my favorite films about chasing greatness — obsession with craft, making something of yourself, what one must sacrifice

this trait lives across so many domains.

• Black Swan - ballerinas
• Free Solo - climbers
• The Devil Wears Prada - journalism
• tick, tick... BOOM! - playwriters
• Birdman - aging actors
• The Social Network - founders
• Pumping Iron - bodybuilders
• There Will Be Blood - industrialists
• TÁR - composers
• Jiro Dreams of Sushi - sushi chefs
• Soul - jazz musicians
• Whiplash - drummers

I love this trope. many more, but these are the best.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.