about pushing people beyond what’s expected of them. And I believe that is an absolute necessity.
Otherwise we're depriving the world of its next Louie Armstrong. The next Charlie Parker." Fletcher goes on to describe in a close up the extreme action Jo Jones Charlie Parker's instructor took to make Charlie Parker who he was. And the turn of events that would of happened if Jones didn't do what he did. Fletcher tells Andrew "Imagine if Jones had just said "Well that's ok Charlie. Good Job" Charlie thinks to himself, “Well, shit, I did do a pretty good job,” end of story. No bird. That to me is an absolute tragedy. But that’s just what the world wants....There are no two words in the English language more harmful than “good job”. In a close up of Andrew silence is filled between the two as Fletcher lets his words linger in the air. Andrew eyes gazes to the floor, and thinks to himself for a moment then looks directly at Fletcher and ask "But is there a line? You know maybe you go to far and you discourage the next Charlie Parker from ever becoming Charlie Parker?" Fletcher without hesitation responds "No. Because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged." Andrew takes this
in. Fletcher counties to say "The truth is Andrew I never really had a Charlie Parker, but I tried I actually fucking tried and that's more than most people ever do and I will never apologize for how I tried." First, in the medium close-up after Fletcher reveals to Andrew that he is no longer working at Shaffer . He goes on to explain that "it's about pushing people beyond what is expected of them" This really shows that he believes his teaching methods are a necessary component to a student's success. Then, Fletcher explains what the outcome would have been if Jo Jones said to Parker "good job". This shows Andrew as to why Fletcher never praised him on his works and why he believes "good job is damaging". In fear it would hinder his students from reaching their true potential. But Andrew still isn't convinced, he ask Fletcher if there is a line that stops you from going to far. Fletcher says "No, because the next Charlie Parker would never be discouraged "In this moment Andrew nods his head in agreement and I believe this his where Andrew starts to see the methods behind Fletcher's madness.