Whiplash is a very simple movie on a basic level.Kid wants to drum, abusive teacher pushes him way too hard and destroys his life in the process.Some minor detours aside, that is basically it. There's no complex plot filled with stuff to figure out and discover like you would have in maybe a lynch, or at times a nolan film. There's no subtext, there's no abstraction, there's no allegory. It's all just a very simple plot that focuses on one thing.However, the film does a ton of things to make this premise as good as it can be and shows that neither complexity, nor simplicity are better, but that it's what you do with them that matters.First of all, the acting. J.K Simmons is so incredible in this that you almost forget about the other actors. He is such an intimidating presence with his speech, and his body language, but what makes it even better are the rare signs of compassion and kindness that make him seem less like he's cartoonishly evil, and instead like the sociopathic monster that he is.Next we have the cinematography and camerawork. Constant cutting and tracking shots all over the place increase the frantic and paranoid nature of the entire movie. Chazelle found a way to make inane instruments and even a drumkit intimidating. They become almost scary at times.Then, we have the sound design. What better Instrument to use in an intense, vicious and violent movie than a drum kit? When Andrew Is playing the drums in this, he's not just playing them, he's creating the perfect soundtrack for the film that hits all the emotional points and sets the mood. Stopping and starting? That gives you a feeling of anxiety. Drum roll? That gives you anticipation. And of course, the loud, fast banging gives you both anger and release.There is plenty more to praise, but just these three aspects take something pretty basic and turn It into an almost terrifying descent into obsession and madness via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2LC5Jxj
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