What makes La La Land such a successful romcom? How does Damien Chazelle break the romcom formula and still meet and fulfil our romcom desires? Lara and Cheryl chat about the film’s double ending and why we think it helps to both satisfy our expectations and create more meaning within the film. Stick around until the end of the episode to find out which film we will be watching next! Hint: it’s SPOOKY season!
Reference material:
Vulture article on the ending: https://www.vulture.com/2016/12/la-la-land-ending-isnt-that-sad.html
Ben Platt “Grow As We Go” Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDeNQNtW1f8
Taylor Swift “Lover” Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BjZmE2gtdo&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO
Billie Eilish “Bad Guy” Music Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI&ab_channel=BillieEilishVEVO
Movie Credit: All movie content belongs to the filmmaker, producers and creatives.
Theme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus
