“Whiplash”—Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum
Whiplash
For lovers of jazz music and of stories dealing with young artists trying to find their way, this 2014 movie has it all.
A young drummer, Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is accepted into Shaffer Conservatory, one of the best music schools in the country and yearns for the approval of Terence Fletcher, the school’s intimidating and legendary master (J. K. Simmons, in his best role since “Juno”). Fletcher is only interested in the best of the best students and hopes to find the next Charlie Parker, only to be continually disappointed.
The sacrifices Andrew makes in order to please Fletcher...