Taylor Swift Just Confirmed Several Theories About Her 'Ready for It' Video
Taylor Swift’s ‘Ready for It’ music video is a visual feast. The pop star and director Joseph Kahn pulled out all the stops for this one: evil robots, lightning bolts shooting from Swift’s fingers, creepy neon effects…even several nude scenes. And because this video is so involved, fans have been working overtime on crafting theories and interpretations. Naturally, they’ve reached several different conclusions.
They might be on to something, though, because Swift just put her seal of approval on a few. The “Gorgeous” singer went through Tumblr last night and “liked” a bunch of theories about the video. (She did the same thing when the “Look What You Made Me Do” video dropped in August, which fans took as her confirming their theories.) Swift isn’t doing any traditional press, after all, so any and all communication she makes on the Internet has to mean something. A Swift thumbs-up on Tumblr is pretty much code for, “I see you, and I 100 percent agree with everything you’re saying.”
So these are the theories Swift seemingly shipped last night:
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Naked Taylor represents the “real Taylor,” and Evil Taylor represents her media-created persona. Naked Taylor feels trapped by Evil Taylor, which is why she’s caged in a glass box for most of the video. (The glass box is also a metaphor for people treating her life like some kind of museum exhibit.)
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Evil Taylor sings about all the ways she’s going to destroy Naked Taylor’s reputation, which makes Naked Taylor mad. Naked Taylor screams “jailer” to show how she feels imprisoned by Evil Taylor’s lies.
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Naked Taylor tries to break out of the glass using several weapons. She turns herself into a robot, recruits a horse, and taps into magical powers, but Evil Taylor isn’t fazed. It’s only when Naked Taylor uses her voice that Evil Taylor is destroyed.
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When Naked Taylor finally frees herself, the robots still chase her and the phrase “They’re burning all the witches” appears underneath her. This illustrates that the media will still try to crucify her, but if she stays true to herself then she’ll be OK.
See the exact theories for yourself, below:
Swift also “liked” a post pointing out these buzz phrases in the video:
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“Ur Gorgeous”
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“I Love You in Secret”
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“This Is Enough”
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“All Eyes on Us”
Obviously, the first is a nod to her new single, “Gorgeous.” The other three phrases fit in thematically with the video, but their exact meaning is still a mystery. Don’t worry, though: More fan theories will surely roll in and crack the case.
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