Just watched it. The movie is not about wish-fulfillment or escapism - it's about the tension between ambition and reality, and the inevitability of compromise in turning those ambitions into reality. Somewhat correlates with entrepreneurship in general - if success is what you want, get ready to make sacrifices. Great movie. P.S. If anyone wants to know where I've watched the movie, here's the link: http://freecinemacenter.blogspot.my/2017/02/la-la-land-2016.html (mods if this is not allowed then I apologize)
I watched this movie only because it was my favorite actor. And I did not like the film. I do not like musicals.