Unoriginal

Rating: 3/10 (2 January 2017)

La la land i was curious to watch this one as i am a big fan of musicals. Well i was disappointed all this movie did was make me nostalgic of old classics like Singing in the rain. This film did not have anything new to add to a long line of amazing movies of this genre. I felt like all the clichés from the cinema history were recycled in order to create a plot-line for La la land. Although the acting on both protagonists was really amazing there was not much they could have done to begin with because the story lacked so much depth. I liked the concept that this was a story about finding the courage to achieve your dreams but the script was just poorly written. The director tried to combine digital effects with the musical atmosphere of the old Hollywood, but all this did was make the film even less unimpressive. Instead of focusing on effects he should have put as much effort to create realistic characters. Honestly the only thing i enjoyed about this film was the dancing scenes and although i liked them it still felt unoriginal and lacking. It felt like they just copied one of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers's movies. Also one of the things that really bothered me was the cinematography. I was really amazed they filmed the opening sequence with such hard natural light. If they had filmed the same thing a few hours before when the sunlight was softer the results would have been a hundred percent better. As for the constant hard lightning at the piano playing scenes it didn't allow me to see the actors facial expressions and that annoyed me especially at the emotionally charged moments. I felt that the director of photography had not an ounce of artistic touch here. The cinematography of this film is completely forgettable. To sum things up in my opinion all this movie did was copy old classics poorly. It was not executed well and it lacked the most important element of all film magic. If i were you i would not spend my money to see this at the cinema.