We examine why the La La Land ending is one of the most unique and powerful in recent memory.
This article containsLa La Landspoilers.
On this point, many have pointed towards Jacques Demys 1964 musicalThe Umbrellas Of Cherbourg.
This time, mistakes werent made, and betrayals werent enacted.
The music ends, Mia gets up to leave, and the pair share a knowing smile.
All of those bits in between are what make us who we are.
The rest is reprogrammed into rose-tinted memory, the inconvenient edges sanded off for the sake of both parties.
***This article was first published on Jan. 19, 2017.
