Whiplash
TheWhiplashfolder secret continue one of the unanswered questions in the Oscar - winning flick that fans still conceive about . The 2014 motion picture come Andrew ( Miles Teller ) , a young and competitive drummer studying at the esteemed euphony academy , Shaffer Conservatory . But he speedily learns that it ’s proceed to be a unmanageable course of action when he encounter his terrifying and emotionally manipulative music instructor , Terence Fletcher ( J.K. Simmons ) . The instructor take aim pleasure in making his students call , laughing at their personal lives , and criticise their euphony toy for not being quite his tempo , and Andrew is his biggest dupe .
Despite the setback from Fletcher , Andrew arrive his grownup hazard to show Fletcher how pure he can be during a jazz contest , an event where Andrew ’s original role was to sour Tanner ’s ( Nate Lang ) pages . He get the opportunity because he lost Tanner ’s music folder with his shroud music , and out of all of the drummers , Andrew was the only one who had " Whiplash " memorized . However , nobody else was around Andrew when the folder went missing in the hall next to a vending motorcar , and how it got lost is left unrequited , but there are three independent suspect .
Tanner Could Have Stolen The Folder
Did Tanner’s Sabotage Of Andrew Backfire
Fletcher made a whole trial by ordeal about the students keeping the music booklet safe , all but jeopardize their life . So it ’s possible that Tanner , another Shaffer drummer who was compete with Andrew , could have stolen the folder to make Andrew look unfit . The competition between the students iswhat makesWhiplashso spunk - wracking , and if this was the fount , it backlash , as Tanner did n’t suspect that Andrew had " Whiplash " memorized . It ’s also unlikely that Tanner would have stolen the folder , as he did n’t have intercourse how to act the piece without it .
Andrew Could Have Purposefully Lost The Folder
Did Andrew Take Ruthless Measures To Prove Himself
sixpence can not run without the sheet music , which is why he ’s so belligerent when Andrew does n’t turn his Page at the good time . gift that Andrew is trying to get ahead of Tanner and prove to Fletcher how great of a drummer he is , it ’s potential that Andrew purposefully lost the flat solid music to sabotage Tanner .
Andrew looked truly shocked and terrorize when he turn around and the folder was missing .
As Andrew knew " Whiplash " off by marrow , he knew that if he lost the folder , the only result would be for him to replace Tanner onstage . However , while this is extremely likely , Andrew look really shocked and terrified when he move around around and the folder was missing .
Fletcher Is The Biggest Suspect
He Might’ve Done It To Teach Andrew A Lesson
Oscar - winnerSimmons nails the theatrical role of FletcherinWhiplash , as he ’s totally credible as the manipulative medicine teacher , and that ’s why he ’s the biggest suspect in the missing folder case . While both Tanner and Andrew are competitive , they would n’t have gamble sabotaging themselves . Fletcher had nothing to fall behind in slip the sheet music , and it angle into his mind games and sadistic conduct too .
That ’s especially the guinea pig given that he yield a whole monologue about how important the music folders were . Fletcher probably stole the pamphlet to learn Andrew a lesson when he saw it raffishly lie on a chairperson , only he did n’t know that Andrew had " Whiplash " memorized .
The Whiplash Folder Question Is Better Left Unanswered
The Mystery Highlights The Twisted Environment Of Fletcher’s Rule
While there are some challenging and convincing theory about who steal the booklet inWhiplash , the fact that the film does n’t answer that query feels like it is a purposeful pick . It does represent an enticing mystery story , as prove by the fact that the audience is still debate the possibility so many twelvemonth by and by . It is loose to see all the suspect having motivations to do it , but the point is that it is the surround that makes the missing booklet into a mystery rather than the " law-breaking " itself .
The audience can calculate at the characters and wear that they were all endeavor to sabotage each other because that is what they are driven to do under his teaching .
The stop of not knowing who took the brochure highlights the form of toxic surround Fletcher has build up with his banding . The audience can look at the characters and assume that they were all render to sabotage each other because that is what they are driven to do under his commandment . The musicians are high - strung and stressed to the point that they would believably go to such extremum .
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The fact that the audience could look at Fletcher and see him as a plausible suspect for the theft also highlights how overpowering a character reference he is . Director Damien Chazelleplaces the interview in the attitude of his students as they begin questioning everything as part of his mind games . While the theories aboutWhiplash ’s neglect pamphlet are fun to explore , it is hard to imagine the reveal would have better the movie over keeping it a enigma .
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Whiplash is a dramatic play that turn over into the vivid family relationship between a young jazz drummer and his remorseless euphony instructor , explore themes of aspiration , perfectionism , and the costs of success .
