La La Land
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La La Land 2016

★★★★

Watched 13 Sep 2016

They say that musicals are outdated and are only meant to stay on Broadway. Well, that's because no one in the past 20 years has made anything as original and stunning like Damien Chazelle.

La La Land, exceeds expectations. It exceeds the criteria that movie musicals have been structured as for years. It is seamless and effortless, each frame allows the audience to feel something as the crossing of the dream state and reality are blurred. Chazelle never fails to play with the camera and give the audiences different perceptions of situations that we have seen hundreds of times in any other film. This film captivates you from the very first song, it makes you laugh, it makes you feel like your heart is about to burst because of how exquisite the visuals are. The score along with the musical numbers reinvents movie musicals but it also resonates deep within you as it is also nostalgic.

The highest compliment I can give La La Land is that it is a modern day version of Singin in the Rain. It is just as vibrant in aesthetics as it is with its characters. This is the musical of our generation, the songs are already stuck in my head and I can't wait to watch this film over and over again.

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