Movie review (English)
Why La La Land? Were the dreams of the two protagonists really impossible ones? They do achieve their goals in the end, though I suppose not exactly the way the audience might have wanted.
That Damien Chazelle has had the courage to give the audience an out and out musical is worth applauding. The movie was a musical but did not cater to the latest pop surge in the arena. It was done so beautifully that the fact that it was a musical made no difference at all. (Learning that it was a musical, made many hesitate to watch it.)
I think the casting was flawless. Ryan Gosling as a jazz musician and Emma Stone as an actress excelled at their struggling stages. I suppose their own struggles added to the genuineness. Whatever the reason, the director was lucky to have got these two brilliant actors.
Loved the twist at the end and the flash forward of a life together and the last shared smile. There is an entire story in that!!
