Whiplash is scary. This movie legitimately terrifies me. No, it is not a horror movie, it's a drama about a young man (Andrew) who joins the prestigious Shaffer Conservatory of Music with the goal of being the best drummer in the world. One day he gets noticed by a well known highly acclaimed professor Terence Fletcher and joins his class which is known as the best jazz class in the country. It turns out Fletcher is a Nazi. Not literally, he is just an evil, evil man, and also a fantastic teacher. J.K. Simmons' on screen presence is so powerful and intimidating. He scares everybody in his class, and he scares the audience of this film. He's not only scary because he yells and swears and throws things, he also gains some intimidation from being two faced. One minute he will be the nicest guy trying to help, and the next moment he will be doing what I mentioned earlier about his being a Nazi. Miles Teller also does a fantastic acting job being this troubled drum student. At one point he seems crazier than Fletcher, and it's gorgeous. This film also had some great editing, both in film and in sound and had me going down twists and turns not knowing what a character would do next. All while keeping some awesome and realistic dialogue that made it feel like every conversation happened in real life. This movie was great! Double meaning title throughout.
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