I've always enjoyed going to the movies but I think 2008-2009 really made me a big film fan. It helped that interest really came about when I was in my freshman year of HS (really the big start of someone's journey to "find themselves" I guess) and coming off of films like Iron Man, The Dark Knight, Wall-E, and Gran Torino really made me start to gain interest in the film industry like never before.
And yeah, 2013 hasn't actually been the best year for me for various reasons but as far as moviegoing this year things have been really good which definitely helps.