la la land soundtrack another day of sun

The director made very distinct choices in showcasing this shift. In a sense, Mia and Sebastian stop being characters in a movie and become two very human people. We go from seeing the naturalness and the sweetness of the relationship, to seeing the fights and the hardships the couple encounter while trying to complete their visions for their lives. We get to see the film’s characters in a new light, allowing us to realize their faults, their mistakes, and ultimately, their failures. The second half of the film is a lot more like a movie that one would come across today. Instead, directors are now more interested in capturing reality and what life is actually like for people. In a way, this shift symbolizes Hollywood’s transition itself, in that nobody makes a film that portrays they world as such a bright and beautiful place that’s easy to live in. And then this film shifts.Īs Sebastian is talking to his colleague Keith, portrayed by John Legend, Keith rebukes Sebastian about his love for jazz music, saying “how are you going to be revolutionary, if you’re such a traditionalist? You’re focusing on the past, when jazz is about the future.” This line starts the film’s transition from old school Hollywood glamour to the reality of everyday life. Mia and Sebastian both face various trials in trying to achieve their dreams, but during the first half of the musical, their lives and their relationship are still depicted as light hearted and somewhat easy. The film is trying to emulate an old Hollywood spectacle and I do believe that the first half of the show accomplishes this very well with its glamourous depiction of life in general. I also recommend that you stop reading this article because of spoilers and whatnot.īasically, the director is promising us that his film does serve a purpose and that all the cheesiness and scriptedness is intentional. If I can put my distaste for theaters on hold to go see this film, trust me, you can too. The film has so much gorgeous cinematography that a normal TV cannot do it justice. If you haven’t seen this movie yet, I highly recommend watching it on the big screen before it is released on DVD. And I wrote a critical analysis/review because I think that this film gives audiences so much to talk and think about.

I loved this movie so much that I saw it three times in theaters.

In this case, that movie is Damien Chazelle’s ode to the City of Angels, La La Land. So when I rave about a movie, you know that I mean business. I hate theaters: they’re cold, uncomfortable, and they strategically fill the air with the smell of buttery popcorn in order to get you to buy a product that’s overpriced by about 8,000%. If you have encountered me at any point in time during the past week and a half, chances are that I had a hard time shutting up about this really cool movie I saw last Friday.

La la land soundtrack another day of sun