Now that 2013 is done, I can’t help but look back on all of the great movies that I got to see last year. I wanted to run down my top 5 movies from 2013! Here we go!!!
When NASA travellers Sandra Bullock and George Clooney get lost in space, all awe breaks loose. Losing contact with Mission Control, as well as access to their oxygen supply, they are alone together, with time and options running out. An epic of desperate peril and profound wonder, Alfonso Cuarón’s thrilling 3-D drama is a testament to human grit and groundbreaking technical ingenuity. It deserves to be seen once for the wow factor and a second time to try to figure out how Cuarón and his digital savants managed to make the impossible seem so cinematically plausible. No one had dared even to imagine this stuff — like the astounding 13-minute take that opens the movie — yet here it all is, vividly and sumptuously realized. In depicting the fearful, beautiful reality of the space world above our world, Gravity reveals the glory of cinema’s future; it thrills on so many levels. And because Cuarón is a movie visionary of the highest order, you truly can’t beat the view.
2. Despicable Me 2
What’s there to be said about ‘Despicable Me 2?’ It was even funnier than the first. The minions just keep us wanting more, and we can’t get over all of the awesome gadgets that Gru was able to work with. Despicable Me 2 is a funny cute movie that everyone should see at least once in their lives. You can bet we’re excited for even more 'Despicable Me' goodness in the future!
3. Frozen
Disney’s latest adventure, ‘Frozen’ introduced us to their newest princess Anna, who lives in the land of Arendelle. ‘Frozen’ came out at just the right time, as we can easily relate to the chilly temperatures that the characters had to endure. This musical masterpiece will have you and your kids singing for weeks afterward. And its messages of sisterhood and cautions against making rash decisions are positive for kids.
4. The Great Gatsby
While some have taken issue with Baz Luhrmann's interpretation of this American classic, I absolutely loved The Great Gatsby. Leonardo DiCaprio is perfectly cast as Gatsby (as is Carey Mulligan as Daisy), and only Luhrmann's over-the-top style could bring this film about excess to the big screen with this kind of bang. The visuals are remarkable and the soundtrack is sick.
5. Pee Mak
Thai director Banjong Pisanthanaku's Pee Mak Phra Khanong, a rom-com take on a well-known local folk story, redefined the scale of Thailand's movie market in 2013. Being in a foreign language and set in the past, I am sure a lot of the nuances have been lost in translation. However, visual horror and slapstick comedy is universal. While "Pee Mak" is also a horror film, the more commercial and memorable aspect of this film is actually its comedy. The horror takes a back seat to the comedy here. If you want to laugh, watch this movie.
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