Great film

Rating: 10/10 (24 August 2015)

An unforgettable movie full of emotions, spectacular direction and awesome jazz music. The story revolves around Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) , a very passionate drummer, and Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) an intimidating maestro of jazz music. Andrew gets enrolled in one of the best music schools in order to fulfill his dream of becoming top jazz drummer. He is ready to sacrifice everything whether it be his health, relationship or family to become the best. Terence is the most ruthless teacher in the school and he trains jazz to a set of budding musicians. He is infamous for his controversial and extremely pressurizing methods to bring the best out of his students. Seeing Andrew practice one evening Terence picks him up as an alternate for the main drummer in his band and with his dedication and perseverance Andrew grabs the main position.
At many points movie forces one to question Terence's philosophy of achieving utmost perfection. He believes that compliments reduce the scope of improvement. One gets satisfied with whatever he is doing on getting appreciated and this feeling of content hinders further growth. Movie is full of twists and turns complimenting the great chemistry between student and teacher.
Movie conveys the message that no matter how many obstacles are present, with true desire one can always find a way to success.