My crazy ? At one point I had an entire 7 cat garage planned out . 1 car for each day is totally normal right ? <| sep |> Another set of irons would have been better <| sep |> Then get you some ! We got enough to go around <| sep |> He helped the boys get that sweep . What did Norman do for his team ? <| sep |> If you can , I would ask your mom to help you find a professional therapistcounseloretc to talk to . It can be really helpful . And please don ' t think of it as a sign of weakness . Knowing when to ask for help is a sign of strength . <| sep |> I think Pat is funny for a human , and not just funny for an athlete . <| sep |> I only answered what you asked <| sep |> I always viewed it as more symbolic of the kind of pain artists push themselves through for their art . The director acted as more an embodiment of that self inflicted suffering to make the movie less confusing and create a more traditional narrative . A movie about a guy suffering to become the best jazz drummer is already pretty alienating to a huge audience . To have the traditional good guy vs bad guy helps make it more accessible and interesting . Similar to how black swan had to include gimmicky and at points borderline exploitative use of female sexuality to make a movie about the obsessive and unhealthy world of ballet more accessible . I never thought it was supposed to be a literal representation of jazz band but a figurative one . I ' d agree . There ' s no college in the modern world that would have employed Simmons . What he did was in clear violation of so many rules . I just thought they needed someone to kind of help the audience to understand the constant pressure and mental exhaustion a competitive musician in a competitive program is under . Since its such an internal process , you need an external force to show it due to the limitations of film . To make it clear the drummer is being tortured by the program , you need to introduce a torturer .