By all indications, Pitch Perfect should be a horrible movie. I guess some people may hate it. But based on reviews and me just polling everyone I know, it is a beloved movie. So how did this happen?
The most obvious thing is the casting. Is there anyone better than Rebel Wilson? She is just hilarious and delightful. I give her the most credit for making the movie so great. But the other casting is great too. Adam Devine is so hateful, but so intriguing. Anna Kendrick plays her "alternative" role to its highest potential. And Jesse... oh Jesse. You cannot watch this movie and not fall in love with him. I often find myself yelling at my television at Kendrick's Beca for not realizing what a sweetheart he can be. But while he is adorable, as with the rest of the cast, this is not the only thing that makes the film awesome.
The music. Holy cow I don't know who the filmmakers got to do all the arrangements and mashups and whatnot, but that person is good. It is almost physically impossibly to watch this movie and not hum along to its many catchy beats (notably the final Bella's mashup, any Treble Makers song, and the riff off scene). Of course, believing these characters could so quickly learn any arrangements in the time span of the movie is not easy, it is just a movie. And thank God there is not any Glee-like dream song sequence. That would have killed it for me.
Finally, the story of the movie should be contrived and dull. But the filmmakers manage to make a done story fresh and new, even if a little predicable. In lesser hands, this movie would have been a flop. Instead, it's funny and smart, and that's just what the audience deserves after seeing so many musical movies that are terrible.
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