La La Land : A Musical on Love and loss

Rating: 8/10 (16 April 2017)

La la land is a piece of art. I am not merely saying because of the bright musical that it is or the great acting by the leads. But deep down underline somewhere it shows the conflict between love and dreams and though the movie is dreamy enough, a 33 year old Damien Chazelle never forgets to showcase us that it is not practical to be only in love and be together. We got to make choices between dreams and love to make the memories more beautiful.
Mia and Sebastian could never meet yet they met through their dreams. They couldn't be together yet they always lived in their memories. Love for them was in fulfillment of each others dreams and if Sebastian would not have called Mia for that casting or if Mia could not have confronted Sebastian about his compromise of music over jazz, they would have been mediocre.
Than there is Emma Stone who easily steals the show with her eyes and expressions.This was acting for the ages and Ryan Gosling beautifully underplays himself making her more relevant to the plot , giving her context yet making his presence felt in a subtle manner.
The music was refreshing and the Jazz was infectious. Most importantly i like the way Director plays with the camera and the mood of the movie. He makes Mia as gorgeous as she can be by vibrant deep earthy colors. He makes Sebastian a sad soul without making him speak much and he had the most innovative sets you can see in a long long time.
so yes, La la land is a piece of Art. I wish Damien Chazelle does a musical with Leo someday. Would be refreshing to see.