If judged by film standards, especially documentary standards, "Ms. America" should be a film that just passed.
It uses age as a clue to present to the audience the key events experienced by the artist named Taylor Swift, about her family and life as an ordinary person, about her talents and works as a singer, and about her beliefs and expressions as a public figure.
The content of the film takes into account the completeness and tortuousness. Even if there is a part of the plot to catch the horse, try to present it from a bystander's indifferent perspective. The expression of the film is a bit one-sided and thin, and coupled with the space limitation, the emotional presentation is not sufficient, and passers-by may be confused.
Her musical talent is almost the same as her beauty, which is easy to read. Exuberant and exposed talents, coupled with undisguised ambition, form a sharp personality charm. But no matter whether it is a musical style or a man, she has no firmness.
talent
Talent is to achievement as seed is to tree; the environment in which we grow up deliberately dilutes the importance of talent and is full of fake chicken soup that can be successful with hard work. But when we think about what we are best at in this world, we can find that these things are often an extension of talent.
As an artist who has released seven albums and sold more than 10 million single albums, he is the first artist who has won the Grammy Album of the Year award twice. He has successfully transformed from a rural village and achieved great success, both in appearance and With inner talent, Taylor can afford the term "beautiful".
Taylor's talent lies in melody and tune, which is almost what she is best at. The extremely pleasing melody and catchy tunes make it impossible for you to refuse the circulation of such songs in your mind.
Even if you haven't listened to it for many years, when the current performance is played again, you will instantly remember when you entered the chorus, which lyrics will appear several times, and what is the difference between the two paragraphs before and after.
This most advanced "brainwashing" mode directly crosses your thinking barrier, making you unable to resist and being captured by her. What's more terrible is that the melody and tune are not restricted by language and words, they are universal.
But this does not mean that the lyrics are shoddy. On the contrary, Taylor has superb perception and expression skills. He is good at recording his own emotions in daily life and changing them into rhyming lyrics. This is from the end of the documentary when she wrote "Only The Young". "The bridge section of the lyrics can be seen.
Let's not underestimate this ability. After all, the trivialities of daily life often obliterate the passion for creation. How many people can write well in their diaries.
Taylor in the rural period, his first album of the same name was still a little immature, but "Picture To Burn", "Teardrops On My Guitar" and "Our Song" were already up to the standard in terms of audibility.
The second album "Fearless" took her to the first peak of her career. Not only did she have excellent works such as "Love Story" and "You Belong With Me", but also "White Horse". Love poems for girls.
Even the "The Best Day" written to my family was very refreshing (it was 2008, and "little refreshing" is still a very beautiful word). But even with this album, she still only has a high reputation in the country music circle.
In the "Speak Now" period, "Mean", which responded to the grabbing incident, and the breakup "Back To December", took advantage of the gossip news to get her out of the circle all at once. Many fans started paying attention to her from this album.
In my opinion, "Sparks Fly" in the album is the most beautiful song in the whole album and the most suitable for live singing, because the chorus and the previous part are clearly cut, highlighting the climax, and there is no continuous lyrics. Play. In addition, some clues can already be seen from this album-she is going out of the village.
A series of works after leaving the village, such as "Red", "Fanfanfan" and "Long Long", have meaning to Taylor, which is roughly equivalent to "the countryside encircles the city".
In this album, Taylor did not completely abandon those country music techniques; on the contrary, whether it is the selection of instruments or arrangements, it is still based on country music, but some of the songs are mixed with electronics, rock and so on.
Facts have also proved that if the melody is good enough, the barrier between country music and pop music will disappear. She succeeded.
Known as the "special master" of "1989", almost no one will deny its quality and commercial value; this album is definitely driven by capital, technology, and manpower to excavate Taylor's talent to the limit. Even in the 2014-2015 years when Diva was fighting, this album had the qualifications to be number one.
The super-popular playlists "Blank Space", "Shake It Off", "Wildest Dreams", "Style", etc., have a high degree of vocalization, and almost every song can be pulled out to "play a wave".
In an album of this level, audibility is already the most basic requirement; the arrangement of the melody, the use of instruments, the connotation of the lyrics, and Taylor's own state are rare and very well-rounded.
The sixth chapter album "Reputation" encountered "Waterloo". If you only look at sales, this album is not a failure, you can even say that the results are not bad, but whether it is word-of-mouth response or awards, it is really not worthy of the name Taylor.
Although I personally think that this is actually a very meaningful album, it is inevitable that it is also a poorly completed album. The melody is not excellent, and the arrangement has even overwhelmed the melody itself. Compared with her last album, it always gives me a sense of rush to make up my homework on the last day of the winter and summer vacations as a child.
Until the return of "Lover", although I didn't listen to much of this album, the two main songs were "Lover" and "Me! "You can find that Taylor’s talent has once again appeared; and the super-popular "You Need To Calm Down" has also issued a "high decibel" on the road to equal rights.
reputation
Critical critics will not give positive reviews just because the song is good, and fans will not stay away from it just because it is pleasing to the ear. The charisma of an artist is a net bag to gain fame. In an art world that is diverse, rich, and without correct answers, individualized expression is even necessary.
She longs for success, which has never changed; she clearly knows her strengths and conditions, and she is not afraid to tell the world. She will make full use of all opportunities and materials to pave her own way.
Before his debut, he was ridiculed in isolation on campus; he was awarded a prize when he was young, and suffered the humiliation of Kanye's robbing of the microphone; he rose to fame and was criticized by the outside world with many boyfriends, but the dating time was not long; among the famous, a song "Bad Blood" and fruit The sister yelled in the air; the recording broke, and the social network was hacked by snakes; and the copyright dispute made her own work unable to sing by herself.
Every dispute and conflict was either written into the song by her, or simply put on the stage, or launched a battle of public opinion. Taylor can always find a great angle to cut into the event and turn it into a career booster. With such boldness and cleverness, there is another spokesperson in the Chinese music scene-Jolin Tsai.
There are always a lot of troubles in life. As a public figure, Taylor's negative news and emotions are often given a lot of attention. But in essence, this is no different from the annoying things you and I have encountered in life.
Who doesn't want to be like Taylor or Aunt Mei, with enough talent and ability to face conflicts and heartbreaks, but at the same time express them in an artistic form, let alone gain on this basis Fame and fortune.
So I like the "sharp" Taylor very much, and I really envy her. Anyone who says that they are isolated in school must be self-reflection; whoever says that they are robbed of the microphone must be forgiven; whoever says that there are many boyfriends must be humiliated as sluts; whoever say that female singers must Love each other; whoever says to be hacked by the whole network must be low-key and avoid.
Faced with all these things, Taylor uses the most slay attitude, always being able to respond directly and simply.
swing
Who said that an artist must be firm?
The story we are accustomed to hear is that the talented but unsatisfied artist struggled on his own path and finally succeeded. From firmness to success, an absolutely correct value chain has almost been formed.
But the story came to an abrupt end in the first stage. What we have never seen is that after a few years or even a few months, the artist fell into a muddle, and the eulogized "firmness" failed faster than hyaluronic acid.
Taylor showed a kind of mellow swing, not only a compromise and adaptation to the ever-changing business society, but also the adjustments he must make to please himself. When country music is at its peak, then I will try to pop; the anger and darkness of "Reputation" are not mature enough, then I will switch back to the good ones.
And on the way to please yourself, probably only Xiao Yaxuan can fight the first, and they are nothing more than an ordinary love genius.
It is guessed that Taylor should belong to the type who lacks sense of security and self-confidence, and needs to be affirmed by the outside world. This kind of deficiency is difficult to heal from the root. It needs to rely on applause and honor to build a strong exterior to protect its fragile heart.
This also gave a certain explanation for her swing. She needs to constantly change herself in order to chase the public and chase awards.
Such an attitude is more in line with the living conditions of the general public, and it is even more unique in China. Taylor should be regarded as the second after Avril with a large number of fans in China; and different from other Diva, Taylor's fan composition also shows an unprecedented diversity, straight men, straight women, LGBTQ all-encompassing.
However, this kind of swing shows the tension and anxiety in Taylor's heart. While giving her the ability to control the trend of the trend, it also insulates her from the word "relaxation", which hinders the expression and pouring of her true personality. It just confirmed that sentence, all the gifts given by fate have already been secretly marked with prices.
Talent is both a gift and a shackle, which means that it is difficult for you to "easily" succeed in areas other than talent.
If it goes well enough, no one would be willing to exchange negative news for reputation; and once they taste the sweetness of swing, can they still bear the loneliness that one day is not above the tide. Miss Americana, we will see.
Author | Little Panda; Official Account | Seeing Death in Movies
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