Amazing and Powerful Movie Making

Rating: 10/10 (20 February 2017)

So I finally went out and saw LaLa Land before it was no longer in theaters. I was expecting a dance-tastic TV commercial type deal where a bunch of people continuously come out of nowhere and dancing to the camera, and actually, this is exactly how it begins. After 10 minutes, I was ready to make my move for a refund, but i decided to give it more time and wow was I rewarded for sticking to it. I powered through some additional dancing and singing and eased into the plot which really focuses on two people who are working hard to improve their financial lives (I'll avoid any spoilers so this won't go into much detail about the movie specifics).
Several times throughout the film they pointed to how the co-stars each had big dreams and wanted to make their dreams come true. They lived uncomfortable lives and several scenes such as a long stare into a old dried-up roof leak on the ceiling silently illustrated how the great entrepreneur creator – unsatisfaction – helped drive them to make their dreams come true.
So instead of the typical Hollywood underlying theme of trying to break social molds, the movie really focuses on the American Dream and the difficulties and heart-ache that comes from pursuing your dreams. The two characters push each other to continue even after having constant disappointments.
Each star is faced with hardship when wanting to do things their own way and each had to make decisions that might cause them to lose their dreams. The reason the movie was such a great movie is that each of us face the same dilemma along with the search to do our dreams with someone we respect and care for.
So, I highly recommend this movie and will forewarn you that you have to power through the cotton candy beginning to get into the fine dining that develops midway through and launches you into a fantastic and powerful ending. All I will say about the ending is that a mesmerizing stare and a few notes on a piano get expanded into amazing and powerful movie making. Congrats to everyone who made the movie possible.