The Pitches are back

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On Fri. May 15, one of the newest movies, Pitch Perfect 2, was released at Krikorian movie theatre. The movie starred celebrities such as Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Skylar Astin.

Esther Rodriguez, Parents & Teachers Section Editor
May 29, 2015

On Fri., May 15, the anticipated Pitch Perfect 2 was released in theaters across America, with returning cast members Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, and Rebel Wilson, while also featuring new members like Hailee Steinfeld, Birgitte Hjort Sorensen, and Flula Borg.

After experiencing an acca-embarrassing mishap while performing for the President of the United States, the three-time national champions, the Barden Bellas, must sing their hearts out to win the biggest international acappella competition in the world in order to be allowed to compete at the collegiate level once again. In the journey to redefine themselves as a united group, the ladies enlist former Bella, Aubrey (Anna Camp), to help them unite and become the Bellas they once were.

As the Bellas compete for the international title, many teams from around the world are shown singing Anyway You Want It by Journey in their native tongue. Real acappella groups such as Pentatonix, the Filharmonic, and Penn Masala played the international teams, who were shown competing in Copenhagen against the Bellas and Das Sound Machine, their rival team from Germany.

The movie was number one opening weekend in the U.S. and made an estimated $70 million in the U.S. alone and $120 million worldwide. The movie has been given 3.7 out of 5 stars on IMDb, 3.5 out of 5 stars from Rotten Tomatoes, and 3 out of 5 stars from Common Sense Media. Pitch Perfect 2 lived up to its well-loved forerunner and gave a whole new list of aca-awesome phrases and jokes for teens around the globe to use.

About the Contributors

Esther Rodriguez, Parents & Teachers Section Editor

Entering her second year as a writer for The Downey Legend, senior Esther Rodriguez has high hopes. As a sophomore, she heard about joining Newspaper during the morning announcements and her English teacher, Mr. Kraus, encouraged her to fill out an application and display her knack for writing. This inspired her to apply and see if she could make it, which she did. Rodriguez joined in hopes of improving her writing skills, becoming less shy, and learning to write in more detail. To her, the best part about being on the newspaper staff is finding out about interesting, random things going on around the school. “There are things you would not know just coming to school, but being in Newspaper you learn things that aren’t common knowledge,” Rodriguez said. “We are the eyes and ears of the school.”

In her down time, Rodriguez enjoys reading young adult literature, writing fictional stories, and spending quality time with her cell phone on websites like YouTube, Tumblr, and Twitter. Besides being in Newspaper at school, she is also a new tutor at Downey High’s Writing Center. Writing as much as possible is important to her because she dreams of one day being an author. Along with chasing her aspirations of writing for a living, after she finishes high school, Rodriguez also looks forward to attending a university such as UCLA, San Diego State, or UC San Diego and obtaining a degree in English. Next summer, she will also be going on a missionary trip with church to Japan. Although her head is full of thoughts about the surreal future, for now Rodriguez is focusing on her schoolwork and activities and soaking up her last year as a high schooler.

Gabriela Guzman, Photographer

As a sophomore, photographer Gabriela Guzman wanted to become more involved in school rather than just being in drum line. It was not until a few days before the application deadline when Guzman decided to apply. “My friend Jessie convinced me to apply to Yearbook, ” Guzman said, “but I ended up making it to Newspaper.” Though she is not a part of Yearbook, Guzman is more than excited to be a part of The Downey Legend. Since she is shy, she wants to be involved in school to get out of her shell and meet new people.“ I want to be more open. Do things I have never done before and stop holding back,” Guzman stated.

When she is not busy with drum line and school, she spends time with her two older sisters or her half-brother. Sometimes, when she is alone in her room, she listens to her favorite band, My Chemical Romance, while drawing different sketches of anything she sees or imagines. When she is hungry, she always prefers pasta. “Any kind of pasta is my favorite,” Guzman said,“ I love Italian food.” Though reading is never on her top priority list, she read The Fault in our Stars this summer and fell in love with it. Because she is only a sophomore, Guzman does not yet know what she wants to do after high school, but she does know that she wants to go somewhere far. In a few years she sees herself living an independent life while chasing her dreams. All in all, she just hopes for a fun, easy year.