JK Simmons is such a humble journeymen actor. Two days after winning the Oscar for this he was back in the recording booth being the voice of the Yellow m&m, the longest running role of his career.

When he told him "I know it was you" I had chills.

It’s a horrible situation when the protagonist winning means the antagonist wins too. A masterful study of the pursuit of greatness and its steep cost. Every time I watch this movie I feel sick during the bar talk scene. I keep wanting Andrew to succeed ‘in spite of’, not ‘because of’.

This is the opposite of "comfort movie"

I feel like you need to chase this with "Juno" which has JK Simmons being one of the most amazing dads ever

"I need a break! I'm gonna take a break." I feel you, that movie is emotionally exhausting and devastating. And at the end of the movie you don't even know how to feel.

The director has said that Andrew did in fact end up like Charlie Parker, the great Jazz musician Fletcher keeps alluding to: a great musician, dead in a gutter at 30 with heroin in his veins. Which makes his dad's look of horror at the end even more haunting--even if he doesn't know it exactly, he can fully see his son's future laid out in front of him.

JK Simmons is such a great actor. He makes you hate him and he makes you love him. His character in The Accountant was incredible. That tissue flick and the cat screeching was hilarious, btw.

My favorite J.K Simmons quote: *”THEN WHY DIDN’T YOU SAY SO!!!?”* *~Fletcher*

man the shot of his dad looking on in horror at the end..... :(

I played drums for over 10 years as a kid in high school/college. The blisters, suffering and frustration are the most accurate part of this movie, I still have scars on my hands as a 29 year old. Big ups to El Estepario Siberiano for bringing back my passion. Rock on dudes 🤘

JK Simmons really knew how to draw out the tension in this movie. I love his works where he plays over-the-top angry for comical effect, but he plays the nuances of emotion like a skilled instrumentalist.

Really enjoyed your reaction. J.K.Simmons pulled no punches and that oscar was deserved. One of those few performances that can be quite challenging to forget.

**12 seconds in** "That was intense" Oh, Angela.

Miles Teller plays the drums but had to adjust to a more classical jazz style. JK Simmons meanwhile has a BA in Music.

Excellent choice, Xander! Angela, hope you've recovered from watching this. Thank you for enduring the rollercoaster this movie puts you on for our entertainment.

I love this movie, its so fun to close my eyes and imagine our beloved Tenzin saying Fletcher things 😂

I just wanted to say, I absolutely love your compassionate and empathetic soul. It's a big reason I love your reactions, because you really feel the emotions of what you're watching. Thanks for being so genuine!

this movie asks: what is the price of artistic greatness? and its answer: abuse, obsession, self harm, and addiction. the ending is tragic and bleak: andrew will forever be chasing the high of fletcher's approval.

I believe Miles Teller had already been playing drums before, but he learned jazz-style drums specifically for the movie!

I believe it was the director who said that this is a war movie without the war. That's the best way to describe the emotionality of this film.

"Hi, I'm Terence Fletcher, and this is my Masterclass."

A professional jazz drummer made a great point, he said this story was like how a teenager would relate a story of a relationship breakup. The plot more or less tracks but the emotions get amped up to ridiculous melodrama levels. Being in an elite music academy as a student can *feel* like what happens with Andrew in the story even if that's not actually what happens.

The relief comes when the credits roll.

I've been rewatching House MD recently and, although Hugh Laurie is irreplaceable, this movie made me think "What if JK Simmons had played Dr House...?"

I believe J.K. Simmons studied music in college and was thinking of being a conductor. So the director was gonna have a double to do the movements of the conductor at first for J.K. Simmons until he found that out about him.

Andrew is a man of focus, commitment and sheer will.

Somebody should have gotten him those pictures of Spiderman. Such a great movie. Never a musician but this movie gives me such anxiety and just pulls you right into every beat.

34:26 Miles Teller cracked two of JK Simmons ribs with that tackle! Moral of the story is to whenever possible USE STUNTMEN!

All of Damien Chazelle’s movies (including Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench, if it’s available somewhere) are very much worth reacting to. Just an incredible director.

Such a powerful movie.That tissue flick cracked me up 😂. Really helped cut through the tension. You're the best, Angela! 🔥

This is how middle school band felt for me. My instructor was only kind of a dick, but my extreme anxiety and lack of practice made it suck. Watching this movie made me feel twelve years old again in a bad way. By the time I realized I didn’t want to play trumpet, my father had already bought it, and we were poor. I felt rather trapped. One day I messed up playing solo in front of the whole band, cried, and transferred out to a drawing class.

My d1 head coach was the sweetest, most personable and friendly person you'd ever meet during recruitment. He kept up that act for over a year. I went in as a freshman on a full scholarship and one of their top recruits, so I thought I was sitting pretty. Our first conditioning session in the fall, he ran us until even the vets and upperclassmen were throwing up. I got to a point where I felt like I was going to pass out, it was bad. I went over to coach and told him I didn't feel good, was very dizzy. He didn't take his eyes off the line. He just said "you can go back in line and keep running, or you can go the fuck home and never come back". That sudden shift in demeanor was eye opening, to say the least. He was my Fletcher, but worse. A diabolical sociopath with a hair trigger for a temper. As much as he tried to kill us physically (didn't mind that part), it was the psychological warfare that was truly twisted. Most people in the program quit, but I didn't come that far to let that prick take it from me. This was 25 years ago. He's still coaching today. I doubt he still gets away with all the shit he did to us then, but I'm sure he still has his ways. So yeah, this movie brings back a lot of memories lol.

The first time I saw this I was just flipping through channels. Caught it about 10 or 15 minutes in. I planned on using it as background noise as I worked on my computer because I heard jazz music. Before long, I found myself not working on my computer at all with my eyes glued to the tv. Magnificent movie and great reaction to it.

Glad you've finally came around to watching it. Left a like even before the video started

Guess I know what I am watching tonight when I get home from work.... I know how much Angela loves JK Simmons, I hope this did not hurt her heart too much seeing him be this mean in live action... I will find out tonight.

crazy how drummers ACTUALLY go through this at some point. this movie is INCREDIBLY accurate

I just wanna say thank you for destroying my eardrums. For some reason you were on my suggested videos and while I was scrolling down, the mouse happened to stop on top of the thumbnail and my volume was at 70%. The screeching "hey guys" almost killed me.

So...Xander is a real one :) Other people have already pointed out how this is a melancholy ending (ESPECIALLY given the writers/directors comments...), but I'm just glad to see us drummers get some love. :)

I had this type of music teacher. He would regularly throw a music stand or someones trumpet case across the room 100%. We were scared as hell lol

There are some movies that are so good, but also so harrowing that I'm like, "I'm very glad I watched that, but never again." Requiem for a Dream is the first one I remember, but this one quickly went on that list for me.

I honestly might be more scared of fletcher than I am Omniman, purely because fletcher has the capability to be a real person

Such an amazing film 👌

So glad you watched. I'm a drummer. Luv Buddy Rich. Love this movie. So intense.

I think a good analogy for this movie is listening to athletes who have reached that all time great status. When I hear Tom Brady or Michael Jordan talk about how they push themselves to a limit that would break every other person, or how they need motivation through any type of adversity I can understand why reaching that fame and level is worth it for some people. Even in the movie with Andrew breaking up with his girlfriend and giving her that reason makes sense to me. You see those athletes say how its impossible to balance it, if you want to get to that level then you cant let anything interfere.

Reminds me of a band instructor I had once. He was known as the best in Canada.

Intense movie. Love it. Well deserved win for Simmons.

This film is insane, thanks for reacts😮🎉

Angela simping over JK was hilarious 😂

funny: *check* reactions: *check* lil gal: *check*

With all his pent up anger from being fired from Shaffer Conservatory he got a new job as editor-in-chief and started a smear campaign against Spiderman. Now we know where all the anger comes from.

I will say that while I aim to be an honest, good natured, law abiding citizen. I will gladly quote Fletcher if necessary.

Love this film. I had a step father who was like Fletcher. His whole justification for the abuse was that he was "disciplining me", which I generally agree with, but not the way he did it. Finally got away from him after about 5 or 6 years, and life isn't all that bad. Got a decent career and have maintained an intense level of dedication to weight lifting ;)

For most of us Fletcher is not a real person but an internal voice: Self doubt, hatred, criticism, limiting, we need to confront and overcome if we're brave enough to find our personal level of greatness. Great movie, great acting, great everything not like some recent "best picture" winners.

"Spit valves are gross." Girl im a trombonist. How could you say such hurtful things?😭 also it's true😂😂😂 but it's more condensation than saliva built up in our slides.

One of my favorite movies of all time. JK Simmons ate this movie and deserved the hell out of this Oscar! lmao Fun fact, I am also a reaction editor who constantly annoys my clients to watch Whiplash. Your editor must be a fine gentlemen with incredible taste.

I felt like YOU needed a hug throughout this entire movie. The first time I saw it, I couldn't make it through the entire movie. It was horrifying. But now that I've seen it all, the ending was the definition of a "mic drop".

One of, if not my absolute favorite movies of all time. Such incredible performances across the board.

You have now unlocked the entire library of all the Whiplash + Omni Man memes

I love stories that relentlessly ask the question, "do the ends ever really justify the means?"

Hey, I played the saxophone in a band when I was young. I had a director like him.

My brother and I are both jazz musicians, though he took it much more seriously than I did and went to Julliard for two years. He came out an outstanding guitarist but HATED the experience because he met a lot of teachers like Fletcher and a lot of students completely willing to throw anyone and everyone under the bus to appease teachers like that.

As a fellow drummer, I rarely hear about tuning the drums to a certain note (it is possible). I mostly hear high, medium, low tuning. In the end, both characters achieved what they wanted.

Drum tuning is basically the same in nature as a trampoline There are lugs holding the drum head and tightning it You have to tighten the lugs evenly, so that the head streaches the same all the way around The tighter you screw the higher pitched it's gonna be It all comes down to personal preference. If you are me you tune very tight so that the snare has a nice "pop", with little sustain. Quick in and out Also like a trampoline: Two people land on a trampoline simultaneously and they both stop The same applies to a drum. So instead of hitting both sticks simultaneously You use a "flam", where one stick hits the drum juuuust before the other Giving ekstra noise, just like getting a boost on a trampoline

great video as always. If you like this, you're gonna like the whale (2022). great movie too

Now you have to watch "The Legend of Whiplash" Tenzin Fletcher. Mixes the audio of Whiplash with LoK scenes. They are really short, you can watch them your own but hilariously perfect.

Now you need to watch “Legend of whiplash” 1 and 2 😂😂

I got stressed just seeing Angela, that's how all the reactions should be!!!

Great reaction to an exhausting film. I could feel your stomach ache. 😖 I like all of your reactions, Angela, but this was my favorite. 👍🏼

Have you ever seen 2007's "Across The Universe". It's a jukebox musical. All Beatles songs; interpreted by the cast. A love story between an British guy and an American girl, set in the late '60s / early '70s. With the Vietnam war in the background. Starring Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood & Joe Anderson. Directed by Julie Taymor. My favorite movie of all time. I would LOVE to see your reaction.

"I will gouge your f***ing eyes out." was such an empty threat. Neiman already took him down.

Some times you need to push yourself to find your own limits. Love you to all

Fun! A really good and short lived series with J.K. Simmons is “Counterpart” his acting in that show was phenomenal as well as the entire cast, it had great writing, and a really fun premise. Also I can recommend two other J.K. Simmons films if you haven’t seen them, “Juno” (2007) and “Thank you for smoking” (2005) In any event thank you for reacting to this, and the other shows and movies on your channel!

My favorite reaction to one of my favorite movies. You didn’t try to overreact and play to the camera. This is the first video I’ve seen of yours and I already want to see more

for me personally, this movie really displays how striving for a profession can brutally destroy you and turn something you love into more work, with no fun. I feel like he sacrificed fun doing something he loved. I would much rather play music and enjoy the experience like I did in high school jazz band

The napkin flick followed by the cat crash was epic. I snorted

25:55 no, he actually has something to pursue. I can relate to him, and I've learnt it the hard way that what he did actually is the right thing to do, which is being blunt and direct if you want that someone to move on and for HIM to move on and focus.

JK Simmons is truly a great actor... and if you want a fantastic Sci Fi angle with him... "COUNTERPART" is brilliant. Simmons is incredible and the story if FASCINATING. You'll love it!!

This movie is so incredibly stressful but soooooo good too!

As someone that went UNLV for a short while as a music major and playing Henderson Symphony out there … I can guarantee that this is not how David Loeb or Nathan Tanouye teach the jazz program..

Based editor. This is an amazing movie.

In marching band in high school, the drum line was always at practice at least an hour before everyone else.

The obsessive pursuit of perfection set against a musical theme. It's a hard but fascinating watch and no one who watches it doesn't have that reaction of anger, disbelieve at the behaviour and fascination right to the end watching two great performances

Good Job... nah Great Job! Loved the reaction ❤ there are some funny toxic one liners but I think my favorite is to the jock brother: "Four words you will never hear from the NFL."😊

Even though I wasn't a big fan of this movie there are a couple of things that I liked about it. The ending, but also, I like that the solo that Miles Teller's character plays at the end of the movie is the same one he's been working on/practicing since the beginning of the movie. The director of the movie said that Miles Teller did 90% of the drum playing himself. By the way the Charlie Parker becoming "Bird" story isn't exactly accurate. Yes, he did have a solo that he screwed up, but Jones did not throw a cymbal at his head. The cymbal landed at Parker’s feet. It startled him more than it threatened any bodily harm. Witnesses described it as more of a playful gesture than a malicious one; a way of telling Parker that Jones disapproved of his performance, and it was time to stop.

Man, this film did a number on littlefunnygal!

Great reaction like always, this movie is epic, this movie certainly had its fair share of stand-in and filmmaking magic at its disposal, Miles Teller and J.K. Simmons’s respective musical background ensured that their characters’ talents were well-realized as far as their musical talent was concerned. Teller had been playing drums since he was 15 and took on additional classes before filming to sell Andrew’s sublime skill on screen. Simmons on the other hand has a musical degree and played piano in the past and was able to sink into his role after a bit of practice before filming began. While the movie is not an exact carbon copy of the 2013 short film that inspired it, there is one line of dialogue that made its way into the big screen that surprised one of its leads. After having successfully played Andrew to his own twisted whims, Fletcher decides to verbally abuse the unfortunate freshman during which the cruel instructor menacingly states that he “will f**k him like a pig”. Initially, the line was supposed to be “I will gut you like a pig” but Chazelle found the former hilarious (especially since that Simmons misspoke while delivering the line) and opted to use it despite J.K. Simmons deeming the colorful piece of dialogue ridiculous. Keep up the good work.

There can be no achievement without adversity, there can be no greatness without suffering. We all know the hardest diamonds are shaped with the greatest pressure. I think deep down we all know Fletcher and Andrew are correct. People, talented people, settle all the time. They accept "good enough" and never achieve anything worthy of being remembered. I think the world owes a debt of thanks to the Andrews of the world that bleed for greatness and the Fletchers thats drive them. There is a reason every college basketball fan remembers Bobby Knight and no one gives a shit about the guys who came after.

My assertion for J.K. Simmons at his absolute best, is in the, unfairly, nearly-ignored Sci-Fi series: Counterpart. [also starring the brilliant: Olivia Colman.] ...if you haven't seen it, you owe it to the actors, writers and creative team of this gem, AND: to YOURSELF! 🤘🤘

Great reaction! You were afraid of Neiman but I was worry about u! Seems u were near to have a stroke. Love ur very reactfull: whiplash! greatings from Argentina.

When I saw the title of this video, I knew our short queen was not ready for the gauntlet she was about to run through. JK Simmons did a fantastic job and if you've ever had a teacher/trainer/etc. in your life that treated you like this... it resonates with you. People should never be treated that way.

Literally how all guys speak to eachother in a professional environment (your either in or you out, Simple, deal with it)

Still surprises me that this is the voice of Tenzin

Great to see you stumble on this gem of a movie. Remember watching this with my dad, who played jazz with the actual jazz director he was based off of. Apparently, JK portrayed him too nice. These jazz directors were monsters back in the day

This was a audition for Omni Man

"He is sooo much stronger than you. You can't..."she said. I laughed out loud. She really does love JK's arms.

12:29 idk why that's so funny to me "yeah dont do that though" 😂

There are few movies (and performances) that stay with you like this one does.

I tried to see this movie. Hurt too bad. Glad to see it with you, because I couldn't do it.The blood blister what when I quit. Thanks for letting me see it through your eyes.

I feel like this and Black Swan are a great double feature. Both about self-destruction in pursuit of artistic perfection. Also, fun fact about spit valves: it's not actually spit. It's condensation from the player's breath. That's why you have to empty it more frequently before the instrument is fully warmed up, or if playing in a cold environment.