This is a musical/romance movie about an actress and a passionate jazz pianist

Rating: 10/10 (3 May 2017)

I was actually really looking forward to this film when it came out because Damien Chazelle's Whiplash was actually one of my most favorite movies of 2014 and naturally I was pretty excited for this. And i'm very proud to say, this instantly became my most favorite movie of all time. This film is a masterpiece. It contains beautiful cinematography, excellent dancing choreography. Usually in a TV show or a movie, in my opinion, what truly stands out to me is that an entire sequence is done in one take or looks as if it were one take. And i'm happy to day, La La Land has many one take scene in which the cinematography is done extremely well. Wait did i mention the soundtrack, because my god, the soundtrack is perfect. I seriously gotta give major props to these cinematographers that work behind the camera as well as Justin Hurwitz for composing such a beautiful soundtrack. But what truly blew me away was the chemistry between Mia and Sebastian. They both struggle in life in which Mia constantly gets interrupted in her audition tape and struggles to find a role in a film and Sebastian wants to open a jazz club in a time period where jazz is dying. He then joins a band and with john legend's character but their style of music is not what Sebastian enjoys. One of the best scenes in this film is when Mia accuses Sebastian of abandoning his dreams of opening a jazz club. It was at this moment, you finally understood the message that Damien Chazelle was trying to convey throughout the movie it is that you should never give up your dreams just because you fail. This message is truly inspiring and is also a message to all of the young people out there that is passionate about their dreams. Now let's talk about the final audition for Mia's character. This scene was handled extremely well with beautiful long take shots, excellent vocals and lyrics from Emma Stone, as well as giving a heartfelt message to the fools that dream. This scene alone deserves an academy award for best actress and thankfully, Emma Stone won best actress. In the end, I find this movie to be extremely satisfying and also reminded me of films of the 1980s. The way this movie ended is a great throwback to the style of filmmaking back in the days.