Produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Adam McKay, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is a 2013 American comedy film released into movie theatres on December 18. It was let out as a sequel to Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, detailing Ron Burgundy’s humble beginnings. This movie’s undeniable allusions to the present-day create much of the comedy in it.

Ron Burgundy, played by Will Ferrell, is a childish and flighty character who has fallen apart after divorcing his wife and losing custody over his son. When a job opportunity to work as a news anchor for the first-ever 24 hours news channel opens up, Ron brushes himself up and swears to bring the “greatest news team” back together.

This dream team consists of four strange individuals played by Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner and, as previously mentioned, Ferrell. Bringing the legendary news team from 2004 into a professional setting is an amusing sight to see; the theatre audiences continuously erupted into laughter with their desultory dialogue. Anchorman 2 records their story as they face the regular struggles humans face, such as pride.

The plot begins to rise as the team is challenged to a bet by fellow anchorman Jack Lime, played by James Marsden. Lime, against Burgundy and his crew, will compete to a news-off. Knowing Lime is already a prominent anchorman, Burgundy and his team need to brainstorm new, creative ideas to gain higher view counts than their opponents. By the end, they came up with the same rubbish present-day news showcase for views: pure human interest.

When miraculously winning the bet, the news company sets off a stream of successes, commencing a revolution in the history of news channels everywhere.

One peculiar scene in the movie brings together A-listers from all around to participate in a literal battle to the death against other news teams. The rest will have to remain unknown, so those watching can discover the surprises for themselves.

Though the plot does contain meaningful lessons and morals learned by society on a daily basis, they are heavily veiled by the movie’s goofiness. A little too heavily, in fact, for younger audiences to view without discretion. Some viewers feel the plot is very empty and not well constructed, so if you are a follower of a captivating plot carved with authentic trials, this may not be the movie for you.

Overall, Anchorman 2 was a light-hearted movie produced purely for laughs from the audience, and, according to the positive reviews and messages received, succeeded at its job.