Movietime Mondaaaaayyyy. And what movie is more perfect to discuss on this lovely Monday than Pitch Perfect 2? I couldn't see it on opening weekend, but believe me, if I could've I would've. This movie also made me, once again, envy the people that are natural singers. It makes me really wonder what my talent is... But enough of that. On to discussing the movie!
Pitch Perfect 2
2015
Director: Elizabeth Banks
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kamp, Skylar Astin, Hailee Steinfeld, Rebel Wilson,...
Lenght: 115min = 1h 55min
Genre: Comedy, music
I have to admit, my first reaction wasn't: "Waaaauw! Better than the first one!" Although that is the opinion of the majority who've seen the movie. Music, acting, singing, humor, directing, etc. everything was on point, but the storyline was a bit 'meh'.
You're meeting Beca and the other Bella's in their senior year, three years after Pitch Perfect. The Bella's are doing great and they get to perform for president Obama. But, as faith wants it, something goes terribly wrong and the Bella's lose their status to the European accapella group Das Sound Machine. In order to reinstate themselve, the Bella's have to win the World Championships.
Now, that's a straight forward plotline. But then you have all these different side storylines. Beca's internship, Fat Amy/ Bumper, love story between newbie Emily and Benji, a random riff off at a random dude's house,... I mean, where did the dude came from? Just an excuse to insert a riff off? I don't know. And I think Beca's storyline deserved a bit more attention. In Pitch Perfect the main character was Beca. It was obvious that we followed her on her journey through freshmen year, her dealing with letting her guard down, etc. In Pitch Perfect 2 it's a bit of mix. We see Beca struggling with trying to figure out what'll happen after college, which I think is an amazing move, but they could've done a bit more with it. We have newbie Emily who tries to fit in, Chloe who finally decide to graduate, a Colombian girl who is the comic relief, a German acapella group, etc. All these storylines and characters make it a bit difficult to keep your head above water at times. I didn't get the feeling we got as much character development as in the first one. Enfin, just give Anna Kendrick more screen time alright? x) Oh, and Aubrey appears half way the movie by the way.
One initiny thing that really annoyed me whilst watching the movie were the fake eyelashes! Every single one of the female cast was wearing fake eyelashes... Ugh.
I'd say Elizabeth Banks did a tremendous job as director. We get to see a couple of shots you wouldn't expect in a movie like Pitch Perfect. For example: a collage of pictures on the screen, slow motion shots of people walking, at one point Brittany Snow is holding the camera,... Sometimes you get the feeling you're just watching a documentary or recap from the festival. It's refreshing :)
Then, let's talk music. I've heard and read that quite a few human beings think there is too much music. Wait, whut!? Seriously? It's a movie about music. What did you expect? 2 songs? As long you're not hitting Les Misérables music levels, I'd say you're good. In the first movie the complaints were that the riff off was too short and the Treblemakers won out of the blue. And in this one the riff off is too long. 'Surely you don't have to see every group eliminated?' Make up your minds folks. But, the songs and performances are on goosebump levels, so you are in for a treat!^^
I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit disappointed that we didn't get to see as much of Jesse as in the first movie. But I do absolutely love the fact that they didn't focus the story on Beca's and Jesse's relationship. It would have been too easy to make up some 'treble in paradise' (hehe) and then have them getting back to getter by the end of the movie. But that's probably why they wrote in the Fat Amy/Bumper and Emily/Benji storyline. Fair enough.
Oh, just a warning for those who really really really liked the first movie. The tiny college vibe you got from Pitch Perfect is nowhere to be found in Pitch Perfect 2.
Then, as per usual, here are the trailers and some videos :)
Trailer
Clips
Most embarrassing moments
Beatboxing with Pitch Perfect 2
So, here you have it :) I hope you're tempted to go see the movie now as well. Although you can probably wait till it's out on DVD or available on Sky or Netflix.
Oh yeah, one last thing. I think is an important question to ask: Will there be a Pitch Perfect 3? Let me know what you think :)
Thanks for reading!!!
xo - Sara
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