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Female Friendships in Pitch Perfect Hit All the Right Notes
Pitch Perfect is one of those fun movies I watch whenever it’s on TV. While I wouldn’t recommend the two sequels, the original 2012 movie is definitely worth a watch. The movie revolves around Beca, a college freshman who joins the campus all-female a cappella group. When it first came out, I thought it seemed fluffy, so when my sister initially suggested seeing it, I imagined it would be entertaining but didn’t expect too much. That’s why I was completely taken aback by my whole-hearted enjoyment of it. I was having such a good time that I actually smiled throughout the entire movie.
Since I’m usually kind of a curmudgeon, I wondered why I liked it so much. Although fun, the music and dancing were nothing spectacular, the plot was highly predictable and the actors — while good — were not required by the script to turn in Oscar caliber performances. Then it hit me. Most of the movie was about the members of the all-female group. They were unique, diverse, confident, and, most importantly, they were interested in female friendship. In fact, the vast majority of their conversations didn’t revolve around men at all but were instead about themselves and their goals! This is a much bigger deal than it might seem.
Although the status of women may be improving (at least, it was until recently), a lot of mainstream movies and…
