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This film captured a nostalgia of close female friendships that some are lucky to experience. It was more of a captured experience than a film focused on a narrative arc. Would recommend.

I am not a lover of musicals. I have seen and studied the origins of film musicals, so perhaps it is more accurate for me to say that I do not enjoy the 'cheesy' utopian tone which many musicals tend to adopt. La La Land was spectacular, and fought off any potential 'cheesiness' with showing the reality behind the Hollywood dream. It did begin with a musical number which I thoroughly enjoyed, and I believed that the characters breaking into song was so cohesive because it was written into the narrative in such a naturalistic way. Emma Stone's performance was thrilling, she is an actress of amazing talent and I believe she far outshined Ryan Gosling's performance in this film (perhaps he acts better when he is in slower moving and more emotional films). The choreography and cinematography worked hand in hand and I thoroughly enjoyed this fresh breath of air in the film musical genre. Congratulations to the director for pulling this off, I can't imagine it was easy to pitch a musical given the current 'successful' films.

I went into this film having seen the first but not remembering all of its events (I would recommend re-watching before seeing this film), however the combination and recreation of scenes from the previous film help evoke the nostalgia which the characters possess. This film has excellent cinematography with inventive and creative shots, and precise editing that evokes whatever reaction it is going for to the maximum. Danny Boyle has exploited the medium of film perfectly with the visuals and audio combining to create a piece which really emotionally impacts you. It was funny, it was dark and it was a journey. It is not a film I can say that I enjoyed, however it is a film which I experienced, and would recommend to others (who have strong stomachs).