i'm just sitting here agreeing so hard WITH EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING YES.

i was honestly just waiting for you to comment christine lmao

CAN WE GET A DODIE + CHRISTINE VIDEO TOGETHER PLZ

I LOVED IT SO MUCH AND THE NEW JERSEY FOLK I WAS WITH AT THE TIME DIDN'T GET IT. I WAS JUST LIKE YOU DONT UNDERSTAND HOW CLOSE EVERYTHING IN THIS MOVIE IS TO MY HEART.


everyone hates the ending, but I love it so much. They both achieved their dreams because of meeting etc other and being together. And they shared that little smile, kind of telling each other "I told you so." and ugh. It's so bitter-sweet and I love it. Still made me cry though.

Me too.... It makes me so sad but I think it was the right ending of that makes sense

(Right as in: good decision for the movie)

Who hates the ending? The ending made the whole movie and everyone brings it up at least once as a major point of praise.

plus Mia might divorce her husband because, you know, she's a Hollywood star haha.

I’ve met people who don’t like the movie because of the end... and so I proceed to tell them about why it’s actually a beautiful and fitting ending and of course explain why the name fits XD

i think it’s actually really important that they weren’t together at the end because although in Mia’s little fantasy the looked happy, they didn’t achieve their dreams, like because of their relationship they achieved their dreams but if they were still together they would’ve (probably more symbolically) been stuck trying to make that happen. they achieved their dreams because they inspired each other but they had to break up to move forwards. idk if this makes sense lmao

I love the ending cause it's just- it's not like "happily ever after" They're soulmates but to be happiest they have to be apart

I also love the ending because, like, reflects real life. That people end relationships but still go on with their lives

Yep. I never cried like that at a movie before. Actual sobs.

NightlyThoughts <br>it’s been 20 minutes i’m still crying over it

NightlyThoughts
it’s been 20 minutes i’m still crying over it

sorry for being a year late to see this comment, i just watched it and im crying like literally


Dodie expressing how much she loves La La Land is actually how I feel about Dodie


DODIE did you know there's a City of Stars version of Emma Stone just humming the entire song?? It's amazingly calming and beautiful

I listened to it in the credits of the movie and gosh right it is soothing

Yees, I stayed to the end too! When I watched it again I told my boyfriend I really want to stay to the end credits because this is so beautiful AHhh

Nicole Lobkov it plays at the end credits (yes I stayed that long😂)


I love how in the dinner scene with Mia's ex, it links back to how when she was talking about why she hated jazz music to Seb, she said that she thought of jazz music as just background music at parties which people talk over but in that restaurant scene, she heard the background music even though no one did whilst everyone else was just talking over it.

Man this fucking film, it’s not even funny. I have no words about how beautiful everything about it is

Shivani Patel 22 I noticed that as well! A nice touch, I thought


My favourite bit was the part where they say goodbye after the party and he tells her his car is parked just up the street and then she drives away and he walks down the enTIRE FUCKING HILL AND HE GETS IN HIS CAR AND HE'S SMILING TO HIMSELF AND THAT'S THE MOMENT WHERE HE SOFTENS <3

I love the part where she's working  at the coffee shop and you can see seb in the window, and when he sees her he runs in. I'm like, oh my I love it.

I think that when they dance together is when he realizes they have a connection, thats why they look like they are going to kiss and she gets interrupted by Greg's phone call.  I think  that the dance symbolized that they had something in common.  Similar to when you talk with somebody for hours and you realize that you want to spend more time with them because there is a strong connection to something you both have.  Ugh!!! I love it so much!  I love that he goes to find her the next day at the coffee bar.  So cool.  He was always going to find her.  He was always there for her.  I love this movie so much!.

same omg thats just when i started crying lmao

Ella Mozzarella I FUCKEN LOVED THAT AGHH

Ella Mozzarella no his car was actually parked right in front of the house and he walks for ages to her car then walks back up to the house where the party is going on.

Ella Mozzarella I loved that part especially because of the song right before it where he's saying he doesn't like her and doesn't want to like her but walked around for probably half and hour with her just to look for her car when he could have just left her


My favorite part about this film is the way it ended. It was definitely not what I had expected. For the longest time, I just thought it would be another cliche love story, just musically and cinematically beautiful. I love how it turned out to not necessarily a love story, but rather a story about two people who helped each other to achieve their dreams in life. These two unsuspecting hugely successful people basically owe their successes to one another, yet nobody else knows. Also, the whole nostalgic feel of it. I love the idea of these two people impacting each others lives so much, yet barely seeing each other after everything happens. It’s like they’re both merely happy memories to one another. And for the rest of their lives, they’ll remember each other as the person who they fell in love with that one year and the one who helped them to achieve veryrhing they’d ever wanted to achieve. A memory. No more, no less. I think that’s just beautiful.

you expressed this so beautifully, i think a memory is the perfect way to describe exactly what they are to each other by the end of the movie

Isn't that how life really is, too?  Didn't we all have somebody like that? (And if not, ... just wait.)  It's a heartbreak and beautiful at the same time.


the face Mia made when she saw how the diner was named “sebs” has shaped me to who i am today


It caught me off guard how sad the film was. Of course, that sadness was sometimes sweet or nostalgic or melancholy, which makes it interesting. I just walked away from that movie emotionally spent. The ending was powerful but that feeling of unfulfillment left a terrible taste lingering in my soul (by design, no doubt). I'm still ambivalent about whether I liked the movie. It was a gorgeous film, well-made. I guess here's my main beef: it was an optimistic film but the punchline turned out to be "success requires a blood sacrifice." They made me believe in this starry-eyed vision of the world and then they murdered the thing they made me care most about (their relationship). So do they want me to be optimistic (dreams can come true!)? Or, cynical (success turns to ash in the shadow of everything you sacrificed)? I just don't get it.

Katie Niekamp Yeah that's kind of what Dodie is saying. There's not one way of doing things. I don't think the film was trying to convey that in order to achieve your dreams, you have to sacrifice a treasured relationship, but Mia and Sebastian simply chose to take different paths. They clearly love each other as people and they know they couldn't have gotten to where they ended up without each other and they'll always be grateful about that. But their dreams were the most important thing to them and in the end they got what they wanted, just not together. I'd say that that's still a pretty happy ending

Most of the audience cared about their relationship, but Mia and Sebastian preffered to go on with their careers, which was all they dreamed about, rather than their relationship, and I think that the message the movie was trying to give to us was that, dreams can come true if you really care about it, but not everything will turn out absolutely perfect, which was amazing to me because I used to confuse perfectionism with optimism.


I ADORED LA LA LAND. TEARS WERE ROLLING DOWN MY CHEEK FOR AN HOUR AFTER.

the ending frickin messed me up

I ADORED LA LA LAND. TEARS WERE ROLLING DOWN MY CHEEK FOR AN HOUR AFTER.

*the ending frickin messed me up*

Lauren Ohnona I JUST WATCHED IT TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME AND I AM CRYING SO MUCH AHH HELP


dodie, please feel perfectly free to do a cover of the entire soundtrack because we would all love that thx

I dont think she could hold her tears so she could make covers of the songs.anyway just the fact that she loved something so much is plain beautiful she is so pure ♥♥

Pleaaassssseeeeeeeee (guys we should start a petition😂)

YES i've been wondering why she hasn't covered any of it yet!!

yes yes yes I would listen to that for 439023 years

Juliette Myers IF YOUTUBE HAD A SORT OF "RETWEET" OPTION I WOULD RETWEET THIS A MILLION TIMES

omg that would make me soooooo HAPPPYYYYYY

also watching you talk about this is SO CUTE you're so passionate and you sound so excited about it for this whole video and you're ADORABLE and I love you to death oh my


La la land (positive) ramble:- I LOVE LOVE LOVE that they are channeling old style 1940's Hollywood musical. The cinematic universes created nowadays (in my opinion!) are overwhelmingly dark and sci-fi so to burst this old style musical with such vibrancy and joy, it's so satisfying and life-affirming. We haven't seen a film in that style since the likes of Singing in the Rain. Side note- don't kill me, I'm not a big fan of Singing in the Rain. I get why it's a classic, I get why it's iconic, but to me it lacks depth in parts, the storyline is somewhat predictable and i think it's a bit repetitive. Anyway, I love how La la land is set in the modern day with moments of such grit and realism, however followed by such fantasy dreamy sequences- that's another thing, the sequences! Ahhhh, the dancing is just so varied, yet precise and careful, and it tells a story. They don't just dance for the sake of it. Like in the hilltop sequence, Mia and Seb dont end it in the same place that they were before it, I feel like there's some kind of understated, unspoken new understanding and energy between them. The directing is amazing. The music is beautiful. I just like how it's a stand-alone movie. No sequel could ever be done for it. The theme arcs are finished, the storyline is well-rounded, and although the ending isn't what I expected or really wanted for the characters, I left the cinema with a feeling of satisfaction knowing that that chapter of their lives has closed now and they are ready to continue living their dreams in their new lives. Could go on forever honestly, just need to buy the DVD now! Xx


hi, so it's roughly about a year after this was posted. when i first watched this, i had absolutely no idea what she was talking about when she described what happens to your body when you experience a peace of art you truly love. well, i didn't understand until last weekend. my mom and i were bored, and decided to go watch a movie that she had kinda been looking forward to. i really had no interest in it, i'm only 14, so i had barely heard of the band, but we ended up watching bohemian rhapsody.
about a quarter into the film, i was in absolute tears. i was just sobbing the whole time, for the rest of the movie. my breathing switched, i felt like i was out of my body. i felt so heartbroken that i wasnt alive to experience this amazing group of people, and i just sunk. but on the other hand, i felt so incredibly inspired. mind you, i have never had anything to do with music. i listen to it often, i appreciate it, but i've never wanted to pursue anything in it. but after this film, everything changed.
i've completely switched my christmas list around, to where i won't be receiving any gifts on christmas day because i had my parents spend what would've gone towards regular gifts on a used piano we found on craiglist. i asked my grandparents for a record player and a small gift card to our tiny local record store. i'm so excited to get started because i've absolutely never felt this passionate about anything in my life. it's all completely new for me, and i just wanted to share. <3

marnieliz what a powerful movie!!! i love it!


Honestly, You are the first person I know who love this piece of art at the same level as I do. As You were talking I only was crying and nodding my head, cos I agree with everything You said on this video. This film was soo inspirating and motivating for me and it gave me something i nedded to stop complainng and start doing everything i need for my dreams to come true. The best movie i've ever seen.  Also big thanks for making this video and all art You make. Beside Damien Chazelle  You are my biggest Inspiration and I don't know who I would be if not You.                                                                                (sorry for my english)


this was the first video i saw of dodie

my first thought was :  wow she's pretty

Same and next thing I know I met her at buffer fest and got my Ike signed by her...the obsession hasn’t stopped lol


Honestly the Song Someone in crowd is literally so underrated. It is such a great musical piece


most people: oh yeah i loved (insert peice of art)

dodie: i want to swim in my tears.


I forced my singing coach to watch La La Land with me and she didn't like it I'm like HOW


OMG I LOVE LA LA LAND IT'S MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER AND I CAN'T STOP WATCHING THE MOVIE AND I CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO THE SOUNDTRACK

AHHH ME TOO!! IM SO HAPPY TO FIND PEOPLE THAT LOVE THE MOVIE AS MUCH AS I DO AHHHH!! I FOUND MY PEOPLEEEE

I have seen La La Land 20 times. I have listened to the soundtrack at least 100 times. I am in LOVE with La La Land. I can easily watch it another 20 times. It is the GREATEST movie I have even seen in my life.


I was too young to watch and understand LA LA LAND when it first came out, but over quarantine I revisited it and rewatched it so many times and listened to the playlist non-stop and I'm so glad I am NOT the only person who genuinely has a love for this movie:) It is so amazing and its like my comfort and all time favorite movie.


I loved the ending!! I love how real it is. People don’t always stay together forever because they say they will, people can grow apart and go their own ways, it’s so raw and realistic, movies are always trying to say that a couple will be together forever, when that’s not usually the case


"please watch it and come back to this" - that's what I did. And now that I've seen it I'm in love too!!! Like you said it's so relatable if you're also a creative person, and it motivates me so much to keep dreaming and keep going! Also I really like how they don't say in the movie 'you can have whatever you want if you only work enough for it', because in the end they show how it could've even been better. And then of course the not fulfilling of the love between Mia and Seb ahhh. Still I walked out of the cinema light-hearted, with the feeling I was starring in a movie myself while I was walking there. Loved it, can I have a little bit of La La Land every day? Btw definitely going to check that podcast out, thank you!

Oh and I didn't even say how every shot is SO beautiful and how good they did all those very long shots with a lot of camera-movement. And the colours, of course...


La La Land seriously touched my soul. I'm a big Dreamer and I feel so connected to Mia, it's crazy. I always try to achieve my dreams while working a job I don't like. But also just the whole movie with it's characters, story line, singing and dancing, filming and script .. gosh, seriously this movie is just perfect for me! So, I feel you, girl!


5 months later I finally saw it and I FINALLY get to hear what Dodie wanted to say 😬


All of my friends HATE this movie. Literally everyone I've heard that has seen it disliked it so strongly. So I never watched it. It wasn't until I heard Dodie, someone I relate a lot to, talk about how much she loves it, that I watched it. I really likes it. But I honestly think that some people, maybe people that aren't that artistic just don't get it. And I'm very sorry for those people to literally not see the beauty of art


I really liked La La Land but for me its not something I could see in theaters and enjoy again. I would perfer to watch it at home and pause to think about the symbolism or 'why is the camera focusing on this' to understand better. Plus my sensory processing disorder made me zone out completely at bits because it was too much for ny brain to interpret at once so it just kinda stopped completely. If I were to watch it at home I could pause it for brief periods so that I could better enjoy! Thats my thoughts!


HOW CAN ANYONE NOT BE IN LOVE WITH HER LIKE SHE IS SO CUTE AND I LOVE HER


At first time I didn't want to see it because friends had said me that the movie was bad, however I heard your cover city stars and something break inside, in that moment I decided to watch the movie....<br>Everything was perfect and I think that the movie talked about the reality of the music, and of course I love it

At first time I didn't want to see it because friends had said me that the movie was bad, however I heard your cover city stars and something break inside, in that moment I decided to watch the movie....
Everything was perfect and I think that the movie talked about the reality of the music, and of course I love it


I know it’s been years but like how she walked out on Greg cause she knew she just HAD to follow seb is LITERALLY WHAT SHE HAD TO DO TO SEB TO FOLLOW HER DREAM


I’ve seen La la land five times.......since it came to Netflix in my country.....one week ago......

Also the soundtrack is pretty much the only thing I’ve listened to since about two months before I saw the film for the first time, half a year ago...

I love that movie so much


Second time round I picked up so much more on the importance of Mia's aunt. Ties together her love for acting, the library across the road, the audition song and her childhood bedroom so beautifully.

I thought that almost the whole film was actually better the second time

Oh, thank you. I don't know exactly why, but I did find a large amount of meaning in her bedroom, yes, as well as the library. I've hardly seen a thing about the bedroom so I'm glad you mentioned that.

Sammy Paul I have not seen it yet, and I always forget about spoilers any way, but this is something I can look out for!


The soundtrack of La La Land never fails to make me feel better. I'm in love with it!!! Concerts in the shower have gotten so much more exciting and dangerous due to this wonderful music


Wow. this is my new favorite person. I stumbled upon her spotify a couple months ago, and I absolutely loved every one of her songs, so naturally, I looked her up on youtube. Then, I see this, and lala land just happens to be my favorite movie ever. Like, how?


i love love love how their relationship is so realistic. they don’t imagine their entire future together as a happy couple, they just kinda do their own thing but they’re still in love. it shows your significant other doesn’t need to be your entire future, cause a lot of love stories imply that. they just do their own thing and have each as support and i LOVE IT SO MUCH UGH


The moment in the end of the movie when they just smile at each other. I'm crying when I'm just thinking about it.


The ending was very unique. I really wish they ended up together in the end. But at least they achieved their dreams...I'm just convincing myself that the ending was for the best.

Yeah I mean I love and hate the ending. I wish they would've ended up together, but they achieved their dreams with each other's help. But I can't help but feel bad for Seb. He's living alone and it seems like he's lonely. He obviously didn't want a girlfriend in the beginning (his sister tried hooking him up with someone) but Mia changed that. Now that Mia is married, they almost make it seem like Seb has no desire to meet anyone anymore, because he only wants Mia. He will never love anybody as much as he loved Mia, which is sad because she has moved on

Sam&Eri I actually really like that they didn't end up together in the end. It acknowledges that sometimes that happens, and sometimes it doesn't. There are loads of movies that the characters end up together. But I like that this one is different.

this a thread discussing the movie, it's hard to discuss the movie with out spoiling it (unless you were joking in which case rip me)

yes but these are comments to a really not spoiler-free video so you should expect comments on things that happen in the movie lol

Sam&Eri 😲You literally just spoiled the end.😭

@Elle Marie yes it is very real and all that but honestly, I'd rather spend my life with someone I really love than living my dream but having by my side someone who I don't really love that much. But that is my way of thinking, idk... everyone can have their own opinion.

I feel that if they ended up together they would have been MUCH happier. I think the ending is very reall and all that stuff, but it also teaches you that yes, you have to try and achieve your dreams and goals, but not by leaving behind the person you're in love with. In the end they were ok, but it is so evident that they would have had the perfect life if they hadn't parted. They would have been so happy... and instead they are stuck in their mediocre routine because they left each other behind... I am so sad.

I was angry too because, Sebastian changed his music style to get into the music band(he got success), then he abandoned the band for Mia (I think maybe Sebastian realized this was not the music he wanted). But Mia also changed!!!! Didn't she love Sebastian?? And I feel so bad because Mia and Sebastian went through the hardest time together!!! In the end Mia didn't come back for Sebastian... I don't know... I just feel really disappointed... (I know someone will say this ending is unique because it is not a happy ending... But I still can't get over it...)

Sam&Eri I feel like a lot of the reason why it hits people so hard is because people expect media (movies/books/etc) to be exaggerated and on some level unrealistic. So, since this one actually intended to play on realism  people weren't ready for it. They almost trigger viewers emotions by using situations that actually happen in real life—and have happened to a lot of people—so that when those almost "too real" moments happen people are caught off guard and they feel it almost on a personal level. Since people are very used to movies being a bit too convenient and unrealistic, everyone assumes they would end up together and somehow their dreams would lead them to the same place and they'd live a happy life together, which is what would have happened had they not been trying to be realistic, so when it didn't happen not everyone took it as "how realistic! they mutually chose to peruse their dreams rather than stay together," rather they see "oh my god my ship is dead forget your careers and dreams just go have a happy family together," which yes may work for movie enjoyment but La La Land isn't a purely viewer indulgent film, it also has a message to deliver.

Sam&Eri I feel like a lot of the reason why it hits people so hard is because people expect media (movies/books/etc) to be exaggerated and on some level unrealistic. So, since this one actually _intended_ to play on realism  people weren't ready for it. They almost trigger viewers emotions by using situations that actually happen in real life—and have happened to a lot of people—so that when those almost _"too real"_ moments happen people are caught off guard and they feel it almost on a personal level. Since people are very used to movies being a bit too convenient and unrealistic, everyone assumes they would end up together and somehow their dreams would lead them to the same place and they'd live a happy life together, which is what would have happened had they not been trying to be realistic, so when it didn't happen not everyone took it as _"how realistic! they mutually chose to peruse their dreams rather than stay together,"_ rather they see _"oh my god my ship is dead forget your careers and dreams just go have a happy family together,"_ which yes may work for movie enjoyment but La La Land isn't a purely viewer indulgent film, it also has a message to deliver.

Sam&Eri I liked it because that's how life turns out sometimes, and they both got what they wanted in the end and they each other so much they were happy for each other even though life didn't turn out in their favors and they couldn't be together

Sam&Eri Another scene that I think was very beautiful as well was when Mia and Serb were in the planetarium and they were waltzing and flying. Truly a romantic masterpiece.

It made me sad, and I almost felt angry at Mia for... changing. She married a man who seemed boring and not wacky or fun like Sebastian. I don't know, I loved most of the movie but I guess I didn't understand the ending?

They do both fulfill their dreams, but I think Seb ended up lonely. They showed him living alone on purpose--they choose what little content they put in scenes like that to show what happens regularly. Seb lives alone. And the way his smile faded after she turned away in that last scene? He's happy for her, but he seemingly only has his club.

Sam&Eri the ending is my favorite part of the film

Sam&Eri isn't that the beauty of the film? Wishing you could change the film and make it "happy". Taking yourself out of their relationship, they end up happy. It is a happy ending, they fulfill their dreams, and have good lives, yet it leaves you in tears. How amazingly wonderful is that? Hahaha.


The first time i watched it i didn't like the ending. Then I went through my first breakup. Seeing two people fall out of love, and knowing thats okay. It's okay for a relationship to not work out. You can both still care about each other and be lovely people but not date. I needed to see that. The more I watch it the more i love it.


dodie you are amazing. this film, even 4 YEARS later, is still just as good. great reaction


I saw la la land the other day THEN watched this video and I wholeheartedly agree with everything. This film has affected me so deeply and so personally that I wasn't only crying for the film and it's emotions but I was crying for me and how it makes me feel about what I'm doing with my life. I don't even necessarily think that it's just relatable for creatives (although I am one) it's relatable for ANY dream of any shape of size and that's what's so wonderful about it! I just want to gush and gush and gush about this film SO bad!


I remember watching it for the first time and crying when Seb was playing in the restaurant and Mia spotted him in the spotlight. That scene in particular holds so much emotion simply because it can connect in so many different ways, in so many different art forms. Cinematically, musically, emotionally . I can't begin to explain ugh


I need a 24 hour version of Dodie humming


Your reaction in the beginning and end was my reaction throughout the whole film. Tears of sadness but also joy. It was a true masterpiece and it really touched me.


wow such genuine opinion, sending love vibes to you dodie, keep up with your artistic desires, love you xx


I'm having la la land withdrawals and this just reminded me of everything I love from it. Thank you for sharing this video with us.


I recently saw Lala Land with a friend, and when the words "The End" appeared up in the Screen I just started sobbing. I couldn't stop crying, I tried, but I couldn't, and I finally stopped crying, but then started crying again.

Oh my God!!! me too! I have never ever cried or sobbed like I did in this movie I waited till after the credits to see if perhaps there was a change or an alternative ending I literally shouted no! lol I didn't know what else to do. I was broken lol

earthlingsvibes this literally describes my exact experience

I know like I can't stop talking about this movie. it's just so good. like the ending made the movie from being good to great and the soundtrack is fucking amazing omgg

p s same!! At first I was just so sad about the ending but thinking about it, they got their dreams! :') UGH it was beautiful and heartbreaking~

I just watched it yesterday and I ending is so bittersweet like I'm happy but they both got what they finally wanted but couldn't help to feel sad that they didn't end up together

me too, I thought I would make it through without crying but at the end I just burst out into an uncontrollable sob, my girlfriend was lowkey laughing at me lol

earthlingsvibes exactly the same! I watched it with a friend in cinema and during the movie there were a few scenes which almost made me cry but then at the very end that piano music and all just made me lose it.. type of movie that absolutely destroys you but you still adore it :)


I’ve just watched “La la land” a year after it came out and i loved it!
I think there is a contrast between dreams and reality in the movie, whereas dreams are represented by the songs, in which the characters are happy or hopeful and are determined to pursue their dream. Reality always gets in the way of dreams (example: when mia’s phone rang at the end of “a lovely night”), even though it can’t stop them (the two characters get what they want in the end but are no longer together).
I don’t know if I’m the only one who thought about this, but I had this strong feeling during the movie.


I actually SOBBED it’s my FAVORITE movie and my family agrees with me! The music, the themes, and ESPECIALLY the cinematography, it’s all SO GOOD! I would talk about it for hours it’s so amazing. I love this video because I personally relate so much. I have to go now byeee 😉


I want to know your opinion about the ending because everybody in the comments says that they smile at each other and are just happy that they both archived there dreams but I don't think so. Everybody also writes down that it braked there hearts so for me that doesn't fit together....
I think when Mia is thinking about her life, she never wanted Sebastian to go back to Jazz. They both lived in Paris for the movie and stayed together. Later they have children and he can get the club later in life.
She realized ,she forgot to love him but he didn't because he only opened his Jazz club but he has no girlfriend, lives in the same flat and still loves her and she moved on with her life(with a new husband, new house, other city, own children).
And at the end the smile of both looked really, really sad 😭 for me Mia decided for her big dreams/goals not for the love, which is totally realistic but not romantic so the movie doesn't show the usual fairytale-ending and because of that it is different and real and it really breaks your heard.
In the song "the fulls who dream" Mia already talked about that because everybody hope for the last 20 minutes in the film that they are together forever and start dreaming about it and want to know if her thought/vision is true but it's not.
 You start dreaming romantically and don't accept the ending so we are the fulls and dreamers who just start to dream because of that story(and of course because of all the beautiful and creative music and setting and actors etc.) our hearts just break at the end...💔


I know I'm so late to the party but I saw the movie recently after dying to see it for so long and it was so beautiful from the music to the scenery and the storyline. I've never felt so pleased by every element in a moment before


I haven't even seen La la land (oops) but watching Dodie ramble about something that she's so passionate about makes me happy


I loved the music from LaLaLand. The film, wasn’t my absolute favorite, but honestly I just felt really sad watching it.   But hearing your words,, seeing it through your eyes, I want to watch it again.


It's so beautiful to finally find a person who feels the same way as me about this movie, really needed this, thank you so much Dodie :)


dude...I have those crying sessions while listening to the soundtrack ALL the time! You have no idea how glad I am to have learned that I'm not the only one who feels some deep, confusing and almost physical aching in my heart when I hear the soundtrack...It's funny because, I actually waited to see this movie for 4 years on the basis that "I'm not mature/ready enough to experience this movie, the right time to watch it will be when I feel like it is" and then, 4 years later, while I was with this guy whom I had fallen in love with but did not know it yet, I felt like a revelation hit me: we, him and I, needed to watch La La Land together. This happened because he had mentioned to me a few weeks earlier that he had a dream to someday own his own jazz bar (we both LOVED jazz so much and bonded over jazz like I've never bonded with anyone over anything in my life), and for some reason, what he said made me think of La La Land. So, a few weeks later while we were scrolling through Netflix and stumbled on La La Land, I told him that we would watch it together. He didn't understand my sudden insistance on watching this movie, so I told him that I had avoided seeing it for 4 years because I wanted to see it at the right time (whatever that meant in my weird head...). He thought it was cute that I wanted to experience this with him, and so we watched it. At that point of our relationship, things were starting to get weird, because we were both starting to realize we were in love with each other, and we were both somehow panicking about it... We ended things a few weeks after seeing the movie, for reasons extremely similar to the ones that made Mia and Seb drift apart, actually. Now, months after we've last spoken, we still send each other messages about the movie. He texted me a few weeks back saying, "Mia and Seb's theme song just started playing in my friend's car, and I almost pulled the handbrake on the highway". I knew exactly what he meant, and the even funnier part was that, as he texted me that, I was in MY friend's car, listening to the same exact song while thinking of him. Now, he finally is in a serious relationship and we haven't spoken since. Conclusion to my story is that somehow, La La Land felt appropriate to watch at that exact moment, with that exact person, because (and this answer only came to me recently, after years of reflection) we somehow were so connected to their story in an inexplicable way, and we somehow knew, at that point, that it was only a matter of time before we also parted ways. It was as if La La Land was an ode to our love, and we both know it now. I haven't been able to watch the movie a second time ever since, because it literally pains me to. Funny how life is.


It's amazing how they made me like such an ending, being like I am a hopeless romantic. THAT can tell you how good the movie is. It's not just about the plot, it's a wonderful art piece all together.


No ones gonna see this, but whatever, let's talk. My opinion on the ending. I was bawling at it, but looking back it was beautiful. The way Seb smiled could almost tell a whole story. It felt as if he was saying, "We did it. I knew we could." And Mia smiling back was almost like "Yeah, I guess we did."  I loved how Seb kept Mia's logo, and there wasn't a sight of 'Chicken in a Stick'. It was just a wave of emotions that I never knew were possible.

I KNOW RIGHT, it was GORGEUS, Seb's freaking SMILE was just...kdklskdnsldkdkk

I know EXACTLY what you mean. I like the way you looked into it.


Just watched La La Land again after 5 years, and so much has happened, yet watching this video makes me feel like 2017 and experiencing La La Land for the first time was just yesterday. Love u Dodie


I just finished watching this movie for the first time - I know, 4 years too late. Good film, really enjoyed it. The ending made me think about the only woman I’ve ever loved who is no longer in my life. The future we thought we would share together. Turns out it still hurts.


I have just finished rewatching the movie for the 3rd time just now. I remember the first time I had watched the movie, dodie had just posted this video literally right after I got out of the theatre. It was so perfect. And now, I still feel the same exact love that dodie does. And I cry every time.


I adore this film, but I adore your love for the movie even more. Also you are absolutely stunning!


I just saw it for the second time a few days ago. I always thought the story lacked, and it was cheesy. But watching it twice (with a live orchestra!) made my heart flutter. Its so gosh darn beautiful. Ahhh.


Finally someone that gets my struggle! Anytime I see a piece of art that is just ridiculously amazing it's like everything leaves my body and I get so overwhelmed with every emotion known to man. What would we do without art.


Yes! I am so freaking happy and smiley that I have found some who loves this masterpiece as much as I do! Ah! I'm so happy and exited and yes!


I was watching this with my parents, at the end of the film I just started bawling my eyes out. They thought I was mad. But I don't really know why I was even crying. I just was. And even thinking about it makes me want to cry. I think I just really like the movie!


I went into this film not knowing anything about it, and I was honestly shocked by just how deeply it affected me. I was SOBBING for the last 10 minutes and I honestly cannot name another movie in which I've done that. I could say so SO many things about this beautiful creation but my favorite thing about La La Land is that it encapsulated the feelings I have when I listen to jazz (which I love) or watch an old film or musical (which I also love). That warm feeling that just fills your entire body. It's as almost as if your nostalgic for a time you never experienced but you feel the same longing and fondness for it as if you did. The feelings of love, loss, whimsy, excitement, and pure joy. I never imagined that a single film could make me feel all those things that so many albums of Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and Billie Holiday as well as old Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn films make me feel. I'm just so in love with La La Land and absolutely will be seeing it over and over again.


Ok I literally just went and watched La La Land solely because you love it so much, and so that I could watch this video and relate. And let me just say—I didn’t personally relate to it on your level, but I still LOVED it and it is now one of my favorite movies so thank you so much for being the beautiful fan girl you are and for introducing me to this film! Love youuu ahhhhhhh k bye :)


When I watching it earlier I had a great conversation with an old friend about how cinematically beautiful La La Land is!! It was a lovely conversation I'm so happy


I adore you so very much! you're love for la la land recreates the entire experience for my self, something that can't ever be explained. This movie is absolutely everything! I love you Dodie you are such a beautiful human being💓


Omg I finally watched it today. It was amazing. So beautiful. The cinematography was fantastic. Everything about the film is just so great. After watching this I finally understand why you love it so much.


in the opening song when they're dancing on the cars you can literally see hundreds of cars down people are still dancing

In the movie there are definitely more than 30 dancers. If you look at some of the clips there are at least 50+ dancers and then then cars go down about 3/4 down the highway..let me see if i can find that.  I just watched it a few seconds ago.

Really? Because I read somewhere or watched an interview that they were real dancers.  But I could be wrong.

Mary Carroll it was an amazing film It was beautiful 😍👌

I know!! I noticed that too!  How amazing that Damian decided to have the cars so far down with dancers even if you cant see them all.  Who cares if you couldnt see them, he probably said, he wanted to make sure that the feel was that all of LA was singing and dancing!!!! I loved it.


Dodie I just watched La La Land about a week ago, and I am in love with the film. Thank you for putting amazing covers on your music channel because I love it.


I watched it w my friends and I was feeling feels and dying and so when my cynical friend was being like well the acting was good but the singing.... Etc etc, I joined in. IT WAS SO GOOD THOUGH and I want to see I again


I love how the movie connected to you, that's what I love about it. I love concepts so much and the whole story and concept it's just so thought out. The concept hit me hard like the movie hit you hard 😂


I loved it! watched it recently and it definitely lived up to your praises, and I'm absolutely in love with the soundtrack 💛


I watched lala land with a friend and I was so ready to gush about it after and then she just told me? It? Was? Terrible? So now I'm too afraid to talk about with any of my other friends especially since I'm the horror gore one and it's super "out of character" for me to like a romance film-- I'm just glad someone liked it as much as I did

Purplegrapeduck DONT HIDE IT. WE LOVE YOU. BE YOURSELF. ok, i’m done 💓💓

ah omg yes i rarely ever like romance because i'm horror type too. I was holding back the tears at the last scene and when it cut to the end i just wanted to talk about all my good feels and my friend was like "it's okay" and i felt sad haha


oh my GOSH I have some feelings on this movie. I really appreciated how this movie was so mood driven. It's hard to describe but like everything from the dialogue and the plot and everything else goes back to convey the mood. It's almost like the plot exists solely to convey the mood of the show. And then the mood solely to convey the theme, you know? I don't know, I just really like art pieces that totally break the rules, but don't sacrifice the quality of the work to do it.


Really enjoyed your review, I agree its a masterpiece! Saw the film for the first time yesterday, I am not a big fan of musicals normally, but OMG the music and the art of the film is uniquely beautiful on so many levels.  This film will stand the test of time I'm sure,  people will still be raving about in a 100 years.  This is now one of my favourite films of all time xx.


OMG i totally feel the same way about la la land as you do !!! I am so moved by this movie. I definitely need to see it a second time. it's such an amazing piece of art. I love everything about it ! the color, the music, everything !!!! ❤😊


Throughout the whole movie I just kept screaming about how perfect and detailed it was and HOW AMAZING THE COLORS WERE SET UP AND THE STORYLINE AND MUSIC UGH ITS SO GOOD


After watching it, I just listened to City of Stars for 10 hours...I wish I was kidding

doodle oodlee do you mean mia and sabastions theme

TrishyFishy25 Two for City of Stars. Two for Fool's Who Dream. Two for Dodie and friend's cover of Someone in The Crowd. Two for Another Day of Sun.<br>And then another five-six for the soundtrack.

TrishyFishy25 Two for City of Stars. Two for Fool's Who Dream. Two for Dodie and friend's cover of Someone in The Crowd. Two for Another Day of Sun.
And then another five-six for the soundtrack.

i did the same thing with "The Fools Who Dream"

I also loved the colour scheme! The clothing colours were so classic and I loved it!!!

I didn't like the beginning song IN the movie, but that's just because I felt like it didn't add to the story. I also felt like it was a bit mumbley. I love the song though! It's brilliant!


La la Land came to Netflix and I finally got a change to see it! Funny watching something that you already know the sound tract by heart :) But the ending just broke me <3 Are they saying we can´t have both our love and our dreams?


The feeling of complete love and appreciation for a movie or a song or any peace of art is one of the best feelings ever. It's so filling and walm. Calming but passionate at the same time. Films and art like that just make me want to be swallowed up in it and swim in it forever.


I could finally watch it in a cinema today and i absolutely loved it. I just started to cry at the beginning because it was so beautiful and just ugh. Absolutely perfect, totally worth of getting up early on a sunday


As much as I want to experience the same joy and obsession you clearly have, I was underwhelmed. The ending left me in shock and as hard as it is to pin point what exactly was so off putting about the entire film I just dont feel the same way, sadly. I dont adore La la Land but it had its enjoyable moments and do deserve all its praise.


It's literally 12 at midnight and im bawling my eyes out. i just finished watching it and i just came back to this video


I watched this movie because of your amazing covers and now it's my favorite movie!! Thank you so much!


Finally got round to watching LALA Land so I can finally watch this video!
LOVED it! I also found myself just crying at the beauty of the film. It's just spectacular!
I do truly wish that Mia and Seb ended up together, however that last sequence was just a piece of art and it was just incredible that I cant really complain.


Before I saw the film my friend had told me it was amazing and that it had made her cry so I went into it expecting there to be something like in the middle of the movie that would make me start to cry. Nothing like that came, I didn't cry once until "The End" showed up on the screen. That just put me in tears. It was such an amazing story and I absolutely love it!


I cried watching you talk about this. The passion you have for this makes me so happy and sad at the same time because dammit I want my dreams to come true but I also know I'm not strong enough.


I love it too, this is my favorite musical. The composing of the music is incredible, i generally love the way it was filmed.


I just watched the film and I'm bawling my eyes out this is so relatable as a girl studying film and theatre wanting to be an artist oh my god I'm crying again I need a hug


I watched it on the plane back from America last week and I'm so in love, my parents were watching it at the same time as me and my dad literally had tears in his eyes (I was full on crying at one point) x


la la land truly had a special place in my heart. i cant even explain the way it makes me feel. even after watching it so many times it never gets old. everything about it: the music, the cast, the choreography, the cinematography, is PERFECT. it will always be one of my favorite movies.


The last note that is not played, like an unfinished story.


When I first heard how much you loved it, I wanted to see it so much. Now I have, I completely understand why you love it so much I have the urge to watch it ALL THE TIME it’s amazing ughhh


I have watched La La land. I love the music and all of it. It was so beautiful. Please do a cover of fools who dream xx


This makes me so happy!! I love La La Land too! And how real it is! Their dialogue is so natural and their argument scenes! Ah! And the colors of the film! My fave song is the audition song too! ❤


So perfect! I just have to add, I love the humor and humanity aspects of La La Land, as well. There are scenes that just make me giggle and smile so much! And, there is so much raw emotion. I feel love, and warmth, and sadness, and frustration, and yearning, and so much joy! It's beyond beautiful! Thank you for your video!


Dodie should be paid for all of this advertisement because I've never wanted to see La La Land more 💛

Michaela How cool would it be if she could collab with Ryan or Emma as a sponsored video

RIGHT LOL or at least thanked by ya know getting to meet damien chazelle or emma or ryan or justin lol


My boyfriend cried while watching the ending. He said that it reminded him of his ex. I really feel that the interpretation for the ending of this is so different for everyone because they each reflect their own personal experiences onto it.


I can entirely relate even now. I love it because I’m too a music nerd and the music is beautiful but it’s also sooo creative how they play out the plot.


I loved this movie so much, I just watched it and I was just enraptured in the colors and the music. the we got to the end and by the time the credits rolled I was crying. I had the epiphany that in our lives we have brilliant and amazing people that will come and show us that we are worth chasing our dreams, and that it's ok to want something that may not ever happen. but then alot of times those people leave just as quickly. I realised that most of the relationships I have now will not last no matter how much they will have helped me in the long run. and that realization just broke me and I sobbed for about 7 minutes. I loved this movie so much... I just, I can't even...


this film legitimately changed my life. I was about to give up on doing music as a career until this film. it totally reassured me that I won't be happy doing anything else.


I really love the movie, I think every part of it was created incredibly well. But I was pretty mad when I first saw the ending because I was expecting them to end up together, I mean its a musical. lol so I wasn't quite prepared for the heartbreak xD more than anything though, the song 'Mia & Sebastian's Theme' makes me feel like crying every time I hear it so that could also just be the source of all the feels I get from the film, music gets me ya know

also I absolutely love the costume design!


I’m so in love with the movie too and I finally found someone who loves it as much as I do. Just another thing to add to my growing list as to why I love Dodie


I loved La La Land so much and agree with everything you're saying, but it isn't my favorite film. Moulin Rouge is and forever will have the same affect on me that La La Land has on you. I bawl my eyes out at the ending every single time I watch it. It's just so beautiful ♥

PaigeyPoohBear Herbach I love Moulin Rouge! It makes me cry as well..


I am definitely on your level. I just saw it for the first time a week ago and since then I find myself thinking about the beauty of it at least 1000+ times a day. It was moving and gorgeous and heart wrenching and graceful and ahh definitely my new favorite movie by far.


That epilogue was just... AHHHHH I LOVE IT


I THOUGHT YOU WERE BETTER THAN THIS EVAN

Evan Edinger I just watched La La Land and it was the only movie to ever make me cry.

I agree.  I want to watch it for the 5th time before it goes off the screen.  Its already been 4 months which is amazing for a movie to last that long in the theaters but I am so thankful!

Evan Edinger  haven't seen it? don't wait till it's on netflix...it's meant to be seen on the big screen..

La la land Is amazing! the film is sad too but it is a movie you have to watch

Everything about Lala Land is amazing, and it took my breath away. And I don't think I can live without seeing it every two days.

i liked it but as im 13 and went by myself everyone around me were a lot older

EVAN GO SEE IT RIGTH NOW OKAY??? YOU might cryy knowing that Dodie did :O i can feel it that you're going to lOOOOVVEEEE IT

Evan Edinger How have you not seen it???!!!

SAME I CANT STOP LISTENING TO THE SOUNDTRACK THO

Evan Edinger You really do, it's amazing

Evan Edinger yes you do. Evan, (my bros name lol) you will love it SO much. it's SO GREAT AHH

just do it. what are you waiting for?just. do. it.

Evan Edinger same. really wanna see it tho

Evan Edinger Evan you need to see it. But please DO see it in IMAX it's stunning 😍 enjoy!

Evan Edinger Me and you same fam but I'm too much of an introvert to go to a cinema alone AYYYYYY

Evan Edinger YOU 👏🏻 HAVE 👏🏻 TO 👏🏻 IT 👏🏻 IS 👏🏻 SPECTACULAR 👏🏻

Evan, you have issues!!!!! THis will solve all of your issues or make them worse idk. BUt, you NEED TO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Evan Edinger I was the 101st like and that just really bothered me.


It is still singlehandedly my favorite film of all time. It brings my mood up and makes me cry. It also inspires me so much in all aspects of my life. 😄


Aahhhh I just watched La La Land for THE first time today(it took me a while to watch it). La La Land is the most beautiful piece of art I have ever seen after it was over I just sat through all the credits and took in all the overwhelming greatness of this beautiful beautiful film. I want to watch La La Land every single day now. The music is amazing the characters are amazing and I love La La Land so freaking much.💕💕


This video is legit me!!! This movie makes me feel things and it just overwhelms my heart because I don't even know how to explain it! This movie is so beautiful and I have watched many movies in my life( like almost every movie) and this is my favorite!!!


When I first watched it I reacted in pretty much the same way. I just started crying appreciating every aspect of it. I am in loooovvveee<br>my mum got the DVD for me yesterday and I can't wait to watch it today!! I got the DVD so I can watch it on my laptop (aka 24/7)

When I first watched it I reacted in pretty much the same way. I just started crying appreciating every aspect of it. I am in loooovvveee
my mum got the DVD for me yesterday and I can't wait to watch it today!! I got the DVD so I can watch it on my laptop (aka 24/7)


I just saw La La Land, and it was such a beautiful movie!!! I'm still in an emotional trance. The film so charming and THE MUSIC. Wow, so stunning. I loved how the movie had both lovely perfect musical theatre moments, but also a rawness that's especially apparent at the end. The ending was heartbreaking, but it really explored the themes of love vs. ambition. It seems in this case two incredibly passionate, artistic souls just couldn't be together for too long... Now I need to get my hands on the sheet music, and I'll be playing the piano theme all night!

+Tara Dickinson<br>That's because it's actually a nickname for Los Angeles or the state of mind of its residents.  : )

+Tara Dickinson
That's because it's actually a nickname for Los Angeles or the state of mind of its residents.  : )

KEEP CALM and PLAY SOCCER IN YOUR PAJAMAS

I also loved how it explored the conflict between being an artist and having a career in entertainment. There are sacrifices that one must make in order to make a living, but where does one draw the line and still keep their authentic self-expression?

Also loved that a traffic jam brought them together for the first time and then again at the end.


I am incredibly moved by this film as well. I can't watch it without getting at least a bit teary if not full on sobbing.😂♥♥♥


dodie crying to the soundtrack is actually mood


every opportunity i have, i try to get my friends to watch la la land.

I NEED MORE MOVIES LIKE IT


Okay, so I saw La La Land yesterday for the first time in my life. I really, really liked it, I love the songs, I loved the characters and man I cried at the end. To not let them end up together makes sense and makes it more special and thought through but man I wanted them together and that's so frustrating😭


I HAD AN EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN ITS PURE ART

same i didn't know how to breathe anymore for a few seconds after that ending


I KNOW it's been almost a year but I've just seen it and OMG I'm so in love :D and I cried so much! plus, I love all your la la land covers!


I LOVE LA LA LAND OMG ITS MY FAVE FILM!! I love how the ending is so real like sometimes you just have to go seperate ways from your partner to achieve your dream. I love the colour theme and the retro 1920s vibe and the songs are MASTERPIECES (seb and mias theme ugh omg yes and city of stars) the best characters yeet


I absolutely am in love with La La Land it's so romantic and beautifully sad and poetic and the music is gorgeous and the choreography and aaaah I love it


You are so genuine it's so hard to not fall in love with you :D


OH MY GOD THE SMALL UNDERSTANDING SMILE AT THE END               SO MANY EMOTIONS

Michelle Lonsdale I JUST WATCHED IT PLEASE HELP AAAHH


I'm back after finally watching the film. My face is still wet from my tears. The ending wrecks me. So absolutely bittersweet


this video is so cute....i love how excited you are about this film <3  its such a beautiful piece of art how can someone not love it


I just watched it for the like 6th time, I forgot how much it affected me but I just cried (full on ugly sobbing) for the majority of it, it's so beautiful and amazing and heartbreaking and lovable and heart fixing and ugh idek how I can put it into words how much I love this film


La la land was so emotional for in a totally different way. I feel like I have no purpose in life, i have no goals or aspirations. Watching the movie made me so extremly happy because of the beauty but also super sad, because I want to be like the characters soooo bad. Just doing what you want and chasing your dream.


along with the love theme- i felt like it was also magical how the movie was REALLY, TRULY about the love that the artists had for the their craft. it was LOVELY to see the chemistry between mia and seb but in the end they sacrificed each other to keep that love, to keep their dream alive, because it was more important to them.

also my personal favorite number was Another Day of Sun. it's catchy, all the voices blend together, and it truly describes the passion of any artists and the risks they will take for their dreams, in just a few minutes. i also love the subtle foreshadowing, "we were seventeen, but it was sweet and it was true, still i knew what i had to do." IT'S IRONIC BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THE END WHEN THEIR DREAMS GOT IN THE WAY OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP DAMNIT IM CRYING AGAIN. <br>ive been listening to the soundtrack on repeat since i saw the film two weeks ago. my friends think i'm crazy but the movie truly was just lovely and i can't wait to see it again.

also my personal favorite number was Another Day of Sun. it's catchy, all the voices blend together, and it truly describes the passion of any artists and the risks they will take for their dreams, in just a few minutes. i also love the subtle foreshadowing, "we were seventeen, but it was sweet and it was true, still i knew what i had to do." IT'S IRONIC BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED IN THE END WHEN THEIR DREAMS GOT IN THE WAY OF THEIR RELATIONSHIP DAMNIT IM CRYING AGAIN.
ive been listening to the soundtrack on repeat since i saw the film two weeks ago. my friends think i'm crazy but the movie truly was just lovely and i can't wait to see it again.


I'm watching this at midnight because I can't sleep. Thank you dodie for being calming and nice


I held it all together until I saw the sign for Seb's place. I felt it coming and I was trying so hard to hold back the tears. Right as they looked at each other and Sebastian started playing city of stars, I couldn't hold it back anymore. I sobbed for a good hour.


honestly when i finished this film i felt so emotionally drained and i haven't yet decided whether that's an experience i would want to have again,, it was beautifully done but it hurt my heart so much and that's definitely excellent filmmaking because that very very rarely happens but iiii just ahhhhhh idk i need help with my opinion


Oh god I feel you! I'm obsessed with the music, I can't stop listening to the beautifully and perfectly arranged instrumental pieces and don't even get me started on Emma's and Ryan's raw and "full of emotions" voices.
I totally agree with you in every single one of your points!!!! Good to know that I'm not the only one that's so obsessed with this movie.
(I must admit, that my body produced a little scream when you said you saw Emma, Ryan and Damien at a screening.... sooo jealous right now🙈)


okay fools who dream is what got me.

i loved walking out of the theater and being like "that song was for me. that film was for me. it was about me and for me." just never have had that experience before.

Autumn Andersen OMG you just put into words what I’m feeling, THANK YOU. That’s exactly how I felt -it was the most relatable movie ever and even more than that, like it was made for me. That’s exactly it.

Same... after watching it I was like "This is everything I never knew I wanted." It was perfect. I've never seen a movie that affected me like this.

ohmygodd yes. i've cried so hard in that part because i relate to it so mucchhh!!!

Autumn Andersen oh my goodness... you did it... you putted it in words... you r awesome!!!


I just finished watching the film. Omg... I can’t talk. I love the ending so much. Especially when Mia and Sebastian smile at each other after their theme song at Seb’s. What if Seb held Mia when they first started noticing each other? I wonder...


when you describe how it is to love a piece of art so much that is me when i listen to your music. it's so relatable to the point where i think that you're reading my thoughts. your song "fickle" speaks to me on a level that i don't even know but i just love it so gosh darn freaking much. but your art is such an inspiration and it makes me feel ok. and then you remind me that it will all make sense again in the end. <3 love you so much Dodie!!!


I sang "City of Stars" for my school showcase. It was my first ever audition, and my first to!e ever preforming in front of my school... I almost cried during it. And it made a few people cry, including my friend. That is why I love LA LA Land, it instilled this confidence in me that I had never had before (I have terrible anxiety and I'm extremely awkward), so this movie means a lot to me.<br>(I'm also a huge horror fan so this was a big change for me movie wise, even though I love musicals and music)

I sang "City of Stars" for my school showcase. It was my first ever audition, and my first to!e ever preforming in front of my school... I almost cried during it. And it made a few people cry, including my friend. That is why I love LA LA Land, it instilled this confidence in me that I had never had before (I have terrible anxiety and I'm extremely awkward), so this movie means a lot to me.
(I'm also a huge horror fan so this was a big change for me movie wise, even though I love musicals and music)


This film has effected me so much. I directed a stage adaptation of the entire film for my final at college for 2 nights with a standing ovation, its my personal dream to take the film to Broadway and the west end


La La Land is unforgettably beautiful. It is nothing short of a masterpiece


I LOVE LA LA LAND AND YOU. Honestly this video just makes me so incredibly happy to find someone else who connected to the film in the same way that I did. I saw it for the first time not expecting to like it as much as I did and the very same night I saw the film I ordered the blue vinyl record of the soundtrack because I loved it so much and aargh I just loved it. Also love your videos dodie!


Holy poop. I just finished watching it for the first time and I saw it with my mum. She enjoyed it but wasn't really affected by it. I started crying about halfway through because of how beautiful it was. Then I mainly cried at the end and in the Fools Who Dream song. I seriously love this film. The music is beautiful, the filming is beautiful and the story is beautiful. For years I have wanted to pursue music but have always been told that it would be too hard to make it and not to try because it is way too unlikely to make it. Lately, I have been starting to believe them. This movie touched me so much because whilst it was really hard for them, they still tried. The song Fools Who Dream broke me and made me start bawling because it made me want to hold onto my dream. I seriously believe that if it weren't for this movie, I would have given up on pursuing music. And for that, even if it only gave me a moment of hope, I will be incredibly grateful for the rest of my days.


I thought I was the only one that walked out of the cinema trying SOOOOO hard not to burst in tears. I came home and cried,and 1 week I just couldn't stop thinking about it. And still two months later it's on my mind EVERY SINGLE DAY.


for me when people didn't believe in the dreams of Seb and Mia it made me think of how I feel heartbroken when someone seems disinterested in something I'm v passionate about or have worked v hard on it. that was the first I cried. Then I related to the scene where Mia gets turned down by so many casting agents bc they don't think she can do it. I myself have been denied things I rly wanted-including roles- and I know that pain. the denied her her dreams and that was the 2nd time I cried. The time where Seb comes to her at Mia's parents house after the agent called and Mia flips out-i relate to bc she said that she's just gonna fail again and that's exactly how I feel EVERY single time I do something new or trying something again. Then her story about her aunt. at this point I was a mess.

dragonslayer  every song gave me chills. ijustreallylovethisfilm

Gracie x I am like 15-ish minutes in and I have chills. I haven't had chills since Allegretto a few years ago. But, even though it was 15 minutes it has already impacted my life.

oh! and the end, when Seb thinks about what could have been. If they had stayed together, would they be able to achieve their goals?

and then when Seb is touring with the Messengers even if that isn't his dream, he does it bc it might lead somewhere. I'm constantly scared that I have no plan in life but hopefully one thing will lead to another and I'll end up doing something I love. I've been impacted by this film so much just ahhhh. I wanna go back and watch it againnnn


I uh, found it kind of forgettable. I liked the visuals a lot, and the ending felt bittersweet, so I don't know why I didn't like it more. I should have seen it on the big screen instead of at home with a TV and sound bar, I think...


I've been waiting to see this film for the LONGEST TIME AHHHHHHHH, and I finally saw it yesterday with a party of 8 other friends of mine. Even before the movie ended, I looked far more disheveled than I've ever looked in my entire life because I was crying and sobbing and bawling my eyes out. It was the first movie I've ever had a panic attack in and it was so beautiful. I went over to my friends down the row and fell to my knees because I was shaking and crying and so emotional. I cried in the lobby of the theater for about a half an hour and everyone who passed by stared at me for a good minute each time. I cried for ten minutes outside of the theater, and another half an hour in the car. I was a mess. This film was just so amazing and beautiful and astonishing and exhilarating and magical, AND I LOVE HOW IT'S SO REALISTIC AND EVERYTHING IS JUST GOING AGAINST THE TYPICAL HOLLYWOOD ENDING OF EVERYTHING, BUT I HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THE ENDING. VERY STRONG MIXED FEELINGS. I get how in order to accomplish their dreams, they had to give each other up and everything, and I love how that proves that they love each other even more. They love the other so much that they're willing to let them go in order to be happy, BUT WHY DID MIA HAVE TO MARRY SOMEONE ELSE? I MEAN MIA AND SEB KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO END UP BACK IN LA, SO WHY COULDN'T THEY HOLD OFF MARRYING OTHER PEOPLE AND HAVING KIDS UNTIL THEY REUNITED AND GOT TOGETHER AGAIN? I hate that I know that that's the realistic end to things. MY FRIEND SAID THE LOOK THEY GAVE EACH OTHER AT THE END MEANT "Maybe in another universe," AND THAT MESSED ME UP BECAUSE IN ANOTHER UNIVERSE THEY WERE TOGETHER, BUT WHY NOT THIS ONE?

WOW this was very long I'm sorry, and no one's going to bother to read it, but I just had to get that out there.


I adore the colour schemes in the movie. The way the director brings alive the atmosphere with colour is wonderful and I could probably ramble on about it for hours.


i love it. it is my new favorite movie. its been six months and i still cry when i watch it. my brother walked in on me watching and i was just bawling and i was like "go away!! i'm being emotional!!" so yeah its great!


I was doing fine until I saw the expression on Ryan's face when Emma walks in at the end. Also the Lovely Evening scene (especially the choreography) made me feel like glitter was exploding from my chest.


I've FINALLY seen La La Land (I missed it at the cinema and now it's out on DVD), and I can honestly say it's my most favourite film ever. It's just so beautiful. Everything about it is so perfect, even the ending (which yes, messed me up so much). I relate to Mia a lot too, which is probably why I love it so much. ☺


I saw it and I loved it and I'm right there with you. I still cry every time I think about it, I even cried watching you talk about it, what the heck oh my god. It was so beautiful and, I don't know what happened to me, it may sound really silly but I feel like it changed me a little bit? I don't know. I've been depressed for years and this film just lighted up something in me that I thought was already dead. Woah, I'm ridiculous. Well, yeah, I loved it and I'm so happy to see someone else loved it just as much! Because almost everyone around me said they didn't like it, most of them like "well that is too mainstream and i don't like mainstream, I'm much cooler than that bla bla bla" whatever. I don't care. I will always love it and I think it will remain my favorite film of all time. I'll check out your other videos now (I stumbled on this looking for la la land videos haha).


I FEEL THE EXACT SAME I LOVED IT SO MUCH AND IT JUST INSPIRED ME AND MADE ME SO HAPPY AND I'M GLAD IT MADE YOU HAPPY


I could not agree more. Such a whimsical, magical film <3


I was absolutely strongly affected by this film!! I'm so happy you're on my twitter timeline screaming about it all the time too because I haven't shut up or stop thinking about it for days. (incoming essay under the cut lol)

The struggle of chasing your dreams while trying to balance being a human with emotional needs for love and stability really resonated with me. I always feel like I'm in the middle of what I want/my dreams and what should have/could have/might have been with various people and situations along the way.

I sobbed during Mia's speech about how maybe she's just one of those people who aren't meant to make it and she's supposed to try, fail, and just give up and go back to a normal life. That could have been me talking. Idk I just really feel the heartbreak of how Mia & Seb could have given up on their dreams and probably been really happy together but that wasn't what they needed and they both knew that.

The film also made me realise that every piece of art I've ever loved (this film included) was once just somebody's crazy pipe dream. It was a script written by someone who fought over and over again to get /someone/ to read it and have faith in it. It was a composer who practiced for hours and wondered if it was even worth it. It was actors who had crappy auditions and failed over and over again and directors, producers, etc. who REALLY wanted this life and they got it!! Idk it just reminded me that every piece of art is a little miracle and that maybe my crazy dreams are worth it too. It gave me so much hope and left me feeling heartbroken but inspired. Ahhhh I could talk about la la land for ages, but I'm gonna stop writing this dissertation now haha!

thank you for giving me the opportunity to rant about it!! haha


Oh my gosh... I watched it for the first time this week and I was ready to cry at the end! the music is just so amazing and the lights and the colours and the acting and singing are just-- UGH IT'S AMAZING


Your energy is inspiring thanks for talk about it. La La Land is beautiful. You make it feel not so crazy for love it that much.


My favorite part in La La Land was the audition scene when Mia talks about her aunt living in Paris until the part where she said: "here's to the fools who dream.." It's beautiful and emotional and the song is so beautiful and the whole story on the struggle of being an artist is relatable. And the cinematography is SO BEAUTIFUL 😍

And I can't wait for the dvd


as i walked out of the cinema after watching <i>la la land</i> for the first time, i felt kind of odd. my heart felt light and i was kind of drunk on the idea of it… it made me want to go out in the world and sing songs and laugh and fall in love and be aLiVe, and i was so sad but also happy but also really really sad. so yeah. i love u dodie. i love this video. ahhh :"") 💛 🌃 ✨✨✨

as i walked out of the cinema after watching _la la land_ for the first time, i felt kind of odd. my heart felt light and i was kind of drunk on the idea of it… it made me want to go out in the world and sing songs and laugh and fall in love and be aLiVe, and i was so sad but also happy but also really really sad. so yeah. i love u dodie. i love this video. ahhh :"") 💛 🌃 ✨✨✨


i was kind of glad that Mia and Sebastian didn't end up together because in all the movies couples end up together so it was unexpectable. i loved both characters and the movie is such a piece of art.

it was an interesting end but predictable for me? I ALSO BALLED MY EYES OUT BECAUSE OF IT


I just got out of the theatre two hours ago and still here the drums in my mind loud and clear. What an incredible piece of art! The colors, the movements, the small expressions, the hopes and dreams and paths less travelled. By the end of the movie, all my paper tissues were gone and the tears just streamed down my chin. Big heavy signpost signal of my inner artist to finally give it the room it deserves. dum-dum-dum-daa-da-dum-dum-dum-daa-da... <3 This movie will be seeing a lot more of me.


I grinned like a goof ball the entire film and every time I've watched it since.  It's crazy maddening how much I enjoy this film.


I felt like I was having a conversation with you when I was watching this. And agreeing and ah I just found your channel tonight and because you love la la land so much..I will be coming back. I loved this; and I can't wait to watch more! Thank you!


Its a great film, but once you get familiar with the soundtrack, you're all done. So intoxicatingly gorgeous - so many memorable melodies with such a great mix of joy, color and a touch of magic along with the real world side. Glad to see I'm not the only one hooked :)


Generally, I’m not a fan of musicals.   While I respect it as an art form and appreciate the work of the great performers (e.g. Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Ethel Merman, and Cyd Charisse) who have taken it to the heights, I’ve never cared much for watching musicals.   With the exception of Bollywood musicals, the Hollywood musicals BORED me.   Then, sometime before the end of 2016, I heard all this hub bub about “LA LA LAND” and its reception at the Cannes Film Festival.    I was further intrigued when I learned that Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone (both of whom I respect as very talented actors) starred in it.   So I went to see it for the first time on December 29, 2016 after work.    From the moment I watched the dancing scenes on the LA freeway, I was swept away and eagerly absorbed everything the movie had to offer.   The cinematography was delectable eye candy for me.   I couldn’t get enough of it!   I left the cinema feeling SO, SO HAPPY and UPLIFTED in a way that I hadn’t felt from seeing a movie in more than 10 years.    I then urged all my friends to see it.   (One of them who saw “LA LA LAND”  on my recommendation, loved it and now regards it as one of her all-time favorite movies.)  On Valentine’s Day, I saw “LA LA LAND” again.   I was thrilled --- again.   “LA LA LAND” deserves all its plaudits.

KOMET MARTIN Exactly. "La la land" changed my opinion about musicals.


It’s so beautiful and I love the music and the dancing! I got so emotionally attached to all the characters! I know I’m a nerd...


This is y e a r s after this was posted, i finally watched the movie for the first time. When i tell you i s o b b e d so much. Watching this makes so much sense and your explanations and feelings is wonderful :0


i watched it twice a day, the art is just amazing❤


I feel this way about so many things especially art. Thank you, now I am not alone


THAT FEELING WHEN YOU HAVE LA LA LAND ON DVD BC YOUR DAD VOTES FOR BAFTA AND YOU'VE WATCHED IT LIKE 700000X TIMES💁 #smug

Freya Hibberd but who really has that feeling except you?

Just saying.

#jelly


Your enthousiasm just filled up my lungs with joy - I agree with everything you're saying and I also cried my eyes out during that film!  Thanks :)


I fell inlove with this piece of art and cried my eyes out in the end!


Everything about the movie was amazing, from the music to the storyline. Just the most amazing movie and ahhh i love it so much.


the end of la la land was probably my favourite part because they set us up and made everyone so happy and it was right under our noses and then they just snatched it away from us, and i just loved how they show that everything can change based on one small decision.<br>then i started crying and my sister hit me 😂

the end of la la land was probably my favourite part because they set us up and made everyone so happy and it was right under our noses and then they just snatched it away from us, and i just loved how they show that everything can change based on one small decision.
then i started crying and my sister hit me 😂


the thing that struck me most when she hears the piano music in the restaurant w her boyfriend was that she had said earlier in the film that jazz was something that was always in the background of conversation that she never paid attention to, but in that moment she did and she heard the music over the conversation and realised she needed to be with sebastian


I loved the film so much, it inspired med both with dancing and singing again. I actually had multiple 'melt downs' by watching it the first time.
I got inspired to write again but I had to stop because I need the education that I'm doing at the moment that made me think that all the inspiration made me stress a bit, but the film is a great movie for beginning artist, for sure that its powerfull and making any sort of person to be more pumped to do what they want to no matter what.
But you was the reason why i watched it <3
Love you så much Dodie <3


okay but we all need that incredibly magical and emotional a capella cover of mia and sebastian's theme. PLEASE.


La La Land is a beautiful piece of art. thank you for introducing it <3


I loved this movie so much! I've seen a lot of people complain about how it ended, and I admit I did a little myself, but I think it ended in a neat way. Like that's life. They both ended off happy just in their own ways and without each other and that's okay. In most cases that's how it will end for many situations in our lives. I just adored the whole movie. The music is beautiful and just ahh. I could rave about this film for hours.


when I saw this movie for the first time I felt like it was a write of passage bc you loved it so much. And when I saw it I felt the exact same way, I couldn't stop crying and I thought the music and the colors and the chemistry all fit so so well. I saw it in an old theater as well so that made it even more fucking emotional than I thought. To me, the movie felt so real, even though it has one of a surreal kind of setting. My favorite lines were "I'm always gonna love you" and that entire interaction between Seb and Mia. I thought that the way it was written, made the characters appear as if their relationship was so complex and mature. Honestly, I'm not sure why that scene wasn't credited more. Not to mention, like you said, the music was stunning. The entire way through my whole body just reacted so intensely. Maybe it was all of the dark shit I was watching before, but there was something so refreshing about seeing something so beautiful on screen. On my way home I was suppressing tears and when I got there I cried like a baby for about an hour. I've yet to listen to the soundtrack again because I've been so afraid to feel that intensely again. I think I might just do that tonight though. Btw you are the reason I went to go seeing so thank god i was blessed with your snapchat story.

Scarlett Graham wowowow is that scarlett smh stop stalking me


I love this film because it is the first movie I have seen in a long time that actually feels like art. The whole time i could feel my heart in my chest because EVERYTHING about this film is beautiful. The visuals, the music, the themes, the non-naturalism and the pure genius! Just holy guacamole La La Land is the fucking best.


I just love the way her eyes light up when she talks about something she loves


I am like you, this is the best film ever. I’ve seen it 46 times and I never get tiered of it. It has basically changed my life. I am now trying to become an actor and I have worked harder on my music just because of this film. ‘A lovely night’ is my favourite scene because it really shows their personalities and the music and the dancing is amazing. Emma and Ryan are the perfect people to play these to artists and I want to thank them and Damien chazele and Justin Hurwitz for everything.


The eye contact at the end between seb and Mia got me I just dropped to my knees and just cried


i could honestly listen to dodie singing mia and sebastian's theme ( the la la la thing in the beginning lol) on repeat for the rest of my life . it's just so beautiful and pure she has the most amazing voice

Emma Race omg same I’ve literally been replaying it


I couldn’t agree more with everything you said! It’s is a perfect film.  I love it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.


I watched La La Land yesterday for the first time and it didn't affect me as much as it does you but I enjoyed the time watching it and I love how moved you are by it ❤ Also, I think you should have been casted as Mia


I literally watched it right after Dodie said -"please, please go watch it". I did and I loved it. It was magnificent. Thank you Dodie!


I have waited to watch this video for a year. I was a good person and actually made sure to watch the film beforehand. The issue is that our local cinema only did like two screenings of it and I missed both of them? And since I don't have a job, I didn't want to buy a DVD for a film I didn't know I was going to like.
Fast forward to last weekend which I spent at my best friend's house and what do I spot on her shelf? Yep. So I finally watched it.
and
oh
my
god
It was so beautiful. The songs, the storyline, the colours, the people... Aaaahhh... The DVD is now definitely on my Amazon wishlist because I NEED to see it again. And again.
Just...
it's love ♥


Just watched it yesterday (mainly because of your hype) and I loved the whole experience!
Even though I didn't have to cry I was blown away by the music, the acting and the cinematography.
One theme that I think was also really important was film! All those hints towards old classic movies, like the classic fonts used to show time and the title, or the vintage sets. It seemed to me like it was a incredibly huge love letter. Well, two huge love letters in one massive envelope. One for Jazz music, and one for the art of film.
What a perfect and beautiful movie!


I just saw La La Land for the first time yesterday in the theater with my boyfriend and we both loooooved it. And I remembered to come back to this video after I watched it because I wanted to know what you thought! It was such an amazing film and the ending just crushed my boyfriend and I


I love Lalaland as well. I saw the movie twice in the theaters, once with a friend and the second time was a first date with my current boyfriend. We both already saw it but decided to go again. We were totally alone in the theater so we sang and danced. We had our first kiss during that movie. He is my someone in the crowd. We're both very creative and this movie... Ah, it will stay in my heart forever. ❤


One of my favorite things from La La Land was the looooooong shots. Movies these days are filmed in so many parts, which can work fantastically, it's just incredible how they managed to pull of shots encompassing entire scenes.
Another thing was the piano playing, it's incredible that Ryan actually learned piano for the movie and that it's actually him plaing, blew me away.
ONE MORE. I looooooooooooooved the dancing! Not just the proffessionals who had obviously been dancing their entire lives, but Emma and Ryan tap dancing in the park, and the small moments of dancing. It's just incredible, and they both learned tap dancing for the film and that makes my respect for them go up by a 100000000% and I just love this entire film.
I also heard a lot of people thinking the storyline was predictable??? That doesn't make sense to me, the movie was beautiful because it showed how they both achieved their dreams but to do that they had to give up each other. In the end, that's just how it was going to be. WHICH IS SO INCREDIBLE because in the very last scene when Mia is leaving Seb's, she turns and catches his eye and they both smile. Right then we know that they both understand what could have been, but also why it wasn't, and why that's okay now.
Okay I LIED ANOTHER THING. The colour schemes blew. me. away. The most incredible thing was to catch the vintage and colour theme in the beginning, with both Mia and Seb in bright colours and vintage clothing. Their apartments, cars, clothing, and music tastes were all colourful and vintage. Then, when Mia returns from Paris, she's wearing black and white. In her home, it's reserved and proffessional. But Seb is still the same. This is just another beautiful example of how she had to let go of some of her old ideals and patterns to achieve the dreams she had always wanted, while Seb remained the same.


It was so completely real. I am also in love. The struggles of being an artist dont relate, but life....how it totally plays on how life isnt always the way you want it when you want it...Man, can I ever relate to that!!! <3


It's the feeling of it filling you up like a balloon, feeling like it might burst, but then you remember to relax and it just flows through you like rain.

and its a dream and its a bit of a dance

Noodle Doodles everything we said in total agreement

Theresa Juhl it's the feeling of freedom, of seeing the light. It's Ben Franklin with the key and the kite, you see it, right?


this is old but I literally feel the same way when I first saw it I couldn’t explain the feeling that I had but I just knew that I would never see anything as beautiful as this movie was it hit me in a way that nothing ever has before and I don’t even know how to describe it to ppl everyone thinks I’m crazy when I talk about this lmao


I FREAKING LOVE LA LA LAND SO MUCH😭❤❤ i've been obsessed and everyone at my school thinks i'm crazy


dodie talking about something she loves makes me so happy


Dodie! I just watched La La Land and omg I am in love with the film. I cried so much, especially at the end. You’re the reason I watched it — thank you so much!

City of stars makes me cry every time, especially your cover.


it was so gorgeous and beautiful and colourful in every way I have no words - they loved each other so much that they let each other go to follow their dreams AHHH the cinematography was amazing and it was all an extravaganza celebrating everything about film and music and life and just AHHH 😭 it's so heartwarming to see and feel how much you adore and love it too!!!


I finally watched La La Land last night. I thought it was super overhyped and was expecting something very different and thought I wouldn't enjoy it, but now I'm exactly like you, bawling my eyes out when I hear the music and being like OMG this is so well made and I'm also so glad I get to watch this video now :)


La La Land is my favorite movie OF ALL TIME!!! I love it so much!!! It makes my heart ache, and its the only movie Ive ever seen in my entire life that has made me cry. Its insane! But I can totally relate to everything you said, and thanks for making this. It gave me a way to describe my love for the film. La La Land is just so precious, because my friend and I both love it and we share our love for La La Land. Its very special. The end was just so bittersweet, and I love it that way. Some people dont like the ending, but personally to me the end is what makes La La Land  so much more special than any other movie that Ive  seen. It showed me sacrifice like nothing else. I know Im late but I just wanted to let you know that I also love the film, and I understand the obsession.


I love listening to people talk about what they're passionate about <33 You're adorable btw <3


I love la la land so much because I found dodie due to the film!!!


The moment when they make eye contact in Sebs jazz club rattled me to the core. When the screen went to the credits my cousin and I both turned to each other and hugged and then immediately said we must go see it again! I actually vlogged the day we went to see it!


This movie is so beautiful and passionate and gorgeous. I love it; it proves that school isn't always right and I love that! <3


Just watched the movie for the first time. Absolutely beautiful, it left me in tears.


first time I saw it I cried three times throughout the movie from how beautiful everything was


I love the way after the party Seb walked all the way to mias car even though his car was parked just outside🙂☺


I agree with Dodie... the film really speaks 2 me. I really wanna be a writer and director and make these types of movies. I basically wanna be the next Lin-Manuel Miranda and  Damien Chazelle, who is the director of LALA LAND  ... which is pretty much in possible lol.... but LALA LAND is a film for the dreamers so I'm going 2 keep dreaming until I reach my goal no matter what people think or say.


I first saw this video back in January and I hadn't seen the film so i bookmarked it to watch it once I'd seen the movie.  I absolutely adore Dodie and her passion for the film was so inspiring so I really wanted hear her thoughts on the topic. I watched La La Land for the first time last night and the first thing i did this morning was watch this video.  Dodie, thank you for having such passion and interest.  Thank you for appreciating the time and thought and various forms of art that went into making something so different.  Your energy is contagious.


I'm studying la la land for my film studies a level and I started crying in class and singing along to all the songs and all my friends think it's crazy but it's just amazing and I love it just as much as you!!


I FINALLY WATCHED IT.
I've been waiting for months and yesterday night I finally watched it.
I'm not going to lie, it was amazing. Definitely as amazing and everyone says it is.


I love seeing someone talking about something they love so passionately lol


OKAY FAM... I'm just now watching this to hear your thoughts on the movie because I myself just now saw it... WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART. I loved it so much! I was smiling and laughing through most of it and I literally cried at the end, and I'm not one to cry at movies lol. They just don't make movies this good anymore, it was SO nostalgic and SO fun and SO moving aaaaaaah I loved it.


i walked out of the film in tears. TEARS. the entire time i was squealing and hugging my friend and dying okay i loved the colors and i loved how it slowly showed the falling out of a relationship so REAL, it wasnt a happy ending in the stereotypical sense but it wasn't sad either, it was sort of bittersweet and i loved that and the choreography and the minimalism it was just so gooooood man


I finally got to watch it on the plane back home from London. And I was lucky to get business class, so there was people serving us. So I was BAWLING MY EYES OUT IN THE END. And the lady comes around and she looked at me like I was crazy. 😂


I didn't get to see it in cinema, but I finally got to watch it today! Absolutely fantastic!! I'm just a little dissapointed I never saw it in the cinema. Amazing film!! :)


The way Dodie describes how she feels about La La Land reminds me so much about how I feel about Hamilton. Idk. It's so beautiful that even though we feel this way about different pieces of art, we feel the same way.


The aesthetic of the film is incredible. In the Lovely Night scene, I thought that it was beautiful and the cinematography was absolutely perfect.

I have a question, do you like the Fools who Dream?? It's probably my favourite part of the whole film.


Don't know why this movie has such a hold on me! I've seen it 3 times, tried to go for 4 but it's no longer showing. Bought the soundtrack and waiting impatiently for the release of the movie, I wake up with City of Stars in my head...cry every time I hear it. What's with that?


Being someone who's lived in nowhere else than LA my whole life, watching La la land just makes me fall in love with the city all over again <3


Yo Dodie I just watched it and I understand everything you're saying. It's a beautiful piece of art that just makes my heart swell with feelings I can't even explain. It's just amazing and I honestly feel that it has changed my life.


seeing how u love this film as much as i do  makes me hella happy dodie


I loved the soundtrack more than the movie itself, I feel like It's an experience in of itself.

Maddie Charlie Brown  lol...the fact Ryan and Emma aren't Broadway-quality made the film characters seem more real and relatable. Sure, it's a musical at its core..but the film was way more than that.

i agree... because i feel like for a move musical i was expecting Broadway voices but its so relaxing to listen to! I was just thinking of  Micheal Buble cover of Lovely Night and.... SHOOK

Eya the 666th Absolutely. Every song is playing on repeat right now. F***ing masterpeice....


I’ve been wanting to watch la la land for some time now and I saw my cousin had it so I borrowed it and watched it yesterday. I loved the film and knew the songs already and sang to every song. I also had this video on watch later for a long time so I could watch it after the movie and now I can watch it finally !


Dodie put all my thoughts into the exact words that needed to be said about this movie


I just found your channel and I'm so happy to say that now I'm subscribe. I've seen like 4 videos and I just can't stop watching them. I love your videos and your personality. Xoxo from Colombia ❤


And the ending!!! Even though it didn't turn out the way we wanted they still achieved their dreams separately and they're okay. It's nice to know even after things don't go as planned that you'll be okay still. BUT earlier they said they'd always love each other and when they see each other five years later they do still love each other and that just got me


THE COLOURS ARE SO GORGEOUS AND THE MUSIC AND THEMES ARE SO BEAUTIFUL I'M CRYING I LOVED IT. I SAWIT LAST NIGHT BUT IM IN LOVE. thank you for being one of the reasons i saw it i'm so grateful that you hyped it up so much so i saw it and i'm in love. thank you so so sooo much dodie. i love u


ive watched it nine time is three months. i know every line, every word, every note. my friends get really annoyed on the train because i just listen to the soundtrack on repeat really loud and they can hear it through my headphones...yeah, i wanna be mia.


I just watched the movie (literally 5 minutes ago) and I have been crying since I love this movie so much I can't even anymore I am so inspired


I watched it two times in a row, four times now, in total. I just love this movie! It's just beautiful! The way it portraits dreams, relations, art and love is so geniune! Even its cheesiness is positive in its scope!
Also, Emma Stone acting is unbearable! She earned that oscar so much! One of the best I've seen in so much time!

I love the looks Mia and Seb give each other in the last scene, in Seb's. You know, that look that say "Thank you", that say "We did great, didn't we?". And everything after that last musical number, that scene we all have when we see someone you loved so much in the past... that question that mumbles in your mind saying "What if everything went right back then?". And everything happens.
That's absolutely what is inside their heads, they're still connected by that. Lovely, just lovely.

I cry like a baby whenever I watch this movie. Really really love it! I'm kind of an artist too and I feel sometimes that some movies/songs/plays/etc just change my life for good. And La La Land is one of them!


i just watched it tonight and as soon as i finished i came here cuz I've been waiting to watch this video. I'll admit I'm not on your level but i am definitely on a level. That ending scene really has me rn and i cannot get over it. I already knew going into it that at the end they werent going to be together but to see that whole scene of like their relationship "in a perfect world" was incredibly heart-wrenching. im just 😢😢


I actually thought it was only okay. I LOVED the music. but the story was only okay and it reminded me of 'six years' and if you're a person who has seen some french or/and scandinavian films, it's just not that special. it was a cute film, but it didn't move me. and i did understand the struggeling artist thing, because I'm an artist and both of my parents are artists (my dad's a musician and my mum is a director in theatre) i found it pretty cool how i could understand all that artist related stuff, but still, it did not move me. and i really wanted to feel what you have felt, but I just did not....

Aninja she related a lot to it tho so thats why it meant so much to her

Could you list some of the films that it reminded you of? I  have only seen some French New Wave films (that I feel like certain scenes, esp the observatory) borrowed from, but I would be interested to hear what it reminded you of.

and btw: i DID cry at the end. so I was a little moved, but just not enough


i’ve seen it about 6 times and the  ending makes me cry every single time. it’s so beautiful and sad but also happy. also the planetarium scene is so unbelievably gorgeous and ugh i can’t deal


I just saw La La Land and i loved it so much. I cried twice. Even though I wasn't happy with the ending, I stilled thought it was an AMAZING movie.


I just finished watching la la land and I'm watching this crying. So good and so true and oh my my heart


I finally saw the film and then came back to see the rest of this video and  hear what you think about it. I liked it a lot, though it was a bit heartbreaking because I gave up on acting.
 Except, in the end I was really happy that they inspired each other to follow their dreams and both got what they wanted, were living their dreams but it's played like it's so sad that they are not together.
 I think if they weren't able to make it work long-distance when she went to Paris, then it just wasn't meant to be. But it was one of those relationships that you're glad you had. To me it was a very happy ending but it looked like it wasn't and that made me a bit angry. I liked their smiles in the end :)