For the movie's ending to worked they really needed us to believe Scott and ramona's relationship had some legs to it. That never came across....as he says he loves her...like based off of what? Sorry the ending is epic fail. I expected it to go that way...but I still thought was quite lame. Nothing any one in this thread can justify that as there's litterally nothing that shows Ramona and Scott belong together. There's never any chemistry as Scott just comes across as the ultimate pity F*** and nothing more. How is a pity f*** a happy ending?
I'm going to offer a counterpoint. Also, assume that this reply refers solely to the movie as the book differs quite a bit.
Perhaps Ramona and Scott's relationship didn't come off very well in the movie, but I would posit that neither did Scott and Knives'. Apart from their team-up against Gideon, their relationship seemed to be based entirely on Knives' hero-worship.
Knives thought Scott was awesome, and Scott liked her thinking he was awesome. He also mentioned being amused by her high school drama. Their dynamic just never seemed very deep.
Which I felt was the point of Scott and Ramona's relationship. It was awkward, hard, and ****ed up beyond belief, but it was also something that made Scott (the quintessintial slacker) finally man up and face his shortcomings. Something Knives would never have made him do since, to her, he had no shortcomings.
Now, this was definitely fleshed out more in the comic, but I thought the movie hinted at it pretty well too. But maybe I just felt that way cause I HAD read the comic first. Who knows.
Perhaps Ramona and Scott's relationship didn't come off very well in the movie, but I would posit that neither did Scott and Knives'. Apart from their team-up against Gideon, their relationship seemed to be based entirely on Knives' hero-worship.
Knives thought Scott was awesome, and Scott liked her thinking he was awesome. He also mentioned being amused by her high school drama. Their dynamic just never seemed very deep.
Which I felt was the point of Scott and Ramona's relationship. It was awkward, hard, and ****ed up beyond belief, but it was also something that made Scott (the quintessintial slacker) finally man up and face his shortcomings. Something Knives would never have made him do since, to her, he had no shortcomings.
Now, this was definitely fleshed out more in the comic, but I thought the movie hinted at it pretty well too. But maybe I just felt that way cause I HAD read the comic first. Who knows.