Genius and Madman

Ericka 2022-04-22 07:01:02

Suppression, paranoia, and truth
are so shocking.
Not crazy or devilish.
This is the law of genius, cruel but confirmed by reality.

Andrew was naive at first, thinking he could win favor through hard work. He is what people think of a genius: unwilling to be mediocre.
He trusted his mentor, but was mocked, abused, and teased by him. His self-esteem collapsed, he struggled to accommodate Fletcher's demands, he endured Fletcher's unwarranted accusations, and eventually broke out.

However, his own imperfect
reality defeated him and even transformed him into a lunatic who only knew how to pursue music. Even, he competes with his mentor.
No girlfriends, relatives, friends.
Restless, irritable, crazy and tireless.


The road to becoming a top drummer is full of thorns and blood, broken hands, lost lovers, rivalry among peers, and you must always keep a clear head and plenty of energy. In the whole movie, what you see is the bloody growth of genius, not a Hollywood-like inspirational drama, you will understand that there is a price behind everything.

Can you do it? Andrew stepped on the mistakes of others, and others seized his shortcomings and became the core. The cruelty you mentioned is nothing but the most basic survival of the fittest in nature.
You have to have absolute will and reason, in order to forget the bones behind you, and to face the loneliness of no human heart. All you have is your music. You even have to face the demon that is so inflated within yourself, because you are all alone and alone; no one will be able to spot the demon that takes your life.

I don't know if this training method is right or wrong, I can only say that Andrew is lucky, he understands the love of jazz in his heart, he tried to find his love in the past, he is still ignited by the lie of his mentor to become a great drummer desire. You can say that he is stupid. From the very beginning when he refused to testify against his mentor, you can see that he still agrees with this kind of training system, and even now he is still obsessed with it.
If it were me, I hope that on the road of indulging in art, I will not forget my original intention.

He understood, to be Fletcher's Charlie.
So, instead of leaving the table in frustration, he told Fletcher to the beat of his drum, I'm your Charlie. I understand what you're doing, so I'm not the whistleblower you think. Because I, like you, have endless pursuit of dreams.
So at the end of the song, I will continue. The screen cuts back to Fletcher, and there is approval in his eyes, so he raises his hand and plays the movement.

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  • Patsy 2022-03-25 09:01:05

    A middle-class white male narcissistic autobiographical inspirational film is very bloody (the story is not a car accident, and many soap operas do this; the blood does not flow on the drums, it seems that a good scholar cannot be made on a computer screen without vomiting blood). Not only do you have to work hard if you want to succeed, but you have only oneself in your mind, and you can use whatever means to grab it (the ideology of American elite education). Sundance has become a little Hollywood, becoming more conservative and boring, regardless of its formal style or consciousness.

  • Velda 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Once he became famous all over the world, he used to be filthy and not enough to boast, since ancient times, strict teachers have produced high apprentices! Even call Master Yan Dad! Once he jumped off the building and spread all over the world, he used to have blood in his eyes, and he still called Master Yan his father? Since ancient times, companion teachers are like companion tigers!

Whiplash quotes

  • Terence Fletcher: There are no two words in the English language more harmful than "good job".

  • Terence Fletcher: [Repeated line] Not quite my tempo.