Quite my tempo!

Rating: 10/10 (7 March 2015)

Ever felt that a movie was so intense and magical, that the very thought of it gives you goosebumps and chills in your spine? That you wanna keep watching endlessly all day long without wasting a moment? That literally makes you a character in the movie rather than one in the audience? Well, there may be quite a few such masterpieces and the recent to join my list of those unique cinematic experiences is Whiplash.
A movie which keeps you engrossed on it all the while but feeds you a thousand thoughts to think about after the credits start rolling. The main objective being pushing yourself beyond the limits. JK Simmons' Academy winning gray-shaded role may seem villainous to some and heroic to some. But as explained in the bar/club scene, he is a symbol in making you realize your full potential and breaking all barriers. Not only in music but life as well. Choosing music as a medium to inflict this thought made it sound way too cool.
I wish this movie had made it much more bigger and won a few more Academy awards. There is simply nothing to talk negative about or complain in this movie. Be it the power packed acting battle between the charismatic JK Simmons and the meek Miles Teller, the immensely grasping screenplay, the fittingly thunderous background score or the cut throat editing, everyone has drained and pushed their limits for this movie. The ultimate final fifteen minutes - the part where you forget to blink your eyelids, deserve a special mention. It will be considered as one of the most epic finales and be remembered for a long time.
Arguably one of the greatest movies I have ever scene in my life. The projection of a simple story with a powerful moral in a such an intense manner is something really unique and movies like these are hard to find nowadays. All cheers to Damien Chazelle for giving such a spellbinding masterpiece.