La La Land does more than just pay tribute to its classical predecessor. La La Land is the breakout movie of 2017, winning a record number of Golden Globe Awards, including Best Original Score for Justin Hurwitz, and earning a record-tying number of Oscar nominations. in this case, Gene just writing little notes on the margins of his script." Because you remember that even though it's such an iconic film, it started with all those ideas. Gene had handwritten on the margin, 'Hand umbrella to a passerby as you're leaving.' It was inspiring to see that.
I got to see the leather-bound script of Singin' in the Rain. He had every script that he'd ever done leather-bound. She showed us a lot of Gene's personal things. "We had the great opportunity to meet Gene Kelly's widow before we started this film. In a recent interview with The Inquirer, Ryan Gosling told the story of the meeting her. Before they even began filming, the biggest forces behind La La Land took their experience a step further: they contacted Gene Kelly's widow, Patricia Ward Kelly. So I thank her for all of that inspiration." But it wasn't just that they studied up on these movie musicals while making the film. During the Palm Springs International Film Festival, Ryan Gosling paid tribute to Reynolds and thanked her for "her wonderful career of work." He went on, saying, "We watched Singin' in the Rain every day for inspiration, and she was a truly unparalleled talent. Our first inkling that La La Land has much deeper ties to Singin' in the Rain came earlier this month, shortly after the tragic death of Debbie Reynolds. the ones specifically that I was looking at were the ending of An American In Paris, or "Broadway Melody" in Singin' In The Rain, or the kind of Mickey Spillane dream ballet in The Band Wagon." The thing is, the intertwining goes much deeper than just onscreen references. Club, "I wouldn't have been able to sleep at night if I looked back and was like, 'Oh, I somehow convinced Hollywood to let me make a full-blown original musical, and I didn't put a dream ballet in it. Even the sweeping "Epilogue" of La La Land calls back to the dreamy ballet sequences that seem to have become a movie musical staple. The same thing happens during a scene in Singin' in the Rain. In one sequence, Sebastian (Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) stroll past an active movie set. On a surface level, it's not hard to see what other scenes (besides the twilight duet) in the film pull from Singin' in the Rain. The thing is, you may not quite realize how big the impact truly was. Hell, he even swings around on a streetlamp! Of course, the fact that the award season darling draws inspiration from so many classic movies, especially Singin' in the Rain, is far from a secret. Ryan Gosling has all the charm, whimsy, and ease of Gene Kelly. That sunset scene alone is positively dripping with memories of of Old Hollywood. While soaking in the sweet romance of a lovely film like La La Land, it's nearly impossible not to think of the musical movie classic, Singin' in the Rain.