Wednesday 10 July 2013

Top 5 (10/07/2013)

Week beginning: 10/07/2013 (UK Date)

5: Mumford and Sons Video

British folk rock band have released a new video for their latest single off of their album 'Babel'. The single is called 'Babel' and the video is shot in San Francisco and features the band appearing to multiply as the camera constantly turns around the room as the band members are playing varying instruments. The video is also in black and white as an artistic effect to show that they do not need colour to be interesting. The song itself slightly mirrors the story of 'The Tower of Babel', which is a Bible story which is about not trying to overstep the boundaries or trying to get too close to divine. It is a great song and the video is interesting so you should definitely go and check it out.

4: Monsters Go To Uni
Finally we have a Monsters, Inc sequel, or in this case prequel. The film is set before the happenings of the first film, and follows the story of how Sully and Mike meet. The relationship is rocky at first with Sully being the big jock on campus. Sully is seen as an arrogant bully, but the film shows how he changed and how the pair became friends. Another character that appears is Randall, who is Mike's roommate at university. This film will be one to watch and it is very suiting that the majority of people who watched Monsters, Inc when it was first released are now heading off to University. In the UK this film is released Friday 12th July.

3: 77 Year Drought Over
The British Wimbledon curse is over. We finally have a winner of the British Grand Slam, since Fred Perry in 1936. Andy Murray put himself in the history books by beating Novak Djokovic in the final of the Wimbledon Championships. Not only did he beat him, but he did so in straight sets, cementing his legacy in style. Murray has had a lot of momentum coming into these championships, with a Olympic gold medal and a US Open win under his name, so it was looking good at the start and then it only got better once the likes of Nadal and Federer had early exits. The win was a major moment in British sporting history and lets hope that this will spur on more sports people to go and win major titles.

2: The Ashes are back
For cricket fans this moment is very exciting because this is possibly the biggest event in the cricketing diary. For those non cricket fans the Ashes is a contest between England and Australia that has been going since 1882. It consists of a 5 match test series and the winner gets a small urn with ashes of a bail. The story between the actual ashes came about when Australia beat England on English ground for the first time in 1882 and a satirical obituary was written stating that English cricket was dead and it was to be cremated and taken to Australia. So begun the fight for the ashes with the loser having the representational ashes taken away from them. Funny fact for you though, the original Ashes themselves never leave England regardless of who win, because they are kept safe by the MCC, who claim that they are the rightful owners.

1: GTA V Gameplay revealed
Ok, this is the most exciting news to date in the history of the world; Rockstar have revealed the first ever gameplay of Grand Theft Auto:V. The gameplay itself looks absolutely amazing but what were we to expect. The features themselves are what make this game legendary, with the abilty to swap between any of the three main characters at anytime, the fact that each one has a special ability, the side games like tennis, gold and biking give the game an extra boost giving the person something other than missions to do. Other things that caught my eye were the ability to spend the money you have earned on tattoos, cars, houses and stocks, things that were present in San Andreas, the previous best game ever. Another thing was the ability to do missions your way, choosing how you want to execute them. And finally, the map looks amazing, the change from the rough area of East Los Santos to the luxurious hills and amazing mountain area. This is a game to own and cherish, and it comes out September 17th worldwide.