Proof that Taylor Swift is a Pop Star (Video and All) now...

By now, you could have heard the new Taylor Swift tune, "Shake It Off", and maybe you already hum the chorus or plainly yell out loud the lyrics of the song on your commute, am I right? And probably you have seen the video. If not, here it is, in all its glory:





Now, video is nothing extraordinary. Sure, it has some great scenery (I especially dig the ballet scenes and the contemporary dance takes) and silly Taylor all over the place, with her encouraging message "Sure I can look goofy despite being one of the most rich musicians in the world" and obviously "Haters gonna hate" motto that I'm pretty sure will become the mantra of teenage girls all around the world. The usual for Tay Tay.

But back to the video. Despite accusations of blatant cultural appropiation (that's still a thing, apparently) and stereotypes of black culture, I think it is a well done video, and it has met positive reviews around the music world. And of course the fans. So it should be interesting to know that the video was directed by a director called Mark Romanek. If you haven't heard of this guy before, do not worry. That is my duty, to introduce you to the work of this fine artist and visionary. because let's face it, he is.

Maybe you should take a look at some of his videos:


Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way?"





Madonna - "Bed Time Story"




Michael & Janet Jackson - "Scream"




Janet Jackson - "Got Til It's Gone"




Nine Inch Nails - "Closer" (NSFW)




Jay Z - "99 Problems"





And that's just the most commercial stuff. He's way deep in other videos. His cinematography has been well received, and he won several VMA's when those awards were relevant. Even two of their videos (Madonna's and Nine Inch Nails') have been made part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

And he has also directed some movies, most notably, One Hour Photo, starring the late Robin Williams.

So yes, maybe artistically and in comparison, Taylor video is one of his most inferior works, but hey! The guy hasn't worked in a long time, so I guess he needs the artistic push that a Pop Queen Bee can make. He is now set to direct the new U2 video, apparently, so that's something.

So, yeah, go back to watch Taylor's video. You know you want to.