La La Land will surprise ANY viewer in a GOOD WAY!

Rating: 10/10 (17 March 2019)

The incredible work and vision of the creator Damien Chazelle with La La Land seems to have surpassed expectations and the known problems of putting movie musicals together.
Another Day of Sun
A glaring beginning with song and dance on a crazy hot Los Angelas freeway bridge in the full heat of the day. The first scene opens with dancing, singing, and acrobats setting the whole mood with the first words of the song in the middle of a traffic jam, keeping both your eyes, and ears glued to a scorching bridge over the freeway. Little by little you're given a chance to peak into the lives and circumstances of two struggling creatives who find each other through some very particular circumstances not once, but 3 times. Their personalities seem to collide but they decide that there is an ironically funny circumstance driving them to be together.
Someone in the Crowd
La La Land is a cutely colorful para nostalgic style story that captures the unsaid hunger of those who set out on to make their way to make it in the entertainment business, and get caught in life. Some end up breaking through the bonds of normal expectation and they get a few breaks. Some end up working a low paying job with very few benefits, with just enough money to run from audition to audition for a movie role.
A Lovely Night
In the style somewhat of Fred Estare and Ginger Rogers, the eclectic version of the life of Los Angeles wannabe stars is played out by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone. All the scenes in this almost tangible movie musical make you want to be there, you want to see the stars, you want to smell the fresh air, you want to dance and look over the edge of the hill to see downtown Los Angelas in the glowing hue of the sunset.
City of Stars
The solo warm tones of piano with a lonely piano player who meets a great girl brings you into the essence of a romantic interlude appreciating the atmosphere.
Gaslights illuminate the boardwalk pier as Ryan Gosling strolls and sings, offering a true performance of the professional he is. The night seems to sing along with him. He dances his way over the walk as the stars and the night become the best friend of Sebastian, the character he plays.
Let's Start a Fire!
The appearance of John Legend is a surprise that lends to his first debut in a movie with a speaking part. His music was impeccable for the scene. Let's start a fire!
La La Land
Presents to us a fantasy-like reality of Los Angeles dreamers and doers. It's a great movie musical that will stick in your mind for a long time with an eclectic version of original music by an artist like John Legend, and other music written by Academy Award winning composers like Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and more.