Taylor Swift Fans Revel in ‘All Too Well' Film Lyrics, Clues
Taylor Swift's fans know how to look for careful clues and Easter eggs in her lyrics and music videos, so anticipation was high when the pop star dropped a short film going deeper into her romantic life on a fan favorite song.
The 13-minute “All Too Well: The Short Film,” did not disappoint. Its release Friday night came soon after Swift debuted her expanded and re-recorded album “Red (Taylor's Version)," which includes a 10-minute extended version of “All Too Well.”
Ahead of a fan screening, Swift told The Associated Press she decided to record a longer version of the song and make a mini-movie because of its popularity with followers.
“This is all about what the fans have turned this song into,” Swift said on the red carpet. “It was never a single, never had a video, it never had a visual element to it, but they pretty much created their own imaginary cinematic universe for it, so this is just me following through on what they started and what they told me they wanted.”
“Red” is a classic Swift album, with the original 2012 release featuring hits like “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” and “22.” The superstar directed the “All Too Well" short, which stars stars Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien.
Packets of tissues that read “All Too Well” were handed out to the fans to use if needed.
Inside, Swift greeted the audience with “It's been awhile.” She then granted permission for any emotion the film may stir up. “You and I are used to concerts,” Swift said. “We're used to feeling how we feel and being vocal about how we feel, when we feel it. Just do that, feel your feelings. We've provided tissues. You do not need to be stoic, serious, or anything you are not,” she said.
In the movie, Sink and O'Brien play out the fun and romance of a new relationship, problems and hurt feelings creep up, and their eventual breakup.
A highlight begins with a dinner scene as O'Brien's character holding court as the guests laugh. Sink reaches for O'Brien's hand and he drops it. What follows is an approximate three-minute break in the music for spoken dialogue as they argue while washing dishes. O'Brien tells Sink she's making something out of nothing for being upset, prompting the audience to gasp and boo.
Swift explained to The AP that this part of the film is “not an autobiographical moment at all” but was ad-libbed.
“I think you can tell a lot about people when you see them fight,” she explained. “So we wanted to have a big argument. They knew what the argument was about, what the catalyst was. This was something that was created for the film.”
After the screening, Swift brought O'Brien and Sink out before the audience. “I'm sorry about that,” O'Brien joked about his behavior on screen, winning the crowd back in his favor.
Swift also performed an acoustic version of “All Too Well” for the room as she strummed her guitar.
The new “All Too Well” was a top trending item Friday on Twitter, with fans reveling in the juicy details of the additional lyrics.
Although Swift hasn't talked about who the song is about, Swiftie sleuths have targeted actor Jake Gyllenhaal as the likely beau who broke her heart years ago.
Swift has been re-recording her first six albums because her original masters were sold by her prior label and she wanted to create new masters that she could own herself. “Red (Taylor's Version)” was released Friday with an expanded 30 total songs, including duets with Ed Sheeran, Chris Stapleton and Phoebe Bridgers.
“I'm getting to look back on this music and just see music and see art and see experiences I've had in concerts,” said Swift of re-recording her music. “It was mine and now it's really shared between me and the fans and that's what I have really taken away from this experience.”
泰勒·斯威夫特的粉丝们陶醉在“一切都很好”的电影歌词和故事情节中
泰勒斯威夫特的歌迷知道如何在她的歌词和音乐视频中仔细寻找线索和复活节彩蛋，因此当这位流行歌星在歌迷最喜欢的歌曲中投放一部深入了解她的浪漫生活的短片时，人们的期待很高。
13 分钟的“一切都很好：短片”并没有让人失望。周五晚上，斯威夫特推出了她的扩展和重新录制的专辑“Red（Taylor's Version）”，其中包括一个 10 分钟的“All Too Well”扩展版本。
在粉丝放映之前，斯威夫特告诉美联社，她决定录制更长版本的歌曲并制作一部迷你电影，因为它在粉丝中很受欢迎。
“这就是粉丝们把这首歌变成了什么，”斯威夫特在红地毯上说。 “它从来不是一个单一的，从来没有视频，它从来没有视觉元素，但他们几乎为它创造了他们自己想象的电影世界，所以这只是我跟随他们开始的事情和他们告诉我的他们想。”
“Red”是 Swift 的经典专辑，2012 年发行的原版专辑包括“We Are Never Getting Back Together”和“22”等热门歌曲。这位超级巨星执导了由萨迪·辛克和迪伦·奥布莱恩主演的“一切都很好”短片。
印有“All Too Well”字样的纸巾包会分发给粉丝，以备不时之需。
在里面，斯威夫特向观众打招呼：“好久不见。”然后她允许电影可能激起的任何情绪。 “你和我都习惯了音乐会，”斯威夫特说。 “我们习惯于感受自己的感受，并在感受时直言不讳。就这样做，感受你的感受。我们提供了纸巾。你不需要坚忍、严肃或任何你不是的东西，”她说。
在电影中，辛克和奥布莱恩演绎了一段新恋情的乐趣和浪漫，问题和伤害的感情逐渐蔓延，以及他们最终的分手。
一个亮点开始于晚宴场景，因为奥布莱恩扮演的角色在客人们大笑时主持法庭。辛克伸手去拿奥布莱恩的手，他却把它放下。接下来是大约三分钟的音乐休息时间，他们一边洗碗一边争论。奥布莱恩告诉辛克，她因为心烦意乱而无中生有，这让观众们倒吸一口凉气。
斯威夫特向美联社解释说，这部电影的这一部分“根本不是自传式的时刻”，而是即兴创作的。
“我认为当你看到人们打架时，你可以告诉他们很多事情，”她解释道。 “所以我们想大吵一架。他们知道争论的内容是什么，催化剂是什么。这是为电影创作的东西。”
放映结束后，斯威夫特带着奥布莱恩和辛克出现在观众面前。 “我很抱歉，”奥布莱恩开玩笑说他在银幕上的行为，赢得了观众的青睐。
斯威夫特还在弹奏吉他时为房间演奏了原声版本的“All Too Well”。
新的“All Too Well”是周五推特上的热门话题，粉丝们陶醉于额外歌词的多汁细节。
尽管斯威夫特没有透露这首歌的主题，但斯威夫特侦探已经将演员杰克·吉伦哈尔定为可能是多年前让她心碎的情人。
斯威夫特一直在重新录制她的前六张专辑，因为她的原始母带被她之前的唱片公司出售，而她想创作自己可以拥有的新母带。 “Red (Taylor's Version)”于周五发行，共有 30 首歌曲，包括与 Ed Sheeran、Chris Stapleton 和 Phoebe Bridgers 的二重唱。
“我开始回顾这些音乐，只看到音乐，看到艺术，看到我在音乐会上的经历，”斯威夫特在重新录制她的音乐时说。 “这是我的，现在我和球迷之间真正分享了它，这就是我从这次经历中真正学到的东西。”
