A wonderful romantic musical with flooded passion , perfect in every aspect I could think of.

Rating: 10/10 (1 April 2017)

With all the mess in 2016,here is an extraordinary musical that has built a la-la land for us to enjoy and forget about all the mess we made.It's the first romantic movie that truly moved me.
Its boy-meet-girl story is a little old school,but the musical's art of telling a story never disappoints me.Mia,a waitress in a coffee shop,dreams to be a famous actress but keep failing in millions of auditions.She met Sebastian,a penniless jazz pianist who dreams to open his own club to save the dying jazz.Attracted by each other's passion for their dreams,they fell in love with each other and move on their way to success.However the story ends with a dreamlike epilogue without a happy ending.
Some may say LA is the third leading role of the picture.It's true that "La La Land" has shaped LA into a true la-la land.I felt the charm of the city right from the beginning,the opening dance "Another Day of Sun",with the optimism of the dreamers chasing all the lights and shine.LA is charming not only for the scenic spot,but also for the ambitious dreamers that make LA a "city of star".
A picture without excellent actors can't be fabulous.Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling did a great job shaping their roles.Mia resembles young men and women who devoted themselves to the movie industry.Sebastian resembles nostalgic people who hold on to the past.The roles are charming,not because Emma and Ryan look adorable in their fancy costumes,but for their brilliant performance.Ryan expressed the sorrow and anger of Sebastian in his performance of "Mia & Sebastian scene" with full of passion.However,Emma Stone did even better in her solo "Audition:The Fools Who Dream".With the single spotlight on her,her passion suddenly flooded the performance,which has become the best performance in 2016 without any doubt.Emma Stone danced to the top of her career with her Academy Award.Passion is a necessary quality for a good actor,and Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling has explained what is performing art.
In this picture,music is the best part.With unforgettable song like "City of Star",and passionate performance like "Mia & Sebastian scene" and "Audition:The Fools Who Dream",its music has reached a new height in the musicals of the 21st century."La La Land" not only set an example of music that contribute greatly to the whole picture,but also offered a feast for music lovers.
Cinematography and set decoration also did excellent job.I love the nostalgia everywhere in this movie:the lamp under the swirling sky,the set decoration in the "Light House",the "Epilogue" and Mia's poster of Ingrid Bergman.With a budget of about only 30 million dollars,the movie still gave me the visual impact that I can only be able to feel in well produced science fictions.Together they built a dreamworld that I really enjoy.
All these,of course,thanks to Damien Chazelle,the talented and also the youngest Best Director in history.In this masterpiece,Damien has shown his nostalgia and love for the dying jazz and the already-dead musical.Just like Seb,he was trying really hard to bring musicals back to life,because it's been years since the last good musical.
"La La Land" is perfect in any aspect I can think of(except the badly designed dance in "A Lovely Night" though) ,and without any doubt the best picture of the year,despite it lost the award to "Moonlight".
Now I'm looking forward to Damien Chazelle's next movie.
La La Land:Here's to the fools who dream.