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Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is an ambitious young jazz drummer in pursuit of rising to the top of his elite music conservatory. Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), an instructor known for his terrifying teaching methods, discovers Andrew and transfers the aspiring drummer into the top jazz ensemble, forever changing the young man’s life. But Andrew’s passion to achieve perfection quickly spirals into obsession, as his ruthless teacher pushes him to the brink of his ability and his sanity. Review: Superb - Absolutely brilliant film all ways up. Amazing acting, proper 'hero's journey' which is so sadly lacking in many new stories (film and literature), brilliant, believable and scary antagonist. Amazing portrail of the sacrifices needed (?) to become truly great. Good pacing, tight script, believable, relatable characters. Top marks Review: Just WOW - I went into Whiplash knowing very little about it other than a few snippets I'd seen/read about online. J.K Simmons is one of my favourite actors and he really shone in this. The dedication, the passion and the overwhelming urgency of Fletcher's character to want to drive his students past their breaking point - to reach that 0.01% of talent is incredible. Fletcher, unlike other similar characters in films over the years seems to take no pleasure in dishing out horrendous amounts of verbal and emotional cruelty - instead he remains at that snarling level for most of the film. When he's not chastising his students with some quite obscene levels of emotional critique, he's pushing them - making them push beyond their limits (both physically and psychologically). Miles Teller is breath-taking and unrelenting in his charge for superstardom. He gives up his newly-found girlfriend Nicole because "you'll only end up holding me back and I'll end up resenting you" and ignores his family's achievements, dismissing them as mediocre when he has such lofty ambitions. Physically, Andrew pushes his hands in particular way beyond the normal hardships of a drummer. Callouses, open wounds, blood on the drum kit - Andrew pushes himself way past what his father and Fletcher believed him initially capable of. Only Andrew knows he can realise his potential and by the climax of the film I was standing and clapping in approval. Much in the way Fletcher nods with that grin of approval at the end, I felt like I was sharing in Andrew's resurgence, his triumphant and defiant stand against Fletcher and his methods. But ultimately, Andrew proved Fletcher's methods work by going seemingly against them at the end. Teller and Simmons deserve all the plaudits they received for Whiplash. It's a brilliant film with some quite stunning moments, a wonderful score and some of the finest acting of a generation.
| ASIN | B08DRWPJLS |
| Actors | Melissa Benoist, Miles Teller, Paul Reiser |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:9 - 2.35:1, 16:9 - 2.40:1 |
| Audio Description: | English |
| Best Sellers Rank | 24,311 in DVD & Blu-ray ( See Top 100 in DVD & Blu-ray ) 7,781 in Drama (DVD & Blu-ray) 8,963 in Blu-ray |
| Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,005) |
| Director | Damien Chazelle |
| Dubbed: | Czech, French, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Item model number | cpt-auo-223 |
| Language | English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Polish (Dolby Digital 5.1) |
| Media Format | 4K, Subtitled |
| Number of discs | 2 |
| Package Dimensions | 17.02 x 13.46 x 1.27 cm; 100 g |
| Producers | David Lancaster, Helen Estabrook, Jason Blum, Michel Litvak |
| Release date | 28 Sept. 2020 |
| Run time | 1 hour and 47 minutes |
| Studio | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
| Subtitles: | Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Serbian, Slovak, Slovene, Spanish, Swedish |
M**N
Superb
Absolutely brilliant film all ways up. Amazing acting, proper 'hero's journey' which is so sadly lacking in many new stories (film and literature), brilliant, believable and scary antagonist. Amazing portrail of the sacrifices needed (?) to become truly great. Good pacing, tight script, believable, relatable characters. Top marks
A**R
Just WOW
I went into Whiplash knowing very little about it other than a few snippets I'd seen/read about online. J.K Simmons is one of my favourite actors and he really shone in this. The dedication, the passion and the overwhelming urgency of Fletcher's character to want to drive his students past their breaking point - to reach that 0.01% of talent is incredible. Fletcher, unlike other similar characters in films over the years seems to take no pleasure in dishing out horrendous amounts of verbal and emotional cruelty - instead he remains at that snarling level for most of the film. When he's not chastising his students with some quite obscene levels of emotional critique, he's pushing them - making them push beyond their limits (both physically and psychologically). Miles Teller is breath-taking and unrelenting in his charge for superstardom. He gives up his newly-found girlfriend Nicole because "you'll only end up holding me back and I'll end up resenting you" and ignores his family's achievements, dismissing them as mediocre when he has such lofty ambitions. Physically, Andrew pushes his hands in particular way beyond the normal hardships of a drummer. Callouses, open wounds, blood on the drum kit - Andrew pushes himself way past what his father and Fletcher believed him initially capable of. Only Andrew knows he can realise his potential and by the climax of the film I was standing and clapping in approval. Much in the way Fletcher nods with that grin of approval at the end, I felt like I was sharing in Andrew's resurgence, his triumphant and defiant stand against Fletcher and his methods. But ultimately, Andrew proved Fletcher's methods work by going seemingly against them at the end. Teller and Simmons deserve all the plaudits they received for Whiplash. It's a brilliant film with some quite stunning moments, a wonderful score and some of the finest acting of a generation.
S**D
Gripping Throughout
This film lost no time in getting into the plot - a driven, manipulative and uncompromising musician/conductor who used cruelty and humiliation as a means of extracting the last drop of excellence from his proteges. Right from the start, we are left in no doubt that Terence Fletcher (brilliantly played by the exceptional JK Simmons, who won an Oscar for his performance) is a hard man, demanding nothing but perfection. Miles Teller, playing the part of Andrew Neiman, a hugely talented and ambitious drummer, inspired by the likes of Buddy Rich, who is studying at the Shafer Academy where Fletcher works, is himself an accomplished drummer and played much of the drumming seen in the film by his character, Andrew. The finale has a bit of a twist, which I won't give away. But it is a great testament to dedication and perseverance, where sheer ability, passion and musical expression triumph over even the most adverse of circumstances and how enemies can reconcile through music. It was one of those films that ends too quickly, in the sense that one wants the story to continue but, by ending as it does, one is left speculating as to the future, in a very positive way. It is a great film. I am looking forward to seeing it again. The acting is second to none.
T**M
Great drum movie
My son plays the drums and so this movie is a must watch for him. Even if you don't play the drums you'll enjoy it. Some life lessons to be learned about the period of being too competitive
E**.
watch it
awesome, had me on the edge of my seat...a new YA favourite film
T**G
An incredible work on power, domination, passion, and excellence.
This movie is incredible. The music serves as a backdrop, and since I like Jazz this was a draw for me, but you don't need to be a huge fan of music to enjoy this movie. It's much more about the relationship between student and master, the pursuit of excellence, and power. In fact, I mostly thought about power and the justification for its use throughout the film. The relationship between the bullying, sadistic teacher Terrence Fletcher and the ambitious student Andrew Neiman is superbly acted and complex - far from being a passive sufferer, Neiman eagerly adopts the values of cutthroat competition, total devotion to Jazz, and ruthlessness that Fletcher demands of him. In some ways, Andrew manages to grow beyond his need for Fletcher's approval, in other ways he keeps relying on it. We are left to wonder: does Fletcher actually believe his own justification for his horrible behaviour, that to achieve greatness requires relentless pressure? Or is it just his excuse to paper over his actual mediocrity? One of the greatest strengths of this movie is what it doesn't show just as much as what it does.
L**K
Brilliant Watch!
I know nothing about drums or have any interest in them, but this movie had my attention hook, line and sinker! Absolutely thrilling movie that gets straight down to the nitty gritty. A must watch for all!
S**E
very nice
best movie ive ever watched
B**E
a freakingly amazing movie on the world of music and how competitive and tough it is to reach the top....blood, sweat and tears is not enough apparently....in its own way this movie will lock your attention more than any fast paced action thrillers do...the movie revolves around its two lead actors - one an ambitious talented though shy Jazz student Andrew (Miles Teller) and his teacher Fletcher (JK Simmons) at America's best music school who drives his students to deliver perfection whatever be the cost... JK Simmons is the star of this movie and his performance earned him rightly an Academy award...the music, tight direction, editing, performances, dialogues all come together to make this movie one of the best in recent times.... A must watch for music lovers and players and even those who don't
T**Y
“There are no two words in the English language more harmful than ‘good job’.” Sie mögen keine Musikfilme? Die sind Ihnen zu kitschig, zu süßlich, zu sehr fernab jeglicher Realität? Sie mögen aber trotzdem Musik? Jazz gar? Dann geht es Ihnen wie dem Rezensenten, und dann sollten Sie unbedingt „Whiplash“ von Damien Chazelle schauen. „Whiplash“ zeigt die Geschichte eines jungen, äußerst ehrgeizigen Mannes, Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller), der an einem renommierten Konservatorium eingeschrieben ist und Schlagzeug spielt. Sein Ziel ist es, in die Studioband des Hauses aufgenommen zu werden, die von dem strengen Musiklehrer Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons) geleitet wird. Fletcher ist ein absoluter Fanatiker, besessen von der Idee, daß man junge Musiker demütigen, einschüchtern und triezen muß, damit sie zu den Höchstleistungen auflaufen, zu denen sie fähig sind. Schont man sie, schonen sie sich selbst. Vielleicht ist dies wirklich der Gedanke, der ihn beseelt, aber vielleicht hat er einfach auch Spaß daran, andere Menschen zu quälen, vor allem psysisch; jedenfalls bekommen seine Musiker so gut wie nie ein freundliches Wort von ihm, sondern müssen sich, ganz im Gegenteil, die erniedrigendsten Schimpfwörter gefallen lassen und werden darüber hinaus noch mit allen Arten des Druckes gefügig gemacht. Doch sie lassen es sich gefallen, denn sie wissen, daß sie in der Studioband die besten Möglichkeiten haben, bekannt zu werden und sich zu perfektionieren. Und so geht auch Andrew, zunächst noch als Zweitbesetzung – doch Fletcher spielt den ersten und den zweiten Schlagzeuger stets geschickt gegeneinander aus –, dann als Erster Schlagzeuger, mit auf Fletchers irren Psychotrip, bereit, alles zu geben, jede freie Minute dem Üben zu widmen und auf Freundschaften, die Andrew sowieso für überbewertet hält, zu verzichten, um eines Tages ganz oben zu stehen und unvergessen zu sein, doch weiß er noch gar nicht, auf welch ein perfides und selbstzerstörerisches Spiel er sich da eingelassen hat. Chazelle ist mit „Whiplash“ ein absolut gewaltiger Film gelungen, der ein bitteres Bild von der Musikszene zeichnet und teilweise auf den eigenen Erfahrungen des Regisseurs fußt, die dieser in seiner Studienzeit in einer sehr von Konkurrenzdenken und Druck geprägten Jazzband machte, wobei Chazelle allerdings das Gebaren und die Methoden des Bandleaders sehr stark übertrieb, um aus ihm einen Fletcher zu machen. Mit ebensolchem Timing und ebensolcher Disziplin in der Inszenierung, wie die Jazzspieler sie bei ihren Instrumenten zeigen, zeichnet Chazelle den selbstzerstörerischen Kampf des Schülers, den unbarmherzigen Ansprüchen seines Lehrers gerecht zu werden, nach und macht dabei aus einem Musikfilm – jaja, Musik, College und all das; das kennt man ja – einen erstklassigen Psychothriller. Hier gibt es allerdings weder Schwarz noch Weiß in den Figurenkonstellationen, denn einerseits ist der Lehrer ein irrer Sadist, den man sicher nicht auf Jugendliche loslassen sollte, aber im Kern hat er mit seinem Anliegen sogar recht: Wir leben in einer Zeit, in der jeglicher halbherzige Versuch eines Kindes, eine Leistung zu erbringen, über den grünen Klee gelobt wird, um nur ja die Gefühle des Kindes nicht zu verletzen. Sportliche Wettkämpfe werden zum Teil ohne Sieger ausgetragen, alle bekommen eine Urkunde, und die Standards sinken in allen Bereichen unaufhörlich ab. Kinder werden mit dem Auto von den Eltern zur Schule gekarrt und wieder abgeholt (vielleicht auch zur freitäglichen Klimademo), und wenn es doch einmal eine schlechte Note ist, ist oft allein der Lehrer schuld, weil er so hohe Ansprüche stellt und so viele Hausaufgaben aufgibt. Künstlich wird dabei das Selbstbewußtsein der kleinen Racker aufgeblasen, und am Ende werden aus kleinen Besserwissern große, nichtbelastbare Selbstbemitleider und Nörgler, die allesamt mit großen Ansprüchen an Gott und die Welt durchs Leben stolzieren, selbst aber nichts mehr auf die Reihe bekommen, am allerwenigsten bereit sind, sich anzustrengen. Man sieht schon, es gibt vieles, das im Kern für Fletchers Philosophie spricht, doch falsch liegt er eindeutig darin, seine Schüler als Menschen herabzuwürdigen und wie Tiere mit Zuckerbrot und Peitsche zu dirigieren. Man kann sehr wohl Anforderungen an junge Menschen stellen und ihnen ganz klar sagen, in welchen Bereichen sie sich anstrengen müssen, um diesen Anforderungen noch näher zu kommen, ohne sie als Personen anzugreifen. Man wird damit sicher nicht der Darling der Helikoptermütter, aber man bleibt ein Pädagoge, der sich im Spiegel ansehen kann. Doch auch Andrew ist nicht nur ein Opfer, wie sich schon darin zeigt, mit welcher Bereitwilligkeit er sich auf die Mechanismen des „Jeder gegen Jeden“ in der Band einläßt, wie er andere Schlagzeuger unverblümt als Versager anherrscht und wie er seiner Freundin ungeschminkt sagt, daß sie ihn nur auf dem Weg zum Ruhm behindert. Gerade diese Ambivalenz bewirkt, daß sich der Zuschauer nicht uneingeschränkt auf die Seite Andrews schlägt, sondern erkennen kann, daß auch der junge Mann seinen Teil an der sich entfaltenden Entwicklung trägt. Allerdings steht es außer Zweifel, daß der ältere Fletcher sicher keine Mühe hat, die charakterlichen Schwächen seines Zöglings zu erkennen und für seine Zwecke auszunutzen. Das furiose musikalische Finale gibt der ungesunden Beziehung zwischen Fletcher und Andrew dann nochmals eine weitere Wendung. „Whiplash“ heißt nicht nur so, er ist auch ein wahrer Peitschenhieb!
C**I
DVD is in French but this was not made clear in the item description. We needed the English version
P**1
J'ai adorer ce film. Surtout la relation embigue entre Andrew et Fletcher par rapport à sa méthode d'enseignement !
J**E
Directed beautifully
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