La La Land (2016)
Our Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 8.6
Overview
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the frag...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating categories
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
Aspiring actress serves lattes to movie stars in between auditions and jazz musician Sebastian scrapes by playing cocktail-party gigs in dingy bars. But as success mounts, they are faced with decisions that fray the frag...
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's core narrative focuses on universal themes of artistic ambition, personal sacrifice, and the pursuit of dreams, rather than engaging with specific political ideologies or societal critiques.
La La Land features a predominantly white lead cast, with some diversity in supporting roles, but without explicit race or gender swaps of traditional roles. The narrative centers on the experiences of its white, heterosexual protagonists, and does not critically portray traditional identities or explicitly integrate DEI themes into its core story.
Secondary
La La Land does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is solely centered on the romantic relationship and individual aspirations of its heterosexual protagonists, resulting in no relevant portrayal to evaluate under the provided rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
La La Land is an original film with no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or legacy characters. All characters were newly created for this production, meaning there are no instances of a character's gender being changed from a prior established version.
La La Land is an original film with new characters, not an adaptation of existing material or a biopic. Therefore, no characters were previously established as a specific race to be 'swapped.'
Rating Breakdown
8.6
Overall Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
8.0
7.9
Critic Ratings
9.1
9.4
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