Here is a double feature of movies made by artists with a full pallet of video game and super hero heritage. The recommendation is first from 2010, "Kick-Ass" followed by "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World", also from 2010. These are for those who can appreciate the sophistication of the modern underachiever.
"Kick-Ass" stars Aaron Johnson as a teen who tries to live up to his ideals by anonymously fighting crime. Destiny meets him as a scene stealing younger girl with purple hair played by Chloe Moretz. It's violent, shocking, and warm hearted all the same.
"Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" stars Michael Cera as Scott Pilgrim, a young man in unsuspecting pursuit of Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Ramona Flowers; his girl in, sometimes magenta, but often changing hair color. This movie inhabits a classic video game more seamlessly than any other has before.
Both films reference the long lineage of comics, movies, and games that have come before and then use them as fuel to rise above them.
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