Here are a few ideas of movies to watch that were a hit in 2023.
1- Barbie
Released July 21st, Barbie is a comedy movie that created a big hype on social media back in the Summer. Effectively, this popular movie treats a lot of different subjects like beauty standards, feminism, manhood, patriarchy, and many more. In this movie, the Original Barbie (the main character of the story), who’s usually perfect, is starting to live some changes. She then goes to see Weird Barbie to ask questions about what’s happening. Barbie ends up going to the Real World and living a lot of adventures. “This movie is for everyone of any age, it has a great message and a fascinating plot twist” declared Maude, a 15-year-old girl.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBk4NYhWNMM
2- The Nun 2
If you are a fan of horror movies and you don’t know which one to watch next, the nun 2 is for you. “It’s so scary and good at the same time but that movie is not for sensitive souls” declared Lorenzo. The story takes place in 1956, in France, after a priest has been killed. Later on, some inexplicable things happen and sister Irène knows that demonic forces confront her. The Nun 2 is a movie full of suspense, action, fear, and much more. It was released on September 8th and it was pretty viral.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF-oyCwaArU
3- Wonka
This movie is the story of Willy Wonka, a talented chocolate maker, who wishes to have his shop in the city. But since he arrived, the other chocolate makers have seen him as a competition so Willy doubles his efforts and creates unique treats while making new friends and meeting Lofty, an Oompa-Loompa. This movie has gotten a lot of good reviews in a short time because it was released on December 15th. If you are going to see this movie, you should know that it is a musical and fantasy movie. Ève-Sara said, “I liked the fact that Willy never gave up on his dreams and I think that it’s a great moral.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otNh9bTjXWg
4- Oppenheimer
With his 4-star review, Oppenheimer is one of the most-liked movies of this year. ” I loved this movie! I think that the sound effects are insane. Mainly the bombs because they replicated perfectly the fact when a bomb hits the floor, it’s silent” mentioned Mathieu, a 44-year-old man. In addition to the sound, the bomb explosions were very realistic looking because they were real! Oppenheimer is the story of how the atomic bomb was created during World War 2 by a physician named J. Robert Oppenheimer and his scientific team. This 3-hour thriller movie has generated 953,8 American millions dollars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYPbbksJxIg
5- Anyone But You
The co-stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell played Bea and Ben in the romantic comedy Anyone But You. Bea and Ben live a passionate first date but as fast as the sparks fly out, the interest is dying and they end up breaking up until they unexpectedly meet again during a wedding in Australia in which they decide to fake-date each other. “I fell in love with this movie! I think that it’s the perfect amount of love and hate. The soundtrack is also amazing and I can say that it’s one of my favorite movies that I’ve ever watched”, mentioned Mélianne. The movie only came out on December 22nd so it went viral very fast.
