A modern musical about those who pursue a Dream

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2017)

Lalaland is sad. I don't know what I was expecting from a film that gathered so much attention... Probably I was expecting a lot of music and everyone singing... I was expecting a nice love story and a happy end. And if it was all I got it would be a musical version of "Notebook", but things got just a little more complicated. If you want to achieve something you need to sacrifice a lot. I think the main idea behind this film is expressed when they meet after his first concert. I understand perfectly why she reacted the way she did for his first performance in a band and I understand perfectly why he enjoyed what he was not that much into, it was a first success in a path of grim failures... She started to see him as bit of a different person, who betrayed a bit of himself and she felt sort of cheated. But was that the problem really? From my point of view, he always loved her and probably waited for her, right until the end... But did she ? To sum up, don't go to this film with a date, it will leave a bitter feeling. The film is about sacrifices in a creative career and about the love of one man.