In a time of ‘passable’ movies, a film like La La Land released at the end of 2016, was what it took to shake up the industry, and also become such a widely acclaimed movie of the year. I saw it on Christmas Day in a theatre filled with people, after the other theatre option was completely out of seats!
After the movie and on my way home, I just thought to myself that this is one of those movies that makes you want to make movies. The story, set design, music, acting and one of the most important and noticeable parts of the movie, the lighting, all came together to make a complete piece of movie magic and wonderful piece of art. As someone who has never seen or had the desire to sit through a musical, this film has totally changed my mind.
La La Land is such a refreshing piece of work, because it strays from the usual array of passably horrible, unfunny comedies and explosively bad action movies that are literally all the same. La La Land is an adventure in the world of fun and art. It takes the concept of a simple love story and elevates it into a thought provoking original concept. After seeing countless movies throughout 2016 that all felt rushed and made to be ‘just another movie’, something like La La Land was the best way to end a mediocre year. It’s 100% worthy of all its praise and record breaking number of awards presented at the Golden Globes.
To conclude, I want to say thank you to La La Land (well, director Damien Chazelle). Thank you for making a film that shook the industry and will definitely spur more creativity and desire to make films that aren’t just made for the sake of big box office dollars, but for the purpose of art and wonder. City of stars, are you shining just for me?
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