“Miss Americana” does present her in relation to the men in her life as the idea factory and the chief executive. But the antagonist of the film is a formidable opponent, even for someone as world-beating as Swift: the patriarchy. From an adult’s perspective, an overly precocious child is always funny, and there are plenty of early Swift videos sprinkled throughout. I wouldn’t go so far as to say she’s unsympathetic to Swift, but I like that she’s clearly viewing from the outside. That’s a hell of a choice for a movie that turns on a feminist awakening of sorts.

Source: New York Times February 03, 2020 17:37 UTC