Whiplash (2014)

The critics bestowed upon this film almost unanimous praise, yet some were quick to bemoan it as “overrated”. It’s the same old story. And while sometimes the “bemoaners” may be right, this time it is just proof that they are mostly wrong. Whiplash is utterly fantastic, entertaining and yet somehow brutal and harrowing at the same time. We watch in fascinated horror as Miles Teller’s character ascends, descends and ascends again into one fleeting last moment of glory. While the film’s editing and sound-design is top-notch, the performances of J.K.…

Music really is that serious. I watched this with my father, who has no experience with playing an instrument, and I realized just how different we saw this movie. I felt and related to the MC, I knew what it was really like to be so invested in music. I really loved the end.