Taylor Swift-Miss Americana-Lana Wilson

Notes from watching

21st November 2023-still young and has made other documentaries Findings from Miss Americana-Taylor feels like a faliure when she doesnt beat her own records so she sometimes hasnt got motivation to go any further as she remembers this is where she wanted to get and doesnt now how to move any further-'what now ?' -She likes her fans relating to her songs as she feels like shes helping them as sometimes she has nobody to talk to or relate to and she doesnt want others to feel that way. -She was 'living for the approval of strangers' so she felt like doing one wrong thing could ruin her -At the VMAs she won best video however Kanye said Beyonce had the best video. The audience was booing him however she thought they were booing her and felt like she didnt deserve the award. -She wants people to think she deserves awards otherwise she doesnt see the point in them -She realises that in fame you need to prioritse what matters to you-for her its her family and friends for comfort -She doesnt like to look at every photo taken by the press as they used to make her feel like she needed to 'starve' and she just pointed out the negatives of her appearance-but no matter wht she does therell always be something that doesnt fit the beauty standard-[people have called her 'too skinny' or 'pregnant' -'as your career grows the magnifying glass grows'-less privacy and freedom -after feud with kanye she 'wanted to disappear' -nobody saw her for months -sexually assaulted-there were 7 witnesses and a photo yet she still wasnt belived -this scared her as she realised how women arent believed even if thers proof -'everyones a shiny new toy for like 2 years'-women having to reinvent themselves so that the public still find her interesting -'frozen at the age you become famous' -made my Who made it

Lana Wilson

Purpose and involvement

-Taylor had a say in what was produced -shows the struggles of her own expectations,the publics expectations,body image and how she mnages fame

The documentary speaks out about her political opinnions whch is always dangerous as a celebrity,it also exploresher experiences with eating disorders ,fame ,paparazzi and her emotions after Kanye took over her VMAs speech

-she was also open about her emotions towards Kanye which may not paint her in a good light to Kanye fans but she was willing to doo this to show her struggles of being famous

'She wanted to do it in a way where she wasnt caring as much about getting everyones approval '_Lana Wilson

'I think its brave of her to do this because shes not someone who needs to do this .But i think she wants to be able to communicate with people'-Lana Wilson

reviews-it doesnt make us question how they manifested in her uniluminated life before she was famous by recording-it asks that we trust in the journey as its told by its hero.

Critical reviews-

“The perfect balance…for the fans, as well as for someone who doesn’t really know much about Swift as a person and will possibly walk away with a new level of respect and appreciation for her.” – Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment

“Those hoping for juicy gossip will also be disappointed.” – Angie Han, Mashable

“I was genuinely shocked by how much information was revealed, given the 85-minute runtime.” – Scott Menzel, We Live Entertainment

Conclusion and link to my EPQ

Overall,I think this documentary was focussing on her ppersonal lifes struggles and the struggles of fame,I aslo dont think it was a way to be painted in a good light as shed already had a best selling album the year before and not everything does paint her in a good light to the audience as she says controversial opinions.It links to my EPQ as it does explore her personal experiences with fame and it shows that music documentaries arent always for promotion as she actually criticised people such as TRump which couldve led to a loss of support