I held reservations--daring to see this film. I'd seen trailers; and it looked to me as if it was a cruel, unrelenting fight between a guy who was coaching talented musicians how to endure his mean driving spirit to reach greatness. 'Who wants to suffer that?' I asked parts of myself. But having read and heard how great WHIPLASH was, I made up my mind I'd check it out. It was pretty much as I thought, but the execution-- the script, the acting and the directing-- were colossal. Starting with Damien Chazelle, the director--as well as the writer-- here rolls a film that demonstrates the whole idea of making greatness in one's students out of maniacal dedication to an excellence that the teacher holds. ...
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