2010's Best Summer Movie of 2010-Round 1

So it's easy to narrow down my three favorite films of the summer. It comes down to "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World", "Inception" and "Toy Story 3", but which is the best? That is why I'm getting to the nitty gritty and really analyzing what makes these movies good and stacking them up against one another. This is just for fun, these are all great movies everyone should see, but which one is...THE GREATEST MOVIE OF SUMMER 2010!!!

ROUND 1-- The Opening/Beginning/Start

Why not start at the very beginning, let's look at how each movie kicks off the action.

INCEPTION-- We open on Leonardo DiCaprio lying face down in the sand on the beach. He sees children and he is quickly whisked away to speak with a mysterious old man. This little bit of random is a nice piece placed here to keep the audience wondering what exactly is going on in this film. As the film keeps going it becomes more clear what's going on, but I won't talk too much about it, don't want to spoil anything. Nolan knows how to start a movie from "Memento" to "Dark Knight" his films do a great job of getting people hooked quickly. The minute this scene ended I knew I was in for a wild ride.  

SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD--The film starts with a 16-bit "Universal Studios" logo even with music that sounds like it's straight out of a Super Nintendo Game. The main characters are inroduced and Michael Cera greets his highschool girlfriend who has arrived to watch the garage band "Sex Bob-omb" practice. As the music gets going, the camera pans out, the title is etched above the band...then it gets awesome. These opening credits are some of the most energitc, exciting and entertaining credits I have seen in a long time. Insane colors flicker on the screen as the credits roll, while the grungy garage band style of "Sex Bob-omb" blares.The imagery and the music got me more pumped for the rest of the film than I thought I ever could.

TOY STORY 3--The beginning of this movie is starkly different from the other "Toy Story" films, we see the action through Andy's eyes. An epic bridge explosion, force field eating dogs and...of course, death by monkeys. This is all great, really showing off how far Pixar has come since the simpler days of the orginal "Toy Story." Then the movie cuts to the point of view of Andy's mom filming him playing with his toys, cue the Randy Newman. and let the nostalgia roll over you. This is a nice little opening kind of catching the film up to present day, showing moments of Andy's life with the toys. Heartstrings are tugged, and warm feelings are felt in this pleasent reminder that I loved "Toy Story" as a kid.

THE WINNER--"Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World"

"Inception" was mysterious, "Toy Story 3" was sentimental, and "Scott Pilgrim" was...EPIC. This movie begins fairly calmly but the second Kim Pine yells "We are Sex Bob-omb!", the music starts, and camera slowly pulls back, you get an inkling that this movie is going to be quite a rollercoaster. If you read the books this is awesome because you're seeing this awesome story come to life, and if you haven't read the books it's something fairly unique and hopefully something exciting. I feel very sure in saying that this is one of my favorite opening scenes in a movie ever...EVER.  

Stay tuned for round 2...THE PLOT!