Well at the risk of sounding incredibly simple minded I can honestly say that I liked the new Taylor Swift movie. Laura’s mom had tickets and invited me to go. The movie was like a companion to her also newly released album. When I first saw the title and cover I made a judgment that she had finally sold her soul to the music industry and decided to sexualize herself like so many other girls do in the business. I was done with her.

But then then there was this movie so I read some reviews first. People said the album was disappointing and had many not nice things to say about it. Having on seen the cover and promotions, as well as only listened to one song, I have to say that I agreed. But for whatever reason I liked the movie. As she explained the story and meaning behind the songs I found myself thinking this wasn’t as bad as they made it out to be.

Like, not every album, or even song for that matter, has to be this un-topable Shakespearean masterpiece. She actually sounds happier than she has in the past few albums and like she’s finally finding some healing following her many and various love hurts. Her cover was dramatic and edgy precisely because she is a showgirl. Most of the songs were inspired by things she went through on the Eras tour in her regular life.