Aspiration Rhythm

[REVIEW FILM] Aspiration Rhythm (Whiplash): Passion for art

One of the directors with many films that are popular with both critics and current audiences is Damien Chazelle . Damien's most famous work is probably the romantic musical La La Land that won the 2017 grand prize at the Oscars as well as many other awards.

Another movie by Damien Chazelle produced in 2014 also has a music theme, and also jazz, but not about the love of the child, but about the love of the drumming - Whiplash. .

Strong passion in the movie `` Aspiration Rhythm '' (Whiplash)
Whiplash was one of the brightest candidates at the Academy in 2015, nominated for up to five awards and won three for the Best Harmony, Best Supporting Actor (Terence Fletcher do) JK Simmons), and Best Movie Editing.

Terence Fletcher (JK Simmons) is a lecturer at the famous Shaffer Music Institute in New York. known for his brutal, brutal way of teaching, motivating his students - he often screams, yells, insults and insults those who decide to take the course.

Fletcher's teaching motto is only two words: Suffering. At the beginning of the film, Fletcher caught the freshman Andrew Neyman playing the drums enthusiastically and decided to recruit him into his orchestra as a drummer. preparatory. Neyman always wanted to be a great drummer, like Buddy Rich, one of the greatest drummers in history, whom he greatly admired. Neyman with many dreams and dreams, but never really tasted the true taste of real life.

The scene that startled the audience was the scene where Fletcher was trying to catch a rhythm for Neyman and threw a chair at him for failing to follow his rhythm. It pulled Neyman back to reality. Neyman froze, not knowing what was going on as Fletcher approached and slapped him, letting go of the self-conceited words born from being used to the flattering positive remarks coming from family friends. family.

Whiplash is a powerful slap to the audience - like Fletcher's slap to Neyman - about the fierce reality, the human and the devotion to passion, as well as the exchange of things. in life to reap the glorious success.

The main idea of Whiplash is that of pain. Specifically, Neyman's pain. Pain not only comes from drumming but also in the uncertainty between whether to pursue a passion no matter how hard or to become a normal person with trivial goals, earning a salary as a father. . Painful because his teacher Fletcher's words pierced his heart, causing him to struggle to determine the directions, the control of his own emotional feelings.

Fletcher's actions were divided into two camps with the audience; one side seemed to support Fletcher's views and considered his actions to be right and necessary for Neyman. In order to cultivate a talent like Neyman, there were times when hardship was required. The other group sees Fletcher as a "bad karma" with students, creating psychological shocks for them.

In `` Aspiration Rhythm, '' there is a scene where an ex-Fletcher apprentice ended his life because of an anxiety disorder due to having suffered enough pressure from Fletcher's scorns. . To his students, Fletcher is like a "demon" who is always on standby to attack and criticize, and their only task is to please his fastidious teacher by playing "not skipping a note ”.

Fletcher's philosophy is made clear in the film: He can't stand the phrase "good job" (pretty good). For Fletcher, one is to put all his energy, his whole life into his career, two to do nothing and become like the rest of society: those who will never reach success. glory.

It can be said that whether you support or not support Fletcher's actions, there is no doubt that Whiplash will take you through many of the deepest emotions in the entire frustration, pain in the moments. Engrave people are pushed to their limits. Whiplash, arguably, the most PERSONAL movie Chazelle has ever made, is the work that puts him on the Hollywood map and is the premise for many of his subsequent films, one of the most outstanding directors currently. .

Let's see Aspiration Rhythm once to feel, to think and more importantly, to see through the inside of fictional characters that are too much through the director's lens with a complete passion for music and correlation, its influence on life.

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