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Music, shooting and editing
must first praise the music . A major feature of the movie is to show the "burst" side of jazz. Secondly, the rhythm of the movie fits very well with its music, giving the movie a jazzy rhythm. The film clip gave me the feeling that no frame was superfluous, and no shot was disappointed.
When Andrew is beating the drums, sometimes his face and expression are in the center of the lens, sometimes his fingers and wrists are close-ups, and sometimes the beating drums and the shaking sticks are the protagonists of the picture. The slow motion is also just right to match the local expressions of the characters, very cleverly showing the relationship, emotions, and mentality of the characters.
All in all, the director is very good, and gave us laymen can experience the feeling that we can't fully play the jazz drums (except for the hands-on work).
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performance of the performance + line
actors is very good, The supporting actors will not talk about it, anyway, there is no distracting performance. The core of the movie is student Andrew and teacher Fletcher.
Andrew’s performer Miles Teller is a young student who has been promoted in the past two years. I like The Spectacular Now starring him very much. His performance in it is very subtle and delicate. But then he was dissatisfied with his role as Divergent in order to expand his popularity, so he said that he especially cherished the role of Andrew. Miles Teller has been a drummer since he was a child, but he is a rock drummer. You can Google it, rock drummers and jazz drummers have different stick gestures. Miles Teller said that when he came up, he couldn't even imagine, how could he beat the drum with another gesture? But after a short-term special training, he still showed his talent. I don't know anything about how to evaluate the drummer's level, but I personally think that in this film, especially in the final scene, Miles Teller's performance is nothing short of a fairy. I really can't imagine anyone can play faster than him. In addition to his drumming skills, he is also very accurate in the spirit of the characters. The expression of his inner spirit is not entirely dependent on large-scale movements and audible lines. His sweat, tears, any small expressions, even as small as the upward or downward corners of his mouth, are particularly pure.
(For friends who have seen it, I have a question: Do you think that single-tear line was added temporarily after discovering that he could shed a tear, or was the script just like that, and Miles Teller specially performed it?)
Teacher Fletcher’s performer is JKSimmons. Is this character a good person or a bad person? I originally thought he was not bad, but the requirements were too strict and the methods were too harsh. But the movie doesn't tell you particularly clearly. In many cases, he is a complete asshole, full of shit, and in some moments, it makes you feel, well, he seems to be trustworthy. It can be seen that this role is very complicated. This guy doesn't seem to have a few words to curse. Sometimes the frequency is so fast that I can't deal with it. Sometimes I will say in my heart, Hey, it can be such a curse. I especially want to cite the sentence he used to scold someone for the first time in the whole movie as an example. Tip: Double entendre is used.
Simmons's performance is very good. First of all, 70% of this character is shown by lines, and he speaks the lines very well. Secondly, the students were afraid that he needed a reason-the students acted very vividly for his timidity, while the Simmons on the opposite side would act his horrible side more vividly. he made it. Simmons has two fleshy skins on his cheek, like a bulldog. His penetrating eyes glared again, his facial muscles tightened, and his lips bite, you knew it was about to thunder. I think Simmons can at least be nominated for Best Supporting Actor in the Academy. Finally, in fact, there are times when his plays are slow, and Simmons' acting skills in those plays are so good.
The lines of the movie are very powerful. Interrupt: If you have been watching movies without reading words, you will never find a good movie that can activate you, or you can only like to change for a lifetime. The lines are very funny in many places, and the non-funny lines usually express the characteristics of the characters. Please listen carefully to the lines.
Finally, I would like to ask, do you feel that the photography, rhythm, conversation theme, and way of reflecting the character's personality in the scene where the female partner finally left the country are a bit like the first scene of The Social Network?
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movie
, I would like to mention one The 1973 film "The Paper Chase." The film is about the surviving experience of the freshmen in the first year of Harvard Law School. There are many law students who are conceited, self-esteem, and caring about other people's opinions. There is also a Contracts teacher who likes to make things difficult, sarcasm, and make students mentally bumpy. At the end of the movie, the protagonist has survived a semester, reviewing hard before the exam, and with confidence when he goes to the exam, and calm and calm after the exam. After the exam, he realized that no matter how deeply impressed he was and how influential he was with the teacher, no matter how much effort he took to prove his ability to the teacher, no matter what he said to himself No matter how harsh, the teacher has no impression of him. When the transcript came in, the protagonist folded it into an airplane, and without even looking at it, he threw it into the sea without caring.
Although my Contracts teacher is very humorous, I still have to face heavy reading and frequent classroom problems. I always remind myself to do my best and don't care what others think. Thanks for that movie, my mentality in law school is pretty good. (-How about your employment prospect? -Well... Shut up.)
But the subject of Whiplash is not like this. The law school is not a music school. The latter pays more attention to rigid and quantifiable scoring techniques. Precisely because of this, the mentality of “just do your best” may not be 100% applicable to success in the Conservatory of Music and some achievements in jazz drums. Under Fletcher's torture and manipulation, Andrew's technique has been greatly improved, and the theme of the film is to explore the relationship between success, motivation, and negative impact.
Is a negative blow really necessary?
Is it really the only way to cultivate a unique superstar?
Can negative blows really turn into enough and effective motivation?
Does this method work for everyone?
Is it true that the unused people have only the destiny of ignoring everyone?
For those who have dreams and pursuits, facing the abuse of teachers and coaches, do they endure, hope to become stronger, or take big strides to "I quit"?
After taking so many blows, how is "success" defined?
Is this "success" worth it?
In the last scene of the protagonist, was it caused by the teacher's training, or was it because he let go of his heart?
These are the questions that movies make us think. The end of the movie is still open. The answers to these questions have not been fully explained to us, nor should they be fully explained to us.
Another small theme I can think of is the different values that society assigns to different professions, and the abomination of this kind of culture. There is a simple table scene in the movie, which mainly shows the character of the protagonist. But in this scene, we can see that adults in their hearts give the children different weights for their performance in their schools and in different fields. This different standard is not only randomly derived from the adult's own hobbies, but also affected by the material frame of "what kind of job can I find and how much money I can get after graduation". Writing, music, and people with such dreams have hard life, but they are the source of our spiritual food. However, because most of us don’t value them and because they can’t make money, we accept that they are not important, which makes them even less able to make money. After the vicious circle, with their living standards What drops is our EQ and IQ, our ability to understand others and think about problems. Think about how much the protagonist Andrew suffered in school and how much hardship he has paid. When stepping out of the campus, all kinds of surgings are overwhelmed by the noise of the market. Only movie audiences he does not know know him best, but he is in his own story. Being isolated makes people sigh.
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If you have the conditions, I suggest you take a look at Whiplash. It is only 1 hour and 46 minutes, which is very good in quality and meaning. It brings the audience an emotional roller coaster and at the same time allows you to enjoy jazz music. Now in my mind, the melody of Whiplash is still going around (crying, where is its beat).
Can Miles Teller win grand prizes or even Oscars? Of course I hope his career is better, but I haven't watched other movies in the Oscar season, so it's hard to say. The only hope is that he can maintain a good mentality and don't drop Shia LaBeouf (Yeah that's a verb now). In addition, Teller is Mr. Fantastic in the new version of "Fantastic Four". I hope this reboot script is good enough to be a shame, and at the same time spread the popularity of Miles Teller to the world.
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