The road to the land of your dreams is full of thorns, and you have to overcome them to reach it smoothly.

Some people were frightened by the thorns and took another easier path; some people found an ax to hand and had a smooth journey. Unexpectedly, they were taken into the greenhouse by a girl halfway and lived a happy life. Some people were unarmed and had to use their hands and feet. They walked all the way with ragged clothes, broken hands and lame legs. Although they were scarred, they arrived at the place they dreamed of when they were young.

Every young man once had a dream that was higher than the sky. Every time his dream came true, his heart was filled with excitement. However, until it is realized, it is far away and exists only in imagination.

"Exploding Drummer" tells the story of a child who aspires to become a great drummer - Andrew breaks through his own calmness and Fletcher's constraints under the scolding, humiliation and blow of the devil mentor Fletcher, and becomes an excellent drummer. story.

On the road to success, hard work alone is not enough, but also loneliness. Andrew Neiman, a student at the Schaeffer Conservatory of Music, plays drums in an empty practice room and is on the road to pursuing his dreams, over and over again without getting tired of it.

Perhaps it was because of the sound of drums, or maybe he was just passing by, Schaefer's famous band conductor and devil mentor Fletcher walked in.

As the camera progressed step by step, the child who was focused on playing the drums looked up and saw Fletcher. Andrew knew who he was because every student in the conservatory was proud to be in Fletcher's band, even as an understudy.

The chance encounter between Fletcher and Andrew unfolded a story of admiration and talent, oppression and resistance.

Andrew joined Fletcher's band - Shaffer's best band, a backup drummer who covered the music for the main drummer. Even so, he couldn't hide his joy, thinking that he was about to embark on the fast track to becoming a great drummer.

However, the joy of being selected into the band was very short-lived, very, very short-lived, and he was greeted with a violent blow. Fletcher hit once and gave him a sweet date to promote him to the lead drummer position. Then he hit again and gave him another sweet date. Repeated tossing, tempering, and forcing pushed Andrew to the limit.

Each time he slipped from the position of lead drummer, Andrew's response was more and more cruel practice, so that there was no time to talk about the love that had just begun.

Every time Andrew's performance was unsatisfactory, he would be violently attacked by Fletcher. He was like a stubborn piece of iron, constantly being beaten and brutalized under Fletcher's hammer. When Andrew played the drums, his hands were often bruised by the drumsticks. There were blood stains everywhere on the drumsticks, drum heads, and cymbals.

Once, when the band went to participate in a competition, the tire of the bus Andrew was riding on had a puncture. He quickly rented a car and left the drumsticks at the car rental company in a panic. When he arrived at the competition, Fletcher scolded him: "I only give opportunities to drummers who brought drumsticks." Helpless, Andrew drove to get the drumsticks urgently. Due to time constraints, we encountered a car accident on the way back.

Climbing out of the car, his body and cheeks were covered in blood. The truck driver on the opposite side asked him: How was his health and whether he wanted to go to the hospital. He ignored it, picked up his drumstick and ran to the competition venue.

Although he felt it, due to the physical injuries caused by the car accident, he could not hold the drumstick steady, so the pitch he struck was unpredictable. Fletcher stopped playing in the middle of the performance and quit the game. Andrew lost control of his emotions and beat Fletcher in a rage.

Later, Andrew was expelled from school for hitting someone. At this time, the parents of a suicidal student reported that their child was abused by Fletcher, which led to depression and death. Lawyers came to Andrew to testify, anonymously accusing Fletcher of abusing students. Andrew accepted and gave his testimony under protected circumstances.

Fletcher was kicked out of the Schaeffer School of Music, and Andrew stopped playing drums. He put the drum set in storage and tore down the jazz posters from the wall that inspired him.

Life has become dull, without the exploding drumbeats, some are like lukewarm water. Until he met Fletcher again in a bar. Fletcher explained that he pushed his students like this because he wanted to force them to "push their limits."

Fletcher cited a famous example in the history of jazz: saxophonist Charlie Parker. When Charlie Parker didn't perform well in a competition, his teacher hit him over the head with a pick. The next day, after getting up, Charlie Parker practiced as usual until he played a solo that shocked everyone.

Fletcher said: "In English, there is no more harmful word than good job." He just wanted to find his Charlie Parker.

When leaving, Fletcher invited Andrew to attend a performance at Carnegie Hall. He was short of a mature drummer and played a piece that Andrew was familiar with. He had written all the scores. Memorize and play that song over and over again. The master and apprentice chatted happily, smiling kindly, with a look of letting go of grudges.

However, the most thrilling turn suddenly occurred when Andrew took the stage. The song he was going to play was not the song he was most familiar with, and there was no score. It turns out that this was a trap set by Fletcher because he knew that it was Andrew's testimony that cost him his job.

He deliberately made Andrew embarrassed in front of the top masters in the United States, made a fool of himself, and ruined his music career.

The performance begins, and there are top musicians in the audience. Their words can determine the fate of the performer. If you fail to perform on such a stage, you will basically be expelled from the music industry. Andrew, who had no skills, didn't play on point at all. He just played randomly. After the performance, he walked off the stage in shame, and his father gave him a comforting hug.

However, at this time, the overly sad Andrew returned to the stage, picked up the drumsticks, controlled the entire rhythm, played the piece he had practiced countless times, and questioned Fletcher about what he was doing. Why did he turn a deaf ear and immerse himself in the sound of the drums and the rhythm of the drumsticks? He played his most wonderful solo, not only breaking through his own shackles, but also breaking through the pressure and humiliation from Fletcher.

In the end, judging from Fletcher's expression of surprise, anger, and then relief and admiration, he also found his Charlie Parker.

A pair of teachers and students, who cherished their talents but gave up on oppression, humiliation and resistance, reached a compromise amidst conflicts and strife.

Everyone has their own logic, don’t be bound by your own logic, and don’t be bound by the logic of others. Life is sometimes a process of constantly killing the old self and building a new self.