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Whiplash is a 2014 American drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It premiered in competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival on January 16, 2014, as the festival's opening film; it won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize for drama. The film opened in limited release domestically in the United States and Canada on October 10, 2014, gradually expanding to over 500 screens, with Sony Pictures acquired the worldwide distribution rights, releasing the film under its Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films banners for its North American and international releases, respectively.

Plot
Andrew Neiman (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.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) All of the characters are well-written and likable.
 * 2) * An example is Andrew Neiman. He is a first-year student at the prestigious Shaffer Conservatory in New York City. He has been playing drums from a young age and aspires to become a world-class drummer like Buddy Rich.
 * 3) * Another example is Terence Fletcher. He is a ruthless jazz instructor at Shaffer. But he helps Andrew to do preforming "Whiplash" from memory.

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) Anachronism: The rental car that Andrew drives is a 2004-2007 Ford Taurus. Cars are only kept by rental firms for up to a couple of years due to the wear and tear they tend to go through, so this car is far too old for a rental car (this film is set in 2014). A dashboard shot also shows a mileage of over 100,000 miles.

Reception
Whiplash received widespread critical acclaim. Whiplash has a score of 94% on the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 296 reviews, with a rating average of 8.60/10. The site's critical consensus states, "Intense, inspiring, and well-acted, Whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director Damien Chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars J. K. Simmons and Miles Teller.". On Metacritic the film has a score of 88 out of 100, based on reviews from 49 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."

Trivia

 * The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences recognizes the movie as being based on the short film of the same name by Chazelle, due to the short being premiered in the Sundance Film Festival a year prior to the theatrical film being released. Although, in reality, the short film was actually based on scenes of the original full-length script written before, and the short was created to attract investors into creating the full-length film.

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