Say what you will about the film, good or bad, but at least keep the following in mind whenever Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling dance across your field of vision: this could be the start of more mold breaking musicals, and that’s a good thing.
Of course, the parody / backlash machine is probably going to start up any day now, and La La Land’s success is going to be both questioned and mocked to various degrees.
What can’t be mocked though is the effort that went into this film, and the fact that filmmakers like Damian Chazelle have used their love for classic cinema as grist for a mill that keeps the old traditions alive.