Playing at a club in Paris instead, Mia seemingly achieves the greater success (though how much is left unclear, without seeing the same poster Seb walks by earlier). Without the former, Seb doesn't get to open his own jazz bar in Los Angeles. Firstly, Seb turns down the offer from Keith (John Legend) to join his band, and secondly, Mia's play is a roaring success (with Seb in attendance). ![]() The most important differences in La La Land's dream sequence, aside from the fact it has them together at the end, comes down to two crucial moments. It's a poignant reflection on what could have been for the couple, giving audiences the kind of conclusion that would typically be expected of a Golden Age musical without trading off on the movie's key themes. It whisks viewers off on an alt-journey through the biggest moments of the movie: their first meeting becomes a passionate kiss and every wrong turn for their romance instead goes right. La La Land's ending isn't just based on reality, of course, but also delivers a fantastical scene that shows what Mia and Seb's happy ending together would have looked like. It may be "not too bad" rather than perfect, but that's still pretty great. It's the same reason why Mia and Seb don't get back together in the La La Land ending: each has found their own place in life, with help from the other, but now existing independently. Despite how much they loved one another, they owed it to themselves to follow their passions and see where they might lead, even if the cost was their relationship. In another twist on the old tropes, Mia and Sebastian broke up because they wanted the same thing: to pursue their dreams. Instead, their relationship exists in limbo - a wry smile, tearful eyes, and an "I guess we'll see" that, between them, will never actually be revisited. After Mia's successful audition lands her an acting job in Paris, it appears as though Mia and Seb aren't even truly broken up, nor are they back together. Although viewers see Mia & Sebastian breakup in La La Land coming after he misses her play, it still teases the possibility of reconciliation until its closing scenes.
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