Like a person who is in love with the ocean but terrified of what swims beneath the surface, I'm a romantic person who's afraid of being madly in love. It happens in real life, you're on cloud nine and it feels as if your love transcends anything but one day some tragic plot twist just comes raining on your romantic parade. Worse when you were certain that both of you were in it for the long haul.
Warning: This post contains spoilers
La La Land has made a strong impact on many. I looked around as we moved out of the movie theatre and saw that tears were shed-- and not only mine. It was heartwarming and heartbreaking at once. A struggling actress and a jazz pianist crossing paths in different seasons, both trying to make it in the cutthroat world they live in. As a viewer, I easily found myself rooting for them. Both characters had personalities that fit like pieces cut out from the same puzzle, both too sensitive, too different to be with anyone else. They supported each other's dreams so much that it ruined them. It reopened my eyes to the reality that even two star-crossed soulmates may not end up together. It reminded me of when old lovers say that love alone is never enough. In fact, if you look closely, it was love that ended them. Mia didn't ask for Sebastian to abandon his stable career and leave LA, Sebastian encouraged her to go through with that audition that sent her off to Paris and started her fame. In the end, they both got the dreams they mapped together. Just that, they reached it apart.
The first tear that I fought eventually fell during the last scene at the jazz club when I saw deep sadness in both of their eyes. Five years later, they finally reached the peak. Their ambitions were no longer drawings in sketchbooks, but a vivid reality. But they left the audience wondering whether or not they were completely happy with how things turned out in their lives.
They always tell us to choose love, but how certain are we that it's the right choice? Not all relationships are faced with such a difficult decision but I hope all the Mias and Sebastians in this world find genuine happiness in the choices they made.
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