(August 11, 2016 at 8:05 am)Aegon Wrote:(August 11, 2016 at 4:13 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: I loved Whiplash, and I completely agree with the teacher's approach. That is how you produce excellence. That's the part no one tells you, and this film did. The people that disagree simply aren't excellent at what they do.
As for that Mark Ruffallo flick, didn't see it, but Ruffalo is an amazing, amazing actor, so kudos.
Fletcher's method didn't work. Hell, his method drove one of his students to kill themselves. But he doesn't care, he's just looking for the next great musician. The only reason this works on Neiman is because the kid is a borderline sociopath. He was Fletcher's perfect match.
I love Whiplash.
That's a fair point. It was a great movie, nevertheless.
I think, generally, musicians will obviously dislike it. It's very hard to please them in this area, but the film wasn't really about music, I don't think.
