Pitch Perfect!!

Rating: 8/10 (17 October 2013)

Pitch Perfect (2012) Director: Jason Moore Writers: Kay Cannon (screenplay), and Mickey Rapkin Stars: Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, and Rebel Wilson Genre: Comedy
Pitch Perfect is an absolutely hilarious comedy that takes place nowadays at Barden University. The main star of the show, Beca (Anna Kendrick), is a freshman who is an outcast and has no desire to attend college. Her father forces her to go because he is a professor at the university, which means Beca can receive a free education. Reluctant to make any friends, Beca joins the all-girls a Capella group, The Barden Bellas. Beca, along with a bunch of other talented misfits, audition for the desperate Bellas and make the team. The Bellas go on to perform in the regional competition where they perform a very boring set list. In spite of their boring and outdated song choices, the Bellas place, allowing them to move on in the competition, but Beca knows that the group's outdated set list will not help them become champions. The Bellas receive an update to their set list, all thanks to the musical mastermind Beca. With a fresh new group style and song choices, the Bellas battle their way through the rest of the competitions.
The dialogue of this movie was spot on. The comedic one liners were perfect to get more than just a chuckle out of the audience. The commentators at the competitions are absolutely hysterical! The viewer wouldn't expect their characters' roles to have such funny lines, but those two really add some inappropriate humor to the movie. Each character had so many witty lines it is almost hard to pay attention to all of them. The character Fat Amy was so oddly entertaining that she was sometimes found to be a bit eccentric. One scene in the movie, Fat Amy is showing the captains of The Bellas how she can mermaid dance. This movie is one that can be watched multiple times because each time you watch it you're bound to hear a joke that you didn't pick up before. This is definitely a movie that is not just meant for women. The movie does have a romantic side story, but it's not a chick flick, the jokes aren't just designed for women, they are meant for men too. The screenwriters really did a fantastic job developing a dialogue that would captivate a wide range of viewers.
The use of camera shots in Pitch Perfect were mostly far away or medium shots. Since the movie was a comedy, there was not a necessity for close-up or intimate shots. The shots used were basic and mostly used to capture the movie as a whole. Once in a while there would be a close up shot, but it was to see a funny facial expression or to hear the whispering girl speak. Medium and long shots were used for a majority of the film because it allowed you to see the characters and sometimes a little of the background. The shots were not designed to take away from any of the jokes. In comedy movies it is sometimes important to see the characters body language because it might intensify a joke. Overall, the use of camera angles helps enhance the humor throughout the movie. All in all, I thought the movie was comically genius. The wittiness of the script never failed to make me laugh. Although the plot was predictable, I found that it didn't take away from the continuous delivery of jokes. The character development was fantastic and each actor really performed amazingly. They went above and beyond to fit into their rolls and bring their characters to comical life. Pitch Perfect is a movie that will keep the one-liners rolling and will definitely liven up any viewers' night.