The world will never slow down for you, unless you’re Taylor Swift demolishing a vintage sports car with a golf club. There were so many cathartic moments in film, television and music videos relied on slow motion in 2014 that many viewers might have stopped noticing the technique altogether. Slow motion moments in 2014 include Gone Girl, Guardians of the Galaxy and the intro to True Detective. Even Beyoncé couldn’t resist peppering her “Mine” music video with a little slo-mo drama.