Pirate Jet posted:

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She should have done a song from Cats (2019), in fact Cats should have been an Era and Taylor should have been dressed as her cat (Bombalurina). On this I am unshakeable.

Otherwise, gosh Taylor does go up and down an awful lot on that stage lift. She never stops. There's an inherent tension with this kind of film where the artistic design has gone into the staging which is then dulled or elided by the camera work, which even with the best intentions isn't always in tune with it. There's multiple shots where the stage changes while the shot is static and it's weird every time, but to fix it would probably mean losing the 'real life show' conceit.

The staging is fantastic though, as you might expect. Taylor Swift dances on a huge LED promenade in front of an LED stage to make the Mandolorian weep, the whole design of which changes (and is supplemented by a variety of stage objects and costuming for Swift and the dancers) for each Era. It's a huge undertaking and what was presumably a slick operation live is made almost seamless by the addition of movie magic.

The teenage kids in the theatre went absolutely loving nuts for the critically maligned Reputation, which I've always had a bit of a soft spot for anyway. 1989 was the highlight, as you might expect, and also had the only camera work bold enough to make Swift look like a giant astride the world of men. Odd given that a later song has that exact image explicitly. The 'Eras' conceit means it all has to end with the most recent album rather than the biggest hits, but by that point I was getting a little sleepy anyway so hey-ho. A good time was had by all.

oh Taylor has a lightsaber at one point btw so this is a Star War now.