Whiplash at 10 Years Old: How it Changed the Way We See Musicians in Movies
10 years ago, Whiplash surprised everyone who saw it. The film was about a drummer named Andrew (Miles Teller) who will do anything to be a great musician, and the teacher who can get him there, Fletcher (J.K. Simmons), even if his methods include being sexist, homophobic, violence, and psychological manipulation. The move was not only the announcement of a great new director in Damien Chazelle and proof that Miles Teller was an actor to watch for, but also a new representation of musicians on screen, dramatizing the process of becoming one.