La Vie Not Rose

I’ve never considered myself a #Swiftie at all, but this is a good documentary for any pop culture fan, though it’s a very tailored one; even if we see her at her lowest (artist crisis due to a non-critically acclaimed album), there’s still something that doesn’t feel transparent, meaning THIS is the version she wants us to see and believe from her.

Nevertheless, now I understand why she is at the top, and she’ll continue being there, even if I don’t connect with all of her music catalogue because of her persona (which actually shouldn’t interfere with me liking the music, but hey, #millennialproblems…)

It’s great to see her professionalism and determination from a very young age up to this day; there is no doubt that she is a great performer and a super creative person, I applaud her the fact of accomplishing so much being only driven by her desire to sing, it’s inspiring (and it should be for all these teens who project their future-selfs only as “youtubers”).

On the other hand, her staff and even her parents, don’t come out that safe from it; why would she have to ask and consult with them her political preferences and even ask for forgiveness before speaking out loud about them (because it would crash with her goodie-goodie image)? She’s 30 years old now, but I guess that it’s a consequence of being so good as an artist that it becomes challenging to be also that great as a human being; I see she tries to achieve both, which seems exhausting.

Give yourself a break Taylor, you’re too good. We know it, and you should too.