Every single Taylor Swift fan basically spent the first 80% of this waiting for you to get to the last part 😂😂😂

and the fact that she didnt hire a man and literally became the man for this mv is absoulety amazing

The "Leo" line is in reference to Leonardo DiCaprio, he is known to date women pretty much until they are 25 and move on, the media largely doesn't make a big deal about this. On the flip side, people LOOOOVEE to only focus on Taylor's relationships and not her work.

As a makeup artist this one blew me away. Bill Corso did her transformation. I’m always so happy to see practical makeup effects!

The exact opposite of the walk of shame for women.

The scene with the hands is basically a representation of what happens after a one night stand with a woman and a man. The woman is still sleeping after doing stuff with the man, meanwhile the man gets dressed and gets ready to go, basically ditching the woman and saying "I just wanted to bang you" and so he leaves and everyone congratulates him. All his friends are proud of him for using a woman for her body only. Yes, woman do this to to men sometimes, but it is more common with men bc you see their "bros" doing handshakes with the guys who got laid when it's really not an achievement 💀

The tennis scene- the umpire is her dad! 🥰 but it is a call out about a situation with Serena Williams at the US Open. She did what so many men have done and yet it was blown out of complete proportion.

So hilarious that you nailed Dwayne Johnson’s voice without a beat but never caught on that “the man” was her. Great reaction.

Not only was it her the whole time, she also wrote and directed it. Her talent is astonishing.

She got coaching on how to walk and gesture as a guy but the one thing they couldn’t do is change her voice… so if you are going to dub over it, then might as well make it an iconic voice.

The Mr. Americana poster is the male version of her actual documentary poster. Larry Wilson = Lana Wilson the director of her real documentary 😂

This particular MV you've watched made a lot of guys reactor mad. That's why through your reaction, we can really see that you're a very good husband and a good guy overall.

The ballgirl at the end is called Loren Grey. Her fans are called Angels and when you see her she is rolling her eyes. In Taylor's song Cruel Summer she has a lyric that says "angels roll their eyes" so that's a small easter egg lol

So fun watching you realize it was her (and yes, it was her)!! To answer one of your questions: the sign for "If found, return to Taylor Swift" is in reference to her music, specifically her master recordings. You likely know she tried to buy them from her prior record label owned by Scott Borchetta, and he told her she could "work them off," meaning for every new album she recorded, she could buy ONE of her master recordings. So she left and he sold them to Scooter Braun (and you caught the "no scooters" sign!). Also, you were right that was Dwayne the Rock's voice, but you missed the point: she was telling the actor to be sexy and more likable...that is what women in entertainment are *constantly* told. Oh and in the chorus, we hear: "When everyone believes you, what's that like?" because women are often not believed about anything important, especially if they are disagreeing with a man. Finally, a piece of trivia: the umpire at the end is Taylor's dad. 😊

I take the scene with the hands in the hallway as it's a one night stand which is considered awesome for men but frowned upon for women.

I feel redeemed that a music video expert didn't figure out it was Taylor the whole time. I didn't either, but there was this other reactor who said everyone who didn't figure it out before the reveal was plain ridiculous. I was really pissed off when he said that 😂

I am having the time of my life watching your reaction videos to TS videos. Not only is the technical analysis fascinating, but it´s a riot watching your reaction to her filmmaking and Easter egg placement. It’s been a blast seeing your knowledge of Swiftia grow and grow. I couldn’t wait for the end of this video to see your mind blown. This has been awesome and I can’t wait to see your future reactions!

Commented even before I finished watching 😅 I love your commentary about the Dad scene, it’s always great to see man react positively to this as opposed to defensive. So the tennis scene is in reference to how male tennis pros had meltdowns that were not fined or heavily criticized in the media like they did to Serena Williams

I love that you didn't realize it was her til the end, that's the best reaction we could have hoped for 😁 I believe this was the first video she directed all by herself, she had co-directed a few before this. Maybe you could add a bunch of the things you refrained from saying in you BTS reaction 😄

The hallway shot is supposed to be like Kanye and Kim’s house with all the white arches.

As a card carrying Swiftie, it's been so fun to watch you lose your mind over her genius.

You absolutely have to do the behind the scenes next!!! Hearing Taylor talk in The Man costume is so funny! And I’d definitely be down for a longer react/editor explanation video. The hands are high-5ing him as he leaves the girl he just slept with in bed.

Theres a reason this video came up so much as far as suggestions, because this was her full directorial debut (she had co-directed the mv for you need to calm down & lover before this). Id be interested in your take on I bet you think about me by taylor which was blake liveleys first go at directing!!

The scene where all her albums and the sign “if found please return to Taylor Swift” refers to as she didn’t have the opportunity to buy her own masters which had already been sold to Scooter 🛴 (her record label had sold all the masters/albums to him without her knowledge or awareness) . Karma is believed to be her hidden album by the fans but now its one of her singles.

I absolutely love that you were surprised it was her! I’ve seen reactions where they picked it up early on and I was disappointed 😆

That high five scene was how most men get high fives from their friends after having one night stands so in that scene he had a girl sleeping next to him naked

You gotta give Taylor and the team credit - the practical effects (her makeup) transforming her into "Tyler" were brilliant.

HAHHAHAHA when you found out it was her

it’s crazy to think this was her directorial debut! one of my other favorite video by her is 22 (she didn’t direct it but it’s a really cool video!)

It's really worth noting that this was the first full video Taylor directed on her own. (Christmas Tree Farm is pretty much just a bunch of old home movies so I don't count that). She was a co-director before starting in 2019. Since The Man, all of her videos have been directed by her. Just crazy how talented, and hardworking, she is.

I LOVE I JUST CAME ACROSS THIS! The points she made have been PROVEN...SHE IS TIME'S PERSON **MAN OF THE YEAR!** ..and a BILLIONAIRE to boot!

The "Missing: If found return to Taylor Swift" sign refers to her masters being stolen from her. Another great reaction and analysis!

Taylor is just amazingly talented. She has such a creative force and she’s incredibly intelligent. I’m a proud swiftie

The morning shot of the “man” sitting on the end of the bed in that body language of regret and emptiness…just for a second..and the woman laying with her naked back and the big window only lighting her up. I would swear someone is an Edward Hopper fan.

Although she didn’t direct it, to me, look what you made me do is a brilliant masterpiece you should react to by Joseph Khan. Man I am a swiftie and I LOVE her direction and sense of detail, but her epic comeback, which to me was a complete pop culture reset, is something everyone should study, filled with Easter eggs.

In the subway scene in the beggining, you can see that the sign in the right side say BOSS SCOTCH: CAPITALIZE ON THE FEELING, and someone wrote GREEDY close to it. The owner of her old label who sold her music is called Scott Borchetta. You can do the math for yourself hahaha About Tyler Swift: that is the poster for Miss Americana, her documentary, directed by LANA Wilson, which was released during the sundance festival.

I love your reaction it being her the whole time. The look of complete shock on your face. 😂 Also like that you didn't take offense to anything in the video. So many male reactors hate on it and think she's throwing shade at the entire sex, when in reality, she is just calling out the public double-standards.

I love this…this gentleman was so great at picking up shadows, editing and different nuances of the video, even recognized Dwayne Johnson’s voice. I saw Taylor swift in the first scene. Just goes to show you, in life, we all focus on different things.

Lmaoo his reaction at the end was absolutely priceless!!! So worth it! Great reaction! 😂❤

I absolutely love the last line of the video. It really represents how men are told they’re perfect as they are with what they do while women need change to be sexier or more likeable otherwise they aren’t worthwhile

Thank you so much for reaction to another taylor music video! I love your reactions and attention to detail, it's super impressive and even I'm learning along with you

Lololol that was fun. The shock on your face!! Excellent. Yes to the behind the scenes. I can’t wait til you do “Out of the Woods” and it’s behind the scenes.

I find it's always helpful to put on the closed captions for taylors music vids haha. Girl FILLS the songs with words lol. love it, they're always like reading a book good.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1160">19:20</a> yes, completely agree that’s what she’s saying about her own life, but it’s also every woman. Every woman is docked in talent, acknowledgement, respect, equal pay. Some women more than others. It’s not just about her, but she’s using her lived experience to show just how ridiculous the standard is for men.

I stumbled upon your content by chance and I absolutely love it!! It's not just that you have a ton of knowledge, but you also show real empathy towards others and truly understand the message Taylor was trying to convey. I can't wait for an extended version! And that "OH, MAN" pun made me laugh out loud. You're truly a talented and amazing individual!

Hi Josh! I'm a senior in film school and i'm preparing for a post grad degree in post-production, this is the first video i watch of yours and i just want to say i really appreciate that you dive into explaining VFX techniques, color grading, blocking etc etc. Most people don't realize that being an editor means you have to understand the director's vision (and therefore techniques) and I think you really nailed explaining all the technical details from both the post production and on-set process. Ive seen other editors only focus on transitions and match-cuts, so this is a treat! Amazing video, im so glad i found your channel :)

EASTER EGGS (i don't think anyone mentioned): <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="184">3:04</a> the girl in the yellow hoodie, it says "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince." this is one of the songs on this album. Also Miss Americana is the title of her Netflix documentary. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="339">5:39</a> i think the girls are wearing yellow bikinis because Fearless was going to be the first rerecord (each album has a color), i think that's also why fearless is written backwards on the man wall, it was the first of rerecords. <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="753">12:33</a> it's not an easter egg but the guyshe throws the ball at is her dad! *at this point in the swiftie fandom - the man wall has so many theories. some said it was clock and then it turned into an infinity sign. now that 1989 TV was released, an infinity sign makes more sense.*

The scene where he is running and high fiving the painted arms is, to my believe, a reference to how women are shamed for having one-night stands, but men are praised for it. So him walking out of the room to all of those hands to shake in congrats for a victory is a symbolism of that.

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="496">8:16</a> Man getting high fives after a 1 night stand and women being called a sl*t for doing the same

Honestly, this was an awesome video (all Taylor's videos are masterpieces, I think she had a lot of control there, even before she owned her work), thank you for understanding her message, most men just get offended and go on rants about how all men isn't like that, and it's kind of exhausting, it's not like we don't know this, but most of society still favor men and have double standards unfortunetely

Great reaction. We were all waiting for you to find out. So fun! Yes please do the Behind The Scenes

Absolutely 💯 love your reaction when you found out it was Taylor playing the man 😂 Yes please to an extended version.

I love the line “and it’s ok to be mad” for men, but not for women. Men can throw tantrums and fight, but women are called ‘crazy’ and ‘emotional’ if we ever react or get mad.

i'm sure someone has said something already but the hallway scene with the hands is definitely a representation og men getting praised for sleeping with women but women getting belittled for doing the same.

He was so shocked at the end he didn't even see that it was, in fact, the voice of Dwayne Johnson 😂

Love your Taylor swift reactions!

I’m looking forward to your 5-hour analysis of this video and the BTS!!! I’ve been a Taylor fan for a long time but The Man video was one of the things that tipped the cup for me into full Swiftiedom. I LOVE that this was the first MV she directed. So so fitting. 👏🏼

"Karma" is totally her f'ng with us. There's a pretty uniform fan theory that there was going to be an album named "Karma" after 1989, but she never made/released it. Some think she edited the work and changed it to Reputation, or she just gutted the whole project. But she's got ALBUM names on that damn wall, and karma is just front and center. "Return to Taylor Swift" references her albums that are still owned by Scooter dude. Then of course on the other side is the "no scooter" beside the two albums she's rerecorded. (It should have been pretty obvious to fans that she was saying these would be the first to be rerecorded, but I wasn't a conspiraswifty then) Last, Dwayne Johnson did an AMAZING job on Lip Sync Battle performing "Shake it Off" so I guess she reaches out when she had a spot that would be cool.

Yeah, she reveled in some interviews that the MV for The Man was the first she directed herself 😊😉 Go TS! 👍 nice commenting too 😊

When he said: “Wow, Taylor made an appearance” I was like: You won’t believe it if I say!

Who is going to tell him about Out of the Woods? He’ll have to do a 13 part series on that one!!

Oh this was a fun reaction! Yes, I would love to see an extended behind the scenes, your knowledge is fascinating to me! 🤩

The fact that you guessed the correct voice actor instantly lol

I love this, thanks for your reflective reaction!

this was awesome! great analysis from a different perspective and your reaction to the plot twist is hilarious!

“Taylor makes an appearance!” Us:…..😂😂😂

The hallway shows how women have the "walk of shame" after a one night stand bit the man is hogh fiving on his way out. The song says if she was a man but jad the exact same achievements she has now, she'd be THE MAN.

I was surprised too when I saw the last part when I first watched this mv.

I love taylor swift so much

Yes, PLEASE do the extended discussion! I love all the insights into the behind the scenes stuff.

This video is so awesome!! The ending was a twist for me too!

Once again your amazing knowledge and your enthusiasm = a really great video. I always learn something from your explanations. I would love either an extended version or the behind the scenes, whichever you prefer. PS: I love your SW shirt.

And your reaction to discovering this was her the whole time is so amazing

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="270">4:30</a> I love that Easter egg wall! The albums on the wall were her masters that were sold, which is why the “missing” poster was there, saying that her albums were missing from her collection. They were sold to Scooter Braun, who she has a public feud with, hence the “no scooters” sign. I feel like the karma spray paint meaning is obvious, and you were right about the “Tyler Swift” poster.

Best blind reaction ever.

Very cool, love your surprise at the reveal at the end! 😂 And YES, would love to see you do an extension of this with the behind the scenes and talk more about the things you’re seeing happen in this production!

See how excited when you saw the "film set", just tell us how much you love filming 🥰

The high fives a man gets the morning after, instead of what a woman has to endure with “The walk of shame.”

the missing poster refers to the albums mentioned on that wall that she didn't own when this came out and now she's rerecording them to own her masters

Totally agree with you about lighting!! The number of films that are way too dark for even big high end TVs is ridiculous these days.

My dear dude this was an incredible reaction, i work as an AP and i love to pick those little editing/production details on her music videos and i truly enjoyed this so much omg!!!! and i love how genuine you were the entire time, i could elaborate on the stuff you didnt get but i think everyone here already told you haha. Just subscribed! Keep the awesome job :)

Btw, the hands scene is like the walk of fame... He had s€x with the woman and leave her before she even wakes up, but he's still the boss!!!

I love this reaction! Really this MV deserves more love

The scene with the hands is a metaphor for the one night stand double standard. However, I believe it also was a direct callout on Kim and Kanye's decor from the time. Kim had posted a picture in a hallway like that with an arm statue thing. (If my memory serves me correct)

This was such a joy to watch! I knew it was her in the video so I was watching to see if you knew… goosebumps on goosebumps. These are great, extended versions, please. I appreciate you so much.

Asking us to comment every single easter egg in this music video (or any taylor swift music video) is opening the floodgates to absolute chaos

The ending reaction is priceless 😂😂😅

The if missing return to Taylor represents her masters. And her album names are around it. Then scooter cause he owns them. This song came from the first album she truly owned

The anti-"walk of shame" hallway scene is also a play on Kim and Kanye's hallway renovation they debuted to various magazines at the time.

the missing and found poster is for an album called Karma that it is rumored that her past label did not allow her to release it due to the scandal with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, that's when she released REPUTATION, that's why in the music video of look what you make me do, it comes out TS in a cage in an orange suit (orange is the representative color of her karma album) and also at the end of the LWYMMD video at the plane KARMA is crossed out and there is a TS in orange, also all the midnight karma video does reference to the "lost" album.

I was so tempted to fast forward straight to you reacting to the end hahahaha. Yes do the long version!!

I loved your reaction to this! Would love an extended version please 😍

Cannot wait for the BTS of this!! Give us all the details!

TAY's dad, Scott, makes a cameo appearance as the tennis umpire.

okay I haven’t watched this yet but I’m excited to watch it, I can’t wait to see your reaction to the end.

Loved your reaction. I also thought the same. That was genius.

omg i was SOOOOOO exited to see your reaction at the end😂

fun fact: the ref in the tennis scene is taylor’s dad!!

This music video is so funny because is true 😁 at the end I couldn't believe it was her which is even more impressive!..Reminded me a little bit of "If I was a boy" from Beyonce (it's sadder though)...you should do the BTS 🎉 Loved your reaction

She's amazing, simple ! Great reaction !