The fifty shades of Fletcher

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2015)

If you are really into S & M then forget that ultra tamed Grey movie and get into the real thing with this one. If you ever saw Fame (seventies original), you know that success in the artistic world is just pain. Even in something not so popular as the Jazz and classic music world; becoming just an orchestra member means suffering. Whiplash is the story of a drum player trying to succeed with a very extremely perfectionist but sadistic teacher. Did you ever consider drums and important part of a concert ? Yes; they are there but usually just as an accompanying instrument. Aside from STOMP; I really never care about a drum solo concert. Well, this movie will prove you wrong. There are moments in this picture you will hold your breath for the length of the scene; and some bloody moments will make you look elsewhere; but it is not an horror movie; is just a story of fighting your own frustration for some and for others about the God complex.
J.K. Simmons is outstanding as Fletcher; the narcissistic and sadistic teacher; but Teller is also excellent as a mediocre person trying to get some kind of triumph in something.
Whiplash is dark (there is almost not scenes with natural light) and humor is completely absent; but it will make you vibrate on pure emotion on the last scene the way you never imagined just hearing drums.