Whiplash - Selections from the Soundtrack - Justin Hurwitz - Tim Simonec... https://youtube/watch?v=f_bmXeLbr7k Whiplash Official UK Trailer: https://youtube/watch?v=zIP_gtjDtfE Whiplash is a 2014 American musical drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. The film stars Miles Teller as a young jazz drummer who attends one of the best music schools in the country under the tutelage of the school’s fearsome maestro of jazz (J. K. Simmons). It also stars Melissa Benoist, Austin Stowell, Jayson Blair, and Kavita Patil. The film premiered in-competition in the US Dramatic Category at 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, as the opening film of the festival. Shortly after the films premiere screening, Sony Pictures Worldwide acquired the international distribution rights. Plot - 19-year-old jazz drummer Andrew Neyman who, at the start of the film, is accepted into the Shaffer Conservatory, the best music school in the US, and begins dating Nicole, a college student working at a cinema frequented by Andrew and his father. He aspires to become one of the drummer greats, like (Buddy Rich). With many of his classmates knowing that an infamous Shaffer conductor Terence Fletcher is looking for a new drum alternate, he successfully auditions for Fletcher in a surprise in-class band session. Despite the fact that Fletcher seems courteous and nice to Andrew at first, during his first practice, however, Andrew observes Fletcher abuse and harass several of his classmates. While practicing the song Whiplash, Fletcher makes Andrew the target of his abuse and throws a chair at him for not following the tempo. He slaps and berates him in front of the class, who silently watch. Determined to win over Fletcher, Andrew spends all of his spare time practicing and breaks up with Nicole, as he believes she wouldve left him anyway. At a local Jazz competition, however, he is promoted to main drummer, after he misplaces the previous drummers sheet music, performing Whiplash by heart. Andrew is sent back down to alternate when Ryan, the core drummer for his former class, replaces him. After angrily confronting him, Fletcher berates Andrew to earn the role as main drummer. After practicing vigorously for the next week, Andrew is shocked when Fletcher tearfully reveals in the next class session that a former student of his, Sean Casey, had died in a car accident the day previously, having been a marvelous musician, according to Fletcher. After becoming violent with the drummers inability to follow the tempo correctly, Fletcher decides to let Andrew perform in the upcoming concert, as Andrew auditions the best double-time-swing. On the way to the concert, Andrews bus breaks down, and the replacement bus stops far away from his destination. Andrew runs to a rental car office, where he manages to borrow a car, but accidentally leaves his drumsticks behind. Andrew arrives in time for rehearsal, but is kicked out by Fletcher for not bringing his drumsticks. Andrew speeds back to the office and grabs the drumsticks. On his way back to the concert, he receives a phone call from a classmate, who asks where he is. Andrew hangs up on him, but the car is hit by a truck. Dazed, Andrew stumbles out and runs to the concert in time. Despite being bloody and breaking his left hand, Andrew decides to perform, only to drop his drumstick mid-song. Fletcher tells Andrew, he is done, causing Andrew to attack him in front of the audience. A few weeks later, Andrew has been expelled from Shaffer and his father gets in contact with a lawyer representing the parents of Sean Casey, who is revealed to have hanged himself. The lawyer explains that Sean began suffering severe anxiety and depression after joining Fletchers class and his parents want to make sure Fletcher can no longer inflict his abuse on anymore students. Andrew reluctantly gives a testimony, which gets Fletcher fired from Shaffer. Months later, Andrew learns that Fletcher is performing in a club. He watches, but is spotted by Fletcher. They have a drink and Fletcher attempts to make amends for his behaviour. He explains that he pushes his students, hoping for them to become the next jazz legend. Fletcher explains that he is conducting at the JVC festival concert, inviting Andrew to perform, as he needs a drummer who knows one of their songs, Whiplash, off by heart. Andrew agrees to perform and invites Nicole, who reveals she has a new boyfriend and cannot come. On the day of the concert, Andrew gets ready for his performance and spots his dad in the audience. Fletcher approaches Andrew and reveals he knows that Andrew got him fired. Andrew realises he has been tricked, after finding everyone else will perform another song. Andrew begins playing unknown beats until the end of the performance. Andrew runs offstage and is comforted by his father. He decides to go back onstage and sits down at the drum set. Before Fletcher can finish speaking, Andrew begins playing Caravan from his old class, leading the other performers to join him. At first, Fletcher is annoyed at being interrupted, but realises Andrew is destined to be one of the greats and motivates him through the performance. After the song finishes, Andrew continues an extravagant drum solo and finishes to see Fletcher, nodding and weeping. Realising he finally has Fletchers approval, Andrew laughs and the screen cuts to black.
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