The trailer for Pitch Perfect 2 is out! I’m SUPER excited
for this movie. So excited in fact, that I decided to watch, re-watch, and
breakdown the trailer piece by piece. I recommend you watch the trailer first,
because this article will contain trailer SPOILERS!
1)
The World Championships of A cappella
Is there such a thing as the world championships of a
cappella?
Short answer: No.
Longer answer: Sort of.
The most well known international choral event is called the
World Choir Games. Though not exclusively a cappella, and definitely not
exclusively pop a cappella, the World Choir Games is the Olympics of the choral
world, so in a sense, there is definitely an international choral competition.
That part is true.
Also, don’t forget that the ICCA is an international
competition already. (hence the word “International” in the title)
There are DEFINITELY international a cappella festivals, and
some even have local competitions. As for the competition featured in the
movie, no, that doesn’t exist…yet. I’ll bet five dollars that this becomes a
thing once the movie has premiered.
2)
Riff off part 2
David Cross (Arrested Development, Mr. Show) is a rich a
cappella enthusiast who hosts an international, underground Riff-Off. That’s
the mansion the Bellas travel to in the trailer (the one that requires a fart
noise password…or so I assume). Does this exist? As I am not part of the
underground a cappella scene (most likely the dorkiest underground scene of ALL
TIME) I can neither confirm nor deny this. But all bets are that this does not
exist.
3)
Cups
I LOVE the new version of cups. After the song hit the Billboard charts and went viral, I was wondering if a bigger, cup-pier version
would make an appearance in the sequel, but the softer, more mellow version is
more appropriate to the story. Besides the main rivalry between the Bellas and
the international groups, the story is mostly about life after college, where
the Bellas will “miss me when I’m gone.” Well done.
4)
Recurring characters
They are hard to spot, but Benji (Ben Platt), Aubrey (Anna
Camp), and Jesse (Sklyer Astin) are definitely there. Benji is the hardest to
spot, because he only has one quick glimpse, when he performs a magic trick
with a puff of smoke.
5)
They don’t speak loser
The two European actors who stole the trailer are possibly
(this is a guess) Flula Borg and Birgitte Hjort Sorensen.
Birgitte is not very well known in the American cinema
community, as she has only had roles in mainstream films like Simon Pegg and
Edgar Wright’s “The Worlds End.” She is starring in an upcoming rock and roll
project for HBO, according to imdb.com, but after Pitch Perfect 2, I’m sure she
will be much more recognizable.
Flula Borg is more of a musical personality, with a viral
Youtube page of over 40 million views. A musician/DJ from Germany, Flula has
many comedic posts on Youtube, combining silly discussions of American idioms
with music.
6)
Aca-talent
The first glance of the riff-off shows a tremendously
talented beatboxer. Deke Sharon has confirmed that his name is Andrew
Fitzgerald, formerly a collegiate a cappella singer from Madison. You may also
have noticed famous live looper and comedian Reggie Watts of Comedy Bang Bang.
Multiple sources have confirmed that famous groups such as Pentatonix and the
Filharmonic are set to appear in the movie, but are not currently in the
trailer.
Marc Silverberg
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