I was watching this tonight, and this just dawned on me...
Remember that folder that disappeared that basically got Andrew his start as the core drummer? That's the same folder that later shows up at the end of the movie when Fletcher tries to sabotage him. Fletcher stole it!!!
I loved the ending. The look of horror from the father. Andrew got dehumanized so much and was too wrapped up in seeking Fletcher’s validation that he couldn’t even enjoy the success he ended up having.
Great movie. I remember taking my mom to the movies and we saw Birdman instead of this.
One of the worst mistakes I ever made at the movies.
No. No it was not. My mom still gives me shyt about that.
I thought he was saying fukk fletcher... Fletcher ran him off thinking he got him. Then *in my mind* he saw his dad there who never believed in him, that girl and her man in the crowd who couldn't understand his passion, and the whole world left with that horrible moment.....
"At home from work with the kids cause they're sick. I'm watching this again today. I fukking love this movie. That ending is so fukking powerful and rewarding. I felt all that shyt. JK and Teller both killed in this one.
I think I read somewhere that in the original screenplay, the father ends up having the door closed on him completely during that solo act to signify that while he was in awe of Andrew’s talents, Jim still felt like he was locked away from his own son.I like that summary. With the "pops in awe" bit, lot of people seem to think it was a "what the fukk has my son become" kinda moment, but I felt it how you felt it..."that's my son on stage killing it, now I get it
I didn't realise his ex girlfriend was in the audience with her new man too, need to rewatch that scene AGAIN...that scene really is like one of the Rocky training montages, shyt gets you pumped