Why Pitch Perfect is Amazing

I remember reading in Entertainment Weekly's fall movie preview that they were not looking forward to this movie at all. Then, when it came out, they fell in love with it. Just like most of America. Here are some reasons why this is one of modern times' semi-cult classics.

• People love it despite its premise. Seriously. It should just be a Glee ripoff, but it is not. Instead, it has a heart of its own with wonderful songs and mashups to boot.
• Anna Kendrick is fabulous as the lead. Sure she may be an Oscar nominated actress, but I'm pretty sure that before this movie she was most well known for her minor role in the Twilight franchise. Thankfully, I do not think that is the case anymore.
• Skylar Astin, best known for roles in the musical Spring Awakening and the film Hamlet 2, is a breakout. Not only is his singing voice to die for, he actually portrays a realistic college romance. Not an easy thing to do, if I do say so myself.
• Whoever arranged the music is amazing. The mashups are perfection and are actually relevant to the story.
• Kudos to the casting directors. It is pretty easy in film to go with the big names instead of the big voices. The actors and actresses in this movie are all extremely musically talented. While there are some big names (looking at you Elizabeth Banks and McLovin'), they are not the main characters of the film.
• It is actually funny. I give most of the credit to Rebel Wilson and Adam DeVine. Each of these actors stole the show in every scene that they were in.

So if you haven't seen this movie already, I really urge you to see it. And it is also great to watch multiple times. Not many movies can achieve that.