Year in review 2023

 

     The year is almost over and well.... like every other year, there have been good things and tragedies. Here are some things that have happened that made us pray for lost souls, or even made us think that this year will be just like every other year, depressing, tragic.... but having some glimmer of hope in between.

   One of those such tragedies, besides the war in Iseral and Gaza, was a tragedy that claimed the lives of some rich men. Around the end of June, seven men were looking for the wreckage of the sinking ship known as Titanic. James Cameron, who directed Titanic back in 1997, thought that it wasn't a good idea to go down so far that the seven ended up missing, and later found dead when their submarine was found in the bottom of the sea and the seven were dead.

    There were some movies that came out in 2023 like Barbie, Oppenheimer, Super Mario Bros. and much more. But there were some movies that didn't do well but left an impact on some people. It was even based on a true story. It's called 'Cocaine bear.'  A story about a bear that has gone through some bags of hidden Cocaine and gets addicted. It was Ray Liotta's final film before his death. How was it? Well...not great, pretty violent and no animals were harmed in the making of this film.

 Taylor Swift was considered a powerhouse singer this year starting to date quarterback Travis Kelse of the Kansas City Chiefs. Now there's a new term called 'Swifties' where every fan of Taylor Swift is called. It started to become popular. She, as well as Beyonce, were everywhere this year and have made thousands of fans and over millions of dollars.

    Like I said before, movies of 2023 were hit and miss...depending on what you saw. But there was a strange phenomenon that happened around the summer called "Barbenheimer' A combination of two films that came around the same time. Oppenheimer, and Barbie. Barbie won while Oppenheimer did great in the box office but didn't make enough money as Barbie movie did. Barbie is about the doll while Oppenheimer is a story about how the atom bomb was invented starting WWI

   We have lost a lot of celebrities this year. Like: Matthew Perry from Friends, Andre Braeger from Brooklyn 99, Tom Smothers, Angela Lansbury, Ryan O'Neal, Norman Lear, Michael Gambon, Suzanne Somers, Burt Young, Jimmy Buffet, Paul 'Pee Wee Herman' Rubens, Bob Barker from price is right, Sinned O'Conner, Tony Bennet, Alan Arkin, Treat Williams, Tina Turner, Harry Belofonte, Gordon Lightfoot, Lance Reddick, Burt Bacharach, Cindy Williams, David Crosby, Melinda Dillon from A Christmas Story, Jeff Beck and many more. It's hard to believe in one year....we lost every one of them.

  Time does fly the older you get and next year, I'll be in my forties. Just turning 39, I have a long way to go, but it will come as quick as the Flash running in a race against other superheroes. This year is gone and well.... I'm ready for the next one. Are you?