Review: “Pitch Perfect 2”

After “Pitch Perfect” captivated audiences across the nation, I couldn’t wait to see what the second installment had to offer.

“Pitch Perfect 2” exemplifies the true characteristics of sisterhood, brotherhood and family.

The Barden Bellas are in their last year of college, trying to find out who they are, individually and as a group. While on a road full of obstacles, the gang must work to get back on their feet after another German a capella group, Das Sound Machine (DSM), stands in their way.

One of the first scenes begins with the Bellas doing a performance for the President on his birthday. The performance goes flawlessly until Fat Amy (Rebel Wilson) slowly descends from the rafters singing Miley Cyrus’ Wrecking Ball. As she descends, Amy has a wardrobe malfunction where her leggings rip and all is exposed.

It took only 10 minutes for the movie to become offensive beyond humor.

Some of the offensive lines included: “You’re just women. You’ll all be pregnant soon,” “This is what happens when you send girls to college” and “Let’s do it while the Korean group is performing, no one cares about the Koreans.”

Although Director Elizabeth Banks packed the movie full of positive exposure for other cultures and walks of life, however the way she tried to intertwine it with comedic components of the film was questionable.

I couldn’t tell where the director was trying to go with the use of these remarks. I honestly didn’t know whether she was trying to break down stereotypes or just trying to be funny.

Most comments were geared toward women, gender associations and almost every ethnic group except African Americans, which I thought was odd.

However, Fat Amy is the glue that holds this film together. Her raunchy comedy is the perfect offset to the overall delicate vibe of the film.

While only having a handful of scenes, star of the hit TV show “Key & Peele” Keegan Michael-Key played a music producer and was, by far, the funniest character in the movie.

What I truly appreciated about the film was the level of diversity it contained and how accurately the people from all other walks of life in the film were depicted.

The film as a whole was great, and the laughter was non-stop. The cast and storyline predominantly screamed chick-flick, but I thoroughly enjoyed the film.