I hear one group of people talking about musical technicalities of this movie, and another talking about bulling. Well, I wouldn't put it in any boxes, but rather pay attention to incredible details.
I liked certain scenes very much, because even though they might show caricature image, they also give a picture of a modern world rush for a success. I felt like I watched a movie about every good university in the world or anybody who wants to be a real professional. It is not just about violence, or sadism, it is about the sacrifice for a perfection and loosing the passion.
The scene in a cafe where the main actor talks with its professor gives some interesting topics to think about. One of them is his wish to create an extraordinary artist, but where he also says how he never made one. It is about hypocriticism of the pedagogues who should help students to get better, instead of soothing them with that that they are good enough, when they can do much better. Actually, at the end he made one, but he destroyed many before him. Where is the border? What can mildness build? And what can roughness? How soft can and should we be, and how harsh, where is the border line? Does one work with some, and with some the other? With whom does which one work? Is the one who sacrificed everything and himself for a great purpose actually a genius? Does he suffer of a Stockholm syndrome? Who is his torturer, could it be himself? Did he do the good thing? Is his sadist teacher a good teacher? Why yes? Why no? What could he do different? What could he do better? There are so many questions, and so little answers. I think every one of us should search for his personal answers.
Review of Whiplash
