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| Nelson_Mandela 06/26/19 3:59:52 PM #48: | #52. Whiplash https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Whiplash_poster.jpg Dir: Damien Chazelle Genre: Drama Year: 2014 2014 was an awesome time for films. You'll find a few more movies from that year on this list, but in almost any other year, Whiplash would have easily been my favorite film. It's energetic, moving, but straightforward--one of those movies that you can show to anyone and virtually will guarantee them they'll enjoy it. I'm not a big jazz fan, but the meticulousness of that genre as a performance art is really the only way this movie could be as impactful as it is. You spend the entire time wondering if J.K. Simmons actually does have a master plan--to push his students and reveal one as the next Buddy Rich--or if he's just a fucking asshole using that as an excuse to practice sadism. We of course know the answer in the very final scene, which remains up there with The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly as something I can forever watch on its own to get pumped for anything. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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