“That was good…..BUT NOT GREAT”, Luke my High School Drum Major yelled at a bunch of out of breath exhausted students. We had just ran a mile with the only thought of finally getting the approval of Luke. The past weekend we had attended a local competition. We failed that night in the eyes of our instructors for not placing 1st. In our eyes we had way too much fun to even care about a stupid trophy, title or score. All we knew is that the audience was pleased and they enjoyed the show. Some of us had even teared up with happiness because our motto was “I’d rather please the 18,000 people in the stands than the 8 in the box” ; we felt we had accomplished exactly that. I bet you can already imagine the faces of a bunch of emotional teenagers
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Fletcher is a Chafer Universities music conductor (Whiplash). He conducts the top jazz group that was mentioned earlier. Fletcher is the one that gives neiman that initial opportunity to be in the top jazz group. Throughout the movie you will see how Fletcher verbally and mentally abuses Neiman, all in the name that he will not succeed if its not for this abrasive parenting style. Neiman practiced long hours and thinks about music day; night. His only focus at this point is to win Fletchers approval. He breaks up with his girlfriend, cuts off from the world, and overall becomes an unhappy person filled with fear and hatred towards the man who got him here, Fletcher. One prominent scene where you can see that he is truly doing this all because he cares about how Fletcher sees him, takes place towards the middle of the movie. The scene starts with Neiman taking a bag of ice and he quickly dumps it in a sink. Next he turns on the faucet. The ice melting somewhat and combining with the water. He then quickly fills the water jug with the cool concoction. He begins to drum speeding up and up. With sweat dripping down his face. His whole bodymoving with movement of his hands. His lip is quivering up, with his teeth on them to hold on the pain. As he continues to get faster and faster he reaches his point where he wants to go faster, but his body won't allow it. He's stuck in this stage. He continues on to punch the living daylights out of his drum set, cursing at the world. Now with his bloody hand he releases it into the water and ice bath that he had created, slowly letting it rest there. His blood displacing and combining with the ice water. The ice water helping him cope with not only the hate he fills for Fletcher, but also the anger he feels with his body for not allowing him to go faster. This scene is very powerful because you can truly see the effects of
Fletcher is a Chafer Universities music conductor (Whiplash). He conducts the top jazz group that was mentioned earlier. Fletcher is the one that gives neiman that initial opportunity to be in the top jazz group. Throughout the movie you will see how Fletcher verbally and mentally abuses Neiman, all in the name that he will not succeed if its not for this abrasive parenting style. Neiman practiced long hours and thinks about music day; night. His only focus at this point is to win Fletchers approval. He breaks up with his girlfriend, cuts off from the world, and overall becomes an unhappy person filled with fear and hatred towards the man who got him here, Fletcher. One prominent scene where you can see that he is truly doing this all because he cares about how Fletcher sees him, takes place towards the middle of the movie. The scene starts with Neiman taking a bag of ice and he quickly dumps it in a sink. Next he turns on the faucet. The ice melting somewhat and combining with the water. He then quickly fills the water jug with the cool concoction. He begins to drum speeding up and up. With sweat dripping down his face. His whole bodymoving with movement of his hands. His lip is quivering up, with his teeth on them to hold on the pain. As he continues to get faster and faster he reaches his point where he wants to go faster, but his body won't allow it. He's stuck in this stage. He continues on to punch the living daylights out of his drum set, cursing at the world. Now with his bloody hand he releases it into the water and ice bath that he had created, slowly letting it rest there. His blood displacing and combining with the ice water. The ice water helping him cope with not only the hate he fills for Fletcher, but also the anger he feels with his body for not allowing him to go faster. This scene is very powerful because you can truly see the effects of