Monday, June 12, 2017

La La Land

La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016)
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Rating: Q=7, P=5 / Can't Get Enough
Scale 1=4, Scale 2=3, Scale 3=3, Scale 4=2

Musical, Relationships, Romance, Inspirational, Arts

A bold and colorful explosion of music and dance, but also a thoughtful story about following your dreams. I appreciated that the main characters fell in love and helped each other but didn't remain together--not something you usually see in a romance but a conclusion that is very true in real life.

The best part of this film is not the music (although, the jazz was great!), in my opinion, but the visual artistry. The bright, splashes of colors jump off the screen and the dance sequences are lovely and fun. Near the end of the film is a striking homage to early musicals of the 1950s and 60s, which I also appreciated.

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