Pitch Perfect 1 vs Pitch Perfect 2

I'm a huge fan of musicals, so when Pitch Perfect came along and combined my love for music and comedy, I was over the moon. I saw the first as soon as it came out, at Odeon Cinema with a group of friends. I was hooked and absolutely loved it! The actors/actresses were fantastic and the music was more than I could wish for. I had never hear of A Capella music, but fell in love with it due to Pitch Perfect. For those of you that don't know what A Capella music is, it's when a group of singers use only their voices to create music. They don't use any instruments, so all the backing track sounds and main singing comes from their voice. It's genius really and sounds so much better than instruments do!



I figured I'd let IMDb tell you a little about the film, mainly for those who haven't seen it: The Barden Bellas are a collegiate, all-girls a cappella singing group thriving on female pop songs and their perfect looks. After a disastrous failing at last year's finals, they are forced to regroup. Among the new recruits is freshman Beca, an independent, aspiring DJ with no interest in the college life. But after she meets Jesse, from the rival all-male a cappella group, Beca has a new outlook and takes it upon herself to help the Bellas find their new look and sound and get back into the competition.

When I heard Pitch Perfect 2 was coming out, I was so happy. I had been listening to the first films playlist since the film came out in 2012. I think the music and humor is my favourite part of the films.
After seeing number 2, I thought I would do a comparison of the two films and see which one I preferred. First, here is IMDb's despcription of the second film: The Bellas are back, and they are better than ever. After being humiliated in front of none other than the President of the United States of America, the Bellas are taken out of the Aca-Circuit. In order to clear their name and regain their status, the Bellas take on a seemingly impossible task: winning an International competition no American team has ever won. In order to accomplish this monumental task, they need to strengthen the bonds of friendship and sisterhood, and blow away the competition with their amazing aca-magic! With all new friends and old rivals tagging along for the trip, the Bellas can hopefully accomplish their dreams once again.


The humor - This has to go to Pitch Perfect 2. The jokes in the second film are really sneaky and un obvious, but so so funny. My favourite joker in the films is Fat Amy and one of her best lines from the second movie is when she tells Chloe "don't worry Chloe, being ginger is punishment enough." Now before you go off on one, it is meant in a jokey way; the two girls are very close friends. Plus, even I found it funny, and I am a ginger!
The plot - this is a difficult decision. Both films have a good plot and are quite similar. In both films, the Barden Bella's fight to win some sort of competition. However, in number 2, it is the world championships, a bigger competition than film number 1.
The songs - This most definitely goes to film number one. All the songs are excellent. Part of the plot in film number 2, is the Bella's 'loosing their sound.' This basically means they don't know what to sing for the first hour of the film and I think this makes the songs terrible. The songs are either too fast, too modern, too old. They just don't sound right. You will know what I mean if you have seen both films.
The characters - I much prefer the characters from film 1. Several of the girls in the Bella's graduate in the plot, so aren't featured in film number 2. Several of the characters from film 1 are in film 2, but the actresses are different! This really bugs me,making the characters in film number 1 better. Plus,in the first film the characters are new, making them exciting.
Overall - I feel both films are worth watching.But due to the bad music and boring start to film number 2, I prefer the original, first Pitch Perfect. In the second film, it takes a while to get going and I found the first hour boring. This meant only half an hour of it really appealed to me. This half an hour contained the good music, where the Bella's find their sound again. This is a personal opinion of course and hugely based on the music.

So there you have it! A break down and comparison of the two films. However, both films are great and if you haven't seen them...well, first I'd be surprised if you haven't seen them, as they are hugely popular! But, if you haven't check them out, and let me know what you think. Which one do you prefer?