🎬 WHIPLASH (2014)
I have a question about the ending of Whiplash (2014).
Andrew Neiman finally delivers the performance he's been working towards throughout the movie.
Fletcher smiles. Andrew keeps playing. The two seem to reach an understanding without saying a word.
But did Andrew actually win?
Think about everything he sacrificed, the relationships he destroyed and the psychological abuse he endured to get to that moment.
Did he finally prove that Fletcher was wrong, or did Fletcher successfully turn him into exactly the kind of musician he wanted?
I love this ending, but I'm not convinced it's a happy one.
What do you think?
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