Nothing you'd expect, but also nothing you've ever seen

Rating: 10/10 (26 December 2016)

So a few hours before I had been brought by Damien Chazelle on an unforgettable musical adventure, I had been searching through IMDb (like I do for hours every day), and found this poll about the top directors under 40 years of age. But this poll took me by surprise like no other previously has. You know why? I was scrolling through for about five minutes, wondering. Wondering why. Why wasn't Damien Chanzelle even given the respect he deserves. Because can you believe it? This man is only 31. 31!! And look what he's done. He's terrific. So this poll took me by great surprise, to the reason being Damien wasn't even on the list. He wasn't even respected enough to on the list. Damien needs to be recognized to a full. He certainly came into the the film industry full of great ideas and proving his future value with his fantastic film debut of Whiplash.
Anyway, so moving on, it's very obvious that this man loves his music. Though this unforgettable glory of La La Land, Damien takes you on a trip you never thought you'd undertake. He's mixed the late musicals (not to mention his outstanding camera work, going back to the traditional no cut sequences) and the romantic flicks of near after. And he's done a terrific job at it. I had never expected what I would see once I stepped into the cinema and sat in the slightly comfortable but not all too thrilling red seats. This film was spectacular in every way. It brought terrific camera work. I say terrific. It can't get better than Damien Chazelles camera work. His directing is exquisite, it's original, it's breath taking, it's eye catching, it's not to be missed. I literally did not blink throughout the whole film, that's how unmissable this soon to be classic is. Damien Chazelle is soon to be, a film making legend. He's got an entertaining future ahead of himself, and I'm sure he's not going to let anyone forget that. Just wait.
My rating: 9.6/10