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La La Land
Here's to the fools who dream.
Rating
4.0 (2)
Release Date
12/1/2016Runtime
129 minsOverview
Mia, an aspiring actress, serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and Sebastian, a jazz musician, scrapes by playing cocktail party gigs in dingy bars, but as success mounts they are faced with decisions that begin to fray the fragile fabric of their love affair, and the dreams they worked so hard to maintain in each other threaten to rip them apart.
How It Feels
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A luminous exploration of ambition and love set against Los Angeles's neon-soaked nights, where two dreamers grapple with the painful truth that their individual aspirations and shared romance may be irreconcilable. It's a film that celebrates artistic passion while unflinchingly showing what pursuit of that passion costs.
Mood
RomanticBittersweetWistfulMelancholicHopeful
Themes
LoveAmbitionArt and creationIdentity
Look
PainterlyWidescreen epic
Reviews
There are a lot of things about La La Land that I loved. I love that it looks like it's in the 50's but it's present day. Emma Stone's and Ryan Gosling's performances. The first act when they are falling in love. The sets, costumes, colors, lights, dancing. I love the ending montage.
Even with all the things I loved, the middle loses me. I think it is partially due to having no concept of how much time is passing as they go through these relationship stages, which then leads to a five year time jump. Also for some reason John Legend took me out of it. I like John Legend, but all I could think was that he is John Legend.
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