# Whiplash (open spoilers)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 26, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939 "2015-01-26T18:52:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939/41 "2018-01-14T13:44:47Z")

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That was a great interview of Erskine you linked to - thanks. Yeah, the movie isn’t about how music instruction happens; it just uses that world to feature an Apprentice vs the Master psychodrama. I enjoyed Erskine’s nit picks about the drum set’s Toms, and needing four beats to count off a song.

As a non-jazz musician, I find the use of that world to be off enough to be a distraction. Frankly, a more subtle jerk could’ve been both more realistic and compelling. After my disappointment in La La Land, I’m not sure how I am feeling about Damien Chazelle.

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**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiplash-open-spoilers/710939/42 "2018-01-14T16:55:50Z")

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My mom and I watched Whiplash over Christmas. I liked it but my mom hated it. Her attitude was that the entire movie was so unpleasant. I guess I can’t argue with that, but that doesn’t spoil my enjoyment of a book, movie, etc.

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