Why Sequels Are Worse Than The First Movie

I really like Pitch Perfect. It's a fun slapstick comedy, and most of the characters are girls, and I sort of wish I was one of them. For those of you who have no idea what it's about, here's the deal- It's about a all-female acapella goup, which is sort of like a band which uses no instrument and produces music using voices and body beats. It's pretty cool, actually, except for the part where there are very few original songs.

Last week, I saw Pitch Perfect 2. And I didn't even have any expectations of it being as good as the first one. Sequeals are hardly ever as good as the first movie and today I'm going to tell you why taking Pitch Perfect 2 as an example.

1. The sequels where everybody goes glam all of a sudden.
In the first movie, everybody's dressed simpler and you almost believe that they're just normal people like you and me. If the first film's a hit, the style squad goes crazy. that's when the highlights, fake eyelashes, hair extensions and (obviously) designer clothes come out. It all look better...or does it? The cast definitely stops being as relatable.

The cast's look in the first movie

The cast's look in the second movie. Not your average collegiates anymore.

2. The second installment's where the desperation sets in

Pitch Perfect didn't need racist jokes to be funny, but the sequel was too desperate to please. So, they threw in jokes about every ethnic community out there and it's all supposed to be in good jest, but you can tell that the writers were just desperate to churn out another hit and they'd do anything to achieve that.

3. Sequels are over-produced.

Sequels are full of over-produced soundtracks, cameos, gimmicks and all that stuff that's really not required to make a good movie. Think about it. If those things could garner a hit, how did the first one do well in theatres?

4. It's not inspired anymore.

Nobody makes a second movie just because. They make it to make more money, to bank on the success of a previous film. And how can that ever be inspired? It's not like you had a eureka moment late one night and said, "hey, I  have to make this movie, man!"

But when all's said and done, when you fall in love with a movie, you hope the characters keep coming back, and that's why even though I'm writing this post, I'm definitely looking forward to Pitch Perfect 3.