Whiplash : The ending was all in his head
Re: The ending was all in his head
I admire the effort you put in your post. I disagree with your premise that it was all a dream. However I want to address one of your sub arguments. That his father was unsupportive of his dreams. His father clearly had misgivings about Andrew's life goals but he clearly loved his son and unconditionally supported him. They clearly had a close bond(still attending films together)...His dad consistently showed interest in Andrew's progress(their discussion in the kitchen).. His dad clearly loved his son and would have done anything to support him(from storing fruit roll ups in his apartment kitchen to attending that final show) he was simply frightened and unsure of Andrew's career selection as well as frame of mind. If my son was more interested in dying young, drug addled, penniless and alone in exchange for fame(dinner table scene, I would be very concerned....powerless but concerned. Finally, it's open to interpretation, however the shot at the final concert where Andrew's dad is peering through the curtains while Andrew is feverishly playing spoke volumes for me. The father looked scared at the demons inside Andrew that were driving him to play with such unbridled ferocity. To put it simply, he was worried about his son's well being, mentally and physically.
Thanks for your effort...it was an interesting take.
Thanks for your effort...it was an interesting take.
Re: The ending was all in his head
It seems like a dream because it was; a dream come true for three conducter and himself.
He didn't have any sheet music for the first song they played, which was called "Swingin." The whole point was the conducter wanted revenge, which in this case was to embarrass the drummer In front of people he cares about. He tried to improvise the song and threw the rest off the band off a little bit ( although I doubt any one in the audience knew, since we'll, it's jazz lol)
The drummer took control and started to do a solo that turned into Whiplash, once he cued the other members in. He didn't want to risk the conducter embarrassing him by playing random songs he had no sheet music for. Yes, he did make it all about himself, but after everything he's been put through I really doubt embarrassing his conducter and peers he doesn't care about really mattered to him. He just wanted to show the world he can play. The conducter allowed it to happen because at that moment he realized he "found his next Charlie Baker" , which is constantly hinted at in the movie. All the years he spent pushing his students finally paid off.
Months passed by after the car accident, so maybe that's why you're confused. Not surprising that she had a new bf, or his bruises healed. The blood you saw was just a rather silly attempt at showing how hard he's been playing.
His dad suddenly became supportive because he saw his insane performance and was in awe. And of course he agreed you show up in the first place.
Fletcher wouldn't file a police report against him for tackling him; that's totally the opposite of his character. He manned up and moved on, not going to be a baby about it. And hey plenty of people wall away from car accidents with just a few scratches, and the shock and adrenaline could cause some pretty questionable behavior. The whole point was to show how much passion he had for drumming. Showing what happened to his car would have been a little bit mundane and taken away the fast pacing.
Kudos on the "just a dream " take, but you aren't going to find many that agree with you. That theory completely ruins the power of the ending, and any decent writer would avoid that. The whole point was that both their hard work finally paid off, and for that moment they were in their own bubble , not caring about the rest of the band or the audience.
He didn't have any sheet music for the first song they played, which was called "Swingin." The whole point was the conducter wanted revenge, which in this case was to embarrass the drummer In front of people he cares about. He tried to improvise the song and threw the rest off the band off a little bit ( although I doubt any one in the audience knew, since we'll, it's jazz lol)
The drummer took control and started to do a solo that turned into Whiplash, once he cued the other members in. He didn't want to risk the conducter embarrassing him by playing random songs he had no sheet music for. Yes, he did make it all about himself, but after everything he's been put through I really doubt embarrassing his conducter and peers he doesn't care about really mattered to him. He just wanted to show the world he can play. The conducter allowed it to happen because at that moment he realized he "found his next Charlie Baker" , which is constantly hinted at in the movie. All the years he spent pushing his students finally paid off.
Months passed by after the car accident, so maybe that's why you're confused. Not surprising that she had a new bf, or his bruises healed. The blood you saw was just a rather silly attempt at showing how hard he's been playing.
His dad suddenly became supportive because he saw his insane performance and was in awe. And of course he agreed you show up in the first place.
Fletcher wouldn't file a police report against him for tackling him; that's totally the opposite of his character. He manned up and moved on, not going to be a baby about it. And hey plenty of people wall away from car accidents with just a few scratches, and the shock and adrenaline could cause some pretty questionable behavior. The whole point was to show how much passion he had for drumming. Showing what happened to his car would have been a little bit mundane and taken away the fast pacing.
Kudos on the "just a dream " take, but you aren't going to find many that agree with you. That theory completely ruins the power of the ending, and any decent writer would avoid that. The whole point was that both their hard work finally paid off, and for that moment they were in their own bubble , not caring about the rest of the band or the audience.
The ending was all in his head