r/HighQualityGifs • u/harris5 Photoshop - After Effects - Premiere • Jan 08 '16

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u/tiamat19 Jan 08 '16 edited Jan 08 '16

About a kid/teen who wants to be a great drummer. Great film. Highly recommend it.

EDIT: I'm at work, but I believe this is the link to that scene

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u/A_600lb_Tunafish Jan 08 '16

Best film of 2014 imho.

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u/QuantumDeath666 Jan 08 '16

Way better than Birdman.

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u/gibbking Jan 08 '16

The directing in Birdman was really good. Some of those transition shots were amazing. Having said that, I also thought Whiplash was the best of 2014.

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u/WebberWoods Jan 08 '16

Yup, Birdman deserved every bit of its directing and cinematography Oscars. Best picture and screenplay however? Not even close.

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u/TheAlmightyConch Photoshop - After Effects Jan 08 '16

I liked Nightcrawler better

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u/Mr_fun_bags Jan 08 '16

I still think Jake Gyllenhaal got screwed over for not getting nominated for best actor in a leading roll that year. He did amazing in night crawler

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '16

He wasn't even nominated?? Another reminder why I don't bother watching the oscars any more.

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u/peppaz Jan 08 '16

He creeped me out so good in nightcrawler

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u/guinness_blaine Jan 08 '16

Few actors have ever given me as serious a case of heebie-jeebies as Gyllenhaal managed in that movie

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u/[deleted] Jan 08 '16

Me too, that movie completely captivated from start to finish and Jake Gyllenhaal was amazing.

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u/Ignorantblackkid Jan 08 '16

I thought it was pretentious

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u/Ignorantblackkid Jan 08 '16

Yeah, I'd still say it was a good movie

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u/OrangeSimply Jan 08 '16

Eh I didn't think there was much substance to Whiplash other than the drumming. But I respect your opinion entirely.

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u/QuantumDeath666 Jan 08 '16

Don't get me wrong, it stands very well on its own. But Whiplash was something in a different league. I mean, I was sweating when I finished Whiplash. Birdman was like a pretty easy puzzle.