Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour

I'd never really paid attention to Taylor Swift until I saw a documentary about the album she recorded during the pandemic. Her thoughtfulness and talent were a revelation.

And then ... I watched this! Just an amazing display of talent by everyone involved. The stage production had, for me, the same feeling as evoked by those amazing opening night spectacles they always put on at the Olympics.

I utterly enjoyed the whole film and never felt impatient for the entire 3 hours (in itself an accomplishment!) The music everyone else seems to have memorized was mostly brand-new to me, and thoroughly enjoyable. What a musician and lyricist!

In short: Taylor Swift blew me away.

I didn't know what to expect as I am an older guy out on a date with my wife. We first noted that every girl was dressed up and was just so happy. When the film started, there was an excitement I've never experienced. Everyone was so happy. The film started and we soon realized this would be different than anything we've experienced. As soon as the music started, every girl in the theater started to sing. And, I mean sing loud. We looked at each other and wondered if it was just the first song. Nope. It wasn't the first song as it would be every single song after that. I've never experienced anything like this in a theater. It was so much fun and highly recommended.

I am hardly what I would consider to be in the "Taylor Swift" demographic. A man past 70. But a female friend of mine liked it, and I like music so I went to see it tonight.

This is called the "Eras Tour" because the 3 hour show is divided into the various eras of her songwriting, with different stage sets and dress for each "era".

I read a few weeks ago, in the WSJ of all places, a bit about her tour - requiring 50 semis to carry all of the stage equipment from city to city. I was thinking just of the logistics and of all the people "behind the scenes" who put all of this together.

When you see the show, you wonder how they could do all of this in 50 trucks.

This was filmed at the last stop of her tour, the Sofi Stadium in Inglewood, CA.

It was sold out.

The visuals are spectacular, the costumes, sets, and of course her music.

And you are right on stage with her.

It isn't simply a recording of the show with 2 or 3 cameras angles but a very well thought out production and with a mystery to me, not an external camera in sight as you see various angles of the massive stage.

Very well done in all respects.

I mildly-enjoy one or two songs from her music (kinda of)... a friend dragged me to this. She's so beige. There is nothing exciting about her or her music. Every song sounds exactly the same. SO BORED! Please be more original. I am not a hater. But her ego is clearly inflated. Everyone is clearly entranced and so involved in her multiple boyfriend drama like she's your BFF. Get over yourselves. She doesn't care. This is just a money making grab and people are so into it. It's like a cult. It's sickening. Why waste the time? Just watch it for free in 2 weeks when the ratings crash and it goes to some free streaming service.

My wife is an ENORMOUS Taylor Swift fan and we've been trying to get tickets to see this concert for months. Suffice to say, when tens of millions of people across Canada are also trying, it's not very easy. Taking her to see this was a treat, even if our theatre was kind of quiet and lame. We genuinely expected more of a concert vibe, but unfortunately, even the amazing staff at our cinema, who tried their hardest to hype people up, couldn't do it.

To say that this concert really fits the cinematic experience would be an understatement. You don't have to love TS (although, 17 years of making music, there has to be a couple songs you know...admit it), but this concert does a phenomenal job of showcasing what makes her special. The sets, the outfits, the distinct visual and sonic style of the Eras...let's just say, the whole room shimmers.

Taylor is an incredible performer and has amazing stage presence. She simultaneously feels like a a girl sitting on the bleachers and trouble as soon as she walks in. Her outfits gleam in the Los Angeles night and she commands the room in a way few artists do. For the film specifically, the cinematography is honestly fantastic and not only makes you feel as it you're on stage with her, but allows you take in the enormity of the moment too

Don't what else to say, if you're a Swifty, you belong in a theatre watching this thing. If you're not, you'll be enchanted to meet her.

(And yes, this concert did what all great concerts do. Make you appreciate the artist even more. I'm a soft Swifty now.)