The greatness is going to be achieved soon!

Rating: Null/10 (23 November 2015)

WHIPLASH (2014)
Director: Damien Chazelle
Starring: J.K. Simmons, Miles Teller, Melissa Benoist
A harsh reality which everybody has to face at some point of time, when they actually want to achieve something big in their lives. This movie tells a story of a passionate jazz drummer Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) who wants to become perfect on drums. The dedication that he has for his goal in the movie is what makes you watch it again and again.
Damien Chazelle adds a masterpiece to the immortal chain of classics in Hollywood. He pens down the story-line which leaves a robust impression on the viewers. Chazelle has not only shown the struggle of the drummers in the movie but also, how much dedicated and devoted they are for their profession. No matter what they have to stay away from all worldly possession and personal relationships. Andrew, an ambitious young jazz drummer, studies at one of the most prestigious music school of New York named Shaffer. He is striving for greatness and finding a way to become a core drummer of one of the best bands of his school.
J.K. Simmons as Terence Fletcher and Neiman's mentor at Shaffer acts exceptionally well. The way he insults and abuses his students to bring out the artistic perfection from them freezes out your mind at times. The aggression on his face makes the scenes so realistic and mind-numbing that it scares the hell out of you. The student –mentor relationship between Andrew and Fletcher is the main element which makes it stand aside from other movies. You cannot imagine for once what Fletcher has in his mind. He can do every possible thing to make a student realize his true potential by thrashing him up to the core.
Neiman has done an equal justice to his role. The way he practices day and night to become great like Buddy Rich can't take your eyes off from him. Even if you are not familiar with jazz music, you can build that instant love for it through this movie. Non-stop drumming and double swing on the drums will make your head go crazy. A scene from the movie where Fletcher slaps Neiman again and again for testing his patience out and correcting his tempo is terrific. At the end of the movie you will be in love with the musical note, "Whiplash" which has a sound of immense hard work and happiness into it that Neiman has done by pouring his blood day and night.
All jazz music lovers must watch this movie to become a part of the musicians' struggle and feel it in real life. Even if you don't know about the music much you can watch it because by the time you will be able to judge Neiman's drumming with the help of his mentor. The thirst of perfection in the movie made it best and worth watching.