Why One Academy Member Refused To Vote For Whiplash — cinemablend.com

As part of THR's ongoing series of articles discussing with Oscar-voters their thoughts on this year's Academy Award-nominated films, one voter shared their blunt thoughts (most of which were negative) on why they didn't vote for Chazelle's music-pic, calling it too "offensive." Here's what the individual had to say: Do I agree that Whiplash was "offensive?" Absolutely not! I also personally found the film to be very entertaining and, better yet, I found Simmons' portrayal of the abusive music instructor Fletcher to be nothing short of captivating. That said, everyone is entitled to an opinion.

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