Best Shots of the Decade: 2014

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This month, I wanted to start sharing "Decade" posts celebrating the 2010's. It's extra fitting that this year is the 10 anniversary of Rambling Film. I decided to split up each year, with 10 gifs from 10 different films. Here are some shots that stood out to me. Onward to 2014!
Previous Posts: 2010 2011 2012 2013

Snowpiercer

The Theory of Everything

Whiplash

 God Help The Girl

Nightcrawler

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Camp X-Ray

Gone Girl

Begin Again

Song of the Sea


Bonus: How To Train Your Dragon 2
Not because it's an amazing cinematic shot, but because no one in that theater was laughing harder than I was when this happened. It's also my favorite of the series, and the first film I took my son to at the theater.

Comments

  1. thevoid99December 16, 2019 at 3:45 PM

    Those shots in Gone Girl, Snowpiercer, and Camp X-Ray are awesome. 2014 was a great year in films. I think that was my favorite year of the decade.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamDecember 16, 2019 at 6:32 PM

      It was, there were so many wonderful films. Camp X-Ray I didn't see until much later and I wish I had gotten a chance to see it sooner because it was one of the best films of the decade.

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  2. Often Off TopicDecember 17, 2019 at 8:44 AM

    2014 was the year I properly got into movies as a hobby and oh man, it was such a great year. That bonus gif is so oddly mesmerizing!

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    1. Brittani BurnhamDecember 17, 2019 at 1:03 PM

      It's such a stupid thing to put in a cartoon...I love it.

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  3. ChrisDecember 17, 2019 at 10:20 AM

    I had actually forgotten the shot from Whiplash, such a great movie.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamDecember 17, 2019 at 1:03 PM

      Whiplash had so many amazing shots but for some reason the bloody hand always stuck with me.

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  4. s.December 17, 2019 at 10:44 AM

    YES! That Gone Girl shot is iconic

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  5. Kevin PowersDecember 18, 2019 at 12:01 PM

    GONE GIRL!!!!!!

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  6. GeektellerDecember 18, 2019 at 2:37 PM

    Wow, 2014 was a good year. Here for Snowpiercer, Whiplash and Gone girl!

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    1. Brittani BurnhamDecember 18, 2019 at 9:57 PM

      Thank you for commenting! Yes, it was. Beautiful year.

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  7. GetterDecember 21, 2019 at 11:53 AM

    I just realised Gone Girl's gif out of context is quite interesting. :D

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    1. Brittani BurnhamDecember 21, 2019 at 1:48 PM

      It could be a murder, it could be the world's most OTT time of the month. So many possibilities.

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  8. KatyDecember 21, 2019 at 5:53 PM

    Awesome picks! I love the different choices you made for Birdman and Gone Girl. So many lists pick Emma staring up at the sky or Rosamund glaring at the camera, but the way the camera encompasses Michael in the shop and Amy sitting in that pool of blood is really underrated. Snowpiercer is one of my favorites too.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamDecember 21, 2019 at 7:16 PM

      The pool of blood is hands down the best shot of Gone Girl by a wide margin for me. That shot of Emma in Birdman was great, but I loved those pepper lights. They were just so beautiful and that shot stood out to me the most.

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  9. Alex WithrowJanuary 12, 2020 at 7:56 AM

    Gone Girl haha! And seeing that shot from Begin Again makes me want to rewatch that movie right away. I love that scene.

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    1. Brittani BurnhamJanuary 12, 2020 at 10:09 PM

      I do too. When I was searching for that scene I must have watched the clip of it about 10 times. I just adore this movie.

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