After Emma Stone’s Best Actress win and Ryan Gosling’s amazing show at the 2024 Oscars, many fans remembered the movie “La La Land” and even thought that the fact that both actors had met on set because Oscar Awards could have been a perfect end to the film.
“La la land” has already become an epic film, having won four Oscars (Best Actress, Director, Music and Cinematography), giving Emma Stone her first statuette. but also because of the controversy that arose when, unwittingly, it was declared Best Picture, and because of the lessons it left us as viewers and which we still remember today.
7 lessons to chase your dreams and not give up on the failure that La La Land left us with
1. Dream and never stop chasing your dreams
Mia (Emma Stone) is a waitress in the studios of a major production company who shows us that persistence and sacrifice are important to achieve our dreams, because while she serves coffee, she also auditions for a small role that can keep the her acting career.
Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) also dreams of starting his own jazz club, but has to play music he doesn’t like in a small club in Los Angeles to make money.
The film creates a terrible problem for this couple, since in order to fulfill their dreams individually, they must end up breaking up.
The message is clear: Prioritizing your dreams and working hard to achieve them is the path to success.
In fact, a study conducted in October 2015 and published in the “Journal of Applied Psychology” by researchers from Tel Aviv University reveals that young people who have a profession tend to take risks, persevere and work in the field they they want .
2. Don’t give up on what you’re passionate about
From the same study mentioned above, in which 450 students were analyzed, it was discovered that, indeed, if you work in the field you are interested in, you have a greater chance of succeeding in it thanks to your passion and inclination, So leaving this activity may not only make you unhappy, but also failure.
Mia and Sebastian in the movie show in every minute that what they do and fight to do is really their passion, what makes them really live.
3. Love leads, it doesn’t stop
The couple is forced to abandon each other in the tape, because they failed to fulfill their individual ambitions together, despite trying. Both show that the couple has a great burden and if there is no support, it is difficult for the person and the couple to survive.
It took Mia and Sebastian a while to realize that as much as they loved each other, they didn’t encourage each other to succeed, but rather held each other back.
4. Approach the goal in small steps
The film shows us how important small achievements and small steps are that guide you and bring you slowly closer to your final goal, without despairing and even though sometimes it may not seem like it.
Sebastian, for example, has to play music he doesn’t like, a step that instead of taking him further away from owning his own jazz club, brings him closer in the long run.
5. Failure is not the end
The protagonists do not tire of trying until they reach the goal, despite the failures that this may entail. This happens both in the fiction of “La La Land” and in real life, for example, in the case of actor Robert Downey. Jr., who just won his first Oscar after being incarcerated, in rehab, and having failed many times in his life.
This movie reminds us to get up and move on.
6. It’s all mental: If you think it or believe it, you can achieve it
In Mia’s case, the actress had to convince herself that she could fulfill her dream in order to actually do it.
7. You don’t always end up with the love of your life
The movie shows us how difficult relationships can be, even more so if we sacrifice our personal ambitions to be with someone.
The message is that you probably won’t end up with the person you thought was the love of your life, and that’s not a bad thing at all.
Mia and Sebastian try in many ways to be together, however, despite their love, this is not enough for them to be happy with each other.
The film tells us that although there are fundamental people on our way, who helped us grow and achieve our goals, even with whom we were very happy, sometimes this ends, because in life everything is finite.
However, this need not be a tragedy, since although Mia and Sebastian do not end up together, they are both happy separately.
8. You can’t have it all in life
No matter how hard Mia and Sebastian tried, they couldn’t help but sacrifice something, in this case being together for their careers to flourish. Similar to what happens to most people in everyday life, finding balance is complicated and in the end we will always prioritize what matters most to us.
9. Bad times don’t last forever
In life there are always good and bad times. Bad things don’t last forever and looking for the good things will always brighten existence. Everything is a contrast.
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Source: univision
Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
