FIRST TIME WATCHING: Whiplash (2014) REACTION (Movie Commentary) *RE-UPLOAD*

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[@doppel.M]

This movie has one of the most perfect and intense endings ever... stops in the right second! What a ride

[@alexthrailkill]

One of the only movies I’ve ever seen to stop at the highest climax. Absolutely zero falling action, I love it so much. You walk away from it with the same high Andrew felt.

[@ZenzeroCAM]

It’s like the whole movie is foreplay then boom, the perfect climax to release all the tension

[@axx6435]

This movie is just my tempo. ❤

[@willamsnyder5696]

Degree in music, jazz drummer and vocalist, I have played EVERY SINGLE song in this movie. Jazz bands can be like this, the relationship between the drummer and the conductor, is tenuous at best. The band needs both equally, and if they arent on the same page, get ready!!! Fyi, caravan is written by Tito Puente, it is Latin jazz.

[@Crybaby-Media]

“At least he’s nice to kids” This made me realize, he is Gordon Ramsey. Gordon is extremely harsh on the people he believes have potential, but it is out of a desire to push them to their potential .

[@suzycloud]

This is one of my ALL TIME favorite film! I remember it knocked me out of my seat when I first watched it. That ending is something. Before watching this I really didn't care for jazz music either but I found myself craving it and really loving it. Thank you for reacting to Whiplash!

[@ShellysAshes]

One of my favourites too. It's a masterpiece for me. I've shown it to a few people and none of them agree. :(

[@suzycloud]

@ShellysAshes it really is a masterpiece, though!

[@n0ah.s_]

Same here, I saw it only back in september it’s also my new all time favorite film ever, and as a young filmmaker it inspired me sm

[@Timeisaflat_O]

I was lacking a multicultural credit for my degree, so I took "History of Jazz," and it was an awesome class. We had to watch a jazz film for our final, and I chose "Whiplash," because I'd always heard it was good, but never wanted to watch a movie about jazz drumming on my own time, lol. Best final ever. What a good movie.

[@Hank..]

In the "not my tempo" scene, I don't think Neiman was off-tempo at all. I think Fletcher deliberately put him under stress JUST to see if he'd get better. The way Fletcher sees things, only one of two things can happen: Neiman can improve, and Fletcher gets what he wants, or Neiman breaks, in which case Fletcher would be satisfied knowing that Neiman will never be great and he can stop wasting time on him. That ties in with the folder thing: Fletcher may've taken it specifically to see if Neiman would rise to the occasion. See, the main reason he recruited Neiman wasn't because he was good, it's because he had the potential to be great. Neiman improved noticeably between his first and second time meeting Fletcher, which told Fletcher that Neiman wasn't JUST good, but could be shaped into something extraordinary.

[@hectorramirez4192]

If you want to see J.K. Simmons as a villain watch the HBO series OZ.

[@shainewhite2781]

JK Simmons took home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie.

[@JoshuaDay0550]

he knows. he said it in his video.

[@SetTheGoat23]

From the beginning fletchers plan was to make him into the greatest drummer in fact he actually was on tempo but did that to make him practice harder

[@charles7836]

Characters like Fletcher don't come along very often. It's subjective, but it would be fair to say he could cause a visceral reaction the way Ordell Robbie did in Jackie Brown. I was terrified of that guy even though he never jumped off the screen to come at me. There are antagonists, and then there are Ordells and Fletchers who are living, breathing embodiments of trauma.

[@potterj09]

I had a french teacher like this from ages 13 to 14 who knew my family history of grandparents who spoke french & until the age of 5 or 6 I was close to fluent, then due to little exposure lost what I knew & honestly became disinterested until & even during I was forced to study it in early high school. My brother was the most academic of the family who basically aced that school and she thought I was a carbon copy of him but I've always been less academic but far more streetwise. She took it as a personal affront & would criticize my exam grades openly in class. Then once during a time when my parents were going through issues & my father was actually in a mental facility I missed an exam by 2hrs, I didn't know what to do & just went home in shock because I knew how serious it was. Next class she had me walk to the front of the class, berated me in front of everyone & then forced me to miss all my other classes (which I found out she had talked to the teachers of and recommend they breach me on the school honor code) and complete the 90min exam whilst she sat there as 2 other classes came and went & laughed as she made degrading comments the whole time. This was a very strict Anglican Grammar School. A few years later she came out as a lesbian & went on to become a lay preacher. I'm pretty sure she was just lashing out due to how she felt victimized & stifled at the time, and all she could fall back on was the hubris of producing high-level students. My parents split up the following year, I knew it was all falling apart. I'm not majorly successful now but I'm living okay. I'm half tempted to reach out to that teacher & see if she even feels bad about me or any other students she must have traumatized.

[@mikehawkertz9237]

Goddamn

[@iCortex1]

TLDR ?

[@samanthanickson6478]

@@iCortex1 then don’t. feel free to move on.

[@Natural_Movement_Jacob]

I experienced my fair share of abuse in school. If you have to reach out to her reach out, otherwise be aware how the cycle of violence can be disrupted and try to be the most you you can be. Cheers mate

[@D1sc0rd-]

Thank you for sharing. If your story was a book I’d read it. Maybe you’re not majorly successful by the standard of wider society but just by reading what you’ve written I can tell you have gifts. I hope you can keep working through the things of the past that might be clouding your mind & haven’t given up on God because of that experience. I’m ready to join the orthodox church but I seriously doubt I’d even be christian if I’d grown up in the avg protestant family or went to a catholic school, we call those atheist factories lol. My atheist family made me an atheist kid, but I wasn’t atheist forever because I didn’t get to witness “christian” hypocrisy and ineptitude… and consequentially judge christianity and the church while believing i knew it to its fullest extent

[@escalatingbarbarism5096]

JK Simmons played the ruthless leader of the Neo-Nazi inmates on the show OZ for six seasons, and it's a movie like this that proves he can still show off that dark energy with his acting.

[@paulthebohemian]

And the fact that he did Oz in the 90s is a testament to how long he’s been a great acting talent.

[@JJL079]

In Oz, Jk Simmons played one of those bad guys you just love to hate. Considering Oz started in 1997, it really pushed the boundaries on what can be shown on TV and film. It still stands up as one of the best HBO series released, and still not a lot of people know about it. A masterclass in acting by all actors. A must watch.

[@SutekhDaSteemroller]

yo.... you schallanger?

[@escalatingbarbarism5096]

@@SutekhDaSteemroller hey, skillinger

[@june_thehuman9650]

the visual storytelling in this movie is so well done

[@RandyHall324]

Awesome movie - way scarier than most horror films!

[@chapers6719]

your reaction to the ending really gave me a big smile love the vid helping me relax when my parent has an important operation tomorrow

[@RetroGaming_07]

I'm glad you watched and reacted to this movie. When I first watched whiplash it was very intensive and had an intensive ending for sure. Jk Simmons played fletcher so well and it gives the message that good teachers should not push their students to a breaking point. I had good teachers in high school and in college that weren't like fletcher at all thank goodness. Good video and reaction for sure @Caped Informer. Sucks you had to reupload it but things happen.

[@RaveTonic]

I was at the edge of my seat at the End... what an intense Movie

[@WazzzUpFolks]

As a jazz fan my mind was blown at the theatre when it came out!

[@ejtappan1802]

You say you didn't expect a movie about band to be like this.... in the late 1970s my college band director told us the only excuse for missing a rehearsal was a death certificate. And he wasn't joking. He once got super mad at our percussion 101 class so he threw some drumsticks at us, and stormed out of the room, turning the lights off as he went. We sat there for a good 20 minutes before anyone had the guts to get up and leave. Now, he genuinely wasn't sadistic, and out of the classroom he was a nice person. But when he was on the podium you were, as he put it, notes on a page that he expected to hear. And he didn't spare your feelings much if you got it wrong. That was just the old school way.

[@jpjpjp6328]

I've heard a bunch of stories like that. People just don't understand that some in the past had very little tolerance for lackluster performance. Charles Mingus firing people right off the bandstand, the infamous Buddy Rich tapes, or James Brown fining his players for missed notes just to name a few cases, seems outrageous to many today.

[@Isaiah_wfs]

This is in every area when "no mistakes" is required,I've work with some people in the kitchen,really talent chef's,they're sweethearts outside the line of work,in the kitchen they totally transform into something else

[@masonasher9689]

Oh I could never, if I'm in the hospital, then the damn music can wait while I'm physically incapable of practicing or performing.

[@AH-is5yg]

At the end Fletcher wins. Andrew fell right into Fletcher's hands. Andrew threw away any chances of a happy life at the end. He broke up with girlfriend and he distance his family. Andrew should have seen the signs that Fletcher was a coldhearted man. When Andrew got in the accident, Fletcher didn't stop him from playing and he didn't take Andrew the hospital. Fletcher lied about his student's death. Fletcher knew his teaching caused the student to suicide.

[@ros9764]

This was the first movie i saw witth J K Simmons and that movie alone made him my favourite actor

[@spinningbackkick6021]

You didn’t see Spider Man

[@ros9764]

@@spinningbackkick6021 I have never actually the triology to its fullest, just clips

[@iceprincess2134]

This movie gave me 'Nam flashbacks. Conductors are absolutely like this. Btw, chocolate in popcorn is actually really good. I was skeptical until I tried it.

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

The director, Damien Chazelle, said he was highly influenced by Full Metal Jacket.

[@dwmadroxxide5090]

Still haven't actually seen this. But it's my firm belief that everything is better with JK Simmons

[@frederickmiles8815]

Reminded me of my all time favorite military commander - we shared the same style of leadership that is how you build strong leaders.

[@geniuse8332]

This movie was intense. Hands down one of my favorite late night, first time watches from my college days. The other being “Predestination” with Ethan Hawke.

[@JohnBuckWLD]

Amazing movie and great sports drama analogy. The numerous changes to Simmons role could only work for a character who loves music more than the people that create it.

[@MarkRamirez66648]

Really Fletcher the villain won, in an interview with the director, he revealed that basically in the end Neiman had the same fate as Sean Cassey the trombone guy who committed suicide, Andrew fell into the obsession of the perfect musician sacrificing everything to achieve it, making once he ends his life, Fletcher will simply look for another student to make him the "perfect musician" this repeating the cycle...

[@SutekhDaSteemroller]

idk I think Fletcher and Neiman are the same person

[@supermarshbrosoutdoors844]

fun fact: 90% of the drumming scenes were miles hands. He learned drums specificly for this role

[@PV1230]

actually, he had been a drummer for a while and been in some bands.

[@401RISaint]

Saw this movie on a whim on a rainy Saturday with no reference …. GREAT MOVIE

[@revolutionday1]

This was pretty-much my band director in middle school, who apparently used to be a rather accomplished musician for the U.S. Navy, played with Elvis, Sammy Davis Jr. etc., but was a washed-up abusive drunk by the time he came to teach kids.

[@AdamtheGrey02]

I loved how you laughed at so many parts I laughed at in this movie. 27:10 especially lol.

[@Zseventyone]

Wanna be scared by Simmons again? One word: Oz.

[@JoshuaDay0550]

love this movie.

[@Stephensouraski]

I watched this in theather and everybody was quite and shook AF.

[@MasterDirox]

Stellar movie. 👍

[@pamelalee1508]

Wow... Truly intense... I've always learned quickly and looked to the next level without prompting...a mentor of this nature ?..nope...perhaps some people need this type of push...perhaps there are occupations that need to be battle ready for situations..I don't know...perhaps I would never absorb this type of training...I thank God I've never needed this experience... Yep..just wow !... 🌿🌿🌿

[@philmullineaux5405]

I say, best movie of the past 20!years. Each character in the movie, u will love hate understand not understand, cheer for, reject, etc. Nieman goes from his equal, a man, who he tries to end his career, to a student he wants to destroy, to a guy he calls, man, to calling him Andrew, to giving him the smile, the guy who never gets discouraged!!

[@chrisinfiesto835]

Did Farmers replace the rental car? 🤔😂

[@davehazel5632]

Have you seen Only The Brave with Miles Teller and Josh Brolin? It's a great movie. Seriously, a great movie. You need to do a reaction if you haven't seen it. I love your reactions.

[@evhleppard]

Great movie

[@jabjab6019]

The girlfriend was Supergirl 🦸‍♀️

[@REChronic54]

Finally someone who included the dinner scene.

[@carlosantoniopinedasanmartin]

Whiplash es una pelicula emitida por Isat channel latinoamerica que este canal ya no existe desde el 29 de febrero del 2024

[@djlp2212]

He won an Oscar, bum budum bum bum bum bum.

[@lloydtxw]

The point of the breakup scene isn’t that he’s missing out on a cute girl or that relationships take up too much time, it’s that his ambition is more important than hurting someone’s feelings. He’s shown to be callous. The question he asks himself later….is his lack of empathy worth the opportunity cost or did he just trade her in for a shot at mediocrity. Maybe besting Fletcher, rather than besting himself, turned out to be his only goal. If so then it wasn’t what he set out to do and probably wasn’t worth it.

[@livithecow]

I highly recommend u watch dead poets society. It’s a beautiful movie

[@DelightLovesMovies]

Whiplash

[@matthewkirkey2716]

JK is killer in anything I've seen him in. Even if the movie wasn't all that, he is always fun to watch act.

[@inmate1614]

Only the Brave is one of Tellers best films!

[@RetroGaming_07]

That's a good movie as well and based on a true story.

[@beckymellon8135]

Hard to watch but amazing acting 😬❤️

[@brothadude]

Playing in perfect 400 hard to master

[@JHolland]

Surely him playing the drums at the end for so long woulda made the band look bad as it didn’t fit in at all ? Also wish we had of seen more of their reaction to his crash as the fact he came in even after that shoulda shown them the commitment he had, don’t get how they allowed him on stage

[@BJ52091]

Fletcher did nothing wrong.

[@ben9and1-3rd]

👍🍻

[@jennifergrove2368]

So much gaslighting in this. Classic example of psychological abuse

[@lorrenwelch9202]

Please watch sin city

[@scottmelville3476]

My biggest problem with this film is the utter lack of joy of creating and playing music. Being a mediocre drummer in a working band, I find the bliss of tuning into the muse to be the absolute essential. No one in this movie even seems to like music...

[@REChronic54]

But that’s one of the points of the movie, isn’t it? Sacrifice joy and balance for the opportunity to be “one of the greats”.

[@scottmelville3476]

​@@pjmlemon3280 I think you miss the point of music. I reject the premise that to be one of the greats, you must be all artifice and no art. And any movie that lionizes Buddy Rich as a great is on completely the wrong page; I could name 50 drummers before his name would come up. This all just seems like screenplay puffery.

[@valeriyavitkovskaya3592]

Well exactly, Fletcher has created an atmosphere where there can be no joy… a highly competitive toxic environment where everyone’s one a verge of a mental breakdown

[@jm-zf2gy]

love love love this movie

[@bobbysmith36]

If I hear any sticking I'm done