Will you clean the blood off my drum set?

Rating: 9/10 (18 January 2015)

Whiplash is probably my favorite movie. Even though it is clear that it was made with a small budget, few scenarios, and a simple plot, it achieved its purposes, allowing us to see a masterpiece in a big screen. (You will understand this concept after the last scene)
If you have seen at Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket you will realize that although Fletcher, played by the genius J. K. Simmons, is a "pain in the ass" as a perfectionist Jazz teacher, he has good intentions toward his musicians as Hartman had toward his cadets. From there, the movie will be substantially different because no matter what Fletcher does, we won't be able to hate him. On the other hand we have a promising young drummer named Andrew, played by Milles Teller an indie film actor with a couple of good rolls in Hollywood movies as supporting actor. I have to acknowledge that at the beginning of the movie I was not sure about his suitability for the roll, but after a few scenes and blood spatters over the floor tom, I realized I was wrong, he was meant to be seated behind the drums. Andrew's latent abilities managed to get him a place in Fletcher's band, receiving a warm welcome by Fletcher at the hallway before classes. Now, this will be the first time you realize that the tyranny of fletcher is based on a psychological abuse and brilliant strategies.
The director Damien Chazelle brilliantly achieved to make us feel the passion for music, the passion for each note, melody, and sound emitted by the contact of the drumstick on the crash cymbal. So, this is it what it feels to stand up and clap at the end of a master concert.