Archive for ‘Media and comment’

November 22, 2013

The latch of innovative music

I’ve decided to make a comment on this video, not only because of the singer who, coincidentally, is the same one who sings in the first video I made a comment about, but because I’m really into all electronic music genres.

This genre in particular, which is a mix of different types of House music, was introduced to me thanks to different bands and artists such as Kaskade and Bob Sinclair. Disclosure is also known for the use of some post-dubstep, just like the very well known commercial band, The xx.

How did I get to this song? Since I’m a huge fan of European festivals, I was researching about a very interesting festival called Snowbombing. It’s a festival that, as its name says, is celebrated in the snow. I got so into it, I started watching videos and live performances until I got to Disclosure’s performance. The first song I listened to was Latch. Their music got to me in such a way, that today Latch is the most listened song in my computer.

Latch is an example of the innovative sounds this decade is showing us, like the mix of house and many other genres, which to me is impressive. Also, since they’re producers, they are creating music as DJs. Which means they basically are DJs. For me, just knowing they actually made that song on their own makes me love this “duo” even more. I’m a huge critic of these new pop singers who have the need of a whole producing team to make just one song. They have actually reached such a level of mediocrity, that they need to ask a DJ to produce a song, the same song they are proud of “making themselves”.

And that’s exactly what makes me love electronic music and every genre electronic has:  the level of technical and creative superiority producers have to create a song.

I’d like to finish this comment by calling this song a latch, the latch of innovative music only great producers can get to open.

José Didier Rincón 8C

November 17, 2013

The Butler

Cecil Gaines is waiting at the White house to meet the first colored president of United States, Barack Obama, something he couldn’t believe. That’s how The Butler starts. The movie is directed by Lee Daniels, written by Danny Strong, and featuring an amazing cast, including Oprah Winfrey as Gloria Gaines and Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines.

I liked this movie because it shows what African-Americans have been through. They couldn’t sit next to a white guy because the white people thought they had diseases and that they were less important. They saw them as just immigrants “in a white country”.

Cecil has a son who is part of the “rebels”, a group of black people who fought against racism in America. He was my favorite character because all his life he believed in a world with black and white people living in peace.

I completely recommend the movie, I learned a lot with it and I thought it was amazing. I leave you with the trailer, if you are interested in watching the movie, and an article about Barack Obama`s opinion.

Obama’s opinion on The Butler

Jorge Espitia 8C

November 13, 2013

Spider sent into another dimension

So this video is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a while. It’s about this spider that falls on this guy2s computer, so he decides to use a YouTube video to send it into another dimension.

That’s actually really clever. I would not be the way I handle things when I see a spider. If I were that guy, I would just scream and throw my computer away to kill the spider.

But I have to say I actually feel bad for the spider. What if you were just walking around and then suddenly you are in a tunnel with a lot of colors and shapes?

Check out the full video in case you’re interested. I hope you enjoy it much as I did.

Sebastián Rudas 8B

November 13, 2013

Open arms

“Open arms” is a song made by the band Journey. Every time that I listen this song it reminds me of great moments of my life. The intention of the song is to connect with the audience, so that when they are listening to the song they can fall in love with the lyrics and understand the story behind the melody.

The lyrics of the song talk about a guy who’s going through a really hard time and feeling lonely because he’s not with the one he loves. We also understand that this guy is reunited with the woman he loves and opens his arms to give her all of his love. This song transmits a really nice message for those who are in love. I really recommend this song because it is relaxing and it helps you to remember the best moments of your life.

Andrés Madero 8C

November 13, 2013

Don’t fight: celebrate

In the last month, a few people were killed just because they were on the street with the T-shirt of their football team. Apparently, they got into a fight with fans from another team and ended up dead.

I think that we don’t have to fight because of we’re from different teams. We have to live football in peace and be happy of the fact that Colombia is finally going to a World Cup after 15 years.

In this video they show how people in Colombia are scared of football fans who kill people just because of their T-shirt color. It also shows a good joke around a tragic subject.

Felipe Londoño 8A

November 12, 2013

Counting Stars

This song is interpreted by One Republic and it appears in their Album “Native”. One Republic is an American band, also known by songs like Secrets, Good Life, etc. The band is composed by Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown Eddie Fisher, Brent Kutzle; their music genre is Pop Rock and it was formed in 2003. This song was a great international success and it’s even used in The Voice in USA.

Ryan Tedder, the composer of the song, said that before he was famous, he was struggling to get enough money. He also said that he expected to get to the point where he would be able to stop counting money and instead, start counting something else, like stars. That’s why the lyrics are so good, they are quite poetical, the same as the rhythm that makes you want to hear the song many times. I really recommend you to listen to this song and try to understand how the composer felt.

Juan Sebastián Gutiérrez 8A

November 12, 2013

TNT strikes again

In order to launch the HD TNT channel in Belgium, they placed a button on a quiet square. Above the button, a sign that read “Push to add drama” helped the plot look even more startling. All they had to do was wait for someone to push it.

And TNT strikes again! Great way of launching a TV channel. You can notice it has an exhausting work behind the scenes but it was totally worth it. I was so amazed, I couldn’t help but just stare!

Juan Diego Páez 8B

November 12, 2013

A perfect team

This video is so great, because it shows the supernatural intelligence of an animal, in this case the horse. He seems to be playing with the bull. It’s impressive how the rider and the horse make a perfect team.

This isn’t as easy as it seems. You have to be very well prepared to do it because you are putting in risk the life of the horse and yours. The training with the horse takes place every day, because this is something which can’t be learned in two days.

In my opinion you need to trust in your capacity and in the horse’s. This is like a soccer match, you work as a team. If you are nervous, it will be dangerous because animals can feel what you feel. I love how the horse and the rider seem so peaceful together, while a really angry bull is trying to kill them.

Víctor León 8B

November 12, 2013

Possessed doll

The Annabelle doll is probably one of the most famous paranormal cases in the world. The doll was kept in secret for years by Ed and Loraine Warren, the married couple which is maybe one of the most recognized paranormal & demonology investigators in the world. The Annabelle doll is maybe one of their most terrifying stories.

The Annabelle doll was a gift from a mother to her nurse daughter who kept the doll on her room. The doll started to move and appear in different positions which scared the nurse. To clear up doubts she called a medium who told her that she had a little girl spirit which was asking for permission to live inside the doll, and they made their worst mistake: they conceded it. A couple of weeks later the doll started to have some aggressive behavior so the nurse panicked and called Ed and Loraine. It turns out it wasn’t a little girl spirit but a demon who was living in the doll.

I found this topic very interesting because it’s being very popular these days. I believe a lot that this exists and as Ed Warren said “Diabolical forces are formidable. These forces are eternal, and they exist today. The fairy tale is true. The devil exists. God exists. And for us, as people, our very destiny hinges upon which one we elect to follow.”

Santiago Romero 8C

November 11, 2013

Greatest guitar riffs in history


This video was made by the music enterprise Chicago Music Exchange and presented by one of the main channel’s guitar players. In 12 minutes, he passes through the greatest guitar riffs in the Rock n’ Roll history; from riffs interpreted by Johnny Cash, passing through epic bands such as Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix and ending with The Raconteurs and others who made riffs worth noting in the main history of Rock.

For myself, watching the main riffs that marked generations is exciting. I consider myself a rock lover and know very well most of the songs that are shown in the video; you can see how generations change and how chords are used and the style, speed and complexity of the riffs from the 50’s to the late 90’s. Personally, the best riffs and the ones that are more enjoyable are the ones created by 80’s Hair Metal Bands that controlled the USA during their time.

Hope you like the video and find it as interesting as I did.

Juan Andrés Rincón 8C

November 11, 2013

You Make Me

This video shows a spectacular late afternoon, with the immensity of the sea and its big waves, and the contrast with a big city. The construction of infrastructure, big buildings, avenues and bridges where one can observe the traffic.

The video reflects on how men change nature when constructing buildings, routes and bridges. It makes me think about how we’re taking care of the Earth.

The song does not have a lot of lyrics, but the music is calm and it makes me feel so inspired. I really recommend you this video; it’ll take you 3 minutes to watch it.

Leonel Riveros 8B

November 11, 2013

Tears in Heaven


“Tears In Heaven” is  a song composed by Eric Clapton in 1992, when his 4 years old son Conor died in an accident, falling from a 53th floor of a high building in Manhattan. This song won 3 Grammys in 1993 and was also a soundtrack of the movie “Rush”.

Through this song Eric Clapton express his feelings about the death of his son. I think the song helped him to recover from the pain, and also to console him.

The song talks about hope, recovering, being strong and carry on with life. This great composer finds a way to use the circumstances in his life to write songs, even if the circumstances are painful.

Juan David Uribe 8B

November 11, 2013

X- Men: Days Of The Future Past

The movie is a fiction movie, directed by Brian Singer. It will be shown on the 23th of May, 2014. The argument of the movie develops in events or facts of the future and past of the generation of mutants that will be captured in concentration camps, and most of the X-Men will be killed. The X-Men get together to fight for the survival of the mutants in two different times. They join their powers to the ones of “X-Men First Generation” in a battle that will change the past to save the future. They have to travel to the past and go to a specific event in 1973 to avoid and stop that catastrophe.

In my opinion this movie could be excellent, because it’s an action movie and also fiction movie. It has many special effects with a wonderful realism in its characterization. The director plays with the time frames and this will be an important factor to grasp the attention of the audience.

Juan David Uribe 8B

November 11, 2013

We want what we can’t have

Ben Haggerty, was born on June 19, (1983), in Seattle, Washington. He is a Hip-Hop rapper, known by his stage name Macklemore. Since 2000, he has independently released one mix tape, three EPs and two albums and significantly collaborated with producer Ryan Lewis. He has owned so many awards. His most sold album is The Heist, released on October 9, 2012. He is gay, and he expressed it in the single ¨Same Love¨.

In this song, he says a lot with few words. With this song he’s not just trying to tell to us about his life, he also is trying to make us see the truth behind the life you are living in this society. He also is trying to make us notice that some things are a dream.

What I think about the song is that it’s all true, everything he says is true. Society makes us want things, believe in things, do things. Like when the lyrics say “we want what we can´t have, community makes us want it”.

I love the whole video and song, but the part that I like most is the ending. After trying and doing everything for 100 dollars to buy a pair of shoes, the character finally gets them and brings them to school. He then sees that it´s just another pair of shoes.

Juan Pablo Barco 8B

November 11, 2013

Lebron James

He was born in Akron, Ohio on December 30, 1984 . He made a team with a friend of his neighborhood, which was the best of the nation.

LeBron was always the leader of the team; he was the heart of it. Some time passed and LeBron and the team grew. When LeBron was only 19 years old, he signed a contract with Nike for 90 million dollars and he started playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron played in this team for 7 years.

In 2007 the Cavaliers went to the final of this tournament for the first time. He made something that no one had done before, but the Cavaliers lost this final against the San Antonio Spurs.

In the next 2 years, LeBron stole the heart of the fans of Cleveland Cavaliers. He scored many points in his career, and his average was of 28 points per game during the 7 years he was in this team. But in the year 2010 he finished the contract with the Cavaliers and went to the Miami Heat.

He has achieved many different things in this team, like getting to the finals in 2007 and winning two championships. I think he is a really good player and the Cavaliers will never forget him.

Santiago Giraldo 8A

November 10, 2013

Se7en

Se7en is a thriller genre and black film about the 7 deadly sins. This story is based on a decadent, sad city, where it rains most of the time. The homicide detective William. R. (Morgan Freeman), is about to retire as a partner is assigned a young detective David Mills (Brad Pit).

The story turns around a serial murderer who seems to be choosing his victims according to the seven deadly sins of the Catholic Church: gluttony, sloth, lust, greed, pride, envy and wrath.

The movie is very good because the plot tumbles and the heroes of the story turn out to be something else. I would grade it a score of 90 out of 100.

Tomás Carrizosa 8A

November 10, 2013

Arjen Robben scores a goal in a final

In this video they show how one of the best players of the world scores a goal in the UEFA Champions League final. The goal was in the 89th minute of the match, giving him the championship.

Robben used to be a player who didn’t score in any final he play in. For example, the World Cup final with Netherlands against Spain, or the UCL final of 2012…

Finally he did score in a final. Not only that, but he gave the title to his team, Bayern Munich.

Felipe Londoño 8A

November 10, 2013

Justin Bieber misbehaving

In this video we can see that the artist Justin Bieber gets caught with a woman in his tour to Brazil. In the scene Justin is sleeping in his bed when this woman starts violating his privacy by videotaping him and uploading the video to the internet some hours later.

I think that this artist has the right to his privacy and has all the right to be upset with this video.

Now, I think a lot of fans will be disappointed of Justin for this and other behaviors he has had in the last days in America, like the graffiti he painted  in Bogota. There even is a rumor that says that he slept with a prostitute in Colombia, but who knows?

Samuel Silva 8C

November 10, 2013

We can make the world stop

These amazing recordings by the people who are sponsored by Gopro show us things that the athletes see while practicing these extreme sports. These are views that can only be seen with your own eyes during these activities. But they record these amazing shots to inspire other people to practice extreme sports and, of course, to buy the camera.

The music is made by The Glitch Mob, and I think it’s the best song there could be for these videos; it’s perfect. The song is inspirational and goes great with the slow motion fragments of the video. It is called “We can make the world stop”, and Gopro uses it in a lot of their videos. Also, a lot of other people have included it in their own videos.

Lucas Posada 8C

November 9, 2013

Amazing goal against Germany

This goal was scored in 1990 in the group phase of Italy’s World Cup. This was the first time Colombia went to an event of this sort. It was important because we needed a tie to qualify but in the last minute, Germany scored a goal. With this result Colombia would not pass. But then, Freddie Rincon scored and Colombia did qualify!

I find this video is really amazing. First, because I am a very big fan of soccer so when I watch this video I feel very excited and happy. I think that this goal can get excited any person from Colombia and of course, anyone who likes soccer. Second, this video could be the symbol of soccer and even the representation of sports in Colombia, because the match seemed to be lost, but it turned around in the final minute.

Alejandro Guerrero 8C

November 9, 2013

The Conjuring

This movie was very good, not only because of the way they tell the story but because the director has a real view of what Lorraine wants. This is based on a real life story. Lorraine is a strong girl who’s capable of talking to “another world” and fighting to save her family. At the beginning of the story, the cop didn’t believe there was a curse until the end, when he realized that it wasn’t “the air” that had scratched him… However if you don’t know enough about the topic, about how bad this is, that it is real and that you could get hurt, or panic, watching the movie could be a dangerous experience.

For example: a boy sees the movie; after, he gets interested in demons so he goes to play with a ouija board. He starts playing, he meets zozo (One of the most “powerful” demons) and then, gets hurt and goes crying to tell his mom. I don’t want to make a big discussion about you believing or not in demons and ghosts. However, I did this because I like the topic and because I do believe in them.

Jorge Espitia 8C

November 8, 2013

Double backflip by Travis Pastrana

On this video you can see Travis Pastrana doing a double backflip. Travis did the double backflip in 2006 in the X games tournament. He had never won a gold medal before.

He set two records: he won his first medal in the X games competition. He also did a trick that nobody had done before. This trick was thought for bicycles, but Travis worked a lot on this trick and he did it.

In my opinion, this guy is an idol for the freestyle drivers and for everybody because he did a trick that nobody had ever done before. With this, he teaches us a lesson: you can do anything you want, everything is possible.

Rafael Samudio 8A

November 8, 2013

Real Fruit Boxes

As an initiative for showing that their juice was natural, Camp decided to cram the real fruits into plastic molds the shape of the juice pack. They created real fruit boxes!

This is really creative and clever. They achieved what they wanted. The next time people are going to buy any packed juice, Camp Juice is definitively going to be the first product they’ll think of.

Juan Diego Páez 8B

November 8, 2013

Hanz Zimmer

Hanz Zimmer is a German film composer and music producer. He composed the soundtracks of The Lion King, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, The Dark Night, Inception and almost 100 songs for films.

This song is of the movie The Holiday. I really like this song because when you listen to the first note, you start feeling a lot of different emotions. Then you start to think about your problems and how to resolve them because this song really calms you.

I hope you enjoy the song as I did.

Santiago Mariño 8B

November 8, 2013

Far Cry 3

FARCRY3 Blood Dragon is part of the FARCRY franchise. FARCRY was originally released for PC as a FPS-RPG (First Person Shooter Role Playing Game) and the first generation of PlayStation and became one of the most selling games in the platform. Continuing the saga, the next titles didn´t continue the main plot but had the common factor of human mutations by mad scientists.

When FARCRY3 was released in 2012, it became the 3rd most selling game of the year and won plenty of awards. The aftermath was to release a DLC (Downloadable Content) for the game and add more time of gameplay with a completely different plot.

FARCRY3 Blood Dragon is an exceptionally entertaining game for every gamer that had part of its life during the early 90’s, it recovers most of the feeling of the games of that time.

The main story is about a Mk. 4 Super trained soldier, Sergeant Rex Power Colt that in 2007 (The future seen from the 80’s) is sent to an island with a threat, the Omega Force that is willing to create a nuclear war by using the blood and parts of a special breed of dragons called Blood Dragons.

In a nutshell, you, as Rex, are trying to stop this madness by improving your player and completing missions. For the interesting part, the colors of the game and the main plot are seen as the future from the 80’s: everything with neon lights, robots that are trying to murder you in cold blood, and a lot of old-school humor!

For the sake of it, Blood Dragon is worth to play in intent of countless hours!

Juan Andrés Rincón 8C

November 8, 2013

Through the Never

In this video we can see the trailer of the movie of Metallica. This concert was in Canada. I like it very much because the songs are so good.

Something amazing in the video is that it shows something different about each song. For example, in “Master of Puppets” some crosses appear in the scenario, the same that appear on the album. The images go perfectly with the songs, and that makes the show emotional and entertaining. I really recommend this movie. Hope you’ll like it.

Pablo Monsalve 8A

November 8, 2013

Elysium

This is a recently released movie directed and written by Neill Blomkamp. It shows a very realistic hypothetic future in which the Earth gets completely damaged by overpopulation and contamination so the richest people create a utopic society inside a space station, while the rest of humanity remains on Earth, where everyone is poor and sick.

I think this movie warns people about how the planet could end if we keep having a society  with extreme inequality and completely polarized conditions. The movie also has very good action scenes and special effects which makes it  interesting and entertaining. But one thing I didn’t like about Elysium is that the story goes on too fast, so people can’t understand it as much as they would like to. Anyways, I invite you to watch it and make up your own opinion.

Pedro Arbeláez 8B

November 8, 2013

Hall of Fame

The Script is a pop rock band from Dublin, Ireland. It is formed by Danny O’Donoghue (voice), Mark Sheehan (guitar) and Glen Power (drums). This video shows a family where the father is affectionate with his daughter while the mother is so angry with his son. These two brothers want to reach their own goals each. She wants to be a good ballerina and he wants to be a boxer. They have to face several obstacles but as the song says: with dedication and effort they reached their dreams.

The video is a reflection on how to build a profession. If you have some problems, don’t worry about it: we are in the absolute capacity to overcome them and get to be a part of the hall of fame. This song has great lyrics and it makes me feel so inspired when I listen to it. I really recommend the lyrics of this song.

Leonel Riveros 8B

November 7, 2013

Stupid girls

The video is about girls who are only focused in their sexuality and what other people think of them. Girls that get plastic surgeries and have serious problems with how they look. Actually this is what Pink is trying to say in the song. She appears in the video playing the role of each different type of girl: the ones who care and those that don’t. The video shows the girls that have expectations for life, but that don’t do a thing at all because they are women, and they have to be as society wants them to be. Because of this, most of them change.

Pink has valid reasons to do make this video. Today, society has a prototype of how girls have to be. Actually she talks of girls that grow up, thinking in a way that don’t permit them do anything with their lifes. The examples of women shown in the video is real, and I think that girls shouldn’t act like that because they are wasting the time of their life, thinking only on how they look and what others think about them, like if there were no other reasons to live.

Mateo Jaramillo 8A

November 7, 2013

Rogerio Ceni is awesome


Rogerio Ceni is a Brazilian goalkeeper. He is 40 years old, and he scored 112 goals in his life, which is amazing for a goalkeeper. He plays in Sao Paulo, and he was Brazil´s goalkeeper some years before.

I think that it is really amazing when a goalkeeper scores 112 goals. That shows that the goalkeepers not only have to be in the area, but they also can score goals and that is admirable.

Football is changing permanently, so it is important that the players discover new styles of play.  That way, football will improve in all the matches.

The conclusion is that he is one of the most important goalkeepers of the history.  He is a different goalkeeper. He is more special that the other players. Rogerio Ceni is a goalkeeper who scored more goals than some players who play in the position of midfielders or even in the front. That is just awesome.

Juan Camilo Rueda 8A

November 5, 2013

The curse of Chucky

This Prank video was published by BestVidu4u almost two months ago and it has almost reached the 800.000 views and 4.300 likes.

At the beginning of the video, we can spot the crew manufacturing the Chucky costume. It is made for a short person who can fit in a small costume.

When Chucky is ready, the crew placed him within 2 walls of a special glass on a bus stop. No one knows that he is inside there and it is really funny to watch how the people react!

At the beginning of each scene the lights blink and scary noises start to sound in the bus stop. Then Chucky runs off to the people with a knife in his hand!

My opinion is that people may get angry and take the situation to their own hands. That´s why they should give more protection to this little guy. On the other hand, It is really fun to watch! I think this video could get viral on the web and there will be imitations of it!

Samuel Silva 8C

November 4, 2013

Zombie Apocalypse

I like this video very much because this is one of the most important and waited upcoming games of the year. Tom Clancy’s “The division” is a massive online players game which consists in the following: you are a survivor in a zombie invasion and you have your clan with your friends to steal from supermarkets and other places with only one objective: survive to the zombie apocalypse.

What I like the most of this game is the realism, as the map of the game is the actual map of New York, and later it will be the entire United States. The game is a new way to show us how now we can be fighting in apocalypse scenarios with our friends thanks to technology. I think this game is going to become very famous among players.

Santiago Romero 8C

November 4, 2013

The other Falcao

This video shows some football skills performed by a footsal player from Brazil called Falcao. I think it’s great because this sport is harder than normal soccer, because it is played in a hard-court and the ball is heavier.

Also, this video is great because Falcao shows many tricks with the ball during a soccer match. The video shows Falcao juggling with his head and feet.

This video captures Falcao at his peak. It shows a moment in time when he was the best footsal player in the world. People considered him as the King of the footsal.

I invite you to watch this video and make your own opinion. Is it Falcao the King of footsal?

Salomón Namen 8A

November 4, 2013

La Perla

The title of the song is “La Perla”. It was written by Calle 13, who decided to make a remix with Ruben Blades. It is a hip hop song.

I really like this song. The song is dedicated to all the neighborhoods in Puerto Rico, but especially to the Perla neighborhood. The song talks about when he lived in la Perla. He gives us a description of the neighborhood, the scenerios that you can see and the people that you can find. I discovered this song because Calle 13 is one of me favorite music groups.

I invite you to listen to the song. Maybe the scenarios he talks about in the song are interesting to you.

Salomón Namen 8A

November 3, 2013

Ronaldo the phenomenon

In this video you can admire one of the best football players in history playing on all of his teams: Cruzeiro (Brazil), PSV (Holland),FC Barcelona (Spain), Inter de Milan (Italy), Real Madrid (Spain), and Corinthians (Brazil).

When I finished watching this, I was able to appreciate his great ability to make tunnels. He’s like the king of tunnels. This is a long video, but if you watch you will get to see a special player, a magician with a magnificent dribbling. Ronaldo used 9 shirts and was awarded with two Golden Ball awards in 1997 and 2002, FIFA’s best player in 1996, 1997 and 2002, mayor goal scorer in the World Cup, tying Pele! I look up at him as an Idol, I admire him.

Sebastián Mejía 8A

November 2, 2013

Goal celebration FX

This video is a very funny special effects video from soccer players celebrations aafter scoring a goal. It was watched 555.000 times in only three days! That’s a lot of views. Also it has a lot of likes, not only for the funny stuff but also for the creativity of the person who made this video. Hope you enjoy it.

Even though the celebrations aren’t real, they look fantastic. They’re very creative. Soccer players should be “proud” of this video.

Miguel Sánchez 8C

November 1, 2013

Being a Latin American

I really like Calle 13, because they talk about topics that are not common. Many times they criticize the Government or other social phenomena, with lyrics that are really easy to understand.

In this video, they show us how it is being a Latin American, the identity the Latin American people, with lyrics that are not totally direct, because they recur to metaphors. The video also shows images that are very well related with the lyrics. All these things make you think, what is it like to be a Latin American?

Well, in this video the Latin American is described as a hard working person. Also they are related to the agriculture and all the effort that the peasant families have to do every day. In conclusion, it’s a really good video, I recommend you to see it.

Sergio Párraga 8B

November 1, 2013

Colombian talent

This video is special because it shows some typical music, cultures and places from Colombia. It was filmed in many places of the country, from indigenous zones to Bogota’s downtown and everyone is singing one song at the same time. The song is produced by an NGO (non-govermental organization) called Playing for Change that has been producing songs all around the world and the only song filmed in just one country is this one, in Colombia.

I think that this is a very interesting video because it is made by a famous international organization that showed interest in our country, to show Colombian talent to the world through music.

Santiago Barrios 8A

November 1, 2013

Remi, the crazy french guy

This crazy French guy reenacts in this video some scenes of the movie Rocky 2, but in a quite unorthodox manner, like hitting meat or trying to catch bird or doing exercise in an elevator.

He likes to make videos like this and make people laugh. I think this is one of best videos he has filmed so far, because he does many crazy things like wrap toilet paper in his hand and start to train in a public bathroom . “Remi”, the protagonist of the videos, has continued to make more videos to amuse other people. He has more than a 50 videos doing crazy things with different costumes.

Santiago Giraldo 8A

November 1, 2013

Enjoy life

This song was the last hit of Marc Anthony, the Boricua singer. The song is characterized for being positive and has a lot of rhythm, so people love to dance it. It is a song that says that life is to be enjoyed; being sad or suffering isn’t good because inthe end, you will forget it.

I love this song because the singer has a perfect voice and it expresses a lot of feelings. Sometimes music brings back memories. In this case, this song reminds you of the bad things that have occurred and how you overcame through enjoying, dancing and singing. I think that this song is beautiful; it makes you happy. The more you listen to it the more you want to dance and enjoy the moment.

Víctor León 8B

November 1, 2013

Pogo

Pogo is a way of expression attending to loud music concerts. It’s not a dance, they say it started with punk music and it continued with branches of rock. In this event there are lots of people and this is why a large percentage of them seem to get hurt.

I find this activity very interesting. It sounds weird to express your emotions on a loud Rock concert. I think it’s dangerous and there is no need to be exposed to getting hurt but people do it because music arouses strong emotions. However, it still seems weird and interesting at the same time. Its also a good topic to discuss and investigate.

Gabriel Espinosa 8B

November 1, 2013

Pursuit of happiness

The title of this song is “Pursuit Of Happiness”. It was written by Kid Cudi who decided to make a remix with Steve Aoki. It is an electronic song.

I really like this song. It talks about a person that  doesn’t care about anything and who likes to be drunk and high. But this person is also on pursuit of happiness. I discovered this song because it’s the soundtrack of a movie that I like, about a party which goes out of control: too many drugs and alcohol.

I invite you to listen to the song, especially if you are in a party. And I invite you to see the movie “Proyect X” and make your own opinion.

Salomón Namen 8A

November 1, 2013

NACH

This song was composed by NACH, a rapper from Spain. He is one of the best rappers from that country, but before being called NACH, he was known as SCRATCH.

The song and lyrics talks about going to heaven as our dream. Imagine that there is no discrimination, there is no hate, no wars, just peace, regardless of color of the skin or our beliefs, we are all the same in heaven.

In my opinion, this is the best song he has composed. NACH, in general, is a good singer.

Daniel Calle 8A

October 31, 2013

Lavender Town Syndrome

This strange song theme appears in the games of Pokémon Red and Pokémon Green in Japan. It was created based on a rare illness and the horrible suicides of children between 7 and 12 years old, back in the 1996. First there were rumours ―which then became theories― saying that this theme music appears in the Lavender Town in those games. The music had extremely high frequencies that only children of that age could hear, because their ears are more sensible.

Almost two hundred children committed suicide (usually they did it by hanging themselves or jumping from enormous heights) after having developed all sorts of illnesses and afflictions. Those who didn`t commit suicide complained of strong headaches, supposedly for listening to the Lavender Town’s theme.

It’s difficult to describe this lugubrious song, because once you read this information it’s difficult not to think that you could jump out a window of a building. Most of the comments about this song say that after listening to the music, it stays in the head.  But some people say it is just a fake tale.

Anyway, is it real? Who knows? And most importantly, are you capable of listening to it? I invite you to try this Beta Version of the Lavender Town and make your own opinion.

Additional creepy information here

Jacobo Pinto 8A

October 30, 2013

Unsustainable

Muse is a rock band from Devon, Teignmouth. It is an alternative rock band and is often associated with space rock and progressive rock.Their music currently mixes sounds from genres such as electronic music, hard rock, experimental rock, classical music, rock opera and many others.

This particular song makes me think of a lot of things, for example, the chaos that we are currently causing. Muse are trying to tell us their own view of the world. After seeing this video, I understand what they’re trying to say: the world is in chaos, just because everyone is trying to be better than the others. Numbers are dragging us to our self-destruction and the economy of the world is unsustainable.

Just the name of the song gives me a lot to think about.

Juan Pablo Barco 8B

October 30, 2013

We will never know

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This is an amazing picture…

The first thing that comes to my mind is the catastrophe that could have caused the plane in case of having smashed into the building.

We will never know if the reflection of the plane on the Coca Cola bottle was a coincidence, if it’s photoshopped, if it was the last picutre that this man took in his life, or if the plane managed to rise and avoid the disaster.

What do you think?

Alejandro Calderón 8A

October 30, 2013

Killing elephants: confusing but interesting

If you watch this video for the first time, it may appear very confusing because it does not seem to make any sense. However, the song that goes along with the video is very important. For example, in a certain point the lyrics go “Overthrown one by one” (referring to elephants) and a woman with an elephant trunk slides through the floor. The guy who sings the song never talks about killing any elephants, but maybe he’s saying something similar, a metaphor or something in artistic terms.

In another part of the video, the guy who sings also plays the trumpet solo. Before that, we have seen many people in kind of a room which is falling apart, but after the solo, people are dancing, drinking and just being happy on the beach. No one is on the floor and no one is “killing elephants”. They are in the same room, where they were before, but this time everyone has an elephant trunk. I like the song and I think the video is somehow confusing, but very interesting if you try hard to understand it.

Juan Camilo Rueda 8A

October 30, 2013

R.I.P.D.

R.I.P.D is a recently released movie directed by Robert Schwentke. It talks about the story of a recently murdered police officer. After he dies, he joins the R.I.P.D, a police department that fights against the “undead” people. During the movie this man tries to find the man who killed him and why he did it. This movie is kind of similar to the Men In Black movies, because both talk about a police department that no one knows it exists, which fights against monsters and creatures that disguise themselves as normal people.

I recommend it because it’s a really interesting and funny to watch, but at the same time it doesn’t have a very common topic, which is very interesting. Watch it and make your own opinions.

Pedro Arbeláez 8B

October 30, 2013

A great concert

“Metallica: orgullo , pasión y gloria” was a concert of this famous group in 2009 in the Mexico City. This concert was so amazing, they released a DVD of the great night. It was one of the most exciting and historical concerts of this group. “Seek and Destroy”, a song from the album “Kill ’em all”, ended the concert. They made a version of this song which  was much longer and more emotive

I think it is a great way to end a concert. I find it very clever to play with the emotions of the audience in that way. This proves that this is definitely an extraordinary group, very important in the history of rock music. A great concert.

Gabriel Espinosa 8B

October 30, 2013

Cloudberry Kingdom

This Game is called Cloudberry Kingdom.  At first sight, it might look like normal platform game like Super Mario Bros, but once you play enough levels you will see how insanely hard it can get, to the point where it might look absolutely impossible to beat. However, none of these levels is unbeatable. Every sinlge of them has a way of beating them, but of course someone has to be really good to do so.

The game has five difficulties: easy, unpleasant, abusive, hardcore and masochistic. The game can be played with four people at the same time, and it has different modalities such as co-op bungie and more!

I think that this game is so much fun since every time you play, the levels will be different because they are randomly generated. Also, this is one of the games you can just pick up and play because of it has a simple concept and a smooth gameplay, making the multiplayer option even more fun. Once you manage to beat one of those insanely hard levels, I guarantee you will have the biggest feeling of self completion you ever had. That’s why I think you will hardly get bored of playing this game for a really long time.

Juan Felipe Motta 8A