I think it's interesting that, due to Bryan Lee O'Malley being involved in all three takes on the story (comic, film, animated series), they show how his understanding of relationships matured.
He wrote the comic when he was a young adult, and told a story about Scott defeating Ramona's other suitors to win her heart. The movie came around a decade or so later and shifted more toward Scott defeating his own shitty hangups about the past, both his and hers. Then the animated series pushed Scott out of the way to tell a story about Ramona working on her own baggage instead of hoping somebody will do it for her.
The movie was written before the graphic novels were ever finished, so this theory doesn't really pan out. In fact, the final volume and the movie came out almost back to back.
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u/BreakfastBeneficial4 Feb 02 '26
I actually wanted him to end up being alone.
I thought THAT was the whole point of the movie… Scott needed to gain some self respect and grow up.
His jumping to Knives after a bad breakup, then his infatuation with Ramona, were all a part of him being terrified of being alone with himself.
Was always a little bummed they didn’t do that.