The reason behind the Nolan films being so good is that all the movies are based off of some of the greatest Batman comic books ever written, most people are not aware of that but if you were to read the books prior to watching the flicks you will actually learn to appreciate the movies even more than you had before. As it turns out the last installment in the series is coming out this Friday and it is hosting Bane, one of the most infamous Batman villains, though most people have no idea who Bane is and thus I've had to sit down often with people and explain the significance of his character and why this movie is going to be amazing, thus inspiring this post. It felt wrong to not mention the first two movies as well thus we'll be focusing on the three comic series that inspired Nolan and changed the comic book movie game forever.
Batman: Year One
The first Nolan film set the scene for what was going to be one of the best concepts ever, basing a comic book movie off of a comic...yeah, one would imagine that more directors would have thought of this sooner but Nolan was the first and by sticking to the comic he created the best Batman film at that time. Batman Year One follows more or less exactly like the movie did, the comic is obviously better but Nolan did do a good job illustrating the main story on the big screen. It doesn't matter if you love comic books or not, every comic book that inspired the series is fantastic, this one is equally great, one you should definitely think about picking up and giving it a read.
The Killing Joke
There are a ton of Joker stories out there, a ton no joke, but none of them are as good and as well presented as The Killing Joke. This was the comic that inspired Heath's performance in "The Dark Knight", the movie is not necessarily based off of the comic but it is inspired by the comic, which was a pretty cool deal being that this was by far the most "real" presentation of the Joker in the series. Most of the time directors have done the Joker in the past has been a more carefree silly villain and not his psychotic self that we see in the comic books, the feared and maniacal Joker, it was refreshing to finally see the infamous villain being played correctly on the big screen. Needless to say "The Dark Knight" was the best Batman film ever made so far, it blew every other Batman film out of the water.
Kightfall
So finally we reach the third movie where we are introduced to Bane who was made famous by the great "Knightfall" series. The Knightfall series has three parts, Knightfall, Knightsquest and Knightsend, there is a ton of speculation going around about how Nolan is going to join all three epic arch's together into one movie, but we do see various elements of each one of the comic books within the preview, thus enforcing that Nolan did in fact decide to follow some of the core elements found within this story arch. Keep in mind that we're talking about the comic books so this is not a spoiler to what is going to happen in the movie but it is a guide to what might happen in the movie and why it is a big deal that Bane is going to be the villain within it, so take this as your warning, if you are worried that knowing what happened in the comics will spoil the movie then stop reading this post now.
Knightfall opens with Bane getting a group of villains together to take over Gotham, he explodes the entrance of the Arkaham Asylum (as seen in the preview) and lets loose the scum of Gotham into the city. He later makes brilliant moves in order to strike fear into the people of Gotham and not only fights Batman but wins and breaks his back leaving Batman half-for-dead in the streets of Gotham City. The second volume is Bruce choosing Azrael as being a suitable replacement to go and take on the mantle as Batman in order to clean up the city a bit, this seems to be working well but in the end the mantle goes into Azrael's head and he goes crazy. The third volume is Bruce recovering, picking up the mantle of the bat once again and reclaiming himself as the one true Batman by defeating Azrael and then Bane.
The movie will obviously not have all that in it, but a few things will probably follow from the comics, things we see in the preview, first Bane is a feared criminal mastermind just like in the comics, he will defeat Bruce and humiliate him, Gotham will fall, and Bruce will have to evolve as a man in order to rise and defeat this threat. If you are interested in more details on Bane and his background I recommend that you pick up the graphic novel and give it a read, it's a good read for sure, and will give you a better appreciation of what Nolan is trying to do for the last movie, more or so bringing it to life. All we can hope is that this movie will not disappoint and that it will live up to its hype, you never know, but personally I can't wait to watch this flick.
Dark Knight Rises is due to come out this Friday the 20th of July 2012, this will be the last Nolan Batman and is expected to be the one to top them all, this is a big promise being that the last movie with the Joker was just simply jaw-dropping. There has been a long history of Batman films, mostly they aren't that good, and when in comparison with the Nolan films they all fall short, none can really stand up to the last two movies, the Friday release looks amazing and hopefully will follow suit, blowing all our minds again. There has been a long history to the Batman movie franchise though, and its about time we recap them all starting with the Burton films, those were the ones that really attempted a serious movie in my opinion.
Batman
Michael Keaton as Batman, Jack Nicholson as the Joker, and was directed by Tim Burton, that's about all one needs to say about the movie for you to understand where the movie is headed and what kind of quality to expect from it. It's not a great film but it isn't a bad film either, out of all the 4 Batman movies preceding the Nolan films, this one was certainly the best. Jack Nicholson here did a fantastic Joker, he was out-shined later on by Heath Ledger's performance for sure, but this was a more cheesy comic approach to the villain, it was a job well done. This is a movie you should check out if you ever have the time, it's not one you should pay more than five dollars for though, if you find this at a Wallmart then do yourself a favor and add it to your movie collection.
Batman Returns
Michael Keaton again returns in his amazing performance as Batman but a very poor Bruce Wayne, can't fault the guy there, he just doesn't have enough swagger to play the role. This movie is defined by its villains though, Christopher Walken as Max Shreck, Danny Devito as The Penguin, and Michelle Pfeiffer as Catwoman, simply a great cast and a solid choice in villains. Though Penguin could have been played better as more of the mobster we see him being in the comics, this was still a great flick, definitely a great Tim Burton film and one of the better Batman films preceding Nolan. It was after this film that everything went south, what was said about the previous movie applies to this one as well, if you find this movie at a Wallmart be sure to pick it up for it is a great addition to your movie collection.
Batman Forever
You should know by the title itself that this movie is going to be horrible, when paired with the fact that Val Kilmer is playing Bruce Wayne, well, the movie just doesn't even stand a chance at doing well, there just wasn't any hope at making this good from the beginning. Jim Carrey as "The Riddler", Tommy Lee Jones as Two-Face, and Nicole Kidman as a random love affair for Batman attempt to make this movie a little better but fail at every turn. One would imagine that this movie could not get worse but then it does by adding Chris O'Donnell as Dick Grayson, or the first Robin, it was just a mess from beginning to end. Even if you have nothing better to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon I wouldn't recommend you watch this movie, in fact only watch it if you haven't been able to appreciate any of the Nolan films, watch this one and understand how much better Nolan's work is.
Batman & Robin
Kilmer only lasted one movie though, apparently after the previous movie came out the producers finally understood how horrible of an idea the whole thing was, so they brought George Clooney to take his place, one would imagine this would be a great idea but no, this was horrible, Clooney is a very good Bruce Wayne but it a horrible Batman, he has one voice "The Clooney" so that was pretty stupid but the movie really fails due to poor writing, horrible directing, bad casting, and just plain absurdity everywhere. I have no idea what Joel Schumacher was thinking as he directed this movie, it's as if he wanted to make a bad movie, it's just that bad, bat nipples included (George's Batman suit's got nipples O.o). To make matters worse we have Arnold as Mr. Freeze, Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy and Alicia Silverstone playing Batgirl, one would imagine Alicia and Uma would save the film somewhat but no dice, the movie falls as the worst Batman flick ever made. Save this one for a "bad movie night" if you have them.
So as we anticipate Nolan's epic conclusion on Friday let us brace ourselves for what looks like to be the best Batman film trilogy ever produced coming to a close. The movie is sure to be amazing, and of course we will have a review here for you as soon as we can on Friday so stay tuned.
The first big announcement that occurred this week has to be the confirmation by Nintendo that there will be a showing of the next Super Mario game at E3, the game will be one of Wii U's first releases and as always we are all looking forward to seeing the new title to this loved series come to life. For those that are unfamiliar with this convention, basically E3 is the biggest gaming convention in the world, here is where all the big announcements for the year occur, so we get new technology, new games, and announcements for the future of the big companies. The press conferences to look forward to are always that of Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo, with the unveiling of Wii U occurring this year we hope Nintendo comes out with the biggest show, but you never know what Sony and Microsoft will do, surely this will be a great E3 this year. This year's E3 will be taking place on June 6th, as soon as we hear more on it you'll hear more on it, we recommend IGN as a medium for staying up to date on everything that happens in it but you can always check back with us and we'll give you the big announcements of the day.
Trailers You Should be Looking Forward To
There was a rumor going around that has finally been confirmed and that is that the newest James Bond flick "Skyfall" will be placing their first trailer on MIB III's release, hence another reason to watch this already eagerly looked forward to movie. The rumor mill was doing work this week for there was another announcement that surfaced stating that the third and final preview for the "Dark Knight: Rises" will be either in "Dark Shadows" or "The Avengers", being that there is a rivalry between DC and Marvel if we were to guess we would say "Dark Shadows" will probably take the preview, but you never know.
New Animated Series That Might Interest You
Cartoon Network has come out with the first teaser trailer for their upcoming animated series "Beware The Batman", if you are unfamiliar with Batman animated series then trust us in saying that they are generally very good. Even the series from back in the day, if you picked it up to re-watch it you would be pleasantly surprised by how well done it is, thus a "Beware The Batman" might just be something looking into. The other big announcement this week was that Disney's "Tron" will be returning with their own animated series titled "Tron: Uprising", the series will take place in between the two movies answering some questions and providing us with a solid bridge between the two movies, maybe something looking into if you enjoyed the latest Tron movie. The series is hosting a look of good voice talent, thus we have high hopes for this addition to the series.
Two Epic Movies In The Works That You Should Know About
Orson Scott Card's classic book "Ender's Game" has been commissioned for a big picture release for sometime next year, this book to movie transition has been a long awaited one by many and will surely spawn a long series of sequels and win the hearts of many. Two new pictures have been leaked by the production team of Ender's room and the machine on his neck, when the first trailer comes out we'll be sure to let you know. If you are unfamiliar with any of Orson Scott Card's work then we recommend "Ender's Game" for sure, you won't regret reading it, that's a promise. The other big confirmed rumor to be looking forward to is that Dreamworks has been in talks with EA to make a "Need For Speed" movie, this could be a really good thing or a really bad thing. A "Need For Speed" movie could be epic but the skeptic in us can't help but think that Jason Statham will be cast in it thus making it become just another Statham movie, when we hear more about this we'll let you know for sure.
Two Games You Should be Aware Of
"Tribes: Ascend" came out for the PC a few weeks back and there is no reason as to why you should not be playing this game. "Tribes: Ascend" is a free to play game with good graphics and very decent gameplay, the game follows the motto that many new free games are going with, the you can either gain experience and get new items by playing the game or you can buy equipment and level up that way. The success of this game has made many begin to question as to if this is the future for games, though we feel that this is not the future as a whole we do acknowledge that for multi-player shooter games this might be the future indeed, it is a solid concept and a good game, you should check it out. The other game to be looking forward to is "James Bond: Legends" there aren't a ton of specs on the game out yet but it will be a combination of 6 different bond movies including Skyfall so that sounds rather promising as soon as we know more we'll fill you in.
Evolution of Cable Confirmed
Sony has decided to be the first to take the epic step into organizing your cable feed with your gaming feed, inherently giving you something slick and awesome to look at in their newest product the PS3 TV Hub "NasneNasne" to America as well, but the best thing will be when Microsoft retaliates by releasing their own Hub thus speeding up the process of evolution surrounding this project. For more specs on "Nasne" follow this link for IGN's full article.
April is an interesting month in that news never stop and the rumor mill goes crazy trying to figure out what is going to happen in the next three months, it is definitely a fun month. We hope this week has been a good one for you and pray that this weekend will be a safe and restful one.
2011 was a year packed with excitement, we had celebrity scandals, riots, uprisings, rise of trends and new fads, new artists emerged from thin air, we had good times and bad times but overall it was a solid year. We've sought to compile a list of the best and worst of 2011 and also included some highlights of the year, including events we should remember and conflicts that we should never forget. A lot of these are relative thus our opinion might differ from your own, if so then leave us a comment letting us know what you thought was the deserving winner within a category, there are a lot to choose from so its always a hard process finding winners within such a vast sea of choices. Alas, without further ado let us get started:
Movies
Movie of the Year
"Drive" is our choice winner for best movie of the year, with a stellar cast and a fantastic story, this drama grasps our attention from beginning to end providing us with one of the best performances of the year. There were a lot of good movies this year, but "Drive" was the one that stood out the most, giving us everything we could want from a movie and more. This is an obvious choice for next year's Academy Awards.
Most Looked Forward to Movie
There are a lot of choices for this category and after much debate and squabble we settled on a three way tie between "The Hunger Games", "The Hobbit", and "Dark Knight Rises" two of which are sequels and one that will spawn two more sequels. "The Hobbit" being the prequel to "The Lord Of The Rings" deserves all the attention it is getting, and "Dark Knight Rises" being the closing chapter within Nolan's depiction of the dark vigilante also has everyone waiting with drawn breaths, "The Hunger Games" is a tad different, the books where brilliant and the trailer for the movie looks promising, but there is no telling if it will deliver the product it's been boasting, thus it is a gamble but the following for this movie is growing exponentially as time passes.
Least Looked Forward to Movie
For some odd reason Hollywood decided that it would be a great idea to remake "The Three Stooges", not only that but they also thought that it would be an even better idea to include the cast of "Jersey Shore" within it thus making this our least looked forward to movie, the audacity of the director for even thinking about making this movie is overwhelming, a sure absurdity of a movie, chances are it will flop but who knows, it might be so absurd that it gains a following, no way of knowing these things.
Television
Best Series of the Year
To us this is an obvious choice, "Game Of Thrones" has not disappointed us yet in its approach, its loyalty to the books, the brilliantly chosen cast and their genius manipulation of the audience which allowed for constant twists and turns that made this be the obvious choice for series of the year. We hope that this season was not a fluke and that future seasons will continue to wow us in the way that this season did. Our choice for runner up and close second was "Breaking Bad" followed by "Modern Family", all of which deserve your attention and are engaging from beginning to end. "Community" deserves a shout out for providing us with one of the best comedy series of the year, it does not stand up to "Modern Family" in our opinion but it is a series worth watching.
Most Changed Show
Oh "Two and a Half Men", this show was pretty good when Charlie was around but it has taken a turn to the unknown with the introduction of Aston Kutcher, its not as if the show in itself has become bad, it just changed significantly.The character of Jake Harper was the one that changed the most, within the beginning of the series he was a growing young man with questions and some witty remarks, now he is being portrayed as the ignorant teenager with cheesy lines every other line, they are exaggerating the ignorant teenager angle so much that its almost offensive for teenagers, its almost saying "you're all idiots and here is a portrayal of that idiocy", which annoys even me. Thus the destination of this show is still unknown, hopefully they will work out their issues and mature from the Charlie scandal, so far they took a dive, lets hope they get their act together soon.
Games
Console/PC Game of the Year
The console war this year was great and many good games were released, choosing one game to rule them all is a tough choice but alas we had to settle on the game changer "Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim". Skyrim was overall the best role playing game of the year, it gives us one of the biggest open world maps, more choices than any other game in the market and an amazing replay value. A close second to this was Minecraft which deserves much respect being that this was a game released by a smaller studio that targeted the 'non-gamer' audience and succeed in providing one of the best products in the market, a job well done overall.
Mobile Game of the Year
To us this was an obvious choice, as soon as "Tiny Wings" came into the scene it captured our attention and after a short while playing it it caught our undivided attention and hearts. Its a simple game but its such a fun game, in the same way that "Angry Birds" and "Cut The Rope" grasped out attention "Tiny Wings" in quickly becoming one of the most played games on the mobile market, and thus deserving the title of best mobile game released this year.
Technology
Most Looked forward to Gadget
This year marked the final breaths of life of the PSP while Sony unveiled the successor to their handheld the "PlayStation Vita". Though the Vita has released in Japan it has not made its way to the United States as of yet, but we will be getting our hands on this device sometime next year and oh are we excited about it. Sony is promising to correct the mistakes they made with the PSP and give us a better more versatile product, Sony seldom disappoints thus making this product the most looked looked for gadget of 2012.
Best Tablet
There is an obvious battle going on in the smartphone realm, a battle which the office here is divided on, but when it comes to the tablet race we are in full agreement, the "Apple Ipad 2" wins in all respects. Apple really went out of their way to defeat the competition and give us the best product in the market. Not only is the Ipad the best looking product in the market it also boasts the best price for what it is offering and is the most versatile product in the market which is what matters most in the end, a clear choice when it comes to tablets.
People
Most Memorable Death
This year we experienced the loss of one of the most influential visionary and inventor of our generation, Steve Jobs. Steve gave us more than we can measure, he changed the game forever, from music, to phones, to laptops, to how we buy music, Steve changed the game and set the tone for where the industry should head and what it needs to look like, truly a man that should never be forgotten. Another death worth mentioning and remembering was that of visionary Christopher Hitchens, who had a significant impact in the intellectual world, less known around the net but still a man that should be remembered. Also significant are the tyrants that died this year making the world a better place, those being Bin Laden and Muammar Gaddafi.
Best Wedding
There were a lot of good weddings this year, many of which were beautiful and the amount of money spent on some of those could feed a small country, though the one that stood atop them all was Prince William and Kate's wedding. The world stopped to see this wedding, with every television network in the world making references about it, or simply stopping their regular shows to broadcast it, it was the most watched wedding of the year, deservingly so, it put on the best show among them all.
Biggest Divorce
There were three divorces that stand out among all the separations we experienced this year, all three have different striking features. The first is a disappointment to us all, that being of Ashton's announcement that they are going to divorce, Ashton's relationship represented the most successful celebrity relationship for a long time (still not as much as Will Smith's, of course), so seeing its demise saddened many of us. The second is Kobe Bryant's divorce, being significant because he might be losing over $100 million dollars on it therefore making this one of the most expensive divorces in NBA history, though not comparing to Mel Gibson's divorce of $425 million, Kobe's still packs a punch. And of course the trend setter for the shortest wedding lasting about 72 days was Kim Kardashian, she earns the title 'trend setter' because now other celebrities have decided to jump on the bandwagon and compete for shortest wedding, sad really.
Celebrity Scandal
There were a ton of celebrity scandals this year, Lindsay still going on her binges of course (to be expected), and some political scandals due to people being ignorant on how to be private with technology, but the most obnoxious meltdown of them all had to be that of Charlie Sheen. What brought on this meltdown no one really knows, maybe it was all the drugs, maybe it was the pressure, or maybe the guy is just insane, but for some reason this meltdown was the most entertaining of them all. I even feel guilty about admitting it, but I laughed at his interviews while the whole thing was going on, its a sick thing that we love to see celebrity meltdowns but it is a reality, from Britney shaving her head to Charlie Sheen saying he has tiger blood, we love the crazies, maybe because it makes us feel sane and successful at life, either way, Charlie wins this years meltdown award.
Music
Best CD
With the ability to purchase songs individually on Itunes there is rarely a CD that is good enough to be purchased whole, and thus Michael Buble's "Christmas" CD deserves all the respect it has been getting. This CD holds all the Christmas tunes we love, while being sung in new and different ways, while still holding on the the tunes we remembered from long ago. It is a well done product overall, and one I recommend to everyone.
Best Song
We had a lot of good tunes this year, from Chris Brown's "Look At Me Now" to Adele's "Rolling In The Deep", but there was one group that caught us by surprise and stole the hearts of not only one type of listening group but multiple listening groups, that being Foster The People's "Pumped Up Kicks". The song is catchy and warm, a good 'feel good' tune, an easy choice for best song, the only complaint one could have about this band would have to be the rest of the CD which wasn't as good, but we can only hope that Foster The People will realize what their fan base loves and give us more of it on their next release.
Worst CD
One of the most disappointing CD's of this year, a truly sad feat, was Incubus' latest album "If Not Now, When?". I've not heard any Incubus fan say anything good about this CD, some have sought to defend it on loyalty alone, but even that was a short lived battle, Incubus let their fans down big time with this release, deserving our Worst CD of the Year award.
Best Music Video
The Black Keys did something really different and not often seen within the market on their music video for the song "Lonely Boys", how the story goes is that they had a whole plan where they were going to do a dance sequence with six or so dancers behind them, but once they saw Derrick Tuggle performing the dance they decided to just base the whole video behind his dance, and what a great move that was. This video doesn't show anyone from The Black Keys but it captures our hearts anyway, thus deserving the best music video award.
Fads and Trends
Strange New Fad
Flash mobs are not a new thing, but for some reason this year spawned the era of flash mobs being 'cool' which is strange. Flash mobs were always fun to watch, but now they are happening everywhere, soon to be a norm and losing their most brilliant aspect, the rarity of it. The reason flash mobs were a big deal before was because no one did them, so when they happened they stole the hearts of those around them, with flash mobs happening more often they lose that impact and thus by becoming a trend they might successfully demean the whole act, sad really, only time will tell.
How did this happen?
Every year there is one trend that is picked up that makes us wonder how it came to become popular, from funky glasses, to Uggs, this trend always occurs. This year we were not introduced to this fad but it finally became a norm trend, Silly Bandz, which are obnoxious. Don't take me wrong its a brilliant idea and I've bought some for friends before, but when did you ever think that this would ever become a trend? Thus winning our 'How did this happen?' award.
Stereotype That Gained Acceptance
Though the hipster movement has been around for a while now, a while being a few years, they finally gained global attention this year, global meaning in all facets of our life, from businesses to clothing companies, to movies, and so forth. The hipster was finally embraced and became an accepted stereotype among the whole world, which should bring the demise of hipsters being that now being hipster is cool thus I wager another movement will branch out from this movement creating the next stereotype to come, it's a vicious cycle really, smh.
Entertainment
Best YouTube Channel
There are many great channels among YouTube but the one channel that has risen above them all retaining loyalty among viewers, providing great content and providing us with the most entertainment one could wish for was Phillip D Franco's channel sxephil. This is an older channel, one that has been around and gone though the test of time, and thus deserves the award for best content on YouTube, a must check out for sure.
Best Commercial
This 2012 Passat Commercial has already been featured in this blog once before, but it deserves all the coverage it has been getting from everyone, it contains everything one would wish from a good commercial and it retains its humor even after being watched a few times, which a hard thing to do, praise is deserved to the Passat Advertisement team.
Worst Commercial
Geico has some really good commercials, even some of the caveman commercials were really good at the beginning, but the latest one with him playing scrabble has to be one of the worst commercials ever made. Not only is it bad and annoying, but it is one of the most overplayed commercials on TV which makes us want to distance ourselves from Geico as much as possible, not the desirable feeling a company should want a consumer to have, something they should start considering.
Sports
Best Sports Moment
Drew Brees has just recently set the new NFL passing record beating Dan Marino's old record and establishing himself as one of the most valuable players within professional football. The moment was made even better by there being an allowance of celebration when it occurred making the whole thing a beautiful spectacle.
Funniest Sports Moment
There were a lot of funny moments this year, a lot, but the Bengals front flip touchdown soars on top of that list big time, no way to deny it, this was a 'once in a life time' feat, one that has never been seen before, thus deserving the award for this year's funnies sports moment, and also the most unique moment.
Sports Drama of the Year
The NBA strike wins this one hands down, no other drama can even come close to the absurdity of this whole event. Players fighting owners on matters of money is never something the people like to see, specially while we are going through such a tough economic low and they are complaining about not being as rich as they should be. The whole thing was silly, thank god it is over and done with.
Books
Best Novel
Patrick Rothfuss's book "Wise Man's Fear" was the sequel to the best seller "The Name of the Wind" and did not disappoint in any way. Patrick delivered not only a great work but one of the best fantasy novels written within our generation, one that deserves all the respect it gets and should be read. If you like reading this series an addition to your collection that you cannot go without, an easy choice for best Novel of the Year.
Best Humorous Book
Chelsea Handler has released a few books over the years recounting her life's 'adventures', but this year she released one the funniest books out there "Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me". If you are in the mood for a good read and good laughs then this book is the book for you, surely you will love it. Chelsea's TV show has gotten more and more attention this year as well, it deserves it, and is one that you should check out, her dry humor and blunt statements get me lol'ing every time.
On A Serious Note
Most Watched American Protest
The Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement wins this without a fight, it was the biggest protest we experienced this year, and it was a source of inspiration to other surrounding Nations deserving this years award. The negative aspects of the movement though was the disorganization of the movement organizers, the lack of central leadership within the movement, the lack of demands or answers given by movement attendees and so forth. Though there were issues, no one could deny the striking significance and impact this movement had throughout the world, one that will be read and remembered within History Books in the years to come.
Most Memorable Victory
When the Libya revolution started no one knew if they were going to win or lose, if they were going to lose heart or fuel, but we saw something amazing come about from this revolution, the rise of surrounding nations giving aid and assistance to the liberation and thus aiding their eventual victory over the tyrant Gaddafi. There is no telling if things will be better over in Libya but there is a hope that through this victory they will find themselves finally at a time of peace and hopefully prosperity.
Most Beautiful Moment Inside a Tragedy
There were many riots this year, but the Canuck's riot in Canada definitely stands on top with some of the scariest of them all. Within the chaos though we find this picture of a guy kissing his girlfriend, how the story goes is that she got hit by something and fell to the floor thus leading her boyfriend to hug her and comfort her, it just so happens that a photographer was taking pictures close by and accidentally caught the picture, thus leading to one of the most viral pictures from the whole riot, depicting beauty in chaos, also winning the best picture of the year award.
Biggest Natural Disaster
The earthquake that Japan suffered this year is one that will never be forgotten in the years to come, it was a grave tragedy. There is one beautiful thing to come from this tragedy though, how we saw the world coming together and embracing Japan with aid and volunteers and coverage, thus aiding the hurt nation of Japan and though they will be experiencing the repercussions of this earthquake in the years to come they are not alone in their fight for recovery, and that is always a beautiful thing to see happen.
Saddest Bankruptcy
This year Borders Group went out of business, thus we experienced the death of one the biggest book distributors in the United States. This is a significant loss because it shows us what the future might look like in a few years, and how the possibility of e-books being the only survivor being a possible outcome in the future. Another sad demise, at least to me, was Dippin' Dots I loved them and now who knows if they will be back or not, its unfortunate really.
Scientific Breakthrough
Though for the majority of the populace this might not mean much, the fact that the CERN scientists discovered a particle, Neutrinos, that travels faster than the speed of light, this is a huge deal in the future of physics and science as a whole. The amount of theories that will have to be modified because of this find and the possibilities that this find creates are astronomical, it is immeasurable, basically this is a very big deal.
Best End of the Year News
The return of the troops from Iraq was finally announced a few weeks back and we are excited to finally be done with our involvement in this conflict. We wanted to extend our gratitude for all those that fought and our condolences to the families of all those that fell in battle, war is never a beautiful thing and not something any of us enjoy. Let us pray that the future holds a time of peace, and that this next year will be one filled with resolutions throughout the whole world.
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And we've reached the end of this year's highlights, there were many other events that stood out to us and may other occurrences that we could have covered here, too many to count really. We hope you have enjoy reading our list and learned something new. Leave a comment with your favorites for this year bellow, and let us know what you thought.
