We know this is a throwback, and that is why its magnificent.
So c’mon let them dance, and join in if you might.
The grimmer the time period mightve been in American life, the more welcome the toe-tapping.
It is also what allows Chazelle and company the liberty to go where those celluloid classics never could.
Seb, meanwhile, is an Angeleno lifer.
The third act of the movie dramatically reduces the musical numbers while heightening the intensity of life.
He is not making camp, nor is this movie really nostalgic, as Mia might fear.
Rather, it is resurrecting a forgotten style of musical that was not ashamed of its escapism.
Not to mention his personal ones.
In that way,La La Landis a singular and masterful triumph.
