Get your tickets, grab some popcorn and take a seat the show is about to start. Movies in 2013 have made a major impact on the way we view movies, from a lost astronaut stuck in space to a girl who is trying to fight for her life against a brutish capital. The movies have shaped society and now it is time to take a look back on the movies of 2013.

Oscar nominated movies are always cream of the crop for movies. Movies like Les Misérables in which Anne Hathaway won Oscar and Golden Globe as best supporting actress. When she played Fantine and her rendition of “I Dreamed a Dream”  delivered in large close-up, that showed off all of the troubles and toil that her character and herself went through in order to deliver this performance and it was a performance not to be missed.

Then there was Lincoln in which Daniel Day Lewis won an Oscar for portraying one of the most iconic presidents in history. Daniel Day-Lewis’ work as Lincoln, an unsurprisingly immense achievement that mixes historical accuracy — Day-Lewis’ choice for Lincoln’s voice was based on extensive research, and Spielberg was totally onboard with the whole idea according to Christopher Rosen at the huffingtonpost.com.

Let’s not forget some of the great movies that even though were not nominated for an Academy Award still ended up being the most popular with movie goers. The Great Gatsby was one of these movies that kept people coming back to theater. Most people were looking forward to this movie because to people who have read the book they wanted to see if it was a good representation of the book. Coming out of the movie were mixed reviews from critics and fans alike with some absolutely loving it to others saying that it did not follow the book.

Gravity is the movie that got good reviews  and is almost impossible to shoot live so it was all green screen and wire systems because it was set in space. The way the Sandra Bullock pulled off the character and acted through the wires and green screens was amazing because it actually looked like she was suspended in space. Gravity also touched on many ideas to the character like rebirth, self confidence and someone having the power to face their fears and end up concurring them.

Lastly are some of the flops that occurred in 2013 and this year was not a year for sequels. The Hangover III premiered with fans being all atwitter about the third installment of the series. Boring characters, lack of a narrative, and an excessive amount of animal cruelty jokes made many fans realize that the Wolfpack should have been split up after the first movie.

Then Adam Sandler stars in yet another a goofball, lowbrow comedy and it is another bad sequel. “Grown Ups 2” was one of those movies where it was just another sequel that tried to make money.

Overall 2013 had good movies and bad movies but mostly consisting of good movies. Critics are looking forward to what 2014 will bring us.