Nostalgia, nostalgia, nostalgia!

Rating: 10/10 (16 October 2018)

While I wasn't there to witness the event, not by a long shot, I still found this totally captivating. When I say nostalgia, I mean in terms of film. Watching the scenes on the moon, with total silence falling across the cinema as the vacuum of space shut out all sound, I was brought back to times like my first viewing of Star Wars; sat on the edge of my seat, grinning.
Ryan Gosling does do the Ryan Gosling thing, where he plays the main character and has the smallest amount of dialogue. However, he is certainly one of my all time favourite actors thanks in part to Blade Runner. Claire Foy is also brilliant, and a strong impression as my first time seeing her in a film.
The visuals. This was when I started grinning, right from the first few scenes. I am a strong believer that shaky cam is just confusing and stupid, I much prefer long, unbroken shots. But, the opening few minutes have a really creative use of shaky cam, and the thing that jumped out the most to me was the actual look of the film. There's film grain! It greatly enhanced the experience, and I loved it.
And finally, the highlight for me: Sound design. Oh. My. God. The score, hints of 2001 and dashes of John Williams. Damien Chazelle has impressed me twice with his scores (I haven't yet seen La La Land, but I have 4 songs from the Whiplash OST on my playlist). Not just the score, but the use of silence. The way the film accurately shows the vacuum of space blew me away. 10/10, I have no issues with this film whatsoever and I am certainly buying this the minute I can