I don’t know about anyone else, but I thought that 2014 was a pretty damn good year for films. Sure there was a crap was released, but a lot more good films than bad ones (as you can see in my upcoming top 10 best & worst of 2014 lists, which I’ll be posting soon). I watched a lot of films at the cinema or a home through out that year and as you would expect, I saw so many truly great shots in them. So, I thought that I would dedicate an entire article to showcase what I think were the best shots from 2014 films (similar to what I did with my Greatest Shots In Horror Films and 50 More Greatest Shots In Horror Films in the past). These are a collection of shots that I personally found to be either iconic, beautiful, memorable, moving, creepy and, most importantly, amazing. Whether they are a simple well crafted shot on its own or as part of a truly memorable scene. But one thing I do know for certain, and hopefully you’ll also agree with me, is that each film’s director and cinematographer created a shot that instantly burned into our memories. I must warn that this list does contains images that could be considered either spoilers or NSFW. Enjoy!
Here are my top 30 best film shots of 2014:
30. ST. VINCENT
29. CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER
28. ONLY LOVERS LEFT ALIVE
27. SNOWPIERCER
26. THE GUEST
25. LUCY
24. CALVARY
23. IDA
22. BOYHOOD
21. WINTER SLEEP
20. THE RAID 2
19. THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING
18. MR. TURNER
17. WHY DON’T YOU PLAY IN HELL?
16. DAWN OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
15. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
14. THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY – PART 1
13. INTERSTELLAR
12. NIGHTCRAWLER
11. THE ROVER
…and now the top 10…
10. FORCE MAJEURE
9. FOXCATCHER
8. GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY
7. UNDER THE SKIN
6. GODZILLA
5. WHIPLASH
4. SELMA
3. GONE GIRL
2. BIRDMAN (OR THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE)
…and the number 1 best film shot of 2014 is…
1. THE IMMIGRANT
Well, there you have it. Agree? Disagree? Is there any I missed out? Let me know at either here on the comment page, the Super Podcast Facebook page or at my twitter at www.twitter.com/BedeJermyn.
– Bede Jermyn
Outstanding. Makes me want to see a few of these again.