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Whiplash (as reviewed by a jazz musician)

Adam Neely

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Whiplash was a great movie that got jazz wrong - admittedly in subtle ways. Come join me in this half hour (!) exploration of how the movie portrays contemporary jazz culture in NYC.

AWESOME blog post by Ethan Iverson about Whiplash and Buddy Rich
https://ethaniverson.com/rhythm-and-b...

Interview with Justin Hurwitz
https://www.mpaa.org/2014/09/whiplash...

Peter Erskine talks jazz
Peter Erskine | Artbound

Whiplash Behind the Scenes
Miles Teller & J.K. Simmons talk Whiplash ...

5-hour practice routine
5-hour major scale practice routine

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20 Comments

@axelvids893 4 years ago

As a billionaire orphan who fights crime at night, The Dark Knight was...okay.

@calilaployploy2827 6 years ago

when black swan came out, a friend of mine who is a ballet dancer made a great comment when people asked him about it: "Is not a movie about ballet, its a movie about obsesion. So is not meant to be analized from the perspective of ballet, but psychology" I feel the same about this movie. The fact that is jazz is partially incidental.

@uzbagoitel7777 6 years ago

As a stupid person, Dumb & Dumber was... okay.

@andreaswhyattandresen6488 9 months ago

"Uuuh, the teacher is asking for something impossible" yeah thats the whole point man

@redjames7349 6 years ago

~~As a secret agent, Men In Black was...~~

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@SarumanBang 6 years ago (edited)

As a tempo, this wasn‘t quite mine.

@bernard5805 7 years ago

As a marine biologist, The Spongebob Squarepants movie was...okay

@griffin1095 11 months ago

Love everyone clowning on that thumbnail lmao

@mark-o-man6603 7 years ago

As a professional memes critic, this comment section was...okay

@harryhd8194 7 years ago

As an entomologist, the Bee Movie was... ok

@kobypourciaux1066 5 years ago (edited)

As a serial killer, The Silence of the Lambs was…….okay

@BoundaryBreak 2 years ago (edited)

I played percussion for a elementary school band and Whiplash got everything accurate to my experience. Ive had my teacher throw a chair at me, yelled at 2 inches from my face, and humiliated both in private along with band mates

@cinematalks2794 5 years ago

As a penguin, Penguin’s Of Madagascar was....ok

@astillia6073 5 years ago

Biggest part to take from this is that it's about the Obsessed Artist, not Jazz.

@magpie405 4 years ago

i think the reason why we don't see students talking to each other and sharing music is because the main character completely isolates himself, we see that with the girl he was dating, he is so obsessed with impressing Fletcher that it's the only thing he cares about. his voluntary loneliness is very important to his character

@godsick 2 years ago (edited)

The scene of Fletcher playing the most bland jazz you could ever listen anywhere I believe was entirely intentional. But he did a great job at that! I felt like it was exactly the opposite of what he demanded from his students, even tossing in some unintended sharps or flats would have given it some more jazz flavor. It’s the ultimate ‘do as I say, not as I do!’

@jechoadrianponce5748 6 years ago

As a pastry, Life of Pi was....confusing

@soundone1502 6 years ago

As a member of fight club.. I’m not allowed to talk about it

@brandoncook6190 4 years ago

The part that got me was when Fletcher said that the other drummer ( forgot his name) dropped out of the band and went into pre med. Pre med school is extremely stressful and the fact the guy would rather be in pre med school than Fletchers class says a lot.