If I omitted La La Land in any of my top movie lists, that was an unforgivable mistake.
Best cinematography for that year is no question.
That's not enough.
I've seen this movie a dozen times now. It always gives me joy and pain in the best ways.
Years before this movie came out, I was told by professional writers and filmmakers that an original musical was never going to happen. La La Land is an original musical.
La La Land wasn't just an original musical. It's the best musical that I can think of.
People who miss the brilliance of this movie need to miss the insight into the characters. The dreamer who compromises and the pragmatist who sacrifices everything for a dream.
People decry the film for the melancholy ending. I find it to be among the most beautiful endings I've ever seen.
I'll always love the fact that there are women who I was with romantically who I still love now even though things didn't work out.
La La Land is the real Hollywood love story.
