La La Land
Jane.

Review by Jane.

La La Land 2016

★★½

Rewatched 07 Dec 2022

After years of hating on La La Land, I was suddenly reminded of the magic 7th grade me witnessed watching this movie for the first time. 
Something ignited within me that made me want to watch this movie 3 more times in theaters. But that all ended after my 5th watch. I don’t know what happened but with each passing day, my dislike for this movie grew. 
So I thought, maybe it’s time for a rewatch… a second chance if you will. I’d like to add that it’s been like 3 weeks since I rewatched this movie but I’ve had such a hard time attempting forming an opinion. Quite honestly, I don’t know what to think. Most of my opinions still hold up. I’ve come to terms that I was TRICKED into liking this movie upon first watch because it is not good. There I said it. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy it— I do really appreciate all it has to offer. The magic this film holds is truly amazing and quite alarming— it will always be nostalgic for me. This rewatch experience was actually emotional because I was so confused!! It was heartbreaking but I didn’t like it!! I do have real reasons as to why I don’t like it (mentioned in the liked review which I wrote on another account)— whatever I’m writing right now is solely referring to my confusion surrounding this movie. I will stop here.

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