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soupnoodle ยท 10 months ago
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my friend who went to see the new master and margarita movie, not familiar with the book: what the fuck is going on
me, watching the new master and margarita movie, familiar with the book: what the fuck is going on
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destinyc1020 ยท 1 year ago
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Great advice for Tom from u but girl he doing rn all opposite. Sign up for projects before scripts and writers force themselves write some with no guarantee on something good. Tom picking roles from point of challenge him as actor while lead to edge cases films with big risk and rewards. Another thing is superhero mark,in every review we see "superhero actor" and its won't stop as soon he play spiderman plus some years after. So for money perspective it's good but for career bad, especially if ppl not see ur acting but ur mask. Another thing u right he need try co-lead roles with less pressure,like he usually pick lead roles, he can give amazing performance and project still won't get recognition bc other things, all blame usually go for lead actors,price to pay. But main problem rn it's scripts. I blame streaming. Studios bc of it didn't want risk so they doing remakes,sequels or superhero movie, all this with very simple scripts with some changes from originals movies that usually piss off fans. In the end we get only few good films per years meanwhile other films flopping with their huge budgets. I miss 1990-1996 all my fav movies come out in this timespan.
I'm not sure I totally understood your entire post, but I'll try to answer....
With regards to picking roles without first reading a script.... Tbh, a LOT of actors do that! Especially when you get to the "big leagues", you have ppl just presenting you with film/project ideas before an official script has even been written!
Z signed on to the "Be My a Baby" biopic before a writer had even been chosen! Lol
So it's def not UNCOMMON. And trust me, if you try and wait for a script to get written before you sign on to the role, they might just give that part to another actor who says they'll sign on immediately without even seeing the script. ๐Ÿ‘€
With that said, I DO think that there's an issue going on in Hollywood with the writers (why do you think we're having all these strikes!? ๐Ÿฅด), and there's a definite disconnect btwn what Hollywood is putting out, and what viewers are actually WANTING.
You're not alone in your sentiment regarding films film the 90s. There was a YouTube video I saw talking about the strike that basically said that most of movie-going public list their favorite movies, and MOST of them are from BEFORE the 2000s.... ๐Ÿ˜ณ๐Ÿ˜ตโ€๐Ÿ’ซ๐Ÿคฏ
There's a huge disconnect going on when crappy CGI, less money, less technology in movies etc are STILL outperforming newer films made in the 2000s and beyond. ๐Ÿ‘€
I honestly think that's why "Top Gun: Maverick" did so well box office wise last year. The movie had am 80s/90s movie feel to it, it was FEEL-GOOD, and it had a GREAT msg.
Sometimes, ppl just want simple, enjoyable films, that touch the heart, tell great stories, and aren't overly preachy, overly negative, or have an "agenda", etc. Jmho ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿพโ€โ™€๏ธ
Most ppl watch films to escape.
I think Hollywood had somewhat forgotten this, and you're right, the writing has sometimes gotten a little ๐Ÿฅด
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purplerose244 ยท 4 years ago
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My thoughts on Ninjago the Island!!! ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
So, gotta be honest... this is not a Blind reaction thing, I actually watched it in French first so I know most of the stuff already ๐Ÿ˜… It's entertaining, it got great animation, but nothing more than that in my opinion ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
Still there is stuff I liked or I want to point out, and finally I'm seeing the English version so I can actually understand what the HECK they are saying ๐Ÿคฉ
Alright, nothing else to say, here we go!
UNCHARTED
I haven't actually seen anything Clutch Powers related before Ninjago, is he always like this? I love that he is a jerk honestly, just wondering ๐Ÿ˜‚
Press F for respect for intern Dwaine (at least he seems to like being... used?)
Clutch: It's just a bunch of rocks! It's not alive!
Totem: I'm about to end this man's whole career
Wait, Misako is part of the explorers club? ... that would have come in handy in season 11 to get the scroll of Forbitten Spinjitzu from the club instead of begging uncle Powers for it... *sighs* I don't mind plot holes in Ninjago like most fans I think, but if you wanna make Misako relevant again at least pay attention to the details ๐Ÿ˜…
Wow, after the end of season 13 I would've thought Wu was going to go through a midlife crisis, not Misako ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Oww, everytime I hear I get ๐Ÿ˜ข Bless your soul Kirby, always in our hearts ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค
Well hello Brian
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Always nice to see you ๐Ÿ˜Š
Twitchy Tim must have been pretty interesting to voice ๐Ÿค” I like him enough, he's fun and all, maybe not at the level of the characters we got last season
Okay, the place is called the STORM belt, there are LIGHTNINGS, and the sand of the beach is BLUE. Are we gonna address any of these similarities to our Bluebell here or not? ๐Ÿ˜…
Wait, Tim was giving a hot air balloon tour, does that mean other people where with him? What of them? Are they dead? Did he let them die on the island?... am I reading too much into this? Probably ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
Alright, the part of the boats? SO COOL ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ I literally can't say anything bad about the animation at this point
Why did they think leaving Kai, Jay and Cole on one boat was going to be a good idea ๐Ÿ˜‚ Also Zane just randomly doing sick tricks on his vehicle, love that nindroid
I'm guessing Nya is keeping her water abilities for her season ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
Yep, yep, this is why the creators try to keep Pixal out of the adventures, with her everything is way too cool and easy to access to ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž
Twitchy Tim: There are statues that become alive!!
Lloyd:... so it's a season 2 stone army ripoff, we've seen worse
It's a cute episode overall ๐Ÿ‘
THE KEEPERS OF THE AMULET
OKAY THE INTRO IS SO FREAKING COOL ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ
So Twitchy Tim has temporarily taken over Jay's role of spazzing out and complain about worse case scenarios... in another occasion they might have bonded over this, maybe ๐Ÿ˜‚
Okay, survival position? MOOD
Nya: DRAGOOON ๐Ÿ˜ฑ
Me: DRAGOOOOOOON ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Why am I not surprised that Jay was the one that named him Zippy? ๐Ÿ’™ Also HE'S SO CUTE ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’• Love how in every adventure, we always get very different types of dragon in this show ๐Ÿ‘Œ I'm a simple person, I see a dragon... ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ
Oh-oh, it's the "Lloyd's done with this crap"'s face
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This means serious business... am I that used to LEGO characters that this way of crossing arms on the chest looks almost normal to me? ๐Ÿ˜…
Soooo, Master of the Mountain clearly gave Cole too much development... because now he got demoted to "the one who is always hungry" ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ I'm all for Cole's endearing love for cakes, which is super relatable, but if you're gonna push it on his fun side, at least be coherent ๐Ÿ™ƒ
Is it just me or it feels like the writing of this special was made by someone different from the one of season 13? Like, it's not bad, just less engaging and witty. For now. Maybe I'm being premature ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
New way of nerfing powers, we got... weird, sucking power totem thingies... OKAY
My gosh I really can't say anything about the animation, look at that! It's all cinematic with such a light! YES!! ๐Ÿคฉ
I'M SORRY
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WHY ARE WE LOOKING OVER THIS??? IT LOOKS LIKE COLE'S LAVA PUNCHES BUT THEY ARE JAY LIGHTNING FEET??? IT'S A GREAT IDEA AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IT AGAIN??? WHY ARE WE IGNORING THIS??? ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
So they at least addressed that lightning isn't a Jay's thing only anymore ๐Ÿ˜…
Alright, Jay having a mental breakdown because of a bridge because it always breaks, that's the Bluebell I know and love ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚ Nya telling him to keep moving was cute too ๐Ÿ’™โค๐Ÿ’™โค
Okay, I'm sorry but this really bothers me, what kind of lightning can instantly knock out the MASTER OF LIGHTNING??? Like, my gosh, really??? I hope they give us an explanation, like it's some sort of special lightning, because this really doesn't sit right with me. Jay is lightning proof, we've seen it in Skybound, we've seen it in Sons of Garmadon, I DON'T BELIEVE HE WOULD JUST BE KNOCKED OUT LIKE THAT ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก
Soooooo, storm amulet? Being one with the lightning? Is that the reason why Jay got to be the sacrifice? ๐Ÿ˜…
THE GIFT OF JAY
Alright, I am kinda looking forward for this one, what did Bluebell actually say or do to get him into trouble this time ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Oh, he just... introduced himself... well that was underwhelming
SENSEI๐Ÿ‘YOU๐Ÿ‘ARE๐Ÿ‘A๐Ÿ‘FREAKING๐Ÿ‘GOD๐Ÿ‘STOP๐Ÿ‘GETTING๐Ÿ‘KIDNAPPED๐Ÿ‘BY๐Ÿ‘RANDOM๐Ÿ‘VILLAINS๐Ÿ‘
Bring ooooon Lloyd Grills ๐Ÿ’ช
Okay I did like the little speech, definitely resonates with how Lloyd survived this long even though everything wanted him to give up, even his father... I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING ๐Ÿ˜ญ
Jay out there making the real questions ๐Ÿ˜‚
Awwww Edna used to call him gift of Jay? I can totally see it, so cute ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™ Makes even more sense if Libber actually left Jay at the Walkers' door...
Pff, Jay made the connection I would've done honestly ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ Like, him being the master of lightning really didn't give these dudes any impression or inspiration? Any cool idea, full Road of El Dorado style? ๐Ÿ™ƒ๐Ÿ™ƒ
Lloyd out there abusing of the animation budget ๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’š
Somehow these ninja never actual sneak in, it's always a huge mess everyone knows about beforehand ๐Ÿ˜‚ It's familiar though, I'm used to it and happy with it ๐Ÿ‘
I might not be the biggest Misako fan, but you know what I am a fan of?
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LEGO HUGS ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Dang it uncle Powers, you just got here to make a mess did you ๐Ÿ˜…
Not the first person of the fandom to say this, but Jay looks absolutely lovely with that flower crown ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ๐ŸŒบ
Oh poor greenie
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Lloyd just has the worst luck ๐Ÿ˜“
Jay: Why would I be the gift?
Kai: Yeah who would want Jay?
Nya: Huh, me?? ๐Ÿ˜ก
Got some very good Jaya for this little special, can't complain ๐Ÿ’™โค๐Ÿ’™โค
I mean, not matter how big of a snake Wojira might turn out to be, we've already seen the biggest and the second biggest snake of all so ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
Whoa, at last... IT WAS THE FIRST SPINJITZU MASTER THAT HAD SOMETHING HE SHOULD'VE TOLD WU A LONG TIME AGO!! ๐Ÿ˜ฑ Wu, you got pulled a Wu, how does it feel? ๐Ÿ˜‚
Again, Jay freaking out, kinda my jam it's too funny ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
Wow Kai way to be hominous offscreen ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ I miss talking about my flame babe, this really isn't his time ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
THE TOOTH OF WOJIRA
So when I first watched this I was genuinely, really excited about knowing the truth behind all this. It turned out very different from what I first thought, but at least in this case it's okay (besides I was pushing with the lightning meaning just to see Libber again ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ˜…)
I feel like the guys get their powers stolen or blocked so much it takes them a minute to remember "Oh wait I can literally burn my way out" ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
SPINJITZU YAY ๐Ÿคฉ
I... forgot that Misako knows how to fight ๐Ÿ˜… She knows how to do spinjitzu too if I remember correctly...
NYA BEING LIKE "OUT OF THE WAY IMMA SAVE MY BOYFRIEND AGAIN" โค๐Ÿ’™โค๐Ÿ’™
Gotta love how they were all crazy worried about Jay, like, this is something that never changes through the show. They really care so so much for each other ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•
Ooohhhh, okay, so Wojira does seem to be the main villain of next season according to the story. I remember Tommy saying that we needed to have faith and this is probably why. The special was okay, nothing too much, and hopefully that too much we will see in Nya's season ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
What the- pff, I didn't notice this the first time ๐Ÿ˜‚
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At this point I can't tell if that one short with the chicken of the movie carried a hate or a love for chickens in the actual show ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Nice to see Jay standing up for himself at least for a little while ๐Ÿ’ช Also Lloyd being "He's our trouble", aww family ๐Ÿ’œ
THERE IT IS
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MY BRUISE HEART IS SOARING ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’™
Gotta give props to the voice actors, voicing an explanation while fighting must be pretty hard! WE ARE BLESSED WITH AN AMAZING CAST!!! ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ
And there he is, our favorite jerk... shaved Ronin ๐Ÿ˜‚ He does look a little weird, but it's fair, new animation and all. Not the weirdest until now ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
I genuinely had to make a mental check to see where we are with Ronin now, like, he started as a villain, then a partner, he betrayed us, became an ally, he hunted the ninja, then joined them, that timeline was erased, he was around in SoG and... wow this man is chaotic ๐Ÿ˜‚๐Ÿ˜‚
Yaaaay, Twitchy's last minute redemption act! Lloyd is too good at motivational speeches ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
A bit of Lava OTP/BrOTP
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Cause it's good for the heart โค๐Ÿ–คโค๐Ÿ–ค
Okay, Scooby doo reference, why not? Also honestly, I'm confident Ronin has seen A LOT of jails and prisons... probably won't stay behind bars for long ๐Ÿ˜…
Mammatus: sorry for imprisoning you and almost killing your friend
Kai: no biggie, that's how we make friends in this show
Alright the "And Clutch Powers" gag made me chuckle ๐Ÿ˜‚ ... wait where is he- DANG IT UNCLE POWERS
Okay, this is the last time I say it I promise, but I mean. I MEAN
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THE ANIMATION GUYS ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜
Aaaaand sensei you jinxed it ๐Ÿ˜… But you apparently awakened Nya's season so I'm gonna forgive you on this one ๐Ÿ˜‰
FINAL THOUGHTS
There are a few little details that bothered me a little, and it wasn't as exciting as I maybe hoped it was going to be, but it was fine. Enjoyable still. These characters make me like the show, even when it got nothing too impactful ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ
But I got triggered about that lightning thing with Jay ๐Ÿ˜… I guess I'll just fanfic whatever I had in mind...
Don't have to repeat myself about the animation *chef's kiss*
The writing was really less engaging, a little normal in a way? Idk just a feeling. Nice to see Ronin again though, I really like him. And nice to see Jay freaking out, I really like that too ๐Ÿ˜‚
To be honest I wanted to put down my thoughts on this one because I REALLY wanna do the same with Nya's season ๐Ÿคฉ๐Ÿคฉ I already know that Maya is gonna be there and I am so HAPPY already!!! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™
So that's it from me! Thank you for reading me ranting, see you next season! ๐Ÿ˜Š
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agl03 ยท 5 years ago
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Given that Iain still seems to be getting starring billing in the press release for S7, do you have thoughts as to why he isn't credited in the first episode? I'm convinced that they're going back to like it was in S2, where you're only credited if you ACTUALLY appear in the episode. I'm assuming to save budget by not having to pay regulars if they're not in an episode.
Hi Anon,
With Iain and Season 7 the reason he isnโ€™t listed as a regular in the opening credits is due to his availability during the filming of Season 7.ย  Its all TV Contracting and to be a regular on a show you have to be available to work for a specific number of Episodes.ย  ย Iain wasnโ€™t, so heโ€™s recurring, thatโ€™s it.ย  I will note that in the past actors have been left off of credits and press releases in order to keep their grand entrance a secret.ย  I know this isnโ€™t the case with 7.01 the episode aired at D23 no Fitz and May was only in the tag.
Good examples to call out with the Regular vs Recurring:
Jeff in Season 6:ย  He was indeed a regular but was not in 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6.ย  However he was available to be in them had he been needed.ย  Season 5 he started as nearly a one and done but the writers and cast loved him and he went from being a disposable character to Fitzsimmons grandson, so his contract was most definitely extended.ย  ย ย 
John Hannah in Season 4:ย  He was also billed as a regular that season but wasnโ€™t in every episode.ย  He was available should he be needed, moved to LA while he filmed AOS, but they didnโ€™t need him in every episode.ย  Also can we please have John back during Time Travel fun times.
Mallory Season 4:ย  She was Recurring but was in more episodes than John was.ย  And she played 3 different characters and wound up being the seasonโ€™s and one of the series Biggest Baddies.ย  Yeah, I have concerns if she pops back up.
Nick, Henry, and Luke Season 2/3:ย  They were Recurring in Season two and were promoted to Regulars in Season 3, again not all of them were in every episode in both seasons.ย  Henry wasnโ€™t in every episode of Season 4,5, and 6 either.ย ย 
For me its nothing Iโ€™m worried about, this is yet another fort I have built and refused to be removed from, especially when it is something that is out of our control and is well over and done.ย ย 
I really enjoyed the format in Season 6 where we would bounce between the two story lines before they literally crashed together.ย  That meant multiple episodes missing certain characters but I never felt like the story suffered for it.ย  The writers knew while writing Season 6 and going into Season 7 they wouldnโ€™t have him at certain times and were able to write his story accordingly.ย  Him being in hiding also allows for things like just voice messages or him filming with himself, no stunts, or a limited cast which goes faster.ย  I also point out again that the crew said on multiple occasions they were working on multiple episodes at a time which I feel was either for Iain, a super special top secret guest star, or a special location/set they had for a limited time.ย  My bet is weโ€™ll also start to see more of Fitz once the whole Time Travel portion of the Season ends and the final baddie shows up to crash the party.
There have been many episodes that were very light with Fitz that made major impacts because of the writing and Iainโ€™s acting.ย  3.01 he had like 5 minutes of screen time but those few scenes he had all packed huge emotional punches and advanced the Maveth story along in that short amount of time.
ABC billing him on the Season Press Release made me even more comfortable with my position.ย  ABC/AOS still considers him part of the main cast...which means we should get us some promo pics! Yay!
To be honest guys, all I want is for Fitzsimmons to end happy and together (with their secret child, give me one last out there theory that hits writers).ย  If I have to suffer a prolonged separation and a few episodes without Fitz to get that, I will.ย  This is the last mission, the stakes are high, so an Endgame couple like Fitzsimmonsย  who have been to hell and back to be together will have one last major obstacle ...or five to overcome to get that Happy Ending. You are free to disagree with me but please donโ€™t come to my ask box telling me Iโ€™m horrible for this line of thinking.ย  My eyes are on the prize right now.
Other questions that I am getting a lot of due to this situation:
No, I do not know what Iain was working on that limited his availability, US hadnโ€™t started filming yet.ย  Poor guy might have just needed a break from going non stop since the end of Season 3.
Yes, Iain was spotted both in LA and in the UK at multiple points in the season, traveling back and forth, but thanks to the set lock down its unknown when he was filming and that goes for most of the cast too.ย  Season 7 was locked down tighter than a submarine.
No, I donโ€™t know if Iain had been filming around Wondercon last year.ย  When we did the cast signing and the panel he looked pretty post Season 6 โ€œFitzyโ€ to me but Iโ€m also expecting a nice bit of floof towards the end of the season (thank you US).ย ย 
Yes, I really am not concerned about it and believe that we will be pleasantly surprised with the amount of Fitz we do get.
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ts1989fanatic ยท 6 years ago
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Todrick Hall's Comments About Taylor Swift Are All About Support โ€“ EXCLUSIVE
Todrick Hall has some famous friends and co-workers. His YouTube channel (which has close to 3 million subscribers) has gotten him worldwide recognition and into the room where it happens with the likes of Beyoncรฉ and Taylor Swift. He choreographed Beyoncรฉ's "Blow" music video after she saw some of his own videos, and his friendship with Taylor Swift got him a featured cameo in the "Look What You Made Me Do" music video. Todrick Hall's comments about Taylor Swift prove that working and being close friends with the star is not what you may think.
Hall and I are on the set of his "Glitter" music video when we sit down to chat about his career. He had already met T. Swift by the time he starred as Lola in Kinky Boots on Broadway in 2016, but it was during this stint in Harvey Fierstein and Cindy Lauper's Tony-winning show that his friendship with the "Delicate" singer really solidified.
"When I moved to New York, I went out to eat with her when I was doing Kinky Boots," Hall tells Elite Daily, "and I had done shows in New York before, but it had been so many years and I felt like I had lost my friend circle. And so I was so happy that she was [living in New York]." Hall says their friendship was a casual one, so he didn't expect her to come see him in the Broadway show.
"She said that she was going to come and see the show and I was like, I'm never going to ask her to come and see it again because I know she's busy, I don't want to pressure her. And she just showed up to the show one day." He says Swift not only saw the show, but she stayed for two hours after meeting, speaking, and taking pictures with everyone in the cast and crew. From then on, he knew he had a solid friend in her.
Hall reveals that, like many on the internet, he believed Swift's niceness was just a front she put on for her famous persona. But he maintains that niceness still holds true in their personal and professional relationships.
"Huge things will happen and she'll be like, 'OK, great. This is what we have to do, this is what the universe has given us, this is what we're faced with. How are we going to fix this?' I would love to handle my minor issues the way that she handles some of her huge issues that billions of people are going to see and judge." He doesn't hint as to what any of those "huge issues" he's talking about are, but her public beef with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West comes to mind, as well as incessant tabloid coverage of her past relationships. (Miraculously, she and actor Joe Alwyn have managed to keep their two-year relationship under tight lock and key.)
"I think that one thing that I really love about her is she has been burned by a lot of people," Halls continues, "and you would think in a lot of ways that she would be totally OK with being a princess locked in a tower that nobody was able to enter. But she's willing to get back up again and trust people again, which is a very scary thing when you're somebody in that position."
Hall has proven himself to be a loyal friend to Swift as well, going to bat for her frequently against Kanye West.
When Swift finally voiced her political opinions in what the internet felt was a long overdue Instagram post, Hall posted on Instagram as well, showing his pride in her decision.
He explained in the lengthy caption that Swift being so guarded for so long about her political beliefs was part of the reason he kept their friendship casual at first. He echoes the same sentiment in our conversation.
Referencing her complete lack of a public political stance over the years, Hall tells me, "She has such power that I don't even think she realizes how much of an affect it would have on people."
He continues, "I was explaining to her that, as a gay person, I didn't know for sure how you felt about gay people and I was a little bit nervous to talk to you about my love life or whatever." And he recognizes the criticism she would receive for not voicing her political opinions before the 2016 presidential election.
Many people justifiably feel that Swift, with such a powerful influence over newly 18-year-old potential voters, could have done much more political advocacy in 2016 than just posting a picture of herself with an "I Voted" sticker. When you have a platform as large as Swift's, it's easy to see how not using said platform in a tumultuous political time would garner heavy criticism. Some of that criticism, Hall says, was pointed at him as well.
As a gay man of color, Hall tells me that people online occasionally placed the onus of getting Swift to "come out" as a democrat on him.
"Sometimes, people would give me flack online that she wasn't doing certain things," he tells me. "I love the fact that she has grown and evolved in her own time, as every artist has to do." He continues, "It can be very scary to potentially risk your career or your reputation to stick your neck out for something when you don't have to do it. You don't have to stand up for gay rights, you don't have to voice your opinion, and you'll sell the same amount of records. But somebody who truly cares about the way this country is falling apart and will take it upon themselves to use their voice to do something โ€” that, I believe, is just the right thing to do."
She did that when she officially endorsed democratic candidates running in Tennessee elections in 2018 (and there was a massive surge in voter registration as a result). But Hall recognizes this was overdue. But Hall knew that being a good friend meant supporting her decision, regardless of how late it was.
So when Kanye West tweeted that he was "distancing" himself from politics, Hall couldn't help but laugh (and call the rapper out on Twitter).
โ€œWell well well Miss @kanyewest," he said, "while Iโ€™m thrilled that you claim to have hopped off the Trump train, I cannot help but bask in the irony that you are now โ€˜distancing yourself from politicsโ€™ while the girl everybody was dragging is now promoting a blue candidate like itโ€™s her job." Look what you made him do, Kanye! Elite Daily reached out to West's team for comment on Hall's tweets, but did not hear back by the time of publication.
All tea and shade aside, Hall tells me that Swift is one of those friends who is basically a therapist for him, and vice versa.
Throughout their entire friendship, however, they never had the chance to work together. That is, until Swift asked him to be in the "Look What You Made Me Do" music video.
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"I feel like I owe her money for the amount of therapy that she's given me for the boys that I've dated," Hall quips. He reveals that he hasn't always approved of her past relationships either, although he stays tightlipped on just which of her famous exes he's referring to. (Booooo.)
"I think that it's easy to be surrounded with a lot of 'yes' people," he says, "but with Taylor, there was somebody that she was dating that I didn't necessarily approve of and I was definitely very honest with her about how I felt about it. She just would always be like, 'Thank you so much for your honesty.'"
"I feel like it is the most expensive music video that's ever been created in history," Hall jokes.
Outside of working with his bestie on the video, Hall says it was a wonder to see director Joseph Kahn at work on the video. Kahn has directed a large number of Swift's videos in the past, including most of the videos from Reputation. The biggest were "Look What You Made Me Do" and "...Ready For It?" both of which Hall was on set. To perform in the former, and just observe the latter.
"It was amazing to watch [Joseph Kahn] work and to see everything," Hall says, adding, "I was also on the set of '...Ready For It?' to watch that as well. And it was just really, really awesome and to be able to hear the song and to see the sets. I make videos for a living, but to see the budget of how these sets were built and how amazing they look, it was just insane. I had never seen anything like that before in my life."
He brings up his choreography for Beyoncรฉ on the "Blow" music video as a comparison. Beyoncรฉ's self-titled surprise album was famously more low-budget than some of her other videos because it was being kept as such a huge secret, so seeing Swift's massive budget for her Reputation videos was an eye-opener.
"When I did the video with Beyoncรฉ, we went to a location, a roller skating rink, and that's where we did it, so that was the aesthetic of that video," he explains, "But I've never been somewhere where they built an entire world and a cemetery and a thrown and all these things. It was just really crazy to see it and to be a part of it was just really, really awesome."
As for her dancing in the video (people have always trolled Swift for dancing even though she's not near someone like Beyoncรฉ's level), Hall says she's doing it for the joy it brings her.
"Taylor Swift doesn't have to ever dance," he, a professional dancer, says. "She'll still sell the same amount of tickets. She just loves to dance." She danced alongside Hall in the "Look What You Made Me Do" video, and Hall sees it as a huge moment of pride. He tells me, "She was scared at first, she was for sure nervous. But once we saw the playback and I was like, 'You look amazing,' she just kept going in more and more and more and more. Every single time, she'd give it more energy, more performance, and now I see her dancing in [the Reputation stadium tour] more than she's ever danced before. And I'm just so proud of her."
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