Pitch Perfect Product Placement

As I went to go see Pitch Perfect 2 last weekend, I couldn't believe my eyes. I'm not just talking about the stereotypical jokes and fabulous singing, but the product placement. The first week Pitch Perfect 2 was in theaters, the movie brought in 69.2 million dollars. That's a hell of a lot of people who went to see the movie! With the amount of product placement in the movie, people were basically watching a commercial for almost 2 hours. 

The product placement is ridiculous. When the Barden Bellas go check out their German competition at a German automobile fundraiser. The name, Volkswagen is everywhere. If that wasn't enough, at that event they are serving VOSS water. VOSS is then a huge sponsor at World's later in the movie. Covergirl and Nike make their appearance in the dressing room of the elderly home. Followed by the enormous amount of iPhones throughout the entire film. 

I just couldn't believe my eyes and it wasn't just me, Scotlyn and I would turn to each other whenever we saw any product placement. Though, I guess we have critical thinking to thank for that!