How I Wrote Whiplash (Writing Advice from Damien Chazelle)

[@BehindtheCurtain]

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[@micahowenaby7252]

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[@onesuperiorman]

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[@G-0]

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[@brownieboi1691]

Understandable, but the Auteur Theory says that both interpretations are purposeful! The author of the work and the audience members that view it! :)

[@aarond9563]

"Narrative is a means to an end" - COMPLETELY AGREE!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Thanks for watching!

[@jla369]

This movie changed my life. Damien Chazelle is a genius and a young legend.

[@eobard1328]

How so ?

[@jla369]

@GFrank As a former law student turned film student who was inspired to pursue the arts by this film, I can say that I understand your feelings and views towards Whiplash given your own passions and musical background, but also that I believe it serves more purposes than to just chronicle the experience of a musician for the sake of music. Ever since I first watched it and researched about it, I've seen the criticism aimed at Chazelle for how he depicted the various aspects of music here, but we have to understand that there are creative choices that need to be made for the sake of the narrative and cinematic experience. Damien Chazelle is a filmmaker with a passion for jazz music, but a filmmaker nonetheless. He translated the story he wanted to tell about a musician onto the big screen in a way that he felt best captured both the cinematic and musical aspects that he wanted to portray. The film is made to be intense, gripping, artistic, and to have a payoff by its end that is built around scenes that show a musician hard at work to achieve his goals, its a film about both passion and music. As much as it's more grounded in realism than say an Avengers film, it's still a film - and that entails bending reality to get a message through to an audience that isn't composed entirely of musicians and to make them interested in this musician's story. It's an inspiring film, at least I found it inspiring. I'm sure Chazelle doesn't have the experience or know-how that you may have, but he did put your craft at the forefront of his own, and that shows a level of respect for music and musicians that I rarely see in film. And speaking as someone with no background or experience in music, I can say that my respect for musicians skyrocketed after watching this film. That's just the way I see it, mean no disrespect.

[@thunderfister7536]

@GFrank bro who are you to tell people you dont know what to do lmao?

[@PWS859]

@GFrank hey bro, you have 30 years of music experience and a degree from berklee and you're still here commenting on a KZbin video (about a movie you don't even like) like the rest of us.. So hey, maybe music just isn't for you.

[@PWS859]

@GFrank perhaps opinions of films aren't for you either, considering you've based your entire opinion on someone else's video.

[@johnornelas]

love the expansion on the idea of movies being too narrative focused. It's not hard to find reviews of whiplash that totally miss the point of the movie, talking instead about elements of jazz missing from the film. the movie is not about jazz, or music. It's about a person trying to be the best version of themselves. It could have been about flyfishing, or baking, or playing street fighter. It's not a movie ABOUT jazz, jazz is just a vehicle for the rest of the character drama.

[@atlasshrugd]

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS!! Completely agree holy shit

[@elevencyan]

Wait, if you say people complain about the jazz when it's just a vehicle for the narrative then people aren't driven to focus on the narrative.

[@johnornelas]

​@@elevencyan i said the jazz narrative is a vehicle for the character drama, which is more interesting (imo)

[@dennylibertario2246]

John, I completely agree with you. However, it seems like the entire cyber-world has it in for this movie on grounds ranging from why did the director make Fletcher such an interesting, complex and arguably hilarious tyrant, in reality, a sociopath that would be tarred and feathered if applying that teaching style in today's snowflake/woke culture/environment? Other criticisms have been on the deviations from musical conventions, phony music terminology, false and unclear plot twists, etc. But, this is the ultimate canard. The criticism is that Whiplash was about jazz and the music in the film is not "jazz". Such holier than thou observations ironically lack a clear understanding of musical genres. Whiplash focused on big band sound, big band standards, and not about jazz, other than in holding out jazz great Charlie Parker as some kind of musical god. There wasn't one pure jazz standard covered in the movie. Damien gave a tribute to Buddy Rich era big bands with wonderful solo artists, compelling takes on big band sound, music that high school and prep school orchestra and jazz bands practice on to this day. Whiplash was as much about Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as it was about "jazz". Yet, we have the king of musical self-loathing and arrogance, Mr. Donald Fagen, declare that Damien didn't know what the F jazz was all about, as if Mr. Fagen and his former self-loathing and arrogant accomplice behind Steely Dan, Walter Becker, knew anything substantive about jazz. What Fagen and other YT channel owners who lambaste Whiplash have in common are out-of-control ego and an obsession to knock any celebrated, successful creative work about their field, music, albeit jazz, big bands, or other genre. They want to be regarded as the crown-jewel on music forms, music values, music conductors, players, etc. Thank you for making your point.

[@alexanderthegreat1270]

@@dennylibertario2246 Jazz in the modern age seems to attract the most pseudo-intellectual pricks imaginable that want to lambast anyone that expresses an interest in it, the same way that people in the 1940's were probably critiquing symphony orchestra's arrangements of Vivaldi. Everyone critiques Whiplash for 'making music seem like a sport' or a competition, without getting that that's the point, that people like Fletcher and the upper eschelons of the music world have turned Jazz away from its experimentative, fun roots towards rigourous study and zen like focus. That's why it always makes me laugh when Fagen critiques it, as much as I like Steely Dan, it's obvious that Fagen and Becker were complete tyrants in the studio. How much fun can you have as a musician when you take a million versions of something so you can mix, meld and overproduce it into the cleanest possible version of it. Perfectionism and Jazz are actually at direct opponents of each other. I like Seb's quote in La La Land, "You had all these guys together in a New Orleans flophouse who couldn't talk to each other, they couldn't speak the same language but they could play music. Jazz isn't relaxing, Sidney Bechet shot someone because they said he played a wrong note. It's dramatic, and its new every time and its very very exciting"

[@smoothie_gamer]

I re-watched whiplash for the 6th time last night and now this video gets upload

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Great timing! I've watched Whiplash so many times as well. It never gets old!

[@matthewrobinson2053]

Chazelle is the first filmmaker I’ve followed like you would a sports team. Whiplash, La La Land & First Man are all absolutely amazing.

[@elijahalbiston]

I think his first two (La La Land and Whiplash) are incredible. First Man and Babylon are either not engaging enough or a way too over the top. So, while I like what he does and think he always succeeds with several aspects, I hope he moves back to smaller projects.

[@Stallnig]

This movie is emotionally really hard to watch. Like really hard. And that just shows how great it is.

[@areeanachowdhury9070]

@@ishitrealbad3039 .......

[@nataliesparks8626]

I agree, if you are emotionally mature enough to appreciate the tension and artistry of such a film it's a masterpiece in the way that it creates a tension and anxiety so well crafted it's sickening. It's incredible, in it's film shots and psychological depth of the characters. You FEEL the pressure, it's amazing.

[@Mububban23]

I watched it, loved it....but don't know if I can put myself through it again!

[@seeexy]

im not going to agree with the last part but yeah it was hard to watch and i remember only that feeling from the kovie strongly and nothing else

[@richardlopez2932]

Or Requiem For A Dream. Or listening to Hubert Selby, Jr. talk about his life. Or having almost any conversation with me.

[@TheTuubster]

The movie is basically about a psychopath that raises a sociopath.

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Haha

[@mariovillanueva2442]

Ba dum tsss

[@llmehdill]

The movie is basically about the greatest teacher that raises the greatest dtummer in the world...

[@jatinsinghyadav5941]

@@llmehdill GREATEST TEACHER WHO AMDE HIS STUDENT KILL HIMSELF BY PUTTING TO MUCH ONTO HIM

[@cherusiderea1330]

@@llmehdill You want a teacher like this? lol

[@2MuchSwag4Funzies]

This movie was not intended to be a narrative. It was meant to be an experience and that's exactly why I want to watch it again and again

[@doctorfantastic00]

One of my favorite movies of all time.

[@BehindtheCurtain]

It's mine as well.

[@draytond]

"You can’t be normal and expect abnormal results" ― Jefferey Pffefer "Greatness is a decision" ― Mike Maples Jr. Both quotes were said it in a business context, but they definitely apply here. I'm not a film guy at all, but your channel is awesome! Superb work!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Fantastic quotes. Thanks for watching, Drayton!

[@bw-xv2rz]

Ah, Mr. Gay pride of the upper west side himself

[@BehindtheCurtain]

So many good lines in this movie

[@patrick_dy3r]

Behind the Curtain Agreed! Should’ve won the Oscar for Screenplay that year!

[@dragonyoshi1]

I love the theme of expressive effort, of getting good at something through suffering in this film.

[@realm8286]

This movie is not about Jazz at all.

[@Sillylittletotebagqueen]

Its just as much about jazz as black swan was about ballet

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

“The idea of originality in art is overrated...too narrative focused” I agree, especially being too narrative focused, because it usually comes at the expense of character development. Edit - a word

[@BehindtheCurtain]

As much as I love Christopher Nolan, sometimes his films can lean too heavily into concept and away from character. Still great films though.

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

Behind the Curtain agreed. There’s no one correct way to write a screenplay or direct a movie. When done right narrative driven stories can be just as effective as character stories, but the overemphasis on narrative in modern cinema done by lesser directors or writers than the greats like Nolan, has resulted in a weaker cinematic experience OVERALL. But that’s just me nitpicking haha

[@BehindtheCurtain]

@@The.Kyle.Scott. It's important to be able to articulate an opinion on it (regardless of the answer you arrive at) - especially if you want to be a writer yourself.

[@G-0]

@@The.Kyle.Scott. I rewatched Inception recently, essentially backs up the notion that Nolan focuses too much on narrative at times. The script in that film is a little weak compared to some of his others. Also I believe your assumption on narrative over character is the main reason why 2019 was so great for movies. A lot of character driven tales over just high-concepts. I believe this is the root of success for the Marvel movies. The reason people love those movies is because they believe in the characters. It does not matter whether or not the films themselves are great-- it's the characters that drive people to the cinema.

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

G-0 exactly! You can’t relate to a narrative. Well, you can, but only in broad strokes. For example, you can relate to a situation or stakes in a specific narrative, but generally you aren’t going to feel a connection to a narrative driven film. In contrast, character-driven films are relatable in various ways..you relate to the character personally, or you know someone the character reminds you of, or you wish to be like that character. Hell, even if you don’t have any connection to a character or their actions, you can relate on a innate human level, you can FEEL for them, empathize, emote at their hardships, etc. Thanks for the great conversation friend Edit - I should clarify something. You can relate to a narrative driven flick, but on a more artistic level. You can appreciate the gravitas, the technique used to display the narrative, etc. it’s less personal, but that doesn’t mean you can’t connect or be inspired by it.

[@cinesheikh]

Another fantastic video on one of my favourite films of all time! I really related to the idea of wanting to become the greatest at something being a filmmaker myself. I highly recommend doing a video on the narrative structure of Dunkirk, plenty of interviews with Nolan to pull from. He based Dunkirk's structure on an audio illusion called the Shepard's tone that gives a never-ending feeling of rising tension, I think this will make for a great video from your channel.

[@BehindtheCurtain]

That could be a really interesting video! Thanks for the suggestion!

[@awesomevanessa2266]

Thank you 🙏 I just watched Whiplash & really enjoyed the movie. This breakdown is spectacular!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Welcome to the club! It's such a good movie. Glad you enjoyed the video.

[@killthecatpodcast6300]

One of my favourite movies and screenplays! I learned so much, thank you for sharing!

[@IvanLendl87]

I watch this movie at least once every couple of months. Absolutely love it. Thanks for the video!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

It's so so good. Glad you liked the video!

[@G-0]

This is my personal favorite film for a reason. It does everything right, well save for some drumming (source: I'm a drummer), and is endlessly entertaining.

[@BehindtheCurtain]

It's one of my favorites as well!

[@G-0]

@GFrank Good for you

[@BehindtheCurtain]

@GFrank This movie isn't about jazz

[@notyouraveragegamergirl552]

@GFrank I mean at a basic level, the movie is about obsession and abuse, you're right, the movie does use Jazz as a pretext, because it examines other aspects. Just because you don't like a movie doesn't mean it doesn't talk about anything meaningful. Even bad movies can have interesting messages.

[@NoiseThatLaughs]

Calm down dude. Movies are not made to be accurate, they’re made to be entertaining. That is the primary function of most movies (excepting documentary) I play music professionally and have noticed that most movies do not accurately display the playing of instruments. While this does annoy me in the moment, I know better than to denounce the movie and director. This movie isn’t made for drummers and pro musicians only. Black Swan was not made for ballet dancers dancers only. Mid 90s was not just made for skateboarders. Movies are made for the general public to consume and enjoy, and they often take liberties with details for the sake of entertainment and getting the themes across. I went to Berkee too, and I find people like you so embarrassing.

[@james2thewilson]

Such an amazing movie. Damien truly crafted a masterpiece. Is success worth the torture and isolation? For Andrew, it was.

[@SatishTorani]

Hi Amaya , really appreciate the way you have structured the video. I plan to do the same for hindi movies. Can you kindly inform how you get access to footage of these films. Would help a lot. Thanks

[@sanjaymaurya5520]

there is one fellow indian channel "cinema beyond entertainment". i think this might help you.

[@richrent]

Yes for the most part work defines the level of success you will attain. In my younger years when I looked at being in a band I had no idea that fame or riches were fleeting. As I progressed as a songwriter (not artist), I saw people who had very little talent but could play like they were machines. Once I realized there were roads that were harmful in my quest, I became less interested in the Rock-Star scene. Whiplash skirts the whole greatness process scene. Does it nail it? No not really. Damien merely told a story that had unfortunate realities to it. If anything it told a tale that too often gets overlooked. Fletcher was not concerned about other's well being. Andrew saw that whatever he wanted, Fletcher was the wrong way to get it. Damien Chazelle wrote a good commercial film with incredible performances, with a reminder at the end to tap into yourself first even when it may be the last thing.

[@idanlewenhoff2295]

the fletcher vs Nicole contrast is very interesting views on the main characters process.

[@CraigHinrichs]

"She's pretty, but doesn't know it"

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Only a true auteur can write description like that!

[@thesusandaniel]

My god, this is so amazing 🤩 I think I need to to watch Whiplash again for the fifth time!

[@moratuwamaleke6923]

Great video! It’s like a good film school lecture.👌🏾

[@ctfhb]

I love your videos, they're an absolute inspiration for us in the narrative craft. It would be great if you could add more subtitle options, perhaps in spanish? Or maybe enable the function so users can add subtitles in their own languages too, so we can share with non english speakers 🙏🏽

[@snehasutradhar1312]

great editing for the voice over

[@austinjohnson1271]

I didn’t even notice the subtle name change, but yeah that works. If I were in his shoes it would have bothered me a bit for sure.

[@TheShapingSickness]

This movie is incredible. You can have entire conversations and get to really know and understand people when you begin to discuss whether they approve of fletcher's methods or not. It is fascinating.

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Ohhhh absolutely. I have had many haha. Any other films you'd like to see a video about?

[@AntonellaCipriani]

this channel is a gem

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Thanks, Antonella! Lots of great content is yet to come!

[@tag6502]

This is a great channel. Thank you for sharing all of these videos.

[@angelthman1659]

Best film of the decade.

[@dvd-pro]

Love your videos and the amount of work you put into them 👌

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Thanks, David. I appreciate that.

[@CamoFFAArmy]

So I recently re-watched Whiplash and fell in love with this movie again, and to see this video be uploaded 4 hours ago, I was shocked!

[@bmatthews15]

Greatest climax of all time!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

It's so thrilling!

[@alexispapageorgiou72]

It was incredible ... The car accident could've easily destroyed everything in a less masterfully crafted story. I always wonder whether he purposefully dropped the curtain just a touch sooner than, perhaps, expected.

[@alejandrovillegas177]

This is a film made for whomever is willing to risk for somenthing and give all the best of themselves. Of course is an extreme representation of the situation but the philosophy that's in the story is an eyeopener for anyone willing to understand it's meaning. We're living very weird times when succes is measures by algorithms no mater if we are really mediocre, the moment Fletcher says "theres no more harmful words on the english languaje tan good job" really got to me. I'm a professor and a father and I use this film to motivate mi kids and my students to go further to not being complacient with the basic effort. It's treu that the metods of both Fletcher and Andrew are wrong in the practice but I really believe that we have become numb as a society in a global sense (I'm in Bolivia and I feel how younger generations lack of willingness to make the maximum effort even when they have so many resourses to go beyond what my generation could back in our time), and that is a shame. This film is probably one of the 10 best of this almost quarte of the century. Thank you Damien.

[@koflight]

Great breakdown, thanks for posting!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

[@nathanneff4073]

great series, hope it continues. very cool

[@netric4011]

Reminds me of tiger moms who may make a balance between tough/ruthless and loving/caring.

[@viking8796]

"You don't just roll out of bed and become Charlie Parker. You work for it."

[@Kishan_Baijnath]

Damn good stuff, as usual. Thank you. :)

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Thank you, Kishan.

[@hawkeyenextgen7117]

Back when I was in 10th grade, I was in the wrestling class. I was only approximately 120 Ibs at the time and underweight. One day early in the season, my collarbone and ribcage became misaligned. My arms horizontal movement became restricted due to the pain. I asked everyone; my coach, my teachers, my parents to help me see a Chiropractor. No one took me seriously. Because of this injury which I was forced to wrestle with or fail the class, I never won a single match. I felt absolutely devastated. I refuse to see this movie because I am afraid of reliving my own trauma. It’s because of this trauma I fail to understand how so many people including Chris Stuckmann can praise a work like this, and because I fail to understand I feel weak, incompetent, and outcast. Sometimes I feel like all the critics are begging me to see it else I’m missing out on something great; the performance of a lifetime. Is it okay to feel deathly afraid of a film such as this?

[@D00Rb3LL]

Ur being a bitch bro, grab your balls and either watch this movie or don’t, but none of us give a fuck whichever you do

[@avengemybreath3084]

No. It’s totally understandable, but not ok. Face your fears. Stand up for yourself.

[@Stratword_]

This screenplay is a wonderful read.

[@BehindtheCurtain]

One of the first screenplays I fell in love with

[@BroughtCat]

I love this movie!!

[@epg96]

Are you planning to make video about Makoto Shinkai?

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Haven't watched much of his stuff!

[@sebastianalegria3401]

My brother suggested me to watch Whiplash, I watched it, and I actually liked it. Without make any spoilers, the movie's about an obsessed artist who wants to prove himself with the purpose of knowing how far you would get to be the best one, it's also known art makes people take risks, and Whiplash is a right example of it. So if you haven't seen it yet, don't wait anymore, just fuckin' watch it.

[@Gedagnors]

It is weird that the one very important thing that makes every musician great one - is simply missing. Everyone likes something short and flashy. Something you can understand right here and right now without growing as a professional. This magical thing is called... practice. And you don't need to end up in a car accident. And you simply can't start playing good by getting crazy. You need to practice. And it takes time. None of this was shown in the movie. Because it's "boring". Because music is when you just take new instrument, go through mental breakdown - that's it. Boom! You are genius. "Everyone must eat fast food". And this is not how real life works, fortunately.

[@dandai8]

Wow, thanks man, this was great!

[@sebastianalegria3401]

When I was younger, my older brother suggested me to watch this film. At the beggining I didn't care about it but, when I saw it all, I said; "here's something important". To be honest Miles Teller's performance was terrific nevertheless, JK Simmons stole the film, in spite of the fact he was the supporting actor, so it's worth to watch it once in the life. On the film director (Damien Chazelle), I had the chance to watch his two famous movies "Whiplash & La la land" however, I don't consider him as my favourite director yet, so if I had to watch his 3rd or 4th movie, he'd likely become one of my favourites filmmakers.

[@superprecise]

Great video!

[@biggestronald]

Great channel! I appreciate your work!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Thank you very much!

[@kdizzle901]

Babylon was so underrated i real enjoyed it

[@FirezAper46]

Really good stuff. Thanks!

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Thanks, Sarim!

[@nate4732]

Great movie and channel!

[@Josh-do5cl]

please do black swan

[@BehindtheCurtain]

It's on the list!

[@stu9000]

Yes!

[@DomskiPlays]

Amazin fucking video holy shit this makes me wanna write a script when I've never done anything of the sorts lmao

[@cxa011500]

JK Simmons is such a great actor

[@JeffKeffs]

Great video, thank you! How did you manage to get this interview? :o

[@Serriniverse]

wow that commercial cant come at a worse point.

[@andrewwhite8762]

I loved this film.

[@emilioalvear8440]

More like Andrew breaks down in whiplash

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Very true haha

[@emilioalvear8440]

Behind the Curtain great video btw

[@ieishabell7620]

Love this movie

[@mankytoes]

I loved this film, and it's fascinating hearing them talk about it, but I feel its' weird the film and the creator don't seem to acknowledge that the whole goal of both the leads seems totally delusional. There aren't famous jazz musicians anymore. Everyone they talk about is from a previous era. I listen to jazz, but I can't name any contemporary performers, and neither can the vast majority of people.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

In the small world of professional jazz musicians though, it might be quite different. He's trying to be famous within their own subculture. Which, in a way, is actually LESS delusional than trying to achieve mega fame on the global stage. Easier to achieve greatness in a niche, and then hope that the world will discover your work later, or at least future generations within your sphere. I would argue that the reason it's harder to name contemporary jazz musicians is not because there aren't any great ones out there, but because jazz now has to compete will all kinds of other genres, subgenres, fandoms, subcultures etc For comparison, the most viewed TV show of 2017 was The Big Bang Theory, while the most viewed of 1997 was ER, but ER got almost double the viewership of BBT. That's not (only) because one show is better than the other, it's because TV ratings across the board have dropped considerably over the decades as the number of channels explodes, and other forms of media like KZbin show up. Basically, we've moved into an era where people are increasingly drawn towards subculture than culture.

[@mankytoes]

@@jonathancampbell5231 That isn't what he says though, he wants to be like Charlie Parker. The Charlie Parkers of today are rappers or DJs or singers.

[@jonathancampbell5231]

@@mankytoes Most people don't know who Charlie Parker is even if he was famous back in his day, ergo it's obvious that Neiman on some level loves jazz and loves the art. I mean, even back in the 50s, Charlie Parker was no where near as famous as some people living today, or on-par with someone like Sinatra. Neiman compares himself to Parker because Parker died at the age of 34 and Neiman is thinking "if I die early but am remembered, so be it". Yes, Neiman obsessively wants to be famous, but he wants to be famous for something he is good at and passionate about (and/ or feels it superior to other forms of music). He's not going to be a famous rapper, DJ or singer because he's not good at that nor is he interested in that, but he's good at drums and he's good at jazz, so that's his best shot at fame of any kind. Maybe on some level he's also just a bit of an art snob too.

[@williamschlass4598]

Thats the point. Did you forget fletchers monologue in the bar? Watch it again

[@adriancarrera7523]

Is there a link to this as a podcast?

[@archangecamilien1879]

11:01 yes, lol...operas are definitely not about plot...I hate most of those plots, lol...I mean...they're cliché, etc, it's the music I like...but in film, lol, I'm not sure I agree...I prefer strong plot to dream sequences, etc, I tend to like films that have stories in them, or character studies, not too abstract, lol...

[@joehera8311]

Originality is not overrated Scorsese has made movies that can't be made again ragging bull. Goodfellas. Casino.taxi driver that what makes him a masterpiece legend

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

Joe Hernandez I don’t think he means that originality isn’t necessary or can’t be great. He’s simply saying that EVERYONE emphasizes that everything be original. No one in their right mind would question the greatness or the originality of those classics🤗

[@joehera8311]

@@The.Kyle.Scott. Good insight

[@1997residente]

Man,it´s a bummer Fant4stic ruined Teller´s career. He could have been in La La Land.

[@dylanfarnum4121]

Ruined Teller's career? Lmao. Fant4stic reflects poorly on the director and the studio. It stars Teller, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell, and Michael B Jordan, all of whom are remarkably talented, successful and popular. Have you seen "bleed for this"? Miles Teller is a full blown movie star, he could continue to act for the rest of his life based on the films he has already made.

[@ApocryphalDude]

Tell him so shove his apple commercial us where his Oscar was.

[@mrstephenpariah]

Why would Fletcher seek to sabotage his own performance though? I never understood the rationale there.

[@fightingblindly]

eh, i lived through something similar to this shit with a band direct. nah, lol.

[@DylanWOWilliams]

Encouraging

[@thecourtdijaster]

Him and Colin Moriarty sound kind of alike

[@GSProductions33]

6:12

[@vickybeee2507]

Wow this dude's vocal fry is wild HAHAHA

[@kponly]

stealing is the wrong analogy for exploring methods of other artists in your own work. It isn't okay to plunder the houses of others. People should use their creativity to find another way to talk about it.

[@samzheng5803]

Nice

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Nice

[@makemoneymorawski2752]

Nice

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

Niceee

[@The.Kyle.Scott.]

Jr Beans dyslexic and he can’t spell ;( sorry bud

[@artistsingerwriterproducer8288]

I like la, la, land

[@xFrostyDZN]

"The whole idea of originality in art I think is really sort of overrated." Not listening. He is unlikely to have anything valuable to say...

[@kendalljamesmusic]

How I wrote Whiplash- I just watched Officer and a Gentleman, GI Jane, One On One, and several other films about a sadistic mentor abusing a young protege, then adapted those stories to a jazz band background. Originality is indeed over-rated!

[@ReactionShot]

Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal.

[@jeffl103]

Originality in art is overrated? My god. Could he be any more pretentious? You lost me within 15 seconds.

[@devinmichaelroberts9954]

I was so stunned and loved this film and then so confused when he made La la crap.. worst movie i've seen in a decade. So cheesy and shitty compared to whiplash

[@9WAYSRECORDS]

Never heard of this film. Looked it up and was instantly annoyed people find this good. Go watch the big lebowski. That's actual art.

[@joshwebster3816]

Here's the key. Take a real life scenario and make it as over the top as you can. I can't even tell you how many musicians hate the way this movie was done. It's so over the top with the drama that never would actually exist. As a movie it's ok...as far as anything that is remotely close to a real story. We are watching his overly exaggerated interpretation of what he thinks was going on. It's a horrible representation of musicians and how they are taught. But we love fake ass drama...so here you go. My favorite part was when he was talking about how phony it sounded....then he makes this.

[@EFCkingTom]

Nobody wants to watch two hours of a passive aggressive jazz teacher and a pretentious student shooting sly digs back and forth. Besides the film only uses jazz as a means to an end, to help the actual story of the relationship flourish.

[@batgurrl]

Love your breakdowns. Thanks so much for doing them. JK Simmons was more lethal in this than even as white supremacy leader Vern in HBO’s OZ. One of the greatest performances of The Decade

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Absolutely. He is fantastic here. I can watch this film over and over and not get bored.

[@originaozz]

Great timing for this upload! This film really reflects my life right now or more precisely the life I've decided to put behind. The first few times I've watched it I still see the ending as a happy one. But now, being quite successful at my job in exchanged for 2 years of harassing comments and toxic bosses (whether it's directed at me or seeing my colleagues mistreated) just made me realize how bitter that ending is. In the end, Andrew did successfully proved himself to Fletcher, but the success was on Flether's term. In life, esp. creative fields of work, the "best" is never definite. It's when you allow one person to shaped yours and everyone else's thinking, that you lose a part of yourself and lose control of making your own success.

[@chaeyoungvideos5742]

Yo this is so timely I just rewatched this a few says ago

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Nice! Thanks for watching

[@leyezreal7334]

Harold Tan Wtf me too

[@chaeyoungvideos5742]

@@leyezreal7334 it's a sign. We should make a movie

[@BehindtheCurtain]

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[@markguitarlfk]

If by chance Damien reads youtube comments: I just finished a script entirely inspired by the third scene with Andrew and Nicole. My way of saying good job.

[@Santana105]

The two most harmful words in the english language.

[@thedoode7749]

harmful >:|

[@andrew-se6gb]

These writing videos, which combine bits of different interviews from the creators to expand on particular ideas that perhaps no single interview covers, are really awesome. Great job.

[@aarond9563]

Oh boy! We're in for a good one here! Thank you so much for making these videos Nehemiah! I don't know how yu get to sit down with these directors for such an indepth analysis but I'm glad you do! These are fascinating fascinating videos and I loved this one. Chazelle did so well in delivering the wanted themes here and was it a unsweet victory indeed. This is my 3rd favorite film of all time!

[@sohndustin]

The opposite of this was Pixar’s Soul

[@bj11755]

This is absolutely the best film channel on KZbin. The pure commentary of the actual author of the work is composed and edited so incredibly well. Amazing stuff.

[@BehindtheCurtain]

Hey, I really appreciate that. Glad you're enjoying the channel. Lots of exciting stuff on the way!

[@kapilk807]

I love this movie..

[@jasonkav]

It also reflects my 15yrs in the US Army. Nothing wrong with high standards.

[@loveeveryone114]

Mr Chazelle is an excellent director but one helluva stout taskmaster. Good folks to work for he really works one on one with even the bit parts. Deicated to his crew.

[@Adrian-bt4nf]

Whiplash is one of my favourite movies !!! It’s the way a winner is made 👍