I'm watching this short before I watch the full-length film, Whiplash (2014) and this short demonstrates alone what has made me eager to watch this film for years.
This short is encompasses the beauty of what a "short" can be. That is, a short story about characters we learn a lot about without knowing anything about them. We witness the interactions between the music instructor/professor and his students especially the new drummer who's perplexed by the climate within the classroom.
If this is what the full film is about then I'm sold and in love. If you want to show someone how good Whiplash can be, just show them this short as it will demonstrate how perfectionism can lead to greatness and despair.
