Pitch Perfect Summary and Reflection Paper

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PITCH PERFECT

Producers: Elizabeth Banks, Paul Brooks & Max Handelman CHARACTERS:


Anna Kendrick as Beca Mitchell, a reclusive girl who wants to pursue a music career, she joins the Bellas to please her father and finds herself being caught up in their world. Skylar Astin as Jesse Swanson, member of the Treblemakers who has a crush on Beca. Anna Camp as Aubrey Posen, one of the co-leaders of the Bellas who is uptight and a traditionalist. When she vomited during a performance, she ruined the Bellas' chance at winning nationals the previous year. Brittany Snow as Chloe Beale, the kinder and more civil co-leader of the Bellas. Rebel Wilson as Fat Amy, a comedic and irresponsible member of the Bellas from Tasmania. Ben Platt as Benji Applebaum, Jesse's nerdy roommate, who is rejected from the Treblemakers and is an illusionist and later on was accepted by Jesse Hana Mae Lee as Lily Onakuramara, an Asian member of the Bellas who speaks too quietly to be heard. Ester Dean as Cynthia-Rose, a member of the Bellas, a misunderstood lesbian. Adam DeVine as Bumper Allen, the egotistical leader of the Treblemakers. Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Tommy, the university's audition launcher who is constantly harassed. Alexis Knapp as Stacie Conrad, a highly sexual member of the Bellas. Utkarsh Ambudkar as Donald, Bumper's right hand man, who beatboxes, raps, and is a main vocalist. Jinhee Joung as Kimmy Jin, Beca's unfriendly Korean roommate. Elizabeth Banks as Gail Abernath-McKadden, a commentator for the ICCAs. John Michael Higgins as John Smith, a misogynistic commentator for the ICCAs. Freddie Stroma as Luke, the radio station manager who plays Beca's DJ mixes on the air. John Benjamin Hickey as Dr. Mitchell, Beca's father, a professor at the college who insists that she attends.

SETTING: The setting of the story is at a university at modern times.

II. plot
The plot of the story is about a woman who doesnt want to go to college but instead move to Los Angeles and pursue a career in music. Her father disagrees and made a deal with her that she would try to go to college make some friends and if she still doesnt want there she could go to Los Angeles. The woman liked the new school made friends and fall in love.

What was the story about? - The story is about making new friends and learning to adapt in different situations in life. Who was your favorite character? Why? - My favorite character is Jesse because he has a good voice and good personality. Could you relate to any of the characters in the story? - I can relate to Beca because like her sometimes I think that my decision would not change but when I assess other choices I find out that there is something better. Have you ever done some of the things or felt some of the same things that the characters did? - I did something that the characters in the story did like singing and doing fun things with friends. What is your favorite part of the movie? - My favorite part of the movie is the ending part because their performance in the last act is awesome. If you could change something in the movie, what would it be? - I will not change anything in the movie because for me the movie is good. It has wonderful story and needs no more changes. Would you recommend this movie to another person? If yes, explain - Yes, because the movie has may moral lesson that you could learn.

III.
Beca, a Barden freshman, has no desire to go to college, but is forced to attend by her father, a professor at the university. Wishing to instead move to Los Angeles to pursue a career in music making, she takes up an internship at the school radio station, where she meets fellow freshman Jesse who intends to start to have a not-so-secret crush on Beca. When Beca's father finds out that Beca has not been attending classes, he offers to let Beca go to Los Angeles (which he will help pay for) if she joins a club and proves that she wants to be involved for the rest of the year. After some persuasion from Aubrey, the group leader, and Chloe, she joins the Bellas (an all girl acapella group), along with a group of other women who do not fit the Bellas' typical mold, including the Cynthia-Rose, the sexually driven Stacie Conrad, the awkwardly quiet Lilly Onakuramara, who speaks inaudibly, and Fat Amy. At practice, Aubrey's controlling nature gets on the nerves of the other girls, especially Beca. She is constantly critical and insists that they use the same set list the Bellas have been using for years, which clashes with Beca's original style. Meanwhile, Beca hangs out with Jesse, who has joined the Treblemakers, the Bellas' main rival. Aubrey warns the group not to have any sexual contact with the Treblemakers, or they're forced to leave the Bellas. Beca plays several of her own mixes of contemporary songs for him, and he compliments her for her talent. He then tries to get Beca to watch the ending of The Breakfast Club, one of his favorite movies, after Beca tells him she does not like movies and would rather go to a gynecologist or relive her parents divorce because they bore her and she never makes it to the ending. Despite their issues, the Bellas attend the regional acapella competition. In spite of their distasteful set list, the group manages to place second at the regional acapella competition, which gives them the bid to semi-finals. On the way to semifinals, the group stops for gas where Fat Amy is hit with a burrito by Bumper, the leader of the Treblemakers, as they drive past in their own bus. After the other girls clean her up, they continue on to the venue but run out of gas since Fat Amy forgot to put any in the bus. They are then forced to call the Treblemakers to drive them to the venue, which then leads to some smack talk during the car ride there. At the semifinals, Beca notices how bored the audience is with Aubrey's traditional (but already used arrangement, so she provides impromptu back-up, La Roux's. The Bellas come in third in the competition behind the Treblemakers and the Footnotes. Even though the audience was pleased, Aubrey is not and she yells at Beca, who quits the group. The Bellas make it into the Nationals after the Footnotes are disqualified because their lead singer was discovered to be in high school, not college. The Bellas get back together after spring break, but Beca is not included. During this time, Beca begins working as a DJ at the university radio station, playing her music on the overnight shift, and also steadily distancing herself from Jesse. She finds a copy of "The Breakfast Club" and watches it. She realizes how much she needs the Bellas in her life. Her father convinces her to rejoin the Bellas, who she finds falling apart. The Bellas, complete once again, have a heart-to-heart and appoint Beca as the leader. During their heart-to-heart talk session, many secrets about the ladies are revealed, such as: -Fat Amy's real name is Fat Patricia -Beca's love for the girls friendship -Cynthia-Rose's gambling problem/sexuality confirmation They also decide to kick things up a notch with Beca's 21st-century mash-ups.

At the National Competition, the Bellas sing a piece arranged by Beca. The Bellas win the competition and Beca and Jesse reunite with a kiss. Fast forward to 6 months later with new auditions, where it shows Jesse and Benji sitting at a desk in the auditions hall, followed by Beca and the Bellas, along with their Nationals trophy, preparing to select new members for their groups.

IV
The moral of the story is that we should believe in ourselves and in our talents. Also the movie tells us that whatever comes in life as long as people work together we could overcome it.

Pitch perfect

Submitted by: Justin Roi D. Salvador Welbert C. Rana

Submitted to: Ms. Caroline Ganasi

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