Damien Chazelle’s Whiplash (2014), which won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Best Editing, follows an aspiring jazz drummer (Miles Teller) in an intense student-teacher relationship with a brutal, exacting instructor (J.K. Simmons). In this clip, Teller and Simmons face off in front of Teller’s class. Watch the clip and answer the questions below.
After watching this clip from Whiplash, consider the questions below. Then “submit” your response.