Think about it again

Rating: 10/10 (31 January 2018)

You have to think about this movie again after you watch this movie, or else you have to watch it twice. Why? because at the first time you will be dissapointed, just like me. I was so excited when all the praise of this movie came out on movie review sites, because musical movies nowadays are very rare. Moreover, I listened to this movie's soundtrack before I watched the movie and I liked it so much. Both of those reasons drove me to see it in the theater. When I watched it on the theater, there's no denial that I was really blown away by the cinematography, the songs, the acting, but I was... dissapointed? maybe because it didn't go as I have predicted or expected? I was thinking a lot why they didn't end up together? It's just ridiculous. I was expecting for an uplifting and happily ever after ending movie, and what I got was exactly the opposite.

After re-think about it, I realize that the-no-happily-ever-after-ending is the reason why this movie is brilliant. This is not just about a love story made into a musical movie. This is not your typical happily-ever-after movie. It's deeper than that : It's about sacrifice and choices that have to be made if you want to pursue something, in this case is love, or career. It's about how you feel discouraged when you want to pursue your dream, because you always feel that maybe you are just no that good compared to other people, but you just need to hold on and don't give up. Damien Chazelle definitely did a fantastic job for creating a piece of art combined with magnificent story and messages.