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Watching the show was interesting because when it ended you were like thank God and then you remember Fleetwood Mac goes on to live in that toxic chaos FOREVER lol

I watched the movie and really liked it. Also loved your video ❤

Not true!! She REFUSED proection offered by "firm" ... DO NOT spread LIES, dear

I enjoy Caroline Calloway crazy ways unfortunately lol

OR you could applaud the record amount of food donations she made in each of her tour cities during a time of major food insecurities due to inflation, lack of a living wage & record corporate profits🤷‍♀️

LOVE the flower hair! And maybe Caroline Calloway...? xoxo

Already in 2 minutes we get out of the subject! Stay with Baroque and Rococo, no need to put renaissance, heliocentrism and linear perspective into that.

Totally agree that the audiobook was terrible - and so hard to follow cos they only sometimes included the names of who's speaking!!

Ok. Just think about how much people have to bye the tickets you can have the tickets for sooo much more and only 3 people buy it then it could be the times person of the year but no just no she did that bye her self she wrote those songs. She’s not responsible for ticket master LEAVE. HER. ALONE.

She isn't responsible for ticketmaster. She got face value for the tickets not the scalped prices .You may want to educate yourself on how that worked.

What?

Here is my interpretation as a writer who writes similar lyrics: Bunny is a Rider (On the edge of wonder) Bunny Is a Rider Bunny is a rider (Unknown, doesn’t matter) Satellite can't find her (She’s open to different non mainstream, non traditional or non progressive ideas) No sympathy, mm Ain't nothing for free (She’s cynical not naive) But I'm so nonphysical (She’s spiritual) I do, I do, feel like the lady I do, I do, fireworks blazing (Wedding, great sex) I do, I do, heart is un breaking (Healing from past abusive relationships) I do, I do But don't drop my name (She’s very private) Dirty like it's Earth Day (Feeling sexy) Tryna wet that palette (Wanting sex) Can you cut that check (Complicated relationship between sex & money) Crush that wreck (Killing it) Run out empty on 'em (Nothing to say) AWOL on a Thursday (No need to get back to them or go to work) Tryna go as Alice Tryna catch that rabbit (Alice in Wonderland)

"all you are is mean"

Her AND the specific guy she’s talking about.

Could care less 😊

She is terrible, she is a sellout , she has put a larger carbon print on the earth then the entire roman empire with all her private jet trips and she dates men and then rips them publicly in her songs. Gross

Taylor is great. She has been ridiculed for being a caring person. I say she is blessed, and she knows that. Her humanity speaks for itself!!!!!

I was 17 at the height of the Rumours album. It is still in my collection today. I was going through a really rough time, constant fights with my parents, mostly my Mom, and an on and off relationship with my first love. Eventually I left home , at 17 to go out on my own, and when I was feeling insure I played Rumours. I really related to Daisy Jones and the Six. Being an only child, like Daisy aka Margaret and being ignore really hit home with me. I saw the reference to Fleetwood Mac right away in the first couple of episodes. I was lucky to see Fleetwood Mac in concert a few years ago and loved every minute of the show. Sadly with Christine gone I'm not sure they will ever tour again.

Everytime I turn on CZcams it's something about her.I like some of her songs, but got tired of listening to the last guy she broke up with and why.not for me on those songs.cardigan is a newr song ,great song and the 1 she done with post Malone.

I don't understand, why a poor artist should be more relateable than a rich artist. Also beeing a good artist and being a good business(wo)man can go hand in hand. So I have no problem with your opinion, I jst don't understand it at all... 😉 (And apparently you didn't really read the reason, why TIME named her person of the year.)

I hadn't heard this film mentioned in years! I saw it when I was a kid in the late 1980s, my mom rented it from the video store. Thankfully, she did not watch it with me.

1:00 "If you are a Swifty, I'm not making this to offend you or take anything away from you." The way people have to apologize to Swifties at the beginning of valid critiques is really bizarre, this video included. It's patronizing to everyone. "Swifties" can be spoken to like adults and can suck it up without content creators coddling them before talking about capitalism and consumerism.

It's funny how billionaires have morphed from being 'inspirational' to 'unrelateable'. They used to be a great rarity, of course, and tended to keep themselves to themselves; whereas there seems to a plethora of them, nowadays, many of whom are palpable dickheads, and speak their minds accordingly. Nevertheless, in the capital of capitalist countries, it feels somewhat novel to hear a young American (forgive me if I'm being presumptuous) grumbling about Taylor Swift's wealth, and tireless business acumen (or avarice, as some prefer to call it). Is this a characteristic trait of Gen Z? You talked about it a lot, and I found it a little bit jarring, tbh. Given the reach of pop music, it's inevitable that some pop stars will reach a lot of people, and Taylor's been at or near the top of the game for 15 years, and sh e's done it through graft, as far as I can see, so given that there will be some outrageously wealthy people, then she deserves it. The cost of so much success and celebrity is normality. I don't know whether she 'needs' eight houses, but if she wants security, privacy and the freedom to bake cakes in the nude, or whatever, then checking into the Hilton isn't going to be the solution she needs. But really, isn't it up to her what she spends her money on? Is her philanthropic giving merely an opportunity for sanctimonious judgement. I heard she gives a lot to cat charities, which makes me furious 'cos I fukn hate cats, and doesn't Taylor understand that *_people are more important_*__, or that __*_every day, the suffering of millions of rabbits goes unseen._* Every dollar Taylor gives to this is a dollar not spent on that, so really she's practically _robbing_ them with her voluntary giving ... there'll always be someone ready to offer their unsolicited opinion, but I suspect Taylor Swift is capable of making those decisions herself. I'm not a Swifty, to be clear, not even a fan really, but I don't have to be either to be interested in her as a cultural phenomenon. 2023 was an _annus mirabilis_ for Taylor, one that defied all comparisons, and expectations, at a time when social atomisation had supposedly put an end to cultural ubiquity. Taylor was everywhere, and everywhere admired, albeit from different perspectives. Swifties radiated the validation they'd always yearned for; dudes whose sullen asses were dragged to Eras were born again, and took to podcasts to proseletyse their bros; Treasury officials smirked in gratitude as a range of previously flagging economic induced ticked upwards in the wake of her tour; academic coffers swelled with research grants to study almost every aspect of her being about her; and meanwhile Taylor herself was to be seen at every award show, dancing with conspicuous enthusiasm to the performances of her peers, showing everyone how gracious she could be in victory. She was the undeniable HBIC, and as if to emphasize the sheer magnitude of her celebrity, as the days grew shorted, she returned to the stadia where she had triumphed in the summer, to claim the troth of American Football's best-loved son. In game after game, whatever points the teams accumulated in play were immaterial, as Taylor dominated the field from the stands; and in February she crowned a remarkable season by becoming the only woman in history to win the Super Bowl. Seasoned commentators, disarmed by the brutal demonstration of raw feminine sexuality, could only burble inanely; which, ironically, captured the mood of the nation perfectly. It was a famous victory (Taylor's Version). Of course, it couldn't last. I've not yet listened to TTPD: the thought of 30 new songs in one go is exhausting in itself, but the ones I have heard sound rather dreary, sonically and musically, and the lyrics sound more like first drafts retrieved from the studio floor in comparison to her best. When the album was first announced, the screeching from flocks of carrion fowl that gathered on their soapboxes in anticipation of feeding on the remains of Joe Alwyn struck me as rather distasteful. So it's somewhat amusing that he is not her principal subject, not the target of her fury. Nevertheless, Taylor knew how the track list was being received, and the discourse surrounding it, and let it hang over his head like a Damoclesian shadow; rather cruelly, one might think. However, I don't particularly want to listen to a bunch of songs about Matty Healy either. Coming out of a long-term relationship, Taylor had a horny fling with someone inappropriate, which proved to be as brief as it was unlikely. Gosh, how unusual. It's hardly a surprise that he was not what she wanted him to be, but does really deserve so much contempt? He's immature, he's pretentious, he's got some hang ups and he has a tendency to let his mouth get ahead of his brain. But as rockstars go I'd say he was relatively benign. The sanctimonious outage of some of the Swifties to Mattaylor last year was preposterous; but her reprimand to them on But Daddy I Love Him seems to say "how dare you be so judgemental about who I choose to 'frolic' with - that's my job"! The disclaimer she put out about chapters being closed, no hard feelings, and all in the past seems rather disingenuous when she's very obviously just shat all over him. She might as well have sung 'Matty Healy is a cunt', now she's added profanities to her lyrical palette, and has dispensed with using an editor. She may feel that there's no more to be said, but after hearing TTPD, he may disagree. His unvarnished thoughts on Taylor could well elicit calls for his public execution; but he is a songwriter, and he has a right of reply. If the stiletto boot were on the other foot, perhaps that might be a valuable experience for Taylor. However the larger point is that this album seems to be eliciting mixed reactions from many directions, and feels like a mis-step that could have been avoided. It might have been better if it was shorter, or if she had taken more to allow her feelings to settle, or found a different outlet for some of her emotional distress. She might have spent some time developing her sound, or working with new collaborators. Or maybe just having a rest. Her work rate over the last five years has been pretty incredible, but no-one can sustain that forever. The last couple of years in particular, Midnights, Taylor's Versions, Eras Tour (massive and ongoing) and now this, an album that is much longer than anyone expected or needed, and arguably not as good as some would hope. She must be recording just about everything she is writing, maybe the vaults tracks have encouraged her to be less careful with what she releases? If she records it, and puts it out, people will buy it, but should she? Is this hubris? Has Taylor been taken in by her own hype? The bigger you get, the fewer people there are that will give you an honest opinion - until it's too late, that is. Is she trapped on the treadmill of her own work ethic? Is she greedy and cynical? Or is she manic? It seems as if she is almost afraid to stop. Meanwhile this album feels rushed. Mark Twain famously once said 'I apologise for the length of this letter; I didn't have time to write a shorter one'. (I feel much the same way about this comment, which unfortunately I am using to work out what I think ...). Someone else said 'You need to calm down ...', but I can't find the life of me remember who. Anyway, I kind of hope Taylor takes a break.

I SO SO SO agree that she just kept making music and nobody stopped her or said a thing about it or edited the process at any point and *it shows*. I also agree that 30+ songs is just too much. I was happy when the tracklist dropped and I saw it's "only" 16 songs, but nooooo. it had to be a double album and it took me a week to listen to the whole thing. I love her music, but TTPD was all over the place, and they should have cut at least a third of it

Her last 2 albums are messy and garbage.

Used to love her, but she’s too fake and greedy these days. Can’t stand her PR crap.

GREAT video <3

Thank you for sharing this! I feel very complicated about Taylor Swift too

SAME! I'm new to her and I do love her music, but I am not a Swiftie. She is literally a mess and I don't know how much of that is real and how much is PR. She's also such a Capitalist Barbie that I cannot relate. I'm just watching to see what comes out in the wash, since none of it has anything to do with me. I also enjoy watching toxic Swifties froth at the mouth whenever anything even vaguely negative is said about her. 🍿🍿 And not all of us are looking for love. I am a lone wolf who may have some connections that are loving, but no permanent ties and that is how I intend to stay. I love Taylor's poetry, but cannot at all relate to this endless desperate search for The One.

The show !

I enjoyed this video, well done.

I think TS says it best: “Be new to us, be young to us, but only in a new way and only in the way we want,” she said. “And reinvent yourself, but only in a way that we find to be equally comforting but also a challenge for you. Live out a narrative that we find to be interesting enough to entertain us, but not so crazy that it makes us uncomfortable.” Her level of success, which has resulted in her billionaire status obviously makes you uncomfortable. It's amazing that we support up and coming artists(of all kinds) when they're the underdog, then hold their success against them once they become the success their talent predicted all along.

Eloquent and accurate. So glad this was recced to me!

You think that's bad. Wait till WE find out our science is STILL wrong. (don't worry if you're not ready yet, that's normal, you're ok) Ouch, I just got to the woke part of the video. Eesh. Amazing how people always think they're beyond history.

not mentionning kate bush here is a crime

Such a clear and understandable video on the difference between the two; will save for future references for friends who need a great explanation. Thank you for making this!

Great choice here! Love seeing someone talk about this incredible movie. Ty! For me, I grew up with a ripped off VHS copy. I sorta of discovered it in my grandad’s things in ‘92 or ‘93. The tape didn’t have a title so I just put it in. The first few minutes of the movie were cut off so I never saw the title for years. I thought it was this great and miraculous discovery on my part. But I also couldn’t get past the first scene the first few times I braved it. Finally, I brought it to my dad and we watched it together and he went “oh I know what this is, Dragonslayer!” We watched it yearly after that.

I saw this movie in the movie theater when it came out 1981. I thought it was very well done and I still remember it to this day, especially when the baby dragons kill the king's daughter, when the old wizard is fighting the dragon and has to recite a speel to keep from being fried by the dragon and when Galen crushes the amulet and destroys the dragon. A few things that you didn't talk about was where he got the magic spear (it was made many years before hand and hidden in a brook by the blacksmith) and the how the king takes credit for slaying the dragon. Galen and Valyrian are standing around looking at the dragon carcass (it fell in the lake) when the king rides up with his court. He walks up to the dragon, sticks a sword into the carcass of the dragon and his councilor declares him King Nitwit, Dragon Slayer. All in all, a very good movie.

I saw this movie when I was 11 andit was FANTASTIC!

I absolutely loved this movie when it came out. I watched it on cable got it on VHS love it love it love it. As a fan of fantasy literature I was floored when this came out. It was a serious effort to make the fantasy of magic and dragons real on the big screen. I believe that due to this film we were able to have films like The Lord Of The Rings and TV shows like Game Of Thrones. I would love to see this movie again it was great and would highly recommend it to fans of fantasy and high adventure.

Saw on opening day and saw it over 14 times it was billed with multiple movies

disney before it became disney.

I have it on DVD. One thing they didn't put in the movie which explains the ending is Galen's parents brought him to the wizard as an infant because wild animals kept coming to him. The wizard put a spell on him for the promise they would bring him when he was of age to be his apprentice.

I saw this underrated masterpiece at he theater when I was 16. It captures the setting of early medieval Europe perfectly. The dragon was an astonishing work of stop-motion animation. As a AD&D kid I thought Dragonslayer was way better than Raiders.

have you seen the dragon heart films?

One of many sword and sorcery movies I enjoyed on TV as a kid in the 80s (including the aptly named The Sword and the Sorcerer).

Went to see Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan at a drive-in back in 82, and this was the second feature!

I still haven’t seen the full movie but it at the top of my list as i will watch anything with dragon in the title. Glad i found this video, glad to here it’s plot line described so enthusiastically.

I wondered that as well.. Appreciate your research!

It was amazing