dorothea. GOD. with the ‘are you still the same soul I met under the bleachers?’ UGH. and the ‘do you ever stop and think about me?’ and the ‘you’ll always know me’ and the ‘it’s never too late to come back to my side’ and the ‘from you i’d buy anything’ ITS SUCH A GOOD FUCKING SONG
you know thank god taylor changed the production for all too well 10 min because now we can know immediately which version we’re getting when it plays rather than waiting until 2:07 to find out if we’re getting bitch-slapped or not
the queasy feeling when dylan and sadie start to kiss.... the growing panic when you realize they’re fully making out... that’s exactly how people should have reacted to seeing jake and taylor. people either ignored this gut feeling or completely didn’t have it, and that’s a problem. how blatantly the film cuts to the chase and doesnt beat around the bush isn’t just a perfect demonstration of how taylor is committed to allowing herself to fully present and process what she really went through, but of how committed she is to using her art to prevent other young women and vulnerable people from finding themselves in similar situations, whether it’s from their own heightened awareness or the awareness of people around them who can step in if need be
it makes me want to throw up when reviewers say shit like “she’s always wielded her innocence like a weapon” no she fucking didn’t she was a little girl preyed on and harassed by several older men, both romantic interests and otherwise, who have left her with traumas she has to contend with for the rest of her life. stop fucking acting like young women and girls calling out abuse is somehow a manipulation that’s fucking rancid
jake gyllenhaal having a fuck the patriarchy keychain while dating a teenager in his thirties.... bro.....idk how to tell you this.......but you are the patriarchy....go fuck yourself