Watch Emma Stone – Ryan Gosling dance to the Sound of Music in this West Side Story .

Rating: 8/10 (16 July 2017)

La La Land is a 'dreamy' modern day musical dramedy. It is not your usual 'break into a dance' musical but a rather dramatic take on how sometimes it is important to fulfill your dreams to sustain a relationship. The way I see it, the relationship shared between Sebastian and Mia here is more about 'watching out for the other' while the other achieves what's truly theirs.The movie starts in a classy way with the words CinemaScope staring at you. The opening scene has one of the most energetic well-synchronized dance sequence seen in the recent times. Writer-Director Damien Chazelle beautifully interweaves the story around the 5 'Seasons of love'.Emma stone is a natural before the camera and deserves all the praise while Ryan Gosling pulls off what seems like an extension of his character in the black comedy The Nice Guys. La La Land may not have a unique story to offer but it does have a string of sequences that take you on a musical voyage. The sequence when they break into some good old dancing in What A Lovely Day or when every time Sebastian plays the tune that he had created or when Mia receives a lukewarm response at the theatre, every sequence has its unique charm. But my favorite remains what I call the "What If" sequence that is a real eye opener and remains one of the most well thought sequence.The song City Of Stars is such a well-written song. Its like one of those songs that just get more meaningful with time. What makes La La Land so special is the fact that it comes across as a really normal movie in a time when carrying your 3-D glasses to the theatre is mandatory.