With a daughter in my house, aged 15, who is mad on Taylor, my wife and I booked these cinema tickets for the release day party a week ago. Event cinema to celebrate the new and latest Taylor album “The Life of a Showgirl.”
Booking tickets to see this film on the album release day (October 3rd) felt like a great way to be introduced to the new album tracks.
“I hereby invite you to a *dazzling* soirée, The Official Release Party of a Showgirl: Oct 3 – Oct 5 only in cinemas,”
Taylor Swift
I listened to the album on the day of its release before watching the special event film. Initially, I thought that the album was okay and hoped it would grow on me. However, I was working while listening to these new album tracks and could not give the album my full attention. “The Fate of Ophelia” and “The Life of a Showgirl” were standout tracks from the off. But let’s be honest, I am hardly the target audience, though I do like a lot of her material/singles/albums.
The new launch party film promised a new video for “The Fate of Ophelia”, behind-the-scenes footage, and information about all the songs featured on the album. Due to the film’s limited three-day release, many fans pre-ordered tickets before its release. While the cinema was not sold out, the film was running on a couple of screens at the same time, so it must have been popular.
Upon arriving at the cinema, we were greeted by a predominantly younger crowd, with many girls. However, my wife and I were not the oldest! My excited daughter insisted that we “Swiftly” enter the cinema screen and sit down. Unlike some cinemas that would undoubtedly make the occasion a spectacle, our local did nothing special. Not even a small effort to play Taylor Swift in the foyer area. Oh well!
I enjoyed the film much more than I expected, and it ran for about 90 minutes. It was a mix of documentary, music video, and Taylor talking directly to the camera. The movie is predicted to bring in around 35 to 40 million dollars during its weekend run, I think worldwide.
The video for “The Fate of Ophelia” is incredible. It’s an extremely expensive production with amazing choreography, meticulous planning, and intricate detail. The film then delves into the making of the video, highlighting Taylor’s influence in bringing her vision to life. This video is also exclusive to just cinema for the first few days before general release online and TV.
For anyone who is a fan, it is good to hear all the album tracks (lyric videos) that are played throughout the film in album order. Taylor also talks about the artistic process and the story behind every song on the album.
I thoroughly enjoyed the film and found it much more enjoyable than I had anticipated. All the album tracks are catchy, and I’ll definitely be listening to the album a lot. My favourite track at the moment has to be “The Fate of Ophelia.” However, I’ll just stick to the film for this review and not delve into a comprehensive review of all the music. When watching the film and focusing on the songs, I realised that the album music was actually very enjoyable and meaningful.
If you get a chance to listen to the album or watch the film this weekend, it’s worth your time. Without doubt the film and of course the album will do very well. Some classic Taylor tracks.
The track listing is as follows:
Album/Filmtrack Listing
The tracks include:
- “The Fate of Ophelia”
- “Elizabeth Taylor”
- “Opalite”
- “Father Figure”
- “Eldest Daughter”
- “Ruin the Friendship”
- “Actually Romantic”
- “Wi$h Li$t”
- “Wood”
- “CANCELLED!”
- “Honey”
- “The Life of a Showgirl” feat. Sabrina Carpenter
- “The Fate of Ophelia”
