La La Land
The most important takeaway from 'La La Land' is the idea that there is a place and time for everything. There are periods of confusion, comfort, growth, panic, regret, and they're all just fundamental parts of life. Then, they pass, and you've changed, and so have the people around you, and then you have to move on to something new. Damien (I feel like we're on a first-name basis at this point) illustrates this so beautifully with his stark shifts from romance to realism, dreams and commitment, WINTER to WINTER, but you don't really notice it while it's happening because you're too swept up in his colorful whirlwind.
In a few weeks, I'll finally be moving to California for school, and I couldn't be more excited. It's been a long time coming, but I feel like I've reached a point of preparedness that I didn't have before. I've always had a lot of passion for film and writing and other things in that sphere, but it takes more than that. Those who complained about Mia and Sebastian not being together at the end miss the point that they were in each other's lives at the right time, they improved each other, and then they moved on and were better for it. They're essential to each other's path and that's what makes it such a strong, romantic story, emphasized, of course, by endless glittering melodies.
In short, even on my 7th viewing, I'm still fully in love with it. Cracked my Top Ten of All Time! How bout that.
"Could be brave or just insane--We'll have to see!"