Miss Americana
Published January 31, 2020
Film info
- Title Miss Americana
- Director Lana Wilson
- Year 2020
- Run time 1hr 25m
- Genre Documentary
- Tagline Beyond everything you think you know
In this revealing documentary, Taylor Swift embraces her role as a songwriter and performer - and as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 0:35 | Never seen anyone do a piano duet with a cat before. |
| 2:30 | “I. AM. HAPPY.” |
| 5:28 | I had not anticipated we’d be seeing bods in this. Hooray for bods! |
| 8:12 | Am I crazy that I didn’t know the Grammys were THIS important? |
| 11:05 | “It’s gonna be 16 to 20 songs.” Nervous laughter. Yea, we could have shaved a few off there TayTay. |
| 17:21 | FFS Kanye. |
| 20:38 | Songs with no contemporary references. Huh. Apart from Polaroid, obviously. |
| 22:50 | “Shouldn’t I have someone I could call right now?” Oh Taylor. |
| 27:09 | OMG, Abigail is a real person, off of the songs and stuff! |
| 28:12 | Baby = Tamagotchi. |
| 31:15 | “There’s always some standard of beauty you’re not meeting.” |
| 32:13 | “We’re not doing that anymore, we’re changing the channel in our brain.” |
| 36:37 | Questioned Poppy podcasting in Beats but Taylor is recording in them so maybe that’s a thing now. |
| 40:07 | MAXXXXX! |
| 46:36 | “It’s not a small one.” Understatement of the century. |
| 47:56 | The cat backpack is RIDICULOUS. |
| 50:52 | Didn’t know about the Dixie Chicks stuff, jeez. |
| 54:39 | The producer is wearing a Friends jumper and so I’m on board. |
| 56:56 | “You don’t feel a sense of any victory when you win. Because the process is so dehumanising.” |
| 1:03:42 | Who are these disgusting men telling Taylor what she should think and what she should say. |
| 1:06:43 | So it’s not the end of the world, but where’s the dad to catch up on this? Nowhere. All the women being supportive. |
| 1:10:54 | God, that women have to reinvent and men don’t. HOW have I not realised this before? |
| 1:12:56 | Somehow understand her disappointment but also her expectations were high. Increasing voter turnout the way she did was still incredz. Her mum is right. |
| 1:16:50 | It’s slightly amazing to me how much of albums is recorded in pyjamas. |
| 1:21:40 | Might be the first time I’ve heard TayTay swear. Yea girl! |
Thoughts
For a while now, I’ve been wanting to include documentaries on Film Watch. There have been just a couple in the long distant past but not for years, and there are so many good docs out there that I want to watch, this seems like the only way to get them checked off the list.
And what a way to start, with Taylor Swift’s honest and revealing behind the scenes look at a tumultuous time in her life. It’s a really eye-opening piece and touches on lots of different areas: politics, music, feminism, eating disorders, family, loneliness, relationships, the media, everything!
Love or hate Taylor, and I’m sure many people will hate this, she’s at least being honest here. And a few things were brought up during this film that totally blew my mind - that women are always reinventing themselves! The songwriting process! That men (not all men) are just the worst!
I was a fan anyway, but this has upped my respect for Taylor even more. And kicked off the documentary portion of Film Watch in style!
Rating: 5 / 5
