La La Land is directed by Damien Chazelle and is a "musical" that follows the relationship of an aspiring actress (Emma Stone) and a jazz pianist (Ryan Gosling).
Here's to the mess you made...
I do not understand the love for La La Land. Sure, it is technically well made, but I neither cared for nor believed in the characters or their relationship. Gosling is a retro guy who loves Jazz and Emma Stone has big dreams. That is all I saw of the characters. As I said in my Allied review, for a love story to work you must believe that the main characters are a couple. The only thing that made me think they were together was that they were both dreamers. Apart from that I didn't believe them at all. They are also two of three characters. There are some other characters but none of them are on screen for very long. There are some characters who are seen on screen then disappear for the rest of the film once the scene is over.
I understand the nominations in the technical categories as in that respect it's very well made. The cinematography, lighting, production design, choreography and the editing were all great. However, for the first few songs I couldn't make out most of the words. This wasn't a case of being in a bad screen, I was in the largest screen in a cinema with good sound systems in most screens. And then halfway through, apart from two songs and a dance sequence, it forgets it is a musical. If you're going to make a musical, please make it consistent.
In short: I found La La Land to be a big disappointment.
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