True they can't sing or dance - but does that has to be the soul of a musical?

Rating: 9/10 (19 January 2017)

La La Land... I was seriously in suspicion about it. I'm not very much into Musicals (apart from The Sound of Music and Singing in the Rain), but both Emma and Ryan stole the picture. The movie isn't about dancing or singing well... It is about the land of dreams (wich could be L.A. or your neighborhood, it just puts more pressure into them since it is L.A.). To me, this movie is about two young people still very attached to their childhood dream, and struggling to keep it afloat while everyone asks them to grow-up. What's beautiful to me - heart clinging beautiful - is that they believe in each other so much. They help the other get there, but it is a lonely road out there. Its tribute to jazz and is also touching, so both characters have really solid dreams, and both are being dragged away from them for failure and background noise pressure.
Though none of them can sing or dance so well, I don't think that was the point. It wasn't supposed to be flawless - I believe this movie wants to keep it real. You may feel like you're walking on clouds, but you're not such a good dancer, and there's some tenderness in being kind of clumsy. I believe it is intentional. The love between Mia and Sebastian is easy to believe, it is respectful and tender and inspiring. Either romantically or not, everyone should have a Mia or a Sebastian in his life, to help us and motivate us when doors slam on our face. I absolutely loved the ending, which, in my opinion, consolidates it as a modern day love story.