"Pitch Perfect" Is A Movie That Goes Deeper Than Acapella Drama
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"Pitch Perfect" Is A Movie That Goes Deeper Than Acapella Drama

Nostalgia creating a new hope

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"Pitch Perfect" Is A Movie That Goes Deeper Than Acapella Drama
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When I was in high school the movie "Pitch Perfect" came out. It follows the lead character, Becca, through her first year in college and all the adventures she has with her female acapella group. It is a story of sisterhood, growing up, and creating memories with great people.

At the time I was a sophomore in high school dreaming of my future. I always imagined that my life would follow this path. It was sad to say that when I did get to college my life was nothing like this.

Instead of trying out for the acapella group and performing on a grand stage, it was just me singing along to my music blasted on high in my dorm room bathroom. Instead of performing for my adoring fans it was usually my roommate and suitemates listening to a screeching voice. One thing, however, was made true, my sisterhood.

I have a best friend group that consists of 5 of us all together. We are all very different in not only the way we look but in personality, what we study, family life, even where we are originally from. Things we did have in common were music and movies.

We all collectively agree that "Pitch Perfect" is one of our favorite college movies of our generation. This is so much so that many instances in our lives are references to this film.

For example, if you became lost in a large crowd you would, sure enough, hear a very loud "Ca, Caw!" such as that of Jesse to Becca, from a far-off distance. I can’t count the number of times that after a long day of school we would wait in the endless line at Chick-fil-a singing the riff-off over and over again performing not only for the cars surrounding us but even to the employees standing in the heat waiting to take the next car’s order.

We’ve even had nights of taking turns standing on top of benches, walls, fountains, you name it, around campus exclaiming, "We are the kings of campus!"

This one movie, these small exclamations of movie quotes, this is what bonded us and has created so many good memories. Sadly, many of us have gone our separate ways over the past year. Graduate school, dropping out of college to join the army, even going to another state and starting a family. Me personally, I am graduating in almost two months and I can’t even think of where all the time went.

Now when I watch TV I see the third installment of this great movie coming to theaters later this year. I think back to the original one and my sophomore self in high school looking forward to maybe having a future like that one day. I am happy with my version.

With job applications sitting in potential employer’s mailboxes. The family creating a buzz about me being one of the first to graduate. The thought of leaving the home I have created at FSU.

All of it so new and yet I watch these commercials and I see on the screen that these once girls now women’s eyes, happiness. Happiness to see each other and to experience the past in a new way again. Now looking forward I still reference this movie as a hope for the future. That no matter what anyone of us are doing in our lives that we can all one day get back together and reminisce back to all those times. To reference them once again. To still have that loving sisterhood.


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