MUSIC IN ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS MOVIE
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This is something I have never before experienced with a documentary - the cinematography is so fluid and characters so flawlessly apathetic to the presence of the camera that I was certain this was a strange scripted fiction.

MUSIC IN ALL THESE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS MOVIE

Above all else, All These Sleepless Nights overwhelms with its cinematographic and editing style - shot like an art-house blockbuster with 2.35 aspect ratio, 24fps flow, and a shallow depth-of-field, its stabilized shots lure you into that cinematic mode where you forget that you're watching a movie and begin to feel one with the characters.

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It follows primarily one (though at times, up to three) Polish 20-ish year olds (19-23 would be my guess) over the course of a year as they explore the night, usually at parties, music festivals, or wandering home through the streets - but the experience is captured so intimately that I did not realize I was watching a documentary until I read more about the film the day after seeing it (at Full Frame Film Festival). The record ties together the pop of her previous albums like “ Lover,” with an indie-folk sound reminiscent of “ folklore” and “ evermore.” Still, the best part of this album is the truthfulness Swift brings to it.This film is a documentary, but unlike any I have seen before.

“Midnights” is a multifaceted body of work with its inspiration from each era of Taylor Swift’s career. At 3 a.m., this turned out to be seven additional tracks to be placed on “Midnights (3am Edition).” Swift also teased a surprise announcement for later the same night of the “Midnights” release. While the latter falls into the category of acting out plans of revenge, the take Swift decides to portray in “Karma,” however, is one of maturity and accepting the idea of being the bigger person: “ Karma's a relaxing thought / Aren't you envious that for you it's not?” Tracks like “ Karma” and “ Vigilante Shit” deal with themes of revenge. The song “ Maroon” takes a similar position with lyrics evolving from a sweet beginning stage to the loss of love and how the color maroon encompasses both the good and bad times. Swift alludes to lyrics of past albums in which she compares the feeling of being in love to the colors red and golden. “Midnights” also highlights the bad sides of relationships.

Continuing to include romantic stories in her music shows how strong she is for continuing writing about her experience despite any rumors and backlash she’s gotten. The song “ Sweet Nothing,” co-written by Swift and her boyfriend Joe Alwyn under the pseudonym William Bowery, is a tribute to the core of their love for each other. The advice of the lyrics on “Midnights” equates to that of an older sister sharing her wisdom.Įven with a somewhat negative reputation preceding her related to dating habits, Swift remains true to her romantic core with plenty of songs dealing with all the different sides of love. 'I really don't think I've delved this far into my insecurities in this detail before,” said Swift in an Instagram reel about her track “ Anti-Hero.” It’s refreshing for longtime fans to hear about the pain of her life and to see how she has grown from it. Swift describes even the darkest of feelings in such a way that makes it feel relatable, and shows that even though she is a famous figure, she experiences the same anxieties and insecurities as her listeners.

Music in all these sleepless nights