The La La Land ending doesn’t give the audience the romantic conclusion audiences might have wanted, but it’s one that fits the movie’s core themes. Damien Chazelle’s award-winning film is a musical love story about Mia (Emma Stone) and Seb (Ryan Gosling) as the couple meet, sing, dance, and romance their way through the City of Stars, seemingly setting up a happy ending much like those of the films La La Land is so influenced by. However, the ending takes things in an unexpected direction for a romance musical as its two lead characters don’t end up together.