La La Land is a wonderful movie. It narrates a story that is about how Seb and Mia follow their dreams and about their love. The movie begins in a happy atmosphere. Then, it fast switches to a picture of a traffic jam. I think it describes the situation between good dreams and cruel reality.
Mia wants to be an actress, so she uses a lot of time to piratic [audition?]. Nevertheless, she is not successful. Also, Seb is in the same situation. He likes Jazz, but Jazz is not popular in people. The situation is like it is for so many real people. Therefore, the situation is so frustrating. The movie sometimes uses some pictures in which everybody wears dark clothes, but Mia or Seb wears very colorful clothes. Such as when Mia goes to a party with her friends. I thank the director wants to express the person who has a dream different from other people. When they have a second meeting, Mia is attracted by Seb’s absorbed play. The third meet is at a party. Mia takes the initiative to close Seb. They talk more, and understand each other more than before. After that, they are increasingly attracted to each other.
At the beginning of love, everything is fantasy, but love and bread cannot have both. After a period of time, because of the pursuit of reality, they both lose some precious and beautiful things, such as love and dreams. However, after that, they are both successful. The last time they meet at Seb’s club. Seb takes Mia into a perfect dream world by his [music] playing. I think this situation happens to almost everyone. Younger people have dreams, middle-aged people give up the dream, and elderly recall the dream.
I think LA LA LAND does not offer a workable model of how to achieve one’s dream in the entertainment business because most of people do something like this, but they did not succeed. LA LA LAND is just a dream case. In the real world, success is not only efforts and perseverance, but also chances and miracles.
Teacher's note: This author also provides a generously detailed observation of LA LA LAND. I see a trend forming. Both authors express the opinion that this musical for dreamers does NOT offer a workable model of how to achieve one's dream in the entertainment business. Both say that this is because most people do not achieve success in the biz.
There may be a logical disconnect between the question and the response. Given that very few people succeed in entertainment, does this mean that the model for success is the fault, or could it be that only those with the greatest talent and drive have any chance of success even if all the others follow the same exact model of hard work? In the second song piece, "Someone in the Crowd," it says "Someone in the crowd could take you where you wanna go If you're the someone ready to be found." In "Another Day of Sun," it says "They say "you gotta want it more" So I bang on every door. Even when the answer's "no"." Etc. So is the model for success the problem?
Anyway, thanks for an awesome post. I always enjoy reading student comments, AND authors often notice things that I miss, which teaches me. Plus, others can read and be informed about any given film.
--mike
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