Whiplash

Greatness comes at a price. Andrew wants nothing more than to be the greatest musician, and Fletcher wants to help his students be the best they can be. What seems to be a hamonious relationship is just about as far from it as it can possibly be. Fletcher mentally and physically abused Andrew because he believed that all of the greatest artists must go through stuggle. Andrew buys in to this mentality as he endures the abuse from his mentor. Finally Andrew breaks this obsession as he reports his former mentor and starts to go back into a seemingly normal life. But this life now seems dull and passionless as he seeks back out Fletcher. Follows is one of the most tense and anxiety driven 15 minutes of film as Andrew performs his finale. As Fletcher tries to initially sabotage Andrews performance, he then starts to aide it as he directs Andrew's solo. What seems like a win for Andrew as he overcomes this sabotage and proves greatness may not be the case. He essentially falls back into this abusive cycle as he proves to Fletcher that greatness can be found through forcing suffering and seeing who comes out on top. Andrew is set to become one of the greats as he hoped for, but loses his morality in the process, buying into Fletchers theories. Andrew's obsession will never allow for normal things such as relationships as he pointed out, as he no longer has any balance in his life. J.K Simmons and Miles Teller were fantastic. I don't recall the last movie I saw with two main actors both playing their parts so flawlessly. As someone not musically inclined, or necessarily the biggest Jazz fan, the music was stunning. Understandibly its a movie about music, but every single piece seemed to perfectly flow together with the scene. Along with that, the design was perfectly fit and the editing did a great job of making the film so tense.