Ep 205: Scott Pilgrim vs the World - Mental Health Month

Every year we take a break from the "bad" movies for MENTAL HEALTH MONTH, a month in which we talk about movies we love! This week we have Derrick's pick, 2010's SCOTT PILGRIM VS THE WORLD directed by Edgar Wright. Scott Pilgrim vs. the World follows Toronto slacker Scott, who falls hard for the enigmatic Ramona Flowers and then learns, too late, that dating her comes with a boss-battle gauntlet of seven increasingly unreasonable exes. What unfolds is part romance, part video game, where emotional baggage manifests as literal combat and self-improvement is less a journey than a series of combos you either land or don’t. Scott spends most of the film confusing sincerity with effort and learns in the end that it’s less about winning the girl and more about leveling up into someone who might actually deserve her. Get a lot more from our family of Worse People podcasts, including ad-free main feed episodes, at patreon.com/worsepeople Find our exclusive merch in our new webstore at shop.badmoviesworsepeople.com