Concluding the song at the same time as the film. The film finishes by finally revealing the song it's been building since the beginning, and the film ends on the final snare hit of the song. Oddly enough, the song that Andrew forces the band to play once he returns to the stage after being embarrassed by Fletcher, is Caravan. It isn't until the final ten minutes of the film that you get to hear one of the songs in their entirety. If not that, you hear Andrew and the other drummers, practice their tempo. They are always pieces, usually the main riffs. However, what you don't hear are the songs in their entirety.

Mainly the song Caravan, with the other song being Whiplash. Throughout the entire film you hear Andrew, and the band, practice two songs. We could go on about the dichotomy of these two characters for a while, but I want to talk about something I noticed in the film's climax. They both care about one thing greatness.

However, for most of the film, you wouldn't think that these two characters are similar at all, yet they are. This quality is only redeemable if you can respect it, and the same goes for Fletcher-a character who also isn't likeable. Andrew's only redeeming quality is his motivation which, at some point, disappears. From his rise to fall, and to his ultimate recovery, Chazelle crafts a story of triumph for a character that isn't likeable in the slightest. In the film 'Whiplash,' director Damien Chazelle takes us on Andrews journey to greatness.

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