Assignment 17 - Ethan MacGillivray

I recently went to see La La Land in theaters. I was skeptical about the movie at first, since I'm not usually into anything with music, singing, or dancing, but I was eventually convinced to give it a chance, since it has Emma Stone in it, and more importantly, Ryan Gosling. The first scene of the entire movie was during a traffic jam, and everyone got out of their cars, and started singing and dancing, and I thought, "Oh god, this is gonna be awful." But as the movie wore on, it got better and better, and I even enjoyed the jazz music. The plot was very interesting and unpredictable, and the setting, a place called "La La Land" was a very unique place that held many secrets. As the movie was over two hours long, I became very invested in the plot and the outcome for the characters, as I was supposed to, and wasn't happy at all with the ending. Without spoiling anything, let's just say that the ending was not what I expected from a movie like that, and I was genuinely angry when it was over. I would rate it a solid 8.5 or 9 out of 10.