The idea was to emulate the golden era of Hollywood; La La Land is a film about paying homage to '50s era filmmaking. So, the aesthetic choices for every frame were reflective of the same. Sandgren shot with equipment that evoked the aspect ratio of CinemaScope (2.55:1). The effect was that of a slight distortion that caused frames to fill up
La La Land is a joyous, celebratory film that asks you to leave your cynicism at the door. It's not a complicated story. It's your basic boy-meets-girl/will-they-won't-they plot. Mia is an aspiring actress (aka barista) and Sebastian is a struggling jazz musician who hopes to open his own club.
Summary A pool party. A-ha's song 'Take On Me' is playing and Mia wanders through the party, avoiding small talk with a writer whose self-congratulatory monologue propels her, alone, to the bar within about 10 seconds. Then making her way to where the band is playing, she sees Sebastian, on keys.
With no little audacity, La La Land seeks its own place somewhere on a continuum between Singin' in the Rain and Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You, with a hint of Alan Parker's Fame for
La La Land review - worth making a song and dance about Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling lay on the charm in Whiplash director Damien Chazelle's magical love letter to the golden age of Hollywood
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