Review of Whiplash (2014) by Dragionnatsu66 — 09 Mar 2018

One of the greatest films about Ambition, Music, The longing for greatness and Approval and most Importantly Character Driven storytelling. This, along with films like The Social Network, The dark Knight , are changing modern cinema as we know it (if they haven't already). Like the seventies film-makers like Kubrick, Scorsese and Coppola influenced a whole new generation with the possibilities of cinema , The above mentioned films have influenced me and hopefully my generation of moviegoers and I hope will continue to do so. The thing about Whiplash for me is that It feels pure. It has razor sharp focus on it's characters and in what type of film it wants to be. Most films these days always feel bogged down by baggage that diminish the experience whether it be Political and sentimental in nature . Not because they're in the film but they feel extremely heavy handed and half baked. This is the sort of film that really gets to me. Films that feel personal and close to the heart and don't preach to you , cater to you or talk down to you.One of my all time favorites.

I have nothing to say about J.K Simmons enigmatic performance, The brilliant Script, Miles Tellers resonant lead because it's already been said , they're all Awesome. In the end this is a film That me and many other people have connected to , even though we don't have jazz in our lives , Even though we didn't have a foul-mouthed teacher pushing us, or even though we may have modest expectations of our lives.