Painful and Brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (23 July 2018)

Truthfully, there really isn't a beginning, middle, or end in Whiplash. This is more a a philosophical journey with a ambitious artist and an even more ambitious teacher. There are dialogues and scene that are almost too painful to watch, but really make you think. J. K. Simmons is the perfect antihero (I wouldn't call him a villain). Simmons comes off as a terrible person, but really he's the push everyone needs in life to succeed. I know I reflected on all the negative people who affected my life and began to wonder if negative criticism is more powerful than positive criticism.