Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023)If you need one sentence to sum it up, it's this: If you're a Taylor Swift fan, this is an
unmissable performance.
Almost 3 hours long (also thanks to my cinema having issues with the video twice, each time they rewinded 5–10 minutes before the issue) with an astonishing count (my own count) of 35 songs.
The Eras Tour, if you haven't already known, encompasses her "major" songs from each album, including surprises from her self-titled album all the way from 2006, right up to Midnights.
The amount of effort that went into this Tour is mind-boggling. If you're a movie aficionado, you know the amount of work it takes to shoot a script, and live play is way more complicated with many moving and intricate pieces.
Now think high-octane music, set design, lights, performers, and interaction with the stage elements—all happening at breakneck speeds, one after the other.
I don't know if the real live tour has any "breaks" or intentional "pauses", but here the level of moving pieces (metaphorically & literally) sequentially is incredible.
I enjoyed "Reputation", "Red", "1989" and the super-sultry "Midnights" eras the most.
Cinema-wise, apart from the video issue I mentioned, the video clarity was impeccable & the audio was great, though still not in-person concert-level (Red Tour 2014, that will forever be etched in my memory).
But... this will be the closest some of us will get to being on her Eras tour, from the comfort of our local cinemas, unless you are flying to South America, Australia, Europe or even Singapore
Overall, this is a very memorable experience and a must-watch for Swift fans, though if you enjoy concert films in general, this one is worth experiencing.
I'm glad I (or rather, we) got the chance to watch it on the big screen especially after the initial scare that it might never be here. I know for a fact that watching it later on streaming or video services will NOT do justice.
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The ending with "Karma" was the goodbye song that encapsulated the entire show as coming full circle. The end credits that rolled showed fans prior to the show and a thank-you note.
If you're concerned about some expletives in her songs, you will only hear the F word once, with later songs having it bleeped while the music is still running instead of awkwardly muting the whole performance. Clever.
And if you have young kids, there will be quite a number of suggestive dance moves, especially in the final "Midnights" tour, so caution may be required. Inclusivity elements (which most likely must have spooked our censors) are kept to a minimum and only noticeable during the early 4th song "You Need to Calm Down", so no biggie.
10/10One of the best "cinema" experience for me this year, and definitely the best concert film I've seen in a cinema thus far. Memorable to the last bit.