Lack of Plot and Pleasure in La La Land Essay

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La La Land ReviewI have been to LA, and the only thing about La La Land that I found remotely to resemble my experience was the opening scene of traffic congestion—before the dance number started. Yes, a dance number—right in the middle of a modern-day LA traffic jam. What inspired writer/director auteur Damien Chazelle to go in this direction is, well, anyone’s guess: it’s a direction that he maintains throughout the course of the film—but it’s not one that everyone is going to find enjoyable. One reason for that is simply for the fact that the ride never really seems to go anywhere special. Dance numbers in films like those La La Land wants so hard to resemble tend to be fun and magical—but fun and magic are two qualities lacking in La La Land. It’s like everyone in the film is so far repressed and stunted, spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually, that it’s hard to tell the difference between any of them and the cartoon characters on Sponge Bob Square Pants. I used to read reviews by critics complaining in the same way about Adam Sandler movies. The difference here is that Sandler never took himself as seriously as we’re supposed to take Chazelle and this ode of his to…LA, is it?On the one hand, it wants to be special—sets are so…

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…but dull.The colors are beautiful to look at. The sky as the sun sets—the lamp lighting—the yellow dress Emma’s character wears: the purple tie and pants Ryan’s character wears with the white shirt: it all looks great.

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But you’d be better off muting the action (if watching at home) and making up your own dialogue, music, and sound. Yet, even then it might fail to inspire because there’s just something about watching these two characters interact that feels about as forced as that opening dance number in the middle of the traffic jam. Maybe this is what passes for chemistry in LA—but if that’s the case, I think I’ll stay put where I….....

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