Elizabeth: The Golden Age

Is a 2007 sequel to the 1998 film Elizabeth, directed by Shekhar Kapur and produced by Universal Pictures and Working Title Films. I think the movie was made so that it will emphasize: the image of the Virgin Queen, the fervor with which he ruled and was committed to his country. The only problem with this movie, in my opinion, is that to attract attention of the audience, many historical facts were changed, which distorts the knowledge of history. Its lead Cate Blanchett has been reported as saying: "It's terrifying that we are growing up with this very illiterate bunch of children, who are somehow being taught that film is fact, when in fact it's invention". Some of the simpler fictions are:

-      -Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, says, "We're losing too many ships." In reality, not a single English ship was lost during the battle.

-      -The film depicts Elizabeth being advised by Dr John Dee. Historically, Dee was travelling the continent throughout the period depicted and did not return until more than a year after the defeat of the Armada. Elizabeth's actual main advisor and chief minister, Sir William Cecil, is omitted from the film altogether.

-      -The lady-in-waiting, Bess Throckmorton, in fact became pregnant with Walter Raleigh's child in the summer of 1591, three years after the defeat of the Armada, not immediately before.

-      -When Sir Walter Raleigh entered the Elizabethan court, the sovereign was about 53 years old. So it could not be as fascinating as Cate Blanchett has 38 years. Nor is it possible, therefore, that he received numerous suitors in order to marry and have children, as shown at the beginning of the film. In fact, Erik of Sweden annulled his marriage proposal after her trip to England was interrupted by the death of his father in 1560, when Elizabeth was only 27 years old. Not to mention that Erik died the same year 1577, well before the date on which we placed the film. Something that also happened to Ivan the Terrible in 1585. And on the other hand, Carlos II of Austria was not yet a teenager in 1585 but he was about 45 years old and was married with eleven children responsible man. These scenes, however, did indeed occur at the beginning of the Reign of Elizabeth.

So, this taught me that after seeing a good movie I should investigate more about the author, interesting facts and obviously also about the origin and veracity of the film.

In an interview, Shekhar Kapur, director of the film answered ​ the following question:

Would you define this is as historical fiction or historical fantasy?
“I would describe all history as fiction and interpretation. When I just finished this film, somebody sent me a script of Mary Queen of Scots. I read it just for the interest of it, and it was a completely different interpretation of history. Elizabeth is an absolute bitch and Mary of Scots is this great romantic novel being. Now you ask the Irish, and they have a totally different aspect of it. Ask any Catholic and they’ll give you a totally different aspect of history.”

This makes me realize that the director wanted to give to the history his own interpretation, regardless of how reality was, as different countries have different visions of what was the Elizabeth's reign.

Finally, I want to leave a very interesting video that sparked my doubt about the history we have been taught. We all can have a different perspective of what we see and hear, we should not be influenced, so we always have to investigate more... Unfortunately is in Spanish, but I hope you like it, share opinions with me.

Latinoamérica 

I chose this song because it reflects the local beauty in which we live and indicates clearly of that WE MUST NEVER FORGET WHICH OUR ROOTS ARE.

We belong to different countries, we speak different languages, but our blood is what makes us brothers.

"I am Latin America, a people without legs but that walks"

I Ain't Second To None

When I was a kid, my parents gave me a DVD with the Michael Jackson videos. I would watch it every single day. I loved them all, but this one stood out for me and became my favourite instantly.

From the lack of communication in the family to the different cultures of the world, this video is all about respect and equality. To think about the other as the same as you, and the world as one.

It shows us distinctive cultures and races from around the world, not indicating any as superior to others. Not only it encourages acceptance to others but to ourselves as well. "I ain't second to none" sings Jackson to point that our status has no association with the colour of our skin.

It also makes an allusion about the Ku Klux Klan uniform when saying "I ain't scared of no sheets, I ain't scared of nobody", the message is for us to speak up whenever there is an injustice, to truly believe no one should hurt us in any way and to fight for our rights and our beliefs, obviously as long as these are not detrimental to others.

Do you think racism has decreased within the years? Is there an opposite side of this? People who feel inferior because of their race?

The music Revolution

The music revolution

How many times do we listen to "The Beatles"? Undoubetly many times, but ... How many times do we   really pay atention into the lyrics?  


"Across the universe" is a movie that use the whole Greatest Hits of The Beatles.
Jude (Hey Jude) is a man that get bored of the politic system in England, so he decides to travel to USA to look for his dad. In the way he meet the Cardigans brothers, Max (Maxwell's Silver Hammer) and Lucy (Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds), and they becomes into travel partners in New York. When he will meet to the young and misfits Prudence (Dear Prudence) also Sadie ("Sexy Sadie" Janis Joplin), Jojo ("Get back" Jimmy Hendrix), Dr. Robert (Doctor Robert), between others.
This film show us the true story of the 60's meanwhile the music of The Beatles sounds in the Radios. 

In this movie the songs shows a story, that make us think and pay it attention to the songs.  I give you a invitation to see this movie and get excited :) 

When you're just One

Have you ever wondered that if you're just a single student in your class, in your campus, in your entire University, you are even less than One in, for example, War?
Well, in the song that goes by the same name, wich is a classic of the band "Metallica", Written by James Hetfield (Voice) and Lars Ulrich (Drums) they put you in the perspective of a fallen Soldier that wanted to serve his country, but encountered a Landmine that made him lost everything (I don't want to get into details, but he was just a torso with a tube that feed him... rough) and just wanted to die. He lost so much in War, it doesn't matter what country he came from, what were his likes or dislikes, what was his religion, or his political inclination. He just wants to stop breathing.
He can't see, can't eat, can't walk, tied to machines that make him be... sorry, couldn't resist quoting the song.

It really sounds tough the way it is shown via lyrics, but it really attracted me how the song shows you and wants you to see (hence, why the message or song exists in the first place) how, in conflicts or wars, it doesn't matter who you are, what you are or what you want, you're just there, fighting and basically praying to any God to help you live, not the next day, but the next hour. And most important, you're nobody, you're just a human being, you're not American, Indian, Affrican, or Russian, you're just One human. You don't have a culture, you're just there, doing nothing but defend a culture that in the end, means nothing.

Well... What else to say, when it's about War, I think everyone should understand it on the same way, weather it's on One side (The nurse) or another... (The soldier)... and that would be it, I could rant a lot more, but I think I've made my point...  By the way, yes, the video is ugly as hell. Here's a live version of it, wich is cooler, lol

Cool scenery, Uh? Hope you liked the song and the entry... funny fact, the song appeared in Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock as One of the last songs in story mode... you had to play it in Hell... okey that's it take care bye bye

Do not follow the current !

HELLO EVERYONE : D I would like to present you to "Babilonia" by Morodo. This is one of my favorites songs, because Morodo says thing that i considered very important, for example he says that your life is already programmed, you born, go to school, go to college, get a girlfriend, get married, have a son and then die. But he also says, "Do not follow the current", make your own life, you are the owner of your life, no one can say to you what to do. Some people might understand different this song, probably they just focus in the first part, but don't do that ! You have to listen carefully the second and most important part. 

I think this song gives you a very important value, and that value is FREEDOM!.

"Tu mandas en tu Vida"

Someone of us could say that feel respect and love for the other people, but...How many of us feel the real love for people who doesn´t belong to our social circle?

Is the biggest question because all of us never feel a complete empathy for all the world.
 The next song talk about this: How the people is having a bad relationship with the others who don't participate in their social circle.

What is the relation with the Lesson? It's easy, the lyric of song teachs to you how you have to be with the other people. This song show you how is the society today, and what things are needed to make a better world.
I really don´t like people who is not sociable with the people who is alone. We have to open our hearts an let them get inside there.

¡¡Be the change and break the barrier that don't let us share with all people!!