Gyllenhaal’s Response to Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well”: Latest News of 2021
Taylor Swift has recently shared the spotlights her short film “all too well” which has been released recently. She has added the official video for the 10 minutes song “All too well”. The song was written and directed by Taylor Swift. She wrote this for a heartbreak she experienced years ago. Based on various reports, it has been revealed that the heartbreak song was inclined to Jake Gyllenhaal.
Taylor Swift is the queen of heartbreak songs. From White Horse to Red, we can relate to all of the lyrics she has penned down in her songs. Today we will be providing a detailed review of her video song.
All Too Well- Detailed Review
The video opens up with the quote of Pablo Neruda that Taylor Swift has also included in the liner notes of the song “red” that was released in 2012. The quote was taken from the poem titled “Tonight I can write” and the English translation of the quote is “Love is so short, forgetting is so long”.
Taylor Swift has affirmed that she has related to the quote in the saddest moments of her life when she wanted to assure herself that she was not the only one who felt the same way. Someone else had much worse for himself. She has also expressed that what we remember are no ordinary moments, they are the moments where we saw sparks and felt the stars aligning in the same sky without any proof and finally seeing it slip all away.
The lyrics of her song “red” were inspired by her relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal. The couple was in a relationship for three months and got separated before Taylor turned 21.
The cast of “All too Well” directed by Taylor Swift
Sadie Sink and Dylan o’ Brien are the stars of the short film who depicted their ill-fated relationship beautifully in the short film “All too well”. Their characters have just been used as their respective pronouns “him” and “her”.
The first scene opens up with Sink asking o’ Brien if he is real. Then she further adds that sometimes she feels that she made him up. It could incline to the third verse where the lyrics are quoted as “The idea you had of me, who was she?”
The scene reflects that Taylor Swift was trying her best to understand her ex and look beyond her infatuation while he was falling in love with the version of her that he perceives her to be.
The song is molded in the feelings of nostalgia and bitter-sweet memories of her failed relationships. She remembers all the details of her heartbreak “All too well” followed by the phrase “I remember it all too well”.
Was “All too well” inspired by Jake Gyllenhaal?
The disturbing scene recalls the photos of Taylor and Gyllenhaal when they were deriving together in Los Angeles.
The couple was last spotted together on the public when Swift and Gyllenhaal were photographed together in December 2010. It was one week prior to Taylor Swift’s birthday. The photos were published in Daily Mail and the photos displayed tense faces. It was seen that Gyllenhaal was talking with someone on the phone while Taylor was looking straight
Another scene that proves the theory the short film was inspired by her ex Jake Gyllenhaal is that it was recorded in a scene where most of the glasses were half or mostly empty at the dinner table.
Taylor Swift has opened up to the Rolling Stones in the year 2012 that she took her first sip of alcohol when she was 21 years old. During her relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal, she was only 20 years old while Jake was 29 years old.
In the scene, the swine glass in the dinner party has beautifully depicted the age difference between the lead actors. Sink’s filled glass also indicates the fact that she has not started drinking yet. The third verse quoted “You said if we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine” This shows the power dynamics because of their age.
Was “All too well” improvised from White Horse?
Taylor Swift also released a song in the year 2008 with the same backdrop. The song’s name was White Horse. The song talks about all the fairy tales and happy endings we thought we would have with the person only to realize the fact that it is never going to happen.
In the song, she recalls the trip she took with her ex to a small town in the upstate of New York and she rekindles the memories of her drive with him.
Jake Gyllenhaal’s Response to “All too Well”
Since most of the scenes from the short film have inclined to the fact that Taylor Swift has released the song in memories of her ex Jake Gyllenhaal, we are curious to know about the response from the other side.
Many sources have revealed that Jake Gyllenhaal has not absorbed himself in the drama surrounding him. He is unaware of the gossips and the theories. He is living his life and is focused on himself. He is ignoring all the noise.
We can figure out that the main reason for the separation of Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhall was mainly the age difference. However, we can not draw any conclusions about Jake’s opinions as he turned cold shoulders to all the indications hinting the song was dedicated to him.
edited and proofread by: nikita sharma
