Pacific Rim 2013
Directed by Guillermo del Toro

So, I thought the first movie I would talk about is the film Pacific Rim because it's the biggest spectacle I've seen this year.  Spectacle was the original purpose of movies when they were shown in the nickelodeons and vaudeville back in the early 1900's.  Movies were looked down upon by the wealthy and seen as the common man's crude form of entertainment.  Now it's become a truly recognizable art form that is seen as everything from moving and changing the way we talk to changing the way we look at the world. The world of film has evolved so much yet it can't quite shake it's original attraction, spectacle.  That is where Pacific Rim comes in, the whole film and why you would want to see it can be summed up in one phrase.....Giant Robots v.s. Giant Monsters.  If that sounds idiotic to you then this really isn't for you, but if you hear that and think it would look great on screen or would be a great spectacle on screen then it's for you.  It's a movie you don't have to follow too closely to enjoy which we all need sometimes when we have had a really long day.  That's why movies from the 1902's Journey to the Moon to 1996's Independence Day to 2007's Transformers to 2013's Pacific Rim continue to be made.  People sometimes need a distraction from the real world and sometimes that distraction is giant robots kicking the shit out of giant monsters.