An all-time must-see film dedicates to those still having dreams and ambitiousness

Rating: 10/10 (16 December 2016)

Before La La Land, I had never seen any films in theaters with such toe-tapping emotions. Truly so lucky that I was among the first audiences in the world viewing this all-time must-see film, while most of China's movie lovers are thrilling but not being able to see it. After my second view of La La Land at ArcLight Cinerama Dome, Damien Chazelle and Emma Stone came for the Q&A. It was so unbelievable to me that I could see them in person!
In 2016, I had a most difficult time, throughout the year, probably of all my life: many times could get me to abandon the dreams that I'd been chased so far. Like what says in the opening song, Another Day of Sun, there are so many insane things in the life that could "let you down", spoiling your dreams.
Yes, I could always feel discouraged, depressed, and being untrusted and underestimated. That's what "let you down". This film saved me. As it says, "behind these hills I'm reaching for the heights, and chasing all the lights that shine, and when they let you down, you'll get up off the ground, as the morning tools around and it's another day of sun."
I spent a week in LA after my Ph.D. congregation, as LA is the Holy Land to all dreamers, as well as filmmakers and film lovers. Many of the time was spent in LA theaters. Two weeks before this LA trip, I got an offer from a very top lab in a very top US university, although I strived incredibly hard and spent unexpectedly long time for reaching it: "behind these hills I'm reaching for the heights". Even though, I feel a very sharp distance between the people there and me. However, as I always say, nothing worthy is easy. Before the success being reached, everyone is just struggling on the road, for "a somewhere that's just waiting to be found". Before that point, what we should do, is "do what you need to do, till they discover you, and make you more than you're seeing now".
Undoubtedly, La La Land reignites a fire, deep in my heart, that has been almost diminished. I see this trip and this experience of watching La La Land as dream-reigniting. It has a very important place in my career path.
I'm more than eager to seeing La La Land shining and becoming the best picture in the 2017 Academy Awards ceremony.