Thoughts on La La Land

La La Land is impressive filmmaking. Visually this movie is beautiful and a great homage to old Hollywood. I can see how the ending could be seen as depressing. However, I don't see it that way. These two don't mourn what could have been but see that their time together made them better people in the long run and they are clearly happy in their lives. Is it a stereotypical romance? No, but that makes it a bit more realistic and interesting.