I really enjoyed the first two Bring It On movies, but the entirety of this stinker should have ended up on the cutting room floor. But therein lies the issue: to the general public who know nothing about cheerleading, all of the girls are catty, self-obsessed idiots who only fight with each other and start virtual wars with one another when that is not the case whatsoever. If a movie was produced about any other sport where the film's portrayal was so far off that the sport was hardly recognizable, it wouldn't be okay. You can't advertise it as a cheer movie and have routines be literally 20% cheer, 80% whatever the heck the choreography is. Have the team succeed with amazing stunts/tumbling yet maintain tight, clean motions and adhere to actual rules/guidelines. No loose, horrible motions, no showy dance-like moves. All I ask is if you're going to make a movie where the driving plot is about a cheer team, at least have it be CHEERLEADING. At least with the first four, the plots were interesting, and they choreography somewhat RESEMBLED cheerleading. None of the Bring it On movies have showcased legitimate cheerleading on any level whatsoever, they only play into the stigma/overall perception of cheerleading. Again, I understand that the purpose of any movie franchise is to entertain! But there IS a line between entertainment and ridiculousness. There are no virtual "world wide cheer-offs". NO ONE says "Fem-credible", "Cheer-fection," or "Cheer-smacked" in cheer. As in, they said phrases with "Aca" thrown in the beginning. It also appears like they're trying to pull a Pitch Perfect. And, seeing as I've been a cheerleader for the past 8 years, and I plan on cheering competitively in college and working with UCA full-time, I can tell you with 100% certainty that I am not ashamed to be a cheerleader. The film plays into stereotypes that cheerleaders are rude, dumb, and only care about materialistic things, while perpetuating a culture where it's embarrassing to be a cheerleader. I understand making things showy for entertainment purposes, but this takes things to n entirely new level. it's so obvious that the producers/directors/script writers/basically EVERYONE had no experience whatsoever in cheerleading. Let me begin by saying that I own every single Bring it On movie, and that I will not be adding this one to my collection.
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