Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World

Scott Pilgrim has lived his mediocre life day by day, playing in his garage band and sharing a bed with his roomate. To say the least he has little to no excitement in his life, however, shortly after Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs The World (2010) begins, Scott meets the literal girl of his dreams. Shortly after scoring a date with the girl he learns that there may be much more to her than he thought. The film amazingly creates comedy when Scott battles the “seven evil exes” to win his dream girl. There are many elements in film style that make a film comedy. Sound, editing, cinematography, and narrative all combine to give a film what it needs to make the audience smile and laugh. In Scott Pilgrim vs The World (Edgar Wright, 2010), all these …show more content…
Non-diegetic sound is defined as music or commentary that does not come from a source within a film, which means that we can hear it but the characters cannot. Most of the non-diegetic sound in Scott Pilgrim Vs the World comes from mood music and the narrator’s comments, which help further develop the atmosphere and mood already created by dialogue and context. The narrator in this film is referred to as “The Voice” and does not narrate to tell and explain the important details in the film, but mostly just to add sarcastic and unnecessary comments to amuse the audience. The narrator speaking is non-diegetic because we can hear what he is saying but the characters cannot. Most of The Voice’s comments are unnecessary, such as adding when Scott had his last haircut or when he “earned the power of self respect”. These remarks are not vital to the plot or dialogue, but nonetheless we all chuckle at the witty statements. Another example of non-diegetic sound commonly used in this film is the music. Music is often used to help set the mood for the audience, such as the slow and intense music used when Ramona and Knives first meet. The music is sort of a build up for what is going to happen between the characters and the quick exchange of looks between everyone shows that they are just as curious as we are. The music is building up to when Scott quickly runs off and states that he “has to go”, making us all laugh and sigh in relief that the moment was brushed off with a remark of humor. Another funny scene with non-diegetic music is when Scott decides he is going to finally stand up to Gideon. Scott is getting ready to leave and there is loud and intense music playing, yet the music pauses when Scott gets down to tie his shoe, which again takes a scene that is meant to be serious and intense but still reminds us of the lighthearted quirkiness we are meant to