(2016, Dir. Damien Chazelle)
In Short: Mia (Emma Stone) is a struggling actress trying to get her big break. Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is a jazz pianist trying to do the same. Romance! Crying! Music! (Spoilers) The big takeaway here is that sometimes you have to give stuff up to get what you really want. And it's a major bummer. And in the end (oh God, the END) Mia and Sebastian got everything they wanted but each other (this movie makes me so uncharacteristically sappy?). And even if it was a little predictable (that dream sequence redeemed the heck out of that predictability though) it was all very tragic and beautiful and lovely. Art does that. And that's another big takeaway--the value of art and how it changes people. I sure was inspired by this film! I want to go make art! Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling made me do it! (Spoilers over) This movie was made for me. I loved pretty much everything about it, especially how classic it was, taking its cues from the Hollywood Musical of Old. The music was amazing, even if the singing was just okay (except for you, John Legend, you were fantastic), and the costumes were gorgeous, actually, everything was gorgeous, and I'm in love with this movie. It might be my favorite movie that's not You've Got Mail? Maybe. Anyway, I totally loved it. I'm listening to the soundtrack for the third time today as I write this. 10/10 Rebels without Causes.
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