Although it is just plain fun to rank a director's movies, it may also help me think about the director's oeuvre of work as a whole. Comparisons can help me to discover elements of film that I am drawn to, what the director finds value in revealing through their movies and possibly how the director has grown artistically.
Although Chazelle only has a handful of films, he has already been able to make a lasting impression on the world of cinema. He often explores characters who are driven by some version of greatness and the sacrifices they necessarily have to make, whether voluntarily or not, to reach success.
He also often explores how relationships can deter individual greatness as relationships…
