
“Whiplash” tells the story of Andrew (Teller), a promising 19-year-old drummer at a cutthroat Manhattan music conservatory. Haunted by his father’s failed writing career and plagued with the fear that mediocrity just might be genetic, Andrew dreams of greatness. Determined not to follow in his father’s footsteps, he practices daily until his hands literally bleed. The pressure of success ratchets into high gear when he is picked to join the school band led by the infamous Terence Fletcher (Simmons), a brutally savage music instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student’s potential. Check out the four highlights below:
Making a Deal with the Devil
JK Simmons’ character coddles and adores his students? Not so fast. Simmons discusses the lengths we go to when we want to achieve greatness, and what side of the argument on which he falls.
Practice Makes Perfect
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