La La Land
La La Land eats, breathes, bleeds, and shits L.A.. So much so that you would think it simply wouldn't land its emotional punches quite as well as it does if you're not immersed in that particular micro culture. And although I'm sure it all works a lot better for someone who's lived in L.A. for a long time and dealt with the shit that pursuing a dream like this can spew at you, it still HITS regardless.
I'll admit I wasn't 100% sold for most of the film. I thought it was visually interesting certainly, and the clear adoration this movie has for musicals as a genre is unbelievably charming. But something just didn't quite click for me, it didn't resonate like I wanted it to. Then Mia's audition scene hit and I was like oh, ok, I get it. And THEN the last sequence hit and I was like OH, OK, I GET IT, PLEASE STOP I'M CRYING AGHHH.
It was an unforgettable movie.