Go to your dream
"La La Land" is a very memorable film. Bright, emotional, so warm and necessarily sad. It's all about Damien Chazelle's movie musical. The film collected almost 500 million dollars at the box office, at the 89th Academy Awards ceremony it claimed 14 at once (!!!) statuettes and took 6 wins, the film has 7 Golden Globes, 5 British Academy Awards, 2 Saturns, prizes from the Actors Guild and the Venice Film Festival. This painting was destined to be a success.
The plot of the film introduces the audience to a couple of the main characters. He loves jazz and piano, she wants to become an actress. Fate confronts the guys throughout the picture, sending us, along with actors Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, on an unprecedented journey through a bright, and sometimes oppressive city. Los Angeles is shown as a megalopolis where everything is possible for some, but for others this city becomes a curse, grinds like a conveyor belt and throws it on the sidelines of creative life.
The main characters are purposeful, inspiring to go to the end in order to achieve their goals and grab luck by the tail. On the difficult path to their dreams, they are ready to support each other, to become a support in difficult moments and in hours of triumph. High-quality staging, an abundance of chic rooms, the splendor of the scenes and the brightness of the colors allows you to immerse yourself in this fantasy world, to see the world through the eyes of creative people who decided to conquer this city and, it seems, the whole world.
The musical numbers in the picture deserve special attention. These are large-scale productions, each of which deserves its own ovation. The creators of the painting approached with special attention to every detail, impressed the viewer with the ability to create masterpieces. It feels like this film, scene by scene, becomes the receiver of such mastodons as "Singing in the Rain", "Umbrellas of Cherbourg", "New York, New York".
However, the creators are not ready to show the conquest of Los Angeles as something fantastically beautiful. The path will be thorny for anyone storming this Olympus. The drama will manifest itself in all its glory thanks to the gorgeous acting and high-quality staging. The film teaches you not only to rejoice in victories, but also to be able to endure defeats on the long road to triumph. The picture will also show how painful it can be to fall when you reach the top. The idea is not new, because it is the truth of life. However, it is served very interestingly and is sure to be remembered for many years.
Emma Stone has undoubtedly become the jewel of this film. Her character is a sincere person, ambitious and good in her aspirations. Watching her faith in success and the path to that success is an unprecedented pleasure. Ryan Gosling is as good as ever. His sad eyes and charisma make you empathize with the hero on his difficult creative path.
The film is intended to remind you how important it is to follow the call of your heart, learn new things, and achieve your goals. The musical will present a lot of beautiful numbers and will definitely tell you how to act in the most difficult moments of not only triumph, but also disappointments and failures.
9 out of 10