on watching it because they couldn't care any less about the misadventures of a nerdy DoggedNiceGuy chasing after a girl, finding the premise way too reminiscent of the late 2000's "nerd culture" [[DeaderThanDisco they would rather forget.]]

* MST3KMantra: If you're thinking too hard about the crazy out-of-nowhere Evil Ex fights and unexplained (though consistent) 8 to 16 bit video game logic, you're doing it wrong. Just lean back and laugh. The relationships between the characters are done completely seriously though.

* RealityEnsues: You might think that with [[RPGMechanicsVerse everything that had happened in the film, a]] [[spoiler: [[SetSwordsToStunMode sword would not be able to impale, let alone kill Scott...]] But one managed to do so. And he died.]]

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* RealityEnsues: You might think that with [[RPGMechanicsVerse everything that had happened in the film, a]] [[spoiler: [[SetSwordsToStunMode sword would not be able to impale Scott...]] But it did. And he died.]]

* RealityEnsues: You might think that with [[RPGMechanicsVerse everything that had happened in the film, a]] [[spoiler: [[SetSwordsToStunMode sword would not be able to impale Scott...]] But it did. And he died.}}

* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: "Self-respect is more important than love" could be seen as one.

** This film could easily be considered "Superhero Crossover Couples: The Movie". [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 Huntress]] previously dumped [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]], [[Film/SupermanReturns Superman]] (who would go on to hook up with [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Captain Marvel]]), and [[WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls Batgirl]], and then went on to hook up with [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Robin]] (who also dated Captain Marvel in the past).** At one point, Matthew Patel exclaims "You will pay for your INSOLENCE!!!" A certain [[ThatOneBoss infuriating boss]] late into [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles a certain JRPG]] that released a few years later would then become known for saying that same line.
*** For bonus points, Film/SupermanReturns Superman]] is taken down by [[Film/ThePunisher2004 The Punisher]] for not being vegan enough.

* WTHCastingAgency: Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim. Sure, they're both dorky, but Scott is an overly-dramatic, outgoing idiot while Michael Cera is known for playing meek whiny intellectuals, two very different kinds of dork. Bizarrely enough, this decision was made by the author himself.

** This film could easily be considered "Superhero Crossover Couples: The Movie". [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 Huntress]] previously dumped [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]], [[Film/SupermanReturns Superman]], [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Captain Marvel]]), and [[WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls Batgirl]], and then went on to hook up with [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Robin]] (who also dated Captain Marvel in the past).
** At one point, Matthew Patel exclaims "You will pay for your INSOLENCE!!!" A certain [[ThatOneBoss infuriating boss]] late into [[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles a certain JRPG]] that released a few years later would then become known for saying that same line.

** This film could easily be considered "Superhero Crossover Couples: The Movie". [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 Huntress]] previously dumped [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]], [[Film/SupermanReturns Superman]] (who would go on to hook up with [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Captain Marvel]]), and [[WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls Batgirl]], and then went on to hook up with [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Robin]] (who also dated Captain Marvel in the past).

** This film could easily be considered "Superhero Crossover Couples: The Movie". [[Film/BirdsOfPrey2020 Huntress]] previously dumped [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]], [[Film/SupermanReturns Superman]] (who would go on to hook up with [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Captain Marvel]]), and [[WebAnimation/DCSuperheroGirls Batgirl]], and then went on to hook up with [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Robin]].

** [[Film/SkyHigh2005 Royal Pain]] dumped [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Captain America]], [[Film/SupermanReturns Superman]], and [[Franchise/DisneyFairies Tinker Bell]].
** The film also features [[Creator/ChrisEvans Captain America]] and [[Creator/BrieLarson Captain Marvel]] in the same film a full 9 years before ''Film/AvengersEndgame''.
*** How about Superman and Captain Marvel used to date?
** The film also has [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse Huntress]] dating [[WesternAnimation/TheLegoBatmanMovie Robin]].

* InformedAttractiveness: Ramona Flowers. Although said by Scott to be his dream girl, obviously desired by many other men [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer and women]] and she is very pretty, it's laid on a little thick to the point that no other girl in the entire film can apparently size up to her beauty.

** Even though he was a big deal in the graphic novel, the [[spoiler: Nega-Scott]] came completely out of nowhere in the film, except for an incredibly brief moment of probably the most vague foreshadowing you could do. The deleted scenes on the DVD show Scott seeing [[spoiler: Nega-Scott's]] reflection in the mirror twice. So it looks like there was more foreshadowing planned, it just got cut.

* WTHCastingAgency: Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim. Sure, they're both dorky, but Scott is an overly-dramatic, outgoing idiot while Michael Cera is known for playing meek intellectuals, two very different kinds of dork. Bizarrely enough, this decision was made by the author himself.