Following the release of her short film, "All Too Well," music lovers were gifted again with a video for one of the songs Taylor Swift fans were excited to hear re-recorded: "I Bet You Think About Me."
The video was directed by Blake Lively, a close friend of Swift's who's shown a lot of support for her and the re-recording process. She even worked with Swift to include the star's signature easter eggs and symbolism in the video, and fans were quick to run to social media to share their thoughts and discoveries.
The stresses of celebrity was a touching and poignant theme in Miss Americana, Swift's 2020 documentary. In it, Swift touched on the ever-present fear of being replaced. Even in her vault song, "Nothing New," Swift sang about passing the mantle to a younger pop star and now many fans think that singer is Olivia Rodrigo.
Obviously, with a legion of fans, Swift is under no threat of being replaced, but she and Rodrigo do seem to share a special mentor-mentee bond. This was cemented for TikToker @micaylalydia when they saw a design on the cake that was exactly like the ring Swift reportedly wore while recording the original version of Red. Where is the ring now? Rumors of her giving it to Olivia Rodrigo were confirmed when Rodrigo was seen wearing it in a video.
Swift never misses an opportunity to add layers of meaning to her background and props, and Twitter user @miloverdramatic brought up another detail of the cake tiers at the wedding in the music video. Many of the tiers seem to have different references to the albums that Swift has released so far.
The bottom tier has birds that many fans think symbolizes 1989; Red is represented by the ring design; Speak Now is commemorated with the bride and groom topper; and the X's are for Reputation, Taylor Swift's naughtiest album. The layer Swift takes a chunk out of is thought to be Fearless because it was the first album she re-recorded.
Following one of the easter eggs in the "All Too Well" short film where cover art for a novel looked eerily similar to Alice's Adventures In Wonderland, there is even more wonderland-centric theming in the video for IBYTAM which references both the book and the song "Wonderland" from Taylor Swift's best-ranked album, 1989.
In addition to white roses being painted red, @hayyytibbs on TikTok noticed that Swift sitting at the kids' table and pulling a rabbit out of a hat was very reminiscent of the tea party in Alice, with Swift playing the role of Mad Hatter.
Fans that watched the "All Too Well" may have recognized a familiar prop being used. After Sadie Sink's character loses her scarf, a red box with a red bow on it is visible behind her in a scene depicting her birthday party. TikTok user @dweelieghanne pointed out that the same box is present in the IBYTAM video.
Taylor ceremoniously lifts the box and takes it over to the bride, who is then revealed to be smiling and wearing the same scarf from "All Too Well." This is symbolic of Taylor passing the torch to the next girl who comes after her and is also a reference to the positive relationship she's maintained with her ex's current partners, such as Sophie Turner.
Although some fans think that Taylor is hinting that 1989 (Taylor's Version) is next on the re-recording list, others think that the thematic choices for the IBYTAM video point to it being Speak Now (Taylor's Version) instead.
@SwiftieOG on Twitter shared their two cents on the matter, commenting that the IBYTAM plotline is a foil to the story behind the song "Speak Now," and features a groom who can't stop thinking about the one that got away during his wedding ceremony.
A popular fan theory is about the significance of the red scarf in both the "All Too Well" short film and IBYTAM video. Many viewers believe that the scarf is more symbolic than literal, and is a metaphor for Taylor's innocence being stolen by someone.
TikToker @mbrockjohnson noticed that Taylor reaffirmed that theory with an almost imperceptible easter egg in an IBTYAM scene. Taylor walks through the wedding crowd and takes a maraschino cherry from someone's drink and stabs a toothpick through it, effectively "popping" the cherry.
TikToker @enerianna realized something about the opening shot of Miles Teller's character rehearsing his vows. To start, the stained glass window forms a sort of halo around Miles' head, but as he keeps talking, the entire scene around him is revealed and viewers realize they're in a bathroom, with people using the urinals around him.
When people are in relationships, they can overlook the red flags and less flattering parts of people's personalities because of the hazy glow of the "honeymoon" stage. This careful camera angle mimics that eye-opening realization that people have when the rose-colored glasses are taken off.
Many of Swift's fans have had a slew of theories about what the numbers mean on the top of the wedding cake. 13 is both Taylor's birth date and her favorite number, and she regularly works it into her art. In one of Taylor Swift's best roles, her cameo in Valentine's Day, the number is even present as her boyfriend's jersey number.
As far as easter eggs and metaphoric analysis, TikTok user @thelydiafaith has done hard work. Their video discusses several details in the video and their possible meanings, but one of significant crossover value with "All Too Well" was about the dance Swift shares with Miles Teller.
Red is the symbolic color used in IBYTAM, and it's everywhere--except when Swift and Teller dance alone on the dance floor. Instead, they're bathed in a blue light that's almost identical to the blue refrigerator light that Sink and O'Brien dance in. Teller even twirls Swift in the same way that O'Brien spins Sink in "All Too Well."
@mrperfectlyfine13 on TikTok drew attention to the fact that when Swift is not directly next to Teller's character in the video, she's wearing heels with her outfits, but when she dances with him in the wedding dress, she's wearing a pair of converse instead (and makes sure to lift up the dress so viewers can see them).
This is a reference and call back to Swift's song "Begin Again," where she sings, "He didn't like it when I wore high heels, but I do." When Swift is in the blue light on the dance floor, giving her attention to him, she becomes what he wanted her to be, but her other red-clad persona is symbolic of her true, free self.
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