A connection between Whiplash and Lala Land
It's been more than three years since these movies came out and I really just need to talk about these two movies in particular: Whiplash(2014) and Lala Land(2016). The amazing connection between the movie Whiplash and Lala land was that in the movie Whiplash, J.K. Simmons (The bald guy), was a die-hard jazz musician who would go through any lengths to ensure that his protegees would become extremely successful; with the movie culminating in this final scene in which Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller) snaps and plays "Caravan"; finally facing off against his abusive mentor, Terrence Fletcher. The movie ends with the both of them reconciling and giving off perhaps the best Drums-Jazz performance ever played. Andrew Neiman (Left - Played by Miles Teller) and Terrence Fletcher (Right - J.K Simmons) face off in the final scene of Whiplash (2014) In Lala Land, J.K Simmons' character (unnamed) in the film hated jazz -- Not just hated it: He hated it with a pas