I attended the Cornell Cinema screening of the well-known Oscar nominee, La La Land. This film was fantastic and followed the lives of two individuals, Mia (played by Emma Stone) and Sebastian (played by Ryan Gosling), who were trying to become a household name in show business. It examined the challenges these individuals faced in their personal and professional lives they faced together and separately. Though this film was fiction, it successfully portrayed many of the challenges normal, everyday individuals face in relationships and in their jobs, while trying to improve themselves. It did a great job of depicting real-life challenges, allow the audience the chance to connect with the on-screen personalities. Unfortunately, this film did not win the best picture Oscar, though Emma Stone, who played Mia, won best actress for this film. I feel that if you have not had a chance to view this wonderful film, that you definitely should watch it the first chance you get. Throughout the movie, it was interesting to see how the directors incorporated Stone and Gosling’s musical scenes, as they do not strike me as the type of actors that would play characters in a musical. Overall, they did a fantastic job.