To the fools who dream

Rating: 10/10 (12 January 2017)

"Art is the shortest road between two people" André Malraux. I have never before revisited the cinema over and over again to watch a movie. La la land is the kind of movie that awakens the soul and leaves you feeling more, thinking about your dreams, your life, the world around you and inside you. I will not attempt to describe the film's plot, as it is not what matters here. All you need to know about this magical film is in Seb's (Ryan Gosling) eyes as he lays one last look on Mia (Emma Stone) right before 'the end' hits the screen. An entire lifetime and a whole movie in one shot. If Casablanca had it's 'this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship' line, la la land has gosling's look, no words needed. This movie, as it promises, is certainly 'one for the dreamers'. But it conceals so much beauty, magic and soul in merely two hours, that even the most cynical of the viewers will leave the movie theater as changed romantics. Only if for a night...
P.S. turns out people do love what other people are passionate about.