My Top Ten Favorite Movies of 2013 ( I know it is late)

I know that this might be late to released my top ten favorite movie of 2013. I wanted to make sure I seen most of the movies i really wanted to see. There has been so many good movies that came out this year. It was hard to come up with a list of ten. I know it has been pretty much a bad year for big blockbuster movies. They mostly have been crap. Here goes with my list: 1. 12 Years a Slave- I really loved this movie. I feel like this was the most powerful film all year. I don't know if I will say that this was my favorite per say, but it was the movie that affected me the most emotionally. 2. Her/Before Midnight (tie) - I know that this is a cheat, but whatever. I feel like these movies complimented each other. They are about relationships. One is showing a day in a life of commited relationship. The other movie is great movie about connecting with people and love in the 21st century. They were amazing films that not enough people seen. 3.Upstream Color - Another movie about connection with people and how we touch each other.I know that a lot of people probably haven't even heard of this movie. I had to watch multiple times to truly appriciate the movie. People do really need to see this movie whenever you can. I would recommend to watch it when you are not tired. 4.Short Term 12 - This was another movie was heartwrenching and heartwarming all at the same. It is about this young woman who works at a foster-care facility for at risk teenager.The young woman also have some tough issues to deal with on top of the problems at the facility. She is played by young actress by the name of Brie Larsen. She was just amazing in the film. Her range of emotions that she portrayed throughout the movie just amaze me coming from her. I don't think it got enough reconigtion from the award season because it came out to soon and too limited. 5. Mud - Another good movie that didn't get much recognition on anybody top ten list or award season. The movie was the victim of coming out too early in the year. People tends to forget about movies that comes in the beginning of the year. Not only that it has a great performance from Matthew McConaughey, it also has them coming fromthe two child actors. It was a great coming of age film from Jeff Nichols about expectations. 6.The Wolf of Wall Street- This was a polarizing film about what was the movie actually saying to it viewer. I feel like the movie was trying to join in the conversation on the American Dream and the evils of capitalism. Is showing too much excess for three hours. I personally was disgusted that all of that was going on.i think that was the point. it isn't a perfect movie, but it was necessary to show all of it. The fact that all you get is a slap on the wrist and so little jail time for it sickens me. I don't think a perfectly sane person can walk out of this movie thinking that is exactly what they want to do with their life. I read that you didn't get to see the victims in this movie. So what? The movie is based on a memoir of Jordan Belfort who didn't write about the victims in his book either. I feel bad for the victims that they got con out of their money. I know that this timeline was set in the 90's, but the sad thing is that thias is still happening on Wall Street today.Leo Dicaprio Gave probably one of his best performance in a long time. 7. Gravity - It was a amazing movie for it technical acheivement and a directing acheivement. It had some script issues, but it was a visual feast. I haven't had much enjoyment out of a film in awhile. 8.Fruitvale Station - It was a emotional and powerful film that I loved. I turned on the waterworks in this film with a powerhouse performance from Michael B. Jordan. 9. Side Effects - The movie was good. It wasn't the movie I was expecting to see. I thought it was just going to be a movie about the wrongs of pharmaceutical companies. Boy, was I wrong. It is another good movie with a good performance from Rooney Mara. 10. Springbreakers - I can't even believe that this movie made it to my top ten list. It was a really fun movie that I keep thinking about and not what you guys are thinking (pervs). It was a movie about the illusion of the American Dream. James Franco was great and hilarious as the characters of Alien. Honorable mentions: Drinking Buddies, Ain't Them Bodie Saints, All is Lost, Blue Jasmine, Don Jon, The Kings of Summer,Stoker, and The World's End.