- ● Intro: Guy TropesFunny intro of the different tropes of male characters in the comic○ Bring attention to difference from comic and movie in terms of characters○ When Scott Pilgrim came out (Comic 2004-2010, movie August 2010)● Transition: Main points○ Number of differences from comic to movie (80)○ Focus on the two main ones (Sexuality of side character and power of main character)● Transition: Stephen Stills○ A little information about Stephen (Leader of Scott’s band, doesn’t do a lot aside from running the band)○ Comic (Stephen comes out as gay at some point)○ Movie (Stephen never comes out as gay)○ Bring up the point about Wallace being openly gay/wanting to fuck everything with a penis○ Signs of the time (Gay marriage starting to become a reality in different places, but also still a very heated debate)○ Men breaking the norm in other ways in the movie● Transition: Power of Understanding vs. Power of Self-Respect○ Small explanation of the end of the story○ Differences between the two powers (Scott understanding he’s a dick and Scott saying fuck it)○ Men breaking the normal way of things (rather than understanding he’s a dick, he just wants to fight for himself rather than anything else.○ Relate to how men during the time are changing, mainly because of gay marriage/gay acceptance■ Men are being allowed to break the norms● Transition: Turning point for men?○ Were men actually able to break out of their norms?○ Are men unpredictable today or were new norms created?
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