La La Land

La La Land is a 2016 romantic musical comedy-drama film directed by Damien Chazelle and stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.

Synopsis
Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) are drawn together by their common desire to do what they love. 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.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The terrific direction that Damien Chazelle took with the movie.
 * 2) * The " A Lovely Night" scene was filmed in a single shot.
 * 3) Amazing visuals that fit the aesthetic tone of the movie.
 * 4) The setting of LA looks beautiful.
 * 5) Excellent acting and singing from Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone.
 * 6) * Gosling even learned to play piano because he didn't wanted to use doubles; now, that's commitment.
 * 7) Great musical numbers that have great choreography.
 * 8) The cinematography is breathtaking.
 * 9) Exceptional songs, including "Another Day in The Sun", "Audition (Fools Who Dream)", and "City of Stars".
 * 10) The main aspect the movie wants to highlight is that life is not like a fairy tale and that the decisions one makes in their life have consequences that make a great impact on their lives.
 * 11) The movie's poster looks really pretty and is now almost iconic.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Mia didn't end up with Sebastian at the end of the movie.

Trivia

 * Ryan Gosling turned down the role of The Beast in the 2017 film mh:awfulmovies:Beauty and the Beast (2017) remake to play Sebastian in this film.
 * A highway interchange in Los Angeles was shut down to film the opening musical number.
 * Choreographer Mandy Moore had to hide under a car during part of the opening musical number to give instructions to the performers.
 * The scene where Mia is interrupted while giving a very emotional audition is based on a true story that happened to Ryan Gosling.
 * Ryan Gosling learned how to play jazz piano for the movie, practicing two hours a day, six days a week for three months.
 * For the six-minute single-shot dance number in the Hollywood hills, production filmed only during “magic hour” (the time just before sunset). It took two days and eight takes to get it just right.
 * Damien Chazelle became the youngest director to win an Academy Award when he won for this film.

Reception
La La Land was highly acclaimed by critics, with them praising its screenplay, direction, acting, score, and the chemistry of Gosling and Stone. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes gives the film an approval rating of 91% based on 434 reviews, with an average rating of 8.63/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "La La Land breathes new life into a bygone genre with thrillingly assured direction, powerful performances, and an irresistible excess of heart." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 93 out of 100, based on 53 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". It was the third- and sixth-highest scoring film released in 2016 on each respective site.

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