Okay. I JUST WATCHED THIS MOVIE. so I like, went into it with high hopes, because I adore you and I was like "pfft if she likes it, it's gotta be good." But I didn't expect to actually fall in love. Okay. So I love it for different reasons. I love how honest it feels about love and life, like sure there are spontaneous songs and dancing but it feels so honest. They fell in love, and pushed each other to be better. To follow their dreams, and I love that. Even if in the end, they don't end up together (I CRIED SOOOO. HARD.), it's so real, because life happens. And you don't always get what you want. And I just love this movie. I feel my thoughts are all jumbled, so I hope anything came out of this, haha.


It’s now on Netflix. It just ended and i came straight to YouTube and typed in your name and la la land because I remember your video in my sub box when you uploaded it. This film is honestly beautiful. Thank you for articulating everything that is spinning around in my head right now. Just. Ah! Amazing. Thank you

MJ me too, it’s 2 am and I’ve just finished watching it, I’m sobbing so much, best film I’ve ever watched.


AW MAN I JUST,,,,, I LOVE LOVE LOVE THE PARALLELS IN COFFEE SHOP WHEN MIA BECOMES THE CELEBRITY GETTING AN ICE COFFEE BUT THEN ONCE IT WAS REVEALED SHE HAD A CHILD LET ALONE A HUSBAND THAT /WASNT SEB/ I WAS FRICKIN DONE FML

but on a whole it was a masterpiece, dodie i agree with this entire video. i loved how it was modernized version of a 40s film and there was no violence or sex but just raw love and emotions and inspiring themes. and don't even get me started on the colour scheme. also when seb said his car was just up there and mia drove off but he just walked anyway dude... he walked her all that way to her car and then walked back what a gent :,)

and it was clever how in the montage of seb and mia's relationship the engagement ring was shown but it wasn't them i was like hmmmmm well done there


my family never wanted to watch it, so i never did. recently i watched it and OH MY GOD it was so amazing and beautiful and gorgeous and UgH! 🥺🥺


I literally relate to you on a spiritual level 😂


sPoiLEr:  la la land is my favorite movie but i’ve realized the reason that people don’t like it is because they don’t end up together. in my head i loved that part even though it was sad but it was so true. it’s life. you don’t always end up with the people you love


I relate to it also. In pretty much all of these ways. I'm an artist that struggles with being creativity and actually liking my art. LOS Angeles is such a beautiful place and I actually fell in love with the place and a girl that I met online when I was there. So I fell in love in La also. I could go on and on why I love Los Angeles. Music is a huge part of my life. I'm always listening to music and it's another way I express myself. This film is my favorite ever.


CAN SOMEONE PLEASE MAKE LIKE AM HOUR VIDEO OF JUST DODIE SINGING MIA AND SEBASTIANS THEME OVER AND OVER AGAIN


I laughed so hard at 'angry ukulele-wielding mob', I nearly cried


When I first saw la la land I was at my friends house and I ended up crying with my head under her dog's bed haha


OMG DODIE IT'S BEEN OVER HALF A YEAR AND I'M STILL OBSESSED WITH IT AND I STILL CRY OVER IT. T_T

I NEED TO DISSECT AND DISCUSS AND UPACK THINGS


dear dodie, <br>this is my 1000000000th time watching this and every time i wish you’d bring out a cover of just you humming mia and sebastian’s theme song.

dear dodie,
this is my 1000000000th time watching this and every time i wish you’d bring out a cover of just you humming mia and sebastian’s theme song.


la la land was a fucking masterpiece im sobbing


oh La  La  Land. I only saw the film once, but my heart was immediately captured. Like you say, I adored everything about it. the songs the colors the actors the characters the themes the everything!
I really need to see it again!!!
also, I watched your cover of City of Stars and be calm my bleeding heart just wow. it is so beautiful. I'm so glad to have found someone who loves this film as much as I do!


My mom, dad and brother disliked it. I’m like how. I was the only one who loved it entirely and I still listen to the entire soundtrack and have watched it three times.


I also love lalaland ❤😭 i always have time to rewatch it. Gosshhhhh 😭😭😭😭💕


it is one of the best things i have ever seen. i am a true harry potter fan though but i think this is the best musical ever. i am so totally in love with this film. i got so emotionally involved with it i watched clips from it for 3 months straight. i even stayed up till 2 in the morning just to see the end


THE END MADE ME SO ANGRY LIKE WHY SHOW ME EVERYTHING I WANT AND TAKE IT AWAY

The ending is very similar to some of the old classic movies. It made me sad too but I really loved the movie. You should see the movie Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck..........not a musical but a equally beautiful, stunning film!!

alexis mckenzie but that was what made the movie realistic and it was so beautiful but the end made me cry but it made the movie even more perfect

for me its more about how they grew while they were together. it didn't matter if they ended up together, at the beginning they had a goal, and by the end they achieved there goals and because of this they'll always carry away a piece of each other cuz they couldn't of done it without each other. thats what the film is about to me

haha if you pay attention, only emma gets to live her dream in her fantasy, not both of them thats why they were both happy

alexis mckenzie IKR!!!! I mean I get that they don't end up as a couple. but why why show us what could've been? tho it was beautiful

alexis mckenzie they could've just not shown it. Having it there gave me closure haha. And their smiles 💀


i waited MONTHS to watch this video. and i finally watched it. and i'm so fucking in LOVE WITH THIS DAMN FILM


I was rewatching all the videos and I started crying with this one bc same


I know I'm 2 years late but this is still my all time favorite movie


I love to watch people nerd out about things. It's adorable.


I only saw la la land because my friend forced me to go to the cinema and see it with her. I'm so glad she did.


I like the fact that there was someone in the crowd at her play that she needed to know.


I can 100% relate to the clips of you crying while listening to the soundtrack. Because I do the same thing on a regularly scheduled basis


My favourite scence are the 3 last notes on the piano and the 3 seconds when they met each other's eyes and nod...


Who else wants Dodie to open a music school so they can apply? Just me?


Anybody else keep replaying the first 19 seconds of the video and wish you could just repeat it over and over again? 😅😅


It’s over a year later and I can finally come back to this video to actually watch it.


I JUST FINISHED LA LA LAND AND IM CRYING AND I AGREE WITH YOU 100%!!!


did the last 10 minutes of the movie brutally murder anyone elses heart?


dodie never O never have I connected with someone on something this hard. It is currently November almost a year since I saw it but I am still so moved because of the colours and music and imagery and OMG unfortunately where I live basically no one likes musicals so I am all alone in terms of loving this film yet with this video it was like I was talking to a friend. So thank you for sharing, also this was my first dodie video so yeah I immediately subscribed also that cover with you and John was magical, ok I am going to stop because this comment is too long so bye and thanks and love from Malta!


hey i just watched this movie yesterday and i kind of have mixed feelings about it ..
i think there are some things i didnt understand for example: how can mia be together with sebastian all the time and even live with him together while she still has her other boyfriend and apparently she didnt break up with her old boyfriend because she is together woth him at the end again so..how can that be explained?
and otherwise i find the beginning of the relationship between mia and sebastian strange...because it didnt feel natural for me
especially when in the end the dream for the right work is more important than their love
i am still struggling with that ending...
maybe you can help me as a fan xD
amd what i love most about the film is the music even though i am a little disappointed with the little amount of songs


During the end scene, where the story was told all over again with the alternative ending I just cried, I cried until the last name and word roled down the big screen and the way home.
My boyfriend was close to crying too, but he tried not to just that I wouldn't cry more.
I've seen the movie about a week-ish ago and since then I cannot stop thinking about the movie. I just can't stop.
I love it, and I know this video is (kinda) old but I love the movie and I loved this video and I totally get what you're feeling and I love you and everything you're doing. Thank you for this video and thank you for you ❤❤
(I'm just feeling all the feels again, because of this video and I'm so emotional now, that I just had to write this comment)


5 months later and I have finally seen the movie and can now watch dodie's video :D


i was so ready whenever she said it heard you play’ and then he kissed her and i was like YESSSS but then it went back to reality and i was like WHAT IS THIS CRAP NO MIA AND SEB HAVE TO BE TOGETHER FOREVER

Well, it’s not the ending of “The Notebook”. It’s quite the opposite. It seemed to me like, with that song, dedicated to her, it was an ode to their love and what they could’ve had together. That’s why it was necessary. Still, they both had their lives going on,

angeli a Somehow, I didn't actually cry during the ending, though I was definitely very sad.<br>Probably because I watched it so late, (only just saw it last night) and have had spoilers and saw people saying that the ending was disappointing and sad, so I kind of guessed how it would end. And because of that it didn't really have a big impact on me. It was very sad though. Sadder than I anticipated

angeli a Somehow, I didn't actually cry during the ending, though I was definitely very sad.
Probably because I watched it so late, (only just saw it last night) and have had spoilers and saw people saying that the ending was disappointing and sad, so I kind of guessed how it would end. And because of that it didn't really have a big impact on me. It was very sad though. Sadder than I anticipated

angeli a there was no closure. It makes me sad

That ending was Mia's fantasy of Seb giving up his dream to support hers. It was an alternative version of what her life should've been. I think it was brilliant.

Just finished it like 10 minutes ago and I'm shook. It's very beautiful wow

same and I just finished it a few minutes ago..

but it still wasn't as bad as the forest fic ending...

angeli a Honestly, I found Mia's husband to be a lot more attractive and caring than Seb. It kind of changed everything for me. It made me a bit umm bitter towards Mia I guess. I think maybe since I'm the exact opposite of Mia, I couldn't relate to her situation and therefore didn't enjoy the film at all.

angeli a me too!! when it ended i said "wHY"

completely agree with MIK's comment - if it had ended with them together and having kids and whatnot it would have ruined the realistic aspect of the movie. I also love the contrast it provided, because the majority of the movie was all lovey-dovey and unrealistic, but the end brought it full circle. just goes to show that not everything may fall into place just the way you wanted it to, but sometimes its better that way.

angeli a it messed us all up lol I cried while seeing it.

lol get over it guys! The fact it ended the way it did, gave the film a touch of realism. Sad but beautiful....loved it!!

angeli a it's the best part of the movie :p

angeli a I loved the ending . If they ended up together then the story wouldn't be real and I wouldn't even like the movie anymore. Sure it would've been great to see Mia and seb get married and have kids but if they did it would've been a generic happy ending. And in a way it was a happy ending . They both succeeded with their dreams and when they nod to each other in the end its them appreciating each other and saying I'll always love you some how some way

In my brain I was yelling
DONT YOU DARE LEAVE
GO RUN TO HIM AND KISS HIM THEN PLAY YOUR ROMANCE SONG
When she left I...
DAMM IT

i was sitting in the theatre like how could this movie fill my heart with so much love and joy only to rip it to shreds. then when they were showing the second ending, i was crying happy tears because i'm like thank god this is what i wanted. and then it went back to reality and i was like i can't believe this movie offered me a new heart only to take it away from me 2 seconds later.<br>i'm just glad that they gave us the ending where they end up together so i can remember it that way forever and block out what really happened.

i was sitting in the theatre like how could this movie fill my heart with so much love and joy only to rip it to shreds. then when they were showing the second ending, i was crying happy tears because i'm like thank god this is what i wanted. and then it went back to reality and i was like i can't believe this movie offered me a new heart only to take it away from me 2 seconds later.
i'm just glad that they gave us the ending where they end up together so i can remember it that way forever and block out what really happened.

I was so close to screaming at Mia to go to Sebastian and to just be with him and not her random husband like ughhh

And I found the movie online as well and I've been watching it non stop like in class and getting none of my work done but I love it so much

@Meg B There's a video basically explaining the entire ending

sameeeee, i need help understanding exactly what happened, am i just not supposed to kno?

same.  my heart just...ugh. I can't handle that ending.

I JUST WATCHED IT AND FINISHED LIKE 5 MINUTES AGO HOW CAN THEY END A MOVIE LIKE THAT ITS NOT FAIR

angeli a I literally walked out the theater in utter shock from the ending. It was so so good but it was such a roller coaster of emotions

a love so perfect and flawless was absolutely too much absurd and so ridiculous that it could only be from 'la la land'

Sooooooo heart breaking ughhhhhh whyyyyy. ya feel?

Pshhhh, what ending? As far as I'm concerned it ended it end when Mia and Sebastian were sitting the the jazzy club together....😢

it was pretty realistic that they would never end up together but that playback of everything that would have happened if everything went perfectly made me so emotional and how the only contact they made in five years was one smile and so much other stuff but at the same time the ending was so beautiful


i admit unashamedly that i cried in the beginning along with dodie


This is how I feel about the movie Perks of being a wallflower, like I had to hide in my bathroom so my mom and sister wouldn't see me burst into tears


im gushing about how dodie's fangirling so much about La La Land and her inputs made me appreciate the movie so much more <3 <3 <3


I absolutely love it so much! It is such a beautiful film...the songs...the colours...the actors...the storyline...arghh x


That argument scene is so realistic because you can see them resisting the argument at first. Like they're deciding whether it's worth it to potentially ruin their relationship and you see how that shifts as the stakes raise. It's just so good


ITS march and I'm still moved by this film 💛


unpopular opinionnnn: I was sooooo excited to see the beginning sequence (my hear soaaaarrred), but it was underwhelming everywhere afterwards.... :( maybe I need to take another look at it.


the ending affected me the most because everyone wanted them to end up together but its also sorta beautiful because when theyre looking at eachother and smile as shes about to leave the bar you can tell theyre saying "we made it" even though things didnt turn out how they were supposed to they still in a way did. He got his dream and she got hers but their dreams didnt involve eachother and they couldnt. i just thought it was the most beautiful piece of art i had ever seen and you really need to think deep to understand it i think


I literally just saw the film so I'm very emotionally vulnerable right now okay

I got so emotional over Seb and Mia's relationship and I think it was because they seemed real. I don't know how else to describe it. It just all felt so authentic.

I LOVED the opening number!! Everyone dancing on the cars for a mile was so cool.

I can't quite pinpoint why I adored this film so much. It was just EVERYTHING. It was cinematographically gorgeous. Those COLOURS. And the clothes!! And the setting!! And the acting!!

Watching this movie scared me. I was looking at the screen and my heart was aching, but not so much because of what was happening on it (though that too). I was longing for something- creativity, the chance to follow my dreams and walk the path that Mia and Seb did. Perhaps even longing to make something as incredible as the story unfolding before me. I want to make things and watching this movie reminded me of how hard it's going to be to do that but also, most terrifyingly, how much I need to do it. It's hard being a creative person. You know it's impractical to follow that path but you can't stand doing anything else. That's why this film hit me so hard, I think.


hi hello, a little late to the party, i suppose😅. don’t you just love the concluding scene in which seb and mia see each other, seb nods slightly, to acknowledge and mia smiles in return, I absolutely loved that


i had eyeliner and mascara on entering the cinema and came home with no eye make up. I LOVE LA LA LAND AS MUCH AS YOU DO.


ALSO DID YOU KNOW THAT ALL THE SONGS EXCEPT SOMEONE IN THE CROWD AND ANOTHER DAY OF SUN WERENT PRE RECORDED THEY SANG THEM ON SET AND ALSO RYAN GOSLING WAS ACTUALLY PLAYING THE PIANO LIKE HOLY SHIT THE WHOLE MOVIE IS INCREDIBLE


Although i did like la la land i found the theme of the movie is playing alot throughout the movie it kind of begs the question does he know any other song beside city of stars. Also i think they could have casted someone besides emma stone not taking away from her work on this movie but i think i would have loved to see amy adams in the role she has a far superior vocal range but ryan gosling did a good job in this movie, Maybe its just me nit picking but thats what i would change. Other than that loved the movie i think i seen it ten times since i bought it and maybe i'll watch it tonight my favorite song is the one where there going to go out on the town and the opening song. what about you dodie whats your favorite song


I just finished the movie and came back to watch this video. I paused this video the day it was uploaded and just finished it now. I LOVED La La Land, holy shit, how much I loved it. Thanks Dodie


i haven't watched it but i just love hearing you talking about smth you love so much


dodie, you forgot to write why "fools who dream" was written how it had been written!


I only watched lala land yesterday day but I love it so much. The ending was so sad tho aha


I love the bit where the see each other again at the end and he play that song and she thinks what it might have been like with him


I saw La La Land 2 days ago and I have not stopped thinking about it. My favourite scene was when Emma Stone was at her final audition and singing about people who dream of being artists, but experience so much failure but still dream meant so much to me. I dream so much of being a writer and know I may never achieve my dream, and this film speaking of being rejected and failure, yet still loving and trying for what you want made me sit there in complete awe in the theatre. This was an amazing film that spoke to the artist in everyone that wants to be a writer or a singer or a poet or a painter, and says "You will experience heartbreak, you will be crushed, you might not achieve the dream in the way you expected, but <b>A</b> dream of yours will come true. Eventually." And I just sat there in the theatre, never wanting to leave.

I saw La La Land 2 days ago and I have not stopped thinking about it. My favourite scene was when Emma Stone was at her final audition and singing about people who dream of being artists, but experience so much failure but still dream meant so much to me. I dream so much of being a writer and know I may never achieve my dream, and this film speaking of being rejected and failure, yet still loving and trying for what you want made me sit there in complete awe in the theatre. This was an amazing film that spoke to the artist in everyone that wants to be a writer or a singer or a poet or a painter, and says "You will experience heartbreak, you will be crushed, you might not achieve the dream in the way you expected, but *A* dream of yours will come true. Eventually." And I just sat there in the theatre, never wanting to leave.


That whole scene where they showed what it would be like if instead of being a dick, Seb kisses Mia made me cry so much. They could've had such a great relationship but it didn't work out. Oh my god!!!!!


I have had this video on pause for two months but I finally saw the movie this weekend and now I can finally watch it yay


It had a typical none happy French ending ❤


I am glad that someone on Youtube loves La La Land the way i do. People don't understand the depth to which the movie goes in every single aspect of which it touches.<br>Kudos to you !

I am glad that someone on Youtube loves La La Land the way i do. People don't understand the depth to which the movie goes in every single aspect of which it touches.
Kudos to you !


Yes. Yes yes yes. I feel you Dodie I FEEL YOU.<br>I saw it last weekend for my birthday and I haven't managed to fully express to anyone how much it affected me but I completely agree with you and aahhhh I love it!

Yes. Yes yes yes. I feel you Dodie I FEEL YOU.
I saw it last weekend for my birthday and I haven't managed to fully express to anyone how much it affected me but I completely agree with you and aahhhh I love it!


GURLLL I LOVE IT SO MUCHH I SAW IT SO MANY TIMES IN THEATERS AND GOT IT ON BLU-RAY, CD, VINYL, AND POP FIGURES ABSOLUTE FAVE


Omg yea this movie freaking like Ahhh I don't even know how to describe it!!! It hit me hard and yay!!! I found someone that connects with me about this film!! Ahh I go see it like everyday and I cry everytime I get out and ugh the end messed me up but they say this movie isn't a love story it's about dreamers but errr I just wish they ended up together.. But yes it was a very beautiful film!:)))


The ending has me shook😭😭😭😭😭😭 I rlly wanted them to be togetherr!!!


IF I COULD WATCH ONE MOVIE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IT WOULD BE LA LA LAND!!


Dodie, I walked out of this film with tears streaming down my face. The movie felt like it played out my whole life.
I've been told no so many times, I've felt humiliated, i've felt as if i'm not good enough, as if my voice is just not mean't to be heard and yet through all of that... I've had this resounding voice inside me that has told me to get up, pick up and sing again. I've lived in LA and then returned home to Australia a few times- I sobbed so hard when Mia returned home defeated.
I whole heartedly agree with you that this is one of the most beautiful films ever made and just felt compelled to write something in the comments for you and every other dreamer out there alike.

Lastly, I just wanted to say how beautiful you and your voice are. Each time I watch a video of yours I am inspired to sing, to create, to do more. So thank you :)

'Here's to the ones who dream, foolish as they may seem'
x


I JUST watched this film mainly because of all the times you mention it and listening to your covers of it and OH MY GOD I was not prepared for all of the feelings ahhhhh! Fools Who Dream was by FAR the song that got to me the most because I could see so much of myself in it and I think your analysis about it is spot on! Ugh I can't wait to watch it over and over and over again and listen to the soundtrack even more!


Me too I cried so hard when I saw it and I've watched it so much since


The best movie ever!!! I wonder if in the theater for the karaoke version we can sing along lol


you made me appreciate this film more :)


WHEN SEB REMEMBERS HER HOUSE IS NEXT TO THE LIBRARY

IM RELATING TO U SO MUCH IVE SEEN IT LIKE 3 TIMES ITS SO SSIKXISIZJ


I hated it: it's shown me that you can't get both true love and your dreams at life and it broke the shit out of me


I disagree with you when you said they both achieve their dreams. Yes Mia achieved her ultimate goal in her life but I feel like she left Seb in his old dream. I believe his dream shifted when he join the band. Yes he didn't like it at first but you can see how excited he is about touring with the band in their fight scene. Mia just brings him back to his old dream, opening a jazz diner and he quits the band for her leaving him in his own dream

I finally watched the movie on DVD this past weekend. Don't know why it got so much praise...I actually hate myself not being able to love this movie like everyone else. I am not trying to imply I know better than everyone because I don't. I just wish both leading actors could have more training on dancing and singing. They both CAN act, don't get me wrong, and I commend them for that.  But boy their music and dance numbers surely turned me off. I actually enjoy musical movie quite a lot. My all time favorite movies were The Sound of Music and Singin' in the Rain tied as No.1 , with My Fair Lady being a very close runner up. But I do believe I would have enjoyed Lala Land much more if it was not a musical.  With all that being said, I don't think Seb was exciting about his pop band. When he talked about the tour he wasn't as passionate as he was talking about jazz. To me he sounded like he just gave in, and Seb later being so cooperative with that ridiculous photographer really convinced me he totally gave in. At that moment he thought having a steady income is what Mia wants from him, and he believed pop band was his destination and his Jazz dream was delusional. That movie producer's phone call was a wake up call for Seb. Although she had nothing to do with him, I think that producer made Seb believe his dream could come true, if he keeps pushing through. If you put Seb's stage presentations with the pop band and with his jazz combo in the diner side by side, you could see Seb is much more sincere and happier on the later stage. That's him being real him.

Niamh Newman Nope owning and playing on a Jazz club was his main dream all along.You can see he wasn't happy with the music he was making in the tours.


im late, but at the end of the film when seb is playing the piano and there is the montage of them together and what they could have been together... and to me that meant that he was using his pain to make art.


Even though La La Land seems like some kind of weird fantasy film, for people who actually do come to Hollywood, drive a Prius, and keep trying to "break into fame," it really is just SO real. And yes, it captures that superficiality we have here, but shows the heart of the real people here keeping it running, and supporting our local talent. Oh, and yes, you can use a car remote (or home security controller) against your jaw, and it will extend the range... speaking from experience there.

And yes, some of us fun-loving Los Angelinos will SING at the most inappropriate times. Hell, I'm talking to a platonic friend, going to our cars at sunset, and I just had to do a swing around a street signal and say, "The sun is nearly gone... no lights are turning on... a silver shine that stretches to the sea."  My friend was like, "Where's that from?"  (Sigh)  But ONE day, I will swing around that damn streetlight, start singing and someone had better join in!  I once got the design department to sing "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" from Annie on a rough day when we needed something to boost our spirits. But my life will not be complete until I get my La La Land moment.


I keep thinking about it and crying every now and then in public places. So beautiful... Ugh I'm crying.


They’re doing an outdoor screening of the film at Fulham Palace in London with live orchestra in May! You should go! And yes, it is such an amazing film


I live watching someone who’s so passionate


Oh my gosh when this video uploaded I hadn't seen lala land yet so I didn't watch it and I forgot to come back to this video and now I've finally come back and lala land is my favorite movie even though I saw it with my ex so it was slightly ruined but makes me relate to the movie even more ugh I just scream and I cry every single time I cant even explain wow.


YES!!!!! SOMEONE ELSE WHO IS IN LOVE WITH THE GREATEST FILM EVER!!!!!


I DIDNT THINK IT WOULD BE THAT GOOD BUT OH MY GOD I LOVED IT

Olivia Brust exactly what I could have written.  I took my 11 year old daughter and thought she would think it was boring but she LOVED it too.


I've been watching it so much lately and I love it so so much


maybe someday someone will do "why i love hamilton so much"

L M A O

That person would probably be me. Hopefully.


YEESS! I am so glad to see I am not the only one who finds La La Land such a great masterful piece of art. It hits all my heartstrings: Jazz, Acting, Art, Love, Then subsequent loss of said Love, Things working out for the main characters but not in the way that you hope for... Its brilliant! While we all know that art is open to interpretation of the spectator, I think it means more to those who not only love and have studied music (as I have since childhood) and art, but also reaches an audience who feel strongly when it comes to love and romance. Every damn time I watch La La Land, I end up bawling my eyes out especially at the end during the final montage.

For example, I went with a few friends to see it in theatres when it was first released here in the states, and as we were all walking out of the theatre at the end, I was the only one in the group that still had tears welling up in my eyes while everyone was discussing the movie. I didn't even have to weigh in on the conversation as everyone knew how I felt. haha

I have since bought the movie and soundtrack and I have to watch it at least once a month and have a good "cry sesh" over it... Its very rare for a movie to come along that captures my attention and admiration as La La Land has. :)


i'm watching la la land tonight for the first time and i will be non stop thinking about dodie while i watch 💛


okay but what if dodie got to do another lil' interview chat and nail stuff with emma stone and ryan gosling like she did with anna kendrick?????


Omg I so agree with you I just wanna cryyy. I keep saying how much I love this movie and no one understands me like you do(odie) <3


Sorry for the comment spam on your vids. But Oh my FlIPPING god. I am so glad there is someone out there that relates to La la Land and gets as emotional about it as me. The first time I saw it, I was seeing it in the theatre (on a date) and was balling like a baby all throughout the film. Which made my date slightly scared I think haha. But I don't think he understood how much I related to this movie in almost every aspect. The only part I did not relate to at the time was the love story between Seb and Mia, until now. It is so so difficult to give up someone so dear to you in order to chase your dreams. But I had to do that recently. And though I am heartbroken by the turn of events, I cannot wait for the day we meet again and see how far the both of us have come in our artistic dreams, (me wanting to be an actress and him wanting to be a film maker)

I also just want to say you're such an inspiration to me, Dodie. Your videos have helped me through a heavy pit of depression I've been in as of late. I just want to thank you for that. Stay lovely 💖


I'm so grateful to find a video like this. It has been one and half year but I can't forget about this movie. It all changed my life. I found plenty of things in this masterpiece. I started to play piano and thought about my dreams. The movie thought me very valuable things like following our dreams. I've seen it several times but I can watch it right now until the morning anyway. By the way I'm keen on jazz :))) when i say them to someone they think that I'm exaggerating. But I'm not.


Months later- I just watched it for the first time. IM HERE. IM HERE NOW. This is me now. I have been listening to the soundtrack on repeat literally all day at work. AAHH !!


Oh Dodie if you had seen me after the movie literally DANCING AND SINGING because I was so in love with this theme, music, dance and everything I can't express the feeling I got and then in front of everyone crowded in the cinema I just let myself go, I danced with pure joy! I even got an applause xd


i watched it when it came out and tbh i liked it but i didnt ADORE it, though I didn't see it the same way as you did, and i like your way much better, and tbh i'm glad I clicked on this video because now I see it with a total different point of view and it makes we want to watch it again (:<br>Thank you <3

i watched it when it came out and tbh i liked it but i didnt ADORE it, though I didn't see it the same way as you did, and i like your way much better, and tbh i'm glad I clicked on this video because now I see it with a total different point of view and it makes we want to watch it again (:
Thank you <3


i know this video was a while ago  but honestly dodie,i cried in the first like 5 minutes,  I'd been listening to the soundtrack since it came out, and because i live in Australia the film didn't release here for ages after. I don't know if it was just finally seeing it come to life in a completely different way or what but the opening number was just so vivid and happy and glorious and i just cried. This movie was great like 10/10 and didnt give in to norms and i love it


I didn't fully understand how you felt until I saw Falsettos. I think that everyone has a work of art that speaks to them more than anything.


THE SCENE WHEN SHE LEAVES THE RESTAURANT IS MY FAVORITE UGHHH


ALSO THE ENDING HOW HE ACTUALLY USES THE LOGO SHE MADE EVEN THO THEY WERENT TOGETHER ANYMORE IT WAS SUCH A SAD HAPPY ENDING


omg i thought no one like it as much as me thank god im not the only one i cant stop listening to the music especially Mia's audition song and the song some one in the crowd i cant stop watching it i think im going insane lol #lalaland4ever


I LOVE THIS FUCKING MUSICAL SM OKAY!<br>It inspired me to write music and be an actress and sing. Inspired me to write, draw, paint. It gives me beautiful new emotions I can't describe. I love Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling so that helped. ALSO THE GUY WHO HELPED WITH THIS ALSO HELPED WITH DEH AND THE GREATEST SHOWMAN. (enough said ((Justin Paul)) ) ANYWAYS I AGREE WITH U

I LOVE THIS FUCKING MUSICAL SM OKAY!
It inspired me to write music and be an actress and sing. Inspired me to write, draw, paint. It gives me beautiful new emotions I can't describe. I love Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling so that helped. ALSO THE GUY WHO HELPED WITH THIS ALSO HELPED WITH DEH AND THE GREATEST SHOWMAN. (enough said ((Justin Paul)) ) ANYWAYS I AGREE WITH U


I relate to her so much because of that. Seriously look up to her like a sister... and she's only a year older than me :)


Heard city of stars because of velvetgh0st covering it on her vlog channel, and then went to see it with my friends AND IT WAS THE BEST THING IVE EVER SEEN OMG, and just the fact that they waited so long to just simply kiss AND THEN THEY KISSED IN THE CINEMA AND MY FAVOURITE PART WAS MIA ON THAT DATE AND SHE ALMOST MISSED HER CINEMA DATE WITH SEB AND HE WAS SO SAD SHE DITCHED HIM BUT SHE DIDNT AND THEY KISSED AHHH

It's been many many months but I still love it


I left and went to buy the movie and saw it. It was fucking amazing


Omg the end fucked me up yet it was the best thing I've ever heard and seen agh I didn't think I would like it I was just seeing it to see this video and God I cried


The words "la la land" explain a land that is not real, a perfect place you go to when your dreaming, which is the first scene. The first scene shows LA and how fake it is, it seems glorious and perfect from the outside but on the inside it's basically living in one giant movie. This describes the entire movie, the beggings is perfect and happy and most importantly fake, nothing is THAT perfect. Towards the end when everything is falling apart all the way to the ending (which is sad because they didn't end up together) shows the truth of LA and how it's not all that wonderful and how there is a real world beyond the screen and what they were living in which was a fake place called La La Land.


This movie is something else! The score for the movie is unbelievable and the cinematography threw me back! I loved it.

At the end of the movie, where we see Mia and Seb's story begin again and play through but starting with a kiss, (in my opinion) shows how one moment can just change everything! How our lives work out, what opportunities we take and even who we end up with. The movie not only embodied reaching your goals but also creating the idea that you shouldn't hold back. If something feels right, for example, Seb kissing Mia, then that one action could create a chain in which your entire life and future balances on. Therefore, don't try and talk yourself out of your own destiny.

I also felt that, although this movie is set in a modern day, the score and concepts in the film make it almost feel timeless. You don't feel like you're watching a modern day love story but more a timeless tale. The use of jazz not only gives the musical aspect an amazing foundation but also allows the story to seem slightly aged as if it were set years ago and you are watching you grandparents meeting at the dance hall and slowly fall in love. It just creates such a romantic ambience.

I want to make a video response on this topic but don't feel I could truly express how much this film moved me! IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, THEN GO AND SEE IT!!!!! xxx


One of the themes was definitely dreams, or ambition, as well.


la la land is my FAVORITE movie i love it so much. it’s so beautiful i cry every time


fun fact: i started watching this video like a month ago, then stopped when she said "please go watch it". i literally just finished watching it aND I'M BACK HERE


I literally just watched La La Land and I CANNOT GET CITY OF STARS OUT OF MY HEAD


I agree so much with everything you said, Dodie!

I pretty much fell in love with this film as soon as the first teaser was released last summer. Even though it was one of those magnificently made trailers where they don't really give anything away, I was instantly won over by "City of Stars", and how every scene in that looked like a painting on it's own. The fact that it was directed by Damien Chazelle, who also directed one of my favourite movies of all time, "Whiplash", and that it starred two amazing actors, made it a must see for me. (also, I was really happy that I shared a name with the protagonist hahah)

And when I actually saw it, it exceeded all my expectations. I loved the songs so much, I have been listening to the soundtrack on repeat since then. And the cinematography, oh god! So wonderful. I loved Ryan and Emma's acting as well, and I really hope they get a well deserved Oscar nod.

SPOILER ALERT I feel like the ending was absolutely perfect. During the "Epilogue" song was when the movie went from an excellent one to a ohmygodholdmeiminlovegaaagh for me. Needles to say, I bawled my eyes out through those last 10 minutes, because I feel like that's the theme from the movie I related to the most, the "what if". If they made some different choices along the way, and some compromises, that they could have had that perfect "Hollywood happy ending" together. But at the same time, they don't really seem to achieve what they originally set as their life goal, and for Seb that was the jazz club, which he doesn't own in the "happy ending". So that's why I loved that last look they share, accompanied with a sweet smile, because at least I interpreted it as a bittersweet moment when they are both sad about not being in each others lives anymore, but also happy with what they've achieved and grateful to the other for encouraging them to achieve it.

I agree so much with everything you said, Dodie!

I pretty much fell in love with this film as soon as the first teaser was released last summer. Even though it was one of those magnificently made trailers where they don't really give anything away, I was instantly won over by "City of Stars", and how every scene in that looked like a painting on it's own. The fact that it was directed by Damien Chazelle, who also directed one of my favourite movies of all time, "Whiplash", and that it starred two amazing actors, made it a must see for me. (also, I was really happy that I shared a name with the protagonist hahah)

And when I actually saw it, it exceeded all my expectations. I loved the songs so much, I have been listening to the soundtrack on repeat since then. And the cinematography, oh god! So wonderful. I loved Ryan and Emma's acting as well, and I really hope they get a well deserved Oscar nod.

*SPOILER ALERT* I feel like the ending was absolutely perfect. During the "Epilogue" song was when the movie went from an excellent one to a ohmygodholdmeiminlovegaaagh for me. Needles to say, I bawled my eyes out through those last 10 minutes, because I feel like that's the theme from the movie I related to the most, the "what if". If they made some different choices along the way, and some compromises, that they could have had that perfect "Hollywood happy ending" together. But at the same time, they don't really seem to achieve what they originally set as their life goal, and for Seb that was the jazz club, which he doesn't own in the "happy ending". So that's why I loved that last look they share, accompanied with a sweet smile, because at least I interpreted it as a bittersweet moment when they are both sad about not being in each others lives anymore, but also happy with what they've achieved and grateful to the other for encouraging them to achieve it.

Mia wow that's what I think of the ending! I love the ending so much ahh


I know this video is old; but I’m on both of their sides in the argument scene. I’ve been on both sides, and I know where web is coming from. He wanted to support Mia, genuinely, and thought that’s what she would want, in the end, was to be supported and felt supported by him with the money, like funding her play which I’m sure he would’ve done. He did what was best, in his mind, for them as a unit, and I think in the process he realized how fed up he was and felt trapped, and then thought he couldn’t get out. That doesn’t make it right to be mean to Mia in that scene, but I think he was getting out all the emotions he felt, the trapped feeling the regret, and then to hear that she didn’t want any of it I think hurt him deep down


when you said “smiling threw it, she said she’d do it again” i got chills...

i love la la land so much bdbxussjdhxh


after watching you talk about la la land made me love it more


Bro, tbh. I'm literallty not really big on musicals but it got me (I watched it about 1yr in a half maybe 2 yrs ago)...

Hit me hard wit the feels maaan. I almost even started to cry.. and I'm a Virgo. Hahaha. It'll always have a close place to my heart,

" best romance/drama/musical imo. "
11/10


I'm been the same ever since I saw the movie! I just cannot stop talking about it. Being that three of my real passions in life are theatre, music (particularly jazz), and cinematography, this movie just perfectly incapsulated every thing I love about living. This movie was absolutely fantastic. The more I think about it the better it was. Damien Chazelle continues to absolutely kill it at directing! The colors, the music, the 'staccato' jazz editing and shots, and the acting all just cemented this movie as one of the best things I have seen in a long, long time. The movie was so good that I immediately went home and began learning the soundtrack on piano haha. It was absolutely spectacular! This movie has been stuck in my brain ever since I first saw it and I'm still deciding if I liked it more than whiplash!<br>P.S. I've been a huge fan of your videos for ages! I feel like the more I get to know of you through your videos the more I find we have in common!

I'm been the same ever since I saw the movie! I just cannot stop talking about it. Being that three of my real passions in life are theatre, music (particularly jazz), and cinematography, this movie just perfectly incapsulated every thing I love about living. This movie was absolutely fantastic. The more I think about it the better it was. Damien Chazelle continues to absolutely kill it at directing! The colors, the music, the 'staccato' jazz editing and shots, and the acting all just cemented this movie as one of the best things I have seen in a long, long time. The movie was so good that I immediately went home and began learning the soundtrack on piano haha. It was absolutely spectacular! This movie has been stuck in my brain ever since I first saw it and I'm still deciding if I liked it more than whiplash!
P.S. I've been a huge fan of your videos for ages! I feel like the more I get to know of you through your videos the more I find we have in common!

YES staccato jazz editing you're right!!!!


IM DOING A DANCE TO ANOTHER DAY OF SUN FROM LA LA LAND AND IM ONE OF THE LEADS IM SO GASSED😂😭❤


I literally just watched la la land so i can watch this video. AND IT GAVE ME AAAAAAAL THE FEEEEEEEEELS AWMAIGAAWD!


it's 2018 and I'm still obsessing over la la land


I’m watching old dodie videos and I am now realizing that La La Land was legit four years ago wth


Dodie I saw this cuz of you and cried for an hour.

As a young actress, trying to make it I also felt it so strongly. And having to leave a loved one so you can follow your dreams just crushed me.


I felt exact the same way you felt after listening the song


ive just la la land because of your covers
and I wish I hadn't it made me sad
but I also am so glad ive seen it


i really hope you see this because I CONNECTED WITH YOU THE SAME EXACT WAY and i literally just found you and fell in love with all your covers immediately and instantly you've inspired me to want to post some of my piano covers with singing on youtube and ive done some with la la land as well. BUT EVERY POINT YOUVE TOUCHED UPON IVE FELT and honestly i just want to talk to you like be your friend because i love discussing about the movie and i have videos of me SOBBING while walking out the theatre the SAME. EXACT. WAY. you sing so beautifully well and you just seem like the type of person i could connect to! especially the way you felt about the soundtrack, because i am the literal same. i cant stop listening to it and talking about it and thinking about it and reading about it and i love every single second about it and i understand the themes and why things are the way they are and how it inspires you to follow your dreams, and i kinda want to know how you found your path, because i'm slowly trying to find what i want to do in life and college, cause like Mia, i'm not really so sure! i hope we can talk about the movie because i love knowing every insight about it i love it so so much i really would appreciate it! <3


Mia reminds me of Lin Manuel Miranda who wrote his own roles so Puerto Ricans can be cast and all ethnicities who aren't usually cast can be cast ahhh I love it so much


I went into this movie open minded. I like Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, i like the directors/writers previous work. But perhaps there was a bit too much hype...                                            Nope.

I LOVE THIS FILM
To say that i feel like it is an understatement.
I LOVED the experience. This is more than a great film, everything about this is just wow. I found myself smiling, laughing, wanting to sing and tap dance, i found myself welling up. I found a future classic.


i just watched this movie and i'm crying i love this movie so much oh my god


I love Lala land as well and my friends were complaining about being the worst ending because it “wasn’t happy” and I was about to commit defenestration


FINALLY A VIDEO THAT UNDERSTANDS HOW I FEEL


my favorite song is their theme song but city of stars makes me !!!!!<br>and the fools who dream !!! wow !!!!

my favorite song is their theme song but city of stars makes me !!!!!
and the fools who dream !!! wow !!!!


Holy shit. I saw it yesterday!!! It is like a love letter to old Hollywood! It is shot so gorgeously, sprinkled with so many little nuggets of perfection. Like at the beginning when the car doors slam and "La La Land" just pops up in that beautiful yellow (you know the colour I'm talking about). And I only just noticed; "La La" as in "L.A"  omfg, I feel so dumb but it made me so happy. I'm sharing this euphoria with you! xxx

OMFG! I just realised, the yellow is the same yellow as the dress that Mia wears!!!! What is life!?!?


I agree with absolutely everything she said!!!!!!!!!


I saw La La Land for the first time right before I watched this video. I am still crying.


It's only taken me three months to watch la la land and now I can watch this video


i saw the movie yesterday and i cried soo much and i cried myself to sleep, help


I love how Mia is treated kinda rudely when the actress comes to the cafè in the beginning, but she treats the lady who substitutes her later so kindly

Mia is so cute hnnnngg

sdhfkjsdfs it was so cuteeee<br>here's another reason for u to watch it again lol

sdhfkjsdfs it was so cuteeee
here's another reason for u to watch it again lol

aAAaAah I didn't notice that ajkshdajkshdgajksdl

hope im making sense
because
i'm jUST TOO EXCITED TO BE PROOFREADING


Just saw the movie. Very good movie but with a heart breaking ending😭


The movie tells us that ,what is the most painful scene for your heart?  And it is seeing the one you loved with his spouse and their kids.


DODIE
I KNO IT'S BEEN A YEAR SINCE THIS VIDEO BUT I FINALLY WATCHED LA LA LAND AND OMG IT'S SO GORGEOUS
I sobbed like a baby and the music is just amazing and I love everything about it and wjjsjdsjjsjfj


yesyesyes. I wasn't as affected by the film as Dodie is, but I did absolutely love it. Pasik & Paul are already some of my favorite song writers (their current Broadway show "Dear Evan Hanson" is so amazing bless), and their lyrics combined with Justin Hurwitz's music is just gorgeous. Personally, I'm a huge fan of big, belty, broadway-style voices, but I appreciated the normality of the character's voices in La La Land, which is actually starting to become more and more common in bway shows. It definitely helps keep the story real, especially in something like this where everything is purposefully up-close and personal for the audience. (although tbh Emma Stone's voice isn't extremely appealing to me, but it works for the character and her acting is phenomenal so screw it.)

and also, I just love hearing other people talk about the things they love?? Even if I don't adore the same thing they do, it's just so lovely and makes me so happy to see other people get excited and emotional over art pieces or other things they're passionate about. <3


This film changed my life. The best movie movie musical of the 21st century.


I relate to this video on a spiritual level


I feel like I am the only person who's favourite song is Lovley Night

ITS SO AMAZING, IT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY IN ANY SITUATION.
I just can't when it comes to La La Land.
I cry so much while listening to the soundtrack...

I feel like I am the only person who's favourite song is *Lovley Night*

ITS SO AMAZING, IT MAKES ME FEEL HAPPY IN ANY SITUATION.
I just can't when it comes to La La Land.
I cry so much while listening to the soundtrack...


I just saw it and came straight here OMG

that bit where Seb introduces Mia to jazz I was just like YES IKR cuz I actually play jazz and omg so true. It’s just so gooood


I'm Rewatching This After Rewatching This Film And God I Love It


dodie at the beginning is me everytime i listen to joe hisaishi's music for hayao miyazaki films. literally


I own the BlayRay. I saw four times in the theatre and ~15x in my living room!


La La Land is the most beautiful thing ever in the whole entire world. If i could only watch that for the rest of my life i would be so happy


No one talked about how good dodie sang when the video starts


ok maybe i'm misinterpreting this, but the ending is sad for me because even though they obviously fulfilled their life aspirations, Seb is the only one who kept the promise - to love Mia forever. He is alone (as far as we can see) and clearly a bit broken by the sight of Mia and another man. I guess that's why she wasn't happy when she came to the bar. That's the reason I can't be on her side; if she really loved him, could she replace him right after she moved on with her career?

I get that it might be the "realness" of the movie, but what's the plot then?


I haven't been able to get out all my feels, so I apologise for the length of this comment, but I'm not that sorry because LA LA LAND!! T_T
I was excited for La La Land purely because Whiplash is one of my favourite films of all time, and so I just wanted to see more from Damien Chazelle (a new life goal is to work in ANY role on the editing team on of his films, plz). But I honestly thought you had to be exaggerating when you first started tweeting about it, I was excited and REALLY hyped, but I didn't think it could be that good. And then on Thursday I saw it... THIS FILM!!!! Tbh your reactions don't even do it justice :P I was completely and utterly blown away, and my expectations were so, so high!

I think it hit me so hard because of the whole artist thing, it just summed up SO many of my feelings so well, and so beautifully.
Someone in the Crowd summed up my feelings on networking so, SO well, why I just really dislike it, but at the same time it feels really cool and glamorous. But then Mia has that quiet moment when she's alone in bathroom, and it was just like ''that's ME!'. And I also really enjoyed that writer guy at the party, they just nailed that person so perfectly and I had to laugh. I think it was really nice to see it sort of pointed out and made fun of as well because I sometimes feel I'm the only one who dislikes that networking part? Idk, it just hit me.
But then Fools Who Dream completely obliterated me. It's so much of what I've been feeling very recently; am I going to settle for just any editing work, which I'd be happy with, or am I going to leap and actually try to work on the great film/shows that I want to? It's terrifying, but I sort of felt I HAD to try, though I know it logically isn't likely. And the whole 'here's to the ones who dream, foolish as they may seem' just seemed to reaffirm that courage needed to take that step. Really that was what I got from the whole film, and I really needed that in this point of my life.

Loved the way it was structured too, the seasons corresponding to their relationship was a really gorgeous touch, but what surprised me was that even though I KNEW they had to break up in fall and loose touch in winter I still felt reallly, really emotional. I was so there for the relationship, which doesn't happen to me a lot in films.
And then the sequence showing the alternate timeline at the end just wrecked me; using the music themes heard throughout added so much emotion to it for me, and I had tears stinging my eyes (not really crying as my heart is made of stone, but I was so close). When the film finished I just had to sit for several moments to just gather myself, I was just hit so hard.

And I haven't even touched on the cinematography, the editing, staging, AND THE PERFORMANCES! The scene where Mia is auditioning and she's giving an incredible performance, and then gets interrupted was just heartbreaking. I've never been on that side of an audition, but I've held auditions, and it almost physically hurt to see! I can just feel the vulnerability of actors coming to audition, and I could never even imagine being on the receiving end of that (or doing that to anyone).

I fell in love with all the songs too, and first thing I did when I came home was buy the soundtrack and I've had it on repeat since. I'm going to see it again tomorrow, and I suspect several more times after that; it'll only be on the big screen for a little while so I'm taking advantage!

This is a mess of a comment, I clearly had some feelings I had to get out (my sister and mum were not as affected as I was so couldn't gush to them), so thanks ;D

I haven't been able to get out all my feels, so I apologise for the length of this comment, but I'm not that sorry because LA LA LAND!! T_T
I was excited for La La Land purely because Whiplash is one of my favourite films of all time, and so I just wanted to see more from Damien Chazelle (a new life goal is to work in ANY role on the editing team on of his films, plz). But I honestly thought you had to be exaggerating when you first started tweeting about it, I was excited and REALLY hyped, but I didn't think it could be *that* good. And then on Thursday I saw it... THIS FILM!!!! Tbh your reactions don't even do it justice :P I was completely and utterly blown away, and my expectations were so, so high!

I think it hit me so hard because of the whole artist thing, it just summed up SO many of my feelings so well, and so beautifully.
Someone in the Crowd summed up my feelings on networking so, SO well, why I just really dislike it, but at the same time it feels really cool and glamorous. But then Mia has that quiet moment when she's alone in bathroom, and it was just like ''that's ME!'. And I also really enjoyed that writer guy at the party, they just nailed that person so perfectly and I had to laugh. I think it was really nice to see it sort of pointed out and made fun of as well because I sometimes feel I'm the only one who dislikes that networking part? Idk, it just hit me.
But then Fools Who Dream completely obliterated me. It's so much of what I've been feeling very recently; am I going to settle for just any editing work, which I'd be happy with, or am I going to leap and actually try to work on the great film/shows that I want to? It's terrifying, but I sort of felt I HAD to try, though I know it logically isn't likely. And the whole 'here's to the ones who dream, foolish as they may seem' just seemed to reaffirm that courage needed to take that step. Really that was what I got from the whole film, and I really needed that in this point of my life.

Loved the way it was structured too, the seasons corresponding to their relationship was a really gorgeous touch, but what surprised me was that even though I KNEW they had to break up in fall and loose touch in winter I still felt reallly, really emotional. I was so there for the relationship, which doesn't happen to me a lot in films.
And then the sequence showing the alternate timeline at the end just wrecked me; using the music themes heard throughout added so much emotion to it for me, and I had tears stinging my eyes (not really crying as my heart is made of stone, but I was so close). When the film finished I just had to sit for several moments to just gather myself, I was just hit so hard.

And I haven't even touched on the cinematography, the editing, staging, AND THE PERFORMANCES! The scene where Mia is auditioning and she's giving an incredible performance, and then gets interrupted was just heartbreaking. I've never been on that side of an audition, but I've held auditions, and it almost physically hurt to see! I can just feel the vulnerability of actors coming to audition, and I could never even imagine being on the receiving end of that (or doing that to anyone).

I fell in love with all the songs too, and first thing I did when I came home was buy the soundtrack and I've had it on repeat since. I'm going to see it again tomorrow, and I suspect several more times after that; it'll only be on the big screen for a little while so I'm taking advantage!

This is a mess of a comment, I clearly had some feelings I had to get out (my sister and mum were not as affected as I was so couldn't gush to them), so thanks ;D

WaistHighView I live in a place where Moana hasn't even come out yet. Aka Tokyo

doddlevloggle are you sure you can't up load city of stars today😊😂 I totally understand your feelings ♥ Also I love your videos so much I have been watching them for a year and I love you so much. Anyway I hope you have a good day♥

YES. YES to all. I'm so pleased it had the same effect!


YAAAS DODIE!!!!!!!! LOVE THIS MOVIE I WATCH IT ALL THE TIME EVEN IN MARCH! SOMEONE UNDERSTANDS MEE!


petition to get dodie into a musical ok thank u next


I just watched la la land and now I can't stop crying. What has this movie done to me. I don't know if I will ever be the same.


I hesitated to click on this video seeing how long it was going to be, but I did anyways and watched the whole thing and AM SO THANKFUL. I THOUGHT I WAS ALONE BECAUSE OF HOW MUCH LA LA LAND WAS AFFECTING ME. I STILL CRY EVERY TIME AND IT’S NOT EVEN JUST BECAUSE OF THE SAD PARTS BUT BECAUSE OF JUST HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS. La la land really just touched my heart as a girl with big dreams.


OMG I JUST FINALLY WATCHED IT! UGHHHHHH ITS SO GOOOOOD! IM IN LOVE! MY EYES ARE LEAKING!


I JUST FUCKING LOVE HOW PASSIONATE YOU ARE ABOUT THIS


I never really reached the point of obsession that a lot of other people I know had obtained. To me it has a fantastic theme, amazing music, and unique choreography, but doesn't do the old Hollywood musical motif justice. The vocal performance isn't strong, and the choreography is performed rather lazily in my opinion. I also thought that Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling weren't good choices. I understand that while it's supposed to tell a more human story, it's STILL a musical with the goal of comparing highly to something like Singin' in the Rain.


Finally got round to watching it the other day. I feel like this with your music tbh lol


I actually love lala land so much it's great


It was okay. It was pretty predictable and I couldn't connect to the movie emotionally until the last scene. (Mind you, I cry at everything). I went into it with high hopes and it just kind of fell flat.


I JUST FINISHED WATCHING LA LA LAND FOR THE FIRST TIME AND OMGGGG I LOVE ITTTT!!!! IF YOU HAVENT SEEN IT......WHAT ARE U DOING READING THIS GO WATCH IT NOWWWW


THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING ME WATCH LA LA LAND!


Recently your Twitter account has started becoming a fan account for this film haha 😂

You're making me want to watch it so bad ahhhh


I couldn't handle it all in one night so I watched it between 3 nights


Me tooooo I love it omg the director became the youngest director to win a Emmy, he is a genius


Ugh it's 2am but now I want to watch it again

Only watched this film not long ago but have seen it three times now already and I don't think I'll get tired of it


my family does not understand why i love la la land so much but god it is such art and i can't get enough of it


I haven't seen La La Land yet but I'm risking spoiling it to watch this video because I love dodie and you do crazy things when you're in love


Ughh i can seriously relatee this is also how i felt for anastasia ugh i love it


finally finally 2 years later watched the movie and came back for this video!!! ahhhg loved it and love u


i found la la land quite boring the first time i watched but then i watched it a second time and i LOVVVED IT


I FREAKING LOVE LA LA LAND AND THE SCENE AT THE END WHERE SHE GOES AND GETS HER COFFEE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS TO HER AS WHAT HAPPEN TO THE OTHER FAMOUS GIRL AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MOVIE I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THAT SCENE AND I JUST OMG THE SOUNDTRACK IS GODDLY I JUST REALLY LOVE THAT MOVIE HECK


I saw it with my girlfriend, seriously reconsidering our relationship after her negative review


i'm five years late but FINALLY got around to seeing this film and holy shit it was so beautiful!!


I just watched it and I thought Seb and Mia would end up together but they didn't and I'm crying oml


Was it just me or in someone in the crowd I picked who was my friends (sorry if that doesn't make sense) like I like to think of myself as the yellow one, and my other friends are Mia's friends.


Just find your video, I'm so obsessed with lalaland too 🙌🏻


I'm definitely on Seb's side, like he didn't do anything wrong and he put his deam aside to please Mia and she just called him out and started arguing with him because he didn't follow his dream.

Arel Enoc oh yeah I was sobbing. I totally identified myself with the characters haha. If only they could have both you know haha

Allison Taylor I couldn't have put it better because thats exactly how I feel about the true end of the movie, I liked it I really did. But it kind of makes me sad that it didn't work out as the alternative ending the movie shows. Or maybe I just identified too much with the characters idk

Arel Enoc I don't think their really is a side. I think that (in the end) they both let each other go (she was filming in France so yeah). And Sebastian decided to stay in LA (his life is there). Sure he could have gone to France, but he decided to live out his dream of having Seb's. In the end they are both happy and smile/nod towards one another (indicating that they appreciate each other, and their previous relationship, and they are grateful that they had each other, but are also grateful that they could let each other go to fulfill their dreams). That's just how I see it haha

And then she just goes and gets married and uuugajagdkakag


for me la la land is about dreams
not an expert at talking about themes and stuff but

i actually didn't understand the movie at first but then i asked my mom and i began to understand it.

everyone have dreams and of course they want to achieve it or make it come true, but the road you are walking isn't always going to be straight, you might end up giving up things, or losing someone (well not exactly losing someone but like as you know mia married someone else). but some people they have dreams and they have other things that they are passionate about, or things that they love, some people wanted to follow their dreams, some people realize how much they will miss and lose that they decided to put their dreams aside and do what will make them the happiest. sometimes a person's dream and their passion can be very similar but i feel like either of them could lead you to things you did not expect, for example seb, he likes jazz, and playing jazz is his passion, but being in the band he was in in the movie didn't make him happy, he have to tour around the world, so he can't always see mia, the way he plays his music isn't the way he wanted to or likes to. but at last he finally gets to have his own place to play his own music, and it's all complicated and hard to explain this movie can be viewed in different ways and this is my way of understanding it.

and i'm not like really good and can explain stuff so this is the best i can do
ignore my grammar lol english isn't my first language :P


I went to a band competition in West Carolina USA and there was a LaLa land show and it was really good!


Dodie pls pls pls pls make a video of you singing mia and seb's theme becuase the audio in the beginning was uh-maze-ing omg im obsessed


9:30 That almost perfectly describes my love for twenty øne piløts, its like my close friend who was a huge tøp fan has grown away from them, she doesn't listen to them as much anymore or talk about them a lot which breaks my heart because we went to a tøp show together when she was still really obsessed with them and I just feel like if we go to another tøp show together it just won't be the same, but I understand that people change its just kinda hard.  But for me its just their music is so good in my opinion, and they're such good people.  They constantly interact with their fans, they aren't conceited AT ALL, they're always thinking of their fans, and they haven't had any scandals, and they don't act all high and mighty, they just act like regular human beings, they're so humble and they are so funny and kind and they don't swear or act inappropriately so I can introduce them to my kids when I grow up and I JUST LOVE THEM SM.  This comment was supposed to be about lala land and it turned into a tøp rant I apologize

Lol, welcome to life! =P<br>I also am going to warn you because tøp is definetely going to do something some day that is going to dissappoint you. Firstly it isn't realistic to expect that you are going to forever love evrything in the life and work of and artist and especially with the accolades on every front and thus the expectations you have of them... no one can forever live up to all that.

Lol, welcome to life! =P
I also am going to warn you because tøp is definetely going to do something some day that is going to dissappoint you. Firstly it isn't realistic to expect that you are going to forever love evrything in the life and work of and artist and especially with the accolades on every front and thus the expectations you have of them... no one can forever live up to all that.

OK BUT ITS JUST LIKE I AM NEVER GOING TO "GET OVER' TØP, they literally saved my life and if it wasn't for them I would be dead right now, and I'm not exaggerating.  They've helped me for years and it breaks my heart when I see them get hate and negativity and their fanbase is just so kind and supportive.


I'm seriously starting to think that you're my soulmate ❤


I only just watched it yesterday and for some reason I like Seb more than Mia? Like, for example during the dinner argument scene I really understood where he was coming from


Woah I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who bawled my eyes out xD


I love this movie soooooooo much. it's the best movie I saw in my hole life 😂😍😍😫


I have been WAITING for this video, finally someone understands , also so happy for you that you say Emma and Ryan irl❤❤


When I saw it first I felt like it was missing it like the ending made me pissed but I watched it again and now it’s actually my favorite movie now but like the ending just made me feel like wut..


It's taken me 2 months to actually see the film and come back to this and it's nearly 3 am and I can't sleep because I'm crying too hard. It just really messed me up because I'm at this point in my life where... Everyone just wants to succeed? And thinks that that's what will give them joy and I just, I just don't even know what to think. Because I don't know if I see it the way everyone else seems to. It just made me so mad? Honestly that's it it made me mad at everyone. Because I just want them to see it the way i do. Idk tbh, life is weird. I don't know if success can make us happy, I don't know if love can make us happy. And I don't totally like that people think they can know. Anyway, ignore me.


I saw it....

AND I LOVE IT

also my name is Mia 💙


I went away and watched the film the other day and then BOOM it fucking took me away. Fucking loved it so much. Ahhhh!!! Relatable.


I JUST SAW THE FILM AND OH MY GOD I RUSHED TO SEE YOUR VIDEO AFTERWARDS

Laura omg i saw it yesterday too haha. i know i she's a single solitary tear in that final scene


(just watching this now because i saw the movie about a month after this was uploaded or something and didnt remember the video until now lol) the movie didnt really connect with me the way it seems to have with you (okay i say "really", i should just say it how it is, it didn't connect with me) i liked it, its definitely up there as one of the best movies i've seen, but as it had been built up so much for me as this amazing piece of art, and i didn't connect with it as you and other people seem to have done, after watching it i felt as if i had missed something? like, where was that part that was supposed to make me fall madly in love and cry my eyes out hours, days after watching it? was i getting a glass of water, missing the moment, something fundamental to understanding the movie? no, nothing was missing from the movie, nothing that others had seen, that i hadnt. simply, i just didnt relate to it, although i didnt understand that until i watched this video, with you explaining why it was so important to you. thank you; finally i can rest in peace, knowing why i didnt quite understand the la la land hype, despite having enjoyed watching the movie.


I'm so late but I finally saw it and I'm in love it's so good


people love what other people are passionate about -mia


mia: hey i really liked what you were playing-<br>sebastian: [barry bee benson voice] YUH LIKE JAZZ

mia: hey i really liked what you were playing-
sebastian: [barry bee benson voice] YUH LIKE JAZZ

Abbie Pearce I WAS WAITING FOR THIS JOKE AHHHH

I also thought of that at the scene where his sister gives him the phone number of some girl and he's like "does she like jazz?"

Abbie Pearce THATS ALL I COULD THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE MOVIE

Abbie Pearce THATS LITERALLY WHAT WENT THROUGH MY MIND AT THAT PART LMAO


OKAY I JUST STUMBLED UPON THIS AND OMG I LOVE LA LA LAND SO MUCH TOO AHHHH


Anyone who hated the ending probably just hasnt been in a relationship long enough for life to get in the way, or they just got really lucky.


my friends get annoyed at me because I always have the soundtrack stuck in my head


so dodie , i have seen it. not only have i seen it. i have felt it. every emotion that i could have possibly felt by watching a movie has this movie made me feel. im usually not a big fan of musicals since i always think they are over dramatic and too much singing ( and thats coming from someone that loves singing) but not this movie. this is (as you said) a beautiful piece of art. i am going to watch it again in about 10 min and i am guaranteed that my mascara will be meeting my chin once or twice or three times again from that movie. i love it. i love it. i love it. i love it. i love it because it means something to me. and i love it because it will mean something different for someone as well. honestly while i was watching the movie i was thinking a lot about you and how happy your videos make me. i love you dodie ( in a non creepy way at all ;P haha) and keep up the amazing work you are putting out.


i purposefully avoided this video until i've seen the movie and now i've seen it
i just came back from the cinema i LITERALLY JUST STOPPED CRYING and now i'm crying again
thanks dodie

i couldn't talk for like 15 minutes after it had ended because i had to compose myself but as soon as i opened my mouth i started bawling again and i just couldn't stop

thank you, dodie, for hyping this film so much and thus convincing me to see it
it has honestly improved my life ♥


PLEASE DO A COVER ON THE FOOLS WHO DREAM.


What do you think about the ending? Like, the two not being together? Bc that's like the only thing that i don't love about it.


I don't know why but I always cry while listening to City Of Stars


I hope the people that told Dodie that having a career in music was unrealistic stumble across her videos today and see how far she's come. :)


i've seen it twice!!! once I saw it with my crush (!!!!!) and afterward we went to Griffith Observitory (we live in LA) and it was magical.

omg goals goals goalss!! i wish i live in america lol

Twenty Øne Phans! At The Disco My home is here, the phamily is here I'm happy


I've found out about it a month ago and I've watched it 5 times


6 months later and i still can't get over this film


Oh Kay tbh it’s a really good movie with all the great aspects but tbh I don’t really like the big picture because the 2 characters had fallen in love but in the end they both achieved there dreams but they weren’t together and in life I think that’s its way more important to live your life with the person who makes you complete and happy that your in love with than to do what you love and achieve your dream but to have that little while inside of you 😕


okay but i need dodge singing lalalalalala for 20 straight minutes , the movie makes me cry so much. Its so good and beautiful


to share my thoughts ✨not to 🎶 rain on your paradeee 🎶 but I read a few different reviews of the film after watching it bc I was confused on my feelings... on one hand it's beautiful and tells you ~you can achieve your dreams~, but on the other hand I felt it was artsy for the sake of being artsy? And referencing vintage musicals for the sake of referencing them, not really adding to any meaning? Idk maybe I'm stupid but most of the time I downright had no idea what was going on and left feeling there wasn't a clear message... end of thoughts ✨

It wasn't clear enough in it's meaning then for the average Joe to enjoy

No offense, but go see it again. You really need to, based on your saying you had no idea what was going on. It will all eventually come together.


Yo dodie. I'm insanely late, but I'd like to talk about this film: before I saw it, everyone around me said they hated it, but I saw something different. The musical theatre nerd that is myself listened to people like you and thought: I should give this a chance. I have a love-hate relationship with the movie, because the night before we watched Rogue One so two terrible endings didn't help me and I currently still have that post-movie depression. BUT, my favourite part was the epilogue, and I love how well put together it was. It wasn't this big impacting film, which was expected because 1940 movies that this was based on didn't have heavy plots but the way it was produced made it stick in your head. Hearing your POV was absolutely life changing, so thank you for following me on this journey.


Are we just going to ignore the fact that she said "I fell in love in LA"

What!!


The end of La La Land is so powerfull, so intressing but also so  importante. I don't love La La Land... I'm IN love whith La La Land....


FINALLY YOU ARE TALKING AGAIN! and about my new favourite movie! WHAT A LUCKY DAY :)


I must admit, I wasn't a biggest fan of the movie because musical just aren't my thing BUT THANK YOU for mentioning swelling of lungs part when a beautiful art moment happens. I experience the exact same thing when I listen to music, especially classical and I'm glad that i found someone who feels the same :D

you are adorable btw


I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY. I watched this video and ended up going to see La La Land again. Happy now?


I'm SO sad because I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. I really looked forward to see a really good film, but I'm so underwhelmed? Like yes, they are great actors and it's filmed perfectly and smooth and the music is wonderful, but I feel like the story is so basic? It's a couple where the guy in the beginning is hard and douchey but then gets nicer because of the girl. The girl has to choose between two guys and then leaves her old bf because they have nothing in common and yada yada. The ending is quite unique since they don't end up together, but otherwise I feel like I have seen it before? Anyone that agrees with me?


Oh god I cried like a baby when I saw it 😂


i wanna die because I literally just watched the film and can't believe I missed it for so long like dude !!!! BEST. MOVIE. EVER. I cried A LOT and related so much to your video sdlfk and the movie in general and I love Mia so much and idk man I'm so shook and so !!! if ya know what I mean. also the first time I'm watching ur videos and I adored you so yep, with that being said I am just gonna go back to cry in my bedroom over this amazing piece of art


so, it took me a year to watch the film BUT I came back to watch this video and that's all matters, right?


Dodie: (Me listening to the soundtrack) Holds heart and has the feels
This is me while listening to "Congratulations" from Hamilton

Dodie: (Me listening to the soundtrack) *Holds heart and has the feels*
This is me while listening to "Congratulations" from Hamilton

bridget l-/ damnit you just made me start tearing up 😭

That moment and that song kills me every time

during "who lives, who dies, who tells your story" when eliza says "I help to raise hundreds of children, I get to see them growing up. In their eyes I see you Alexander."

ok but in the end of non-stop when they're all singing and it all ends up together agh it makes me want to cry because it's so well made

What about the Dear Theodosia Reprise? That one fucks me up

Drizzy Dre That's me with Burn, it kills me

Star Whale <br>Ok that's way more sad.... poor Eliza.....

Star Whale
Ok that's way more sad.... poor Eliza.....

Drizzy Dre It's quiet uptown does it for me. It physically hurts I love it so much

Drizzy Dre that's me listening to every single song from Hamilton


Me listening to dodies ep and crying about how much it affects me while listening honestly at the start IM SORRY BUT I HATE TO SEE HER SAD AND CRYING IT MAKES ME SAD AND STUFF AND IT HURTS


I was in tears when she goes to jazz clubs and see hims and it shows how everything would have change if she kissed him... OOO I JUST LOVE THE MOVIE TO 😭😭💖💖


IM SORRY BUT WHEN DODIE CRIED AT THE SOUNDTRACK I DIED INSIDE


I personally didn't like La La Land, but I think it's beautiful how much Dodie lights up about how much she loves the film. And though I believe that because subjectively someone likes it, that doesn't excuse it from valid arguments (not this film in particular but in general) but I think it's hard not to love something that brings such joy to others


I loved how when she was with Greg and heard the music the shot shows the exit sign next to the speaker thing or whatever LIKE GIRL RUN

Gabrielle oh my God yes, I didn't notice that, but it totally makes sense with what I was thinking when she heard it, like go and run after him, tempted to go and see it again tomorrow just for that, haha.


this is YEARS later but I'm comin back to this video bc I still just... I still don't like it. Every part of it that tries to be a movie musical spoils it for me (which I promise is rare, I love musicals, I am not simply a musical hater). I want to raise the idea to you that perhaps the film could have been better if it was just a FILM. Keep the SCORE but drop the songs, keep the plot, the actors, the cinematography... because that's what I've considered, and I believe I would have loved it if it hadn't tried so hard to be a "class movie musical." what do you think? and do you still love it the same as in 2017?


Dumb question for sure, but ...
What do you think of Mia and Sebastian's theme?

The way it starts softly and then gains all this extra depth and beauty when the pianist uses two hands, then followed by the second part of the piece, not the fast one, the even more beautiful part before the fast part. It's probably the best and most beautiful and haunting and sad but gorgeous and transcendent thing I have ever heard! It's just .... It's just ... A SOUL EXPERIENCE!!! 😭

Fun fact: I used to work at a very classy restaurant once where a man often played City of Stars and Mía & Seb's theme on a grand piano, as well as other amazing pieces like Gynompedie by Erik Satie. You can imagine how much easier and better listening to that made work 😊


i finally got to watch it and could finally watch this video SAME GIRL :') <3


I'm sooo late and I'm sorry ! But...<br>I loved La La land and I cried for so long . The ending really messed me up and omagush I almost fainted . I actually wanted to see it cause you kept reccomenting it. I would actually see it again ..

I'm sooo late and I'm sorry ! But...
I loved La La land and I cried for so long . The ending really messed me up and omagush I almost fainted . I actually wanted to see it cause you kept reccomenting it. I would actually see it again ..


The FUCKING ENDING SEQUqence makes me want death. It hurts my heart so much but also like fuels my soul and its so beautiful and I understand why they didn't end up together but it still hurts and its such an amazing summative piece of the movie and it brings me to tears and I JUST LOVE LA LA LAND!


I barely cry at any filmsbut i cried like a baby! Itsvwas where she walks into the bar at the end and then you see what their future could have been together and then ughhh he just nodded at the end and was like: ill miss you but have a lovely life and i forgive you. Just ughhhhhhhh ahhhhhhhhh i cried for an hour after because every time i think of it i cryyyyyy ughhhhhhhh


i hated the first few scenes because i was in a bad mood, which only made it better when i fell in love with it because it meant it was actually a good movie and wasn't being impacted by my mood at the time


i love la la land so much that it physically hurts.


Okay I know you posted this a little while ago but I didn't want to see this film because it seemed a little too cheesy, BOY WAS I WRONG! I watched it because of you're glowing review, and just after I finished it, as in, about a minute ago, I watched your video. Whilst still balling my eyes out, GOD LA LA LAND IS AMAZING. I am a complete mess after watching this film! Thanks for the feels and for suggesting this BEAUTIFUL MASTERPIECE. Oh my god, la la land is brilliant.
Lots of feels,
Holly.

Ahhhhh I starting watching the first trailer for La la land again, and I found something else I love!!! So when Seb is playing piano and he's meant to be playing all the Christmas songs and he starts playing the other song and it's beautiful and still no-ones listening, apart from Mia. And no-nosy cares about the song, but at the end he's getting applauded and cheered and this time it's not just Mia appreciating his song, I think that's proof that he is living his dream. A song that he once got fired for playing is now the song that gets him all that praise.

Okay last comment, I promise! At the start of this film I wasn't really paying attention, I was practicing violin and thinking 'this music is quite nice' and I was thinking that this would be an average film, not putting much hope in it. But about half way through and until the film was over, feels feels feeeeeeels, I was such a mess!

Omg more things I had to say:<br>1. So there are a tonne of metaphors I sorta picked up on I guess? I could be wrong about this but I was thinking when I was watching it. So there's a scene where Seb is playing piano, and he's playing City of stars, and it's sounding okay and then Mia walks in and the music just picks up and it's like the music isn't complete without her and the music is just... Gahhh it's perfect. And guess what, I'm crying again!

Omg more things I had to say:
1. So there are a tonne of metaphors I sorta picked up on I guess? I could be wrong about this but I was thinking when I was watching it. So there's a scene where Seb is playing piano, and he's playing City of stars, and it's sounding okay and then Mia walks in and the music just picks up and it's like the music isn't complete without her and the music is just... Gahhh it's perfect. And guess what, I'm crying again!


I literally paused to go watch it then came back, I fucking love it


the ending had me fucked but i loved it at the same time


i was honestly never a big fan of musicals (i thought they were annoying and never got to the point) until la la land and now i LOVE THEM. i also recently watched The Last Five Years because of dodie and sshhhiitt musicals are just so good i want to cry for years


idk if you've seen midnight in Paris but its a super amazing movie and I think you'd really like it💖


YESSS i loved this so so sooo mutch the movie is so real even tho im 14 i can stil relate a little bit xD


There was a second where she smiled and she looked soooo much like Hedy😍🤭😂❤❤❤❤xxx


If you wanted to try another piece of art please see the movie "Aruvi" (means Waterfall). It'll be too good, a great feel <3


the way dodie talks about la la land is how i talk about dodie

and the way she feels about it is how i feel about dodie


la la land is is one of the best films i've seen in a looonng time


The ending of LA LA Land got me, like really got me oh my god


I've seen it three times now because I keep taking my friends to the cinema to see it while I stare at them during pivotal moments desperately hoping they react the same. Also once resting my arm on my leg during the scene at the movies hoping someone would grab my hand.. <br>Anyhow I never comment on videos even though I adore yours but this movie.. I just had to share the enthusiasm. Keep on dreaming and creating. (Also it inspired me to really get going with starting my own bookcafe, 'cause here's to the ones who dream, crazy as they may seem).

I've seen it three times now because I keep taking my friends to the cinema to see it while I stare at them during pivotal moments desperately hoping they react the same. Also once resting my arm on my leg during the scene at the movies hoping someone would grab my hand..
Anyhow I never comment on videos even though I adore yours but this movie.. I just had to share the enthusiasm. Keep on dreaming and creating. (Also it inspired me to really get going with starting my own bookcafe, 'cause here's to the ones who dream, crazy as they may seem).

What is wrong with it? Did it offend you?

The podcast was great, thanks for sharing! (Small note: two of my friends that 'hate' musicals fell in love with it as well, although they would've preferred it without the 'random dancing' which only encouraged me to dance in front of them in a crowded street)


Please do a cover of Mia's Audition Song. Please. Please. Please. 💜


I saw the title and honestly related to it inmediately agh its amazingg


Eternellement ce film restera dans mon cœur !


Listening to the first 15 seconds on repeat😹😹


I just finished watching it 5 minutes ago and I'm still crying


Ok so I watched La la land by myself on Netflix and now I really want to see it with a friend BUT NOWHERE IS SHOWING IT AND IM IN PAIN


Maybe you should write songs and compile it for a musical movie!!!


I did not see the movie until it came out on redbox because my family and I just never had time, so I had to make a playlist of Dodie's (your) videos where you sing covers and talk about it. And, once I watched the movie I watched the playlist and it was just such an emotionally great period of time.
I had heard great things about the movie, but also some bad things. I personally loved the film so much. Although I don't see it as like a breakthrough in film history because it is a bit of a cliche plot where they are aspiring artists who fall in love and become big in the end (but, they don't end up together which I saw as a bit of a non cliche moment). But, cliche is not bad! I love cliche things and I think we all need some cliche in or lives.
Both characters are beautiful and develop in such a great way. Seb does start of as a jerk but softens the more he gets to know Mia. And, I thought it was so sweet how he kind of put his dream (of the jazz club) on hold to help support Mia's dream. Then thank god for Mia kind of pushing him to realize he has forgotten what his real dream is. Then there is Mia. Mia does remind me of Dodie because they both are working towards a big dream of theirs, and aren't afraid to dream or be a bit wacky. She's so headstrong and does have a breaking point, because everyone does. No one goes through life without just giving up or feeling like they should just stop. But, she picks herself up (with a bit of Seb's help) and makes it big.
The color scheme; the colors. The colors throughout the movie are just purely magnificent. They are bright and beautiful but also portray the mood or emotions behind what is going on. The scenery and outfits were also just great (I would most likely buy all the products from a La La Land clothing supplier/store).
And then the best thing out of the whole movie, the music. Oh my lord don't even get me started. I love music so much. On a daily basis I have my earbuds in and am listening to spotify. I like the slight foreshadowing of the plot in the first song, Another Day of Sun, and the small parts of harmony throughout it. Someone in the crowd is just so so so so beautiful and smooth and even gives us a bit background information as to who Mia and her roommates are (and what kind of relationship they have with each other). If i start talking about Mia and Sebastian's theme I might start bawling so I'm just gonna skip over to A lovely Night. This also introduces us to the beginning of Mia and Sebastian's relationship and is pretty ironic when the audience realizes Seb's car was in front of the party and he choose to just walk with Mia all that way. City of Stars introduces us to a new angel of who Sebastian is. While he was introduced as an arrogant jerk we learn now he is just a big ol' sap who is afraid of having his heart broken. Then, when Mia and Sebastian sing City of Star's together I believe this is a big moment for them. It's almost them saying 'I love you' to each other without actually saying it (also, my absolute favorite part is when Sebastian starts kind of doing something different with the keys and it almost makes the keys sound like they have a sharp cutoff but their voices still stay smooth). Start A Fire is just overall great and uplifting, and also introduces Mia into Seb's new piano phase. AND THEN WE HAVE THE AUDITION SONG. HOOOOOOO BOOOOY. This song messed me up man, big time. Personally I could have gone without Mia's talking before hand but I know it helps develop the story so. But I feel like so many people can just relate to this song because usually the dreamers are seen as fools. I also believe it helps us figure out more about how much Mia looked up to her aunt and how much she adored her. All I have to say about the Epilogue is that it was fantastic and I believe they did a great job of putting all the songs together to show 'what could have been'. All the sings were beautifully written, sung and helped the plot move along smoothly (:


I literally cried too when i whatched the film


Beautifully said! 😭 btw what does the stain mean when seb looks up? I knew it had to mean something but just didnt get it 🤔


That beginning is actually my reaction while listening to the call me by your name soundtrack


Honestly? I'm pro-Seb. Mia could have waited for him to finish filming the movie and then went back home to Seb. But no, she went and married a guy who was much older and probably rich - so who knew if it was real love? - instead of the guy who remembered EVERYTHING she said and cared about her. And Seb was there waiting. And I don't think they were happy at the end - they both had tears in their eyes. I think it was two fools who dreamed and just screwed it all up.


okay i saw this but didn't watch before i saw la la land so i added it to my watch later and then i kept putting it off so I'm half a year late BUT WHATEVER. yes i agree. this movie is so beautiful and i actually love it so much. yes, the singing voices aren't typical musical singing voice and the opening number isn't your usual musical opening number, which put me off at first i must admit, but its different and i love that about this film. it touched my heart so much. with mia's struggle with being cast in theater was so relatable and important to me and that scene where she's telling seb that she doesn't think she good enough UGH i literally cried. i love seb's passion for music and how into it he is. i never even realized that while they are fighting even tho he doesn't tell her, he took that job to help support her. I only was able to see how worried she was for him bc she just wants him to be happy. I love how pure "A Lovely Night" is because you truly have to read between the lines to see how adorable it is.

i wASN'T DONE FUCK. okay and seeing him soften slowly, yet surely for mia. at first he was so closed off around her and fighting but then when he walks her to find her car you realize he is allowing him self to open up to her. but you don't see it until he arrives at his car alone when he turns down her offer to drive back, bc he didn't want her to feel bad or maybe he didn't want her to see yet his feelings. and when she said that she hates jazz, and he's like DROP EVERYTHING NOW AND LET ME SHOW YOU. and especially when he loves her so much he takes a chance to find her house and tell her about her audition oppurtunity and he knows that she'll get it and so that scene where he says goodbye he lets her go, bc he loves her so much and he doesn't want to hold her back. I think in that moment he knows that this is where they must part ways. he must quit the band soon and start his own club and she must go to paris to film. and i also think he knows that they will meet again but it won't be the same relationship.


I feel kinda bad because I couldn't really connect with it at all and didn't enjoy it much. I liked the music and the colors and the characters but I couldn't really get too attached to anything or invested in the plot. Maybe I expected too much? I think it's a good movie but I wouldn't go out of my way to watch it again. Hearing you explain why you liked it is nice though! I tend to like things more once I've heard other people say what they saw in it.


Dodie, in Another Day of Sun there is a girl dancing in the background that looks exactly like you. Thought you should know <3


4:14  Actually one year later, living in LA (but only for a month)

Foreshadowing at its finest


I still wish they ended up together the ending has me SO STRESSED OUT


heck i love la la land so so much so i related to every part of this video


That's movie was amazing. I'm don't like generally the romance, but after seeing it, I think it was the best movie ever!


So I'm not mad Dodie, I'm just disappointed... KIDDING. I loved it but I'm heartbroken. So so so very heartbroken by this


OH MY GOD JUST WATCHED IT AHHH I LOVED IT SO MUCH ( Bit late I know ;-;)