SLC-S25/W1-Movie Snapshots|Around the world (La La Land)
screenshot from YouTube
Greetings dear steemians and friends, welcome to my blog and this week's challenge.
Before I begin, I am inviting @manuelhooks, @okere-blessing and @dequeen to participate in this challenge.
Watch a movie from a country other than your own country or not of your country's origin.
I have watch a lot of other countries movies other than. That of my country and for the purpose of this contest, I will share just one which is La La land movie.
Talk about the main idea of the movie
Talking about the main idea of the movie, La la land movie is a modern love and romantic movie that took place in Los Angeles in 2016 featuring Ryan Gosling and and Emma Stone.
This movie revolves around two lovely artists that is Ryan a jazz pianist and Mia (Emma stone) a lovely actress which the chasing of their dreams in Los Angeles afford the two of them an opportunity to fall in love with each other.
The two lovers faces challenges as they navigated through their passion a s relationship but they didn't give up but they scale through by making a lot of sacrifices.
In this movie I saw an exploration of love, ambition, dreams, sacrifices and pursing of artistic passion which makes me see relationship in a different perspective.
The two love birds (screenshot from YouTube)
In the movie you will enjoy a lot of stunning music, dance and cinema this movie so enjoyable and memorable as I watch which I believe you will enjoy it too if you do.
I notice that the storyline blends classical Hollywood music and modern storytelling
Share the characters
The main character in this movie are
Ryan Gosling who was born on November 12, 1980 in London. He also uses his name as the stage name.
Ryan Thomas Gosling is a jazz pianist with burning passion about preserving the genre.Emily Jean Stone who adopted Emma as her stage name. A lovely actress who faces rejection but she was determined to make it in the Hollywood industry.
These two are the main character in the movie.
Ryan and Emma (screenshot from YouTube)
Other characters in the movie are;
- Keith
- Bill
- Grey Earnest
Describe the plot and setting of the movie.
The Plot
The plot of this movie is all about the two lovers and aspiring artists Sebastian that is Ryan Gosling and Mia that is Emily Stone.
Ryan is passionate jazz pianist while Emily Stone is an ambitious actress that is determined to make it in the industry.
Both of them met in Los Angeles while pursuing their dreams.
Ryan is dreaming of opening his own jazz club and Emily in the other hand is striving towards becoming a successful actress.
Thy fell in love with each other as they were pursuing their dream on Los Angeles. They had a relationship that was filled with magic, music and dance creating tension as they both make a lot of sacrifices.
This movie shows the experience this two lovers faces in thier relationship. Their experiences was high and low setting against the vibrant backdrop of Los Angeles.
This movie has a bittersweet ending leaving me in the suspense of thinking what would have been.
This movie explores ambition, love and the pursuits of one's passion as the case may be.
The Setting
The setting of this movie is Los Angeles and California showcasing the city's vibrant atmosphere, entertainments, dreams and connections.
Some of the specific location that was featured in the movie was Griffith observatory where the characters shared their memorable dance sequence.
Angels flight railway was another location that was featured in the movie.
La la jazz club was also featured in the movie showing the city's rich jazz heritage.
Movies studios and theaters were features reflecting the city roles in the film industry.
The setting of La la land movie captured los Angeles as a hub for aspiring artists, romantic and promise of talent and famous.
If you were the Director of the movie what would you do differently?
If I was the director of La la land movie, I would have given the movie an ending that would spark the interest of the audience.
This one was also nice anyway, it just that it's left the audience on what to think about and what will happen to the lovers on the future.
I would have incorporated more musica styles.
I would have added more depth to support the characters in the movie.
I would have enhance the musical elements by adding more of original songs.
Most importantly their lighting is what I would have worked on. I would prefer a brighter and sparkling, colourful bright lightening for this movie.
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Thank you for participating in this challenge of season 25.
I don't think I have seen this movie called la la land but I check for it online.
Would have loved to see more information about the movie like who produced the movie and all.
Description| Score
Movie, effort, creativity|4/5
Writing style |3/3
Compliance with instructions| 2/2
Total |9
Thank you for the verification, I really appreciate. Its a nice movie that you will enjoy while watching aside from the lightening is what I don't like. It too dark and on a romantic movie setting like that a brighter and colourful environmental will be perfect.
Hola @udyliciouz. Me ha encantado leerte porque has realizado una magnífica reseña y un buen post.
Los musicales modernos no son muy apreciados en mi país. Los de los años 40 y 50 sí, tal vez porque tenían más coreografias. No obstante, no es un género cinematográfico fácil ya que la música y las canciones deben tener un significado semiótico en el filme.
A mi modo de ver la escena del baile es memorable.
En cuanto a lo que hubieses cambiado me encantaron tus ideas.
Un gran saludo!
Thank you dear friend for your valuable comment. It is true that many people are not familiar with theovie because it is a modern movie and as such look strange to them. I like watching modern movies and learn from it.