{"id":19059,"date":"2017-02-09T15:15:01","date_gmt":"2017-02-09T15:15:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?p=19059"},"modified":"2017-02-10T12:58:46","modified_gmt":"2017-02-10T12:58:46","slug":"the-controversial-thoughts-i-had-during-la-la-land","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/index.php\/the-controversial-thoughts-i-had-during-la-la-land\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8220;Controversial&#8221; Thoughts I Had During \u201cLa La Land\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anfocal.ie\/?s=Rebecca+Laffan\"><\/p>\n<p><h5>By Rebecca Laffan<\/h5>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>*This review is brought to you by someone who physically cringes at any musical and definitely should have known better*<\/p>\n<p>Also: <strong>SPOILERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong> My God. They are singing already. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/v3ksmjCsbnJjW\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Does everyone wear primary colours? Because if that&#8217;s a thing, it&#8217;s going to piss me off all the way through the film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Emma Stone looks like a real-life Bitmoji. <\/p>\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Ryan Gosling looks..really..Ryan Gosling-y.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/iSax7LU1OUIHC\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> How do four struggling actresses afford that lavish apartment? <\/p>\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Stop singing it&#8217;s distracting me from any plot formation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> Oh yeah it&#8217;s a musical, the story is told by song. Okay, concentrate. <\/p>\n<p><strong>8.<\/strong> Why does she need such a huge car?<\/p>\n<p><strong>9.<\/strong> How does she afford such a huge car?<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l2SpMFJTPG8muUXIc\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> There\u2019s something very unsettling about Christmas songs in February. <\/p>\n<p><strong>11.<\/strong> Ryan Gosling\u2019s passionate piano hair is so far the highlight of this film. <\/p>\n<p><strong>12.<\/strong>  \u2026what is his character\u2019s name? How did I miss this?<\/p>\n<p><strong>13.<\/strong> Matching shoes? They really went there, wow.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l4HnKwiJJaJQB04Zq\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>14.<\/strong> Dancing on a bend on a road over what looks to be a massive hill is asking for disaster. <\/p>\n<p><strong>15.<\/strong> Disaster averted because nothing dramatic is allowed to happen in this film, it seems. <\/p>\n<p><strong>16.<\/strong> I&#8217;ve felt more emotions making toast than I have in the past hour.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l3vRjYScjR00oyjMA\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>17.<\/strong> Sebastian! His name is Sebastian. <\/p>\n<p><strong>18.<\/strong> \u266b UNDA DA SEA \u266b Anyone? No? Okay.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/FJETQggeyUSiI\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>19.<\/strong> Does Emma Stone only wear dresses with one block colour in this film? <\/p>\n<p><strong>20.<\/strong> Why do I feel like they&#8217;ve purposely put no other familiar actors in this to play up the main characters? <\/p>\n<p><strong>21.<\/strong> Nevermind, it&#8217;s John bloody Legend people.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l0MYH8Q83CXvKzXyM\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>22.<\/strong> C\u2019mon John, do me proud. <\/p>\n<p><strong>23.<\/strong> They named his character Keith. <\/p>\n<p><strong>24.<\/strong> Keith.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/oXzkdmomU4fFS\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>25.<\/strong> If I left and came back in half an hour I feel like I could catch up within the time it takes me to find my seat again. <\/p>\n<p><strong>26.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t sing City of Stars again. <\/p>\n<p><strong>27.<\/strong> They sang it again.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/k4ta29T68xlfi\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>28.<\/strong> Oh, they&#8217;re flying now. Okay. Causal. <\/p>\n<p><strong>29.<\/strong> \u266a City of Stars \u266a..dah dum dah dum..<\/p>\n<p><strong>30.<\/strong> daMnit<\/p>\n<p><strong>31.<\/strong> OH FOR GOD SAKE STOP SINGING AND GO TO PARIS LOVE.<\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/l4Jz23dnemcA6iuhq\/source.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  width: 400px;\n  height: 250px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>32.<\/strong> She downgraded ahahahaha.<\/p>\n<p><strong>33.<\/strong> Why does Emma Stone as a mother make me severely uncomfortable?<\/p>\n<p><strong>34.<\/strong> It&#8217;s going to be called Seb&#8217;s. <\/p>\n<p><strong>35.<\/strong> Called it. <\/p>\n<p><strong>36.<\/strong> He&#8217;s going to play that bloody song. <\/p>\n<p><strong>37.<\/strong> Here we go. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"animated-gif\" src=\"https:\/\/media.giphy.com\/media\/ptRQjGM4cvFFC\/giphy.gif\"><\/p>\n<style>\nimg.animated-gif{\n  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