Beautiful and unpredictable masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (18 March 2017)

Boy, I am glad, I got to watch this at the cinema, because it is definitely worth watching there.
I want to describe La La Land as a visually beautiful, non-cliché, romantic movie that not only has a stunning love story, but also goes much deeper into topics like 'Dreams' and 'Music', while the movie stays rooted in reality, which gives a lot of credit to the title "La La Land." I found it quite easy to understand why, and that is exactly what I personally like about a movie of this scale. It is capable of telling a story about difficult characters in difficult situations and explaining this in a simple way to the ordinary viewer. This is why, I think, it stowed away so many Oscars at the Academy Awards and also, why it received so many nominations. I will just mention a few of the obvious ones here, just to awaken your movie hunger a little, if you haven't watched it yet:
Emma Stone did really deserve that Oscar for a portrayal of the lost actress in L.A. of epic proportions. Ryan Gosling was nice to see as well in a more sophisticated role, where he must have worked a lot harder with the character in this movie than some of his other typical bad boy roles. In addition, I also do feel the need to greatly applaud the entire music soundtrack in this film, as it underlines the beautiful imagery and scenery of the movie. Behind the camera it is obvious that magic was worked here too. I mean, talk about experimental camera angles and zooming... I haven't seen anything like it, since 'Birdman'. So in conclusion, what Damien Chazelle created here as the director and won the Oscar for Best achievement in Directing, is truly a remarkably beautiful, timeless picture that will most likely be worth re-watching again and again.