Taylor Swift Needs To Be 'On The Right Side Of History' In Miss Americana Trailer

The official trailer for Taylor Swift's new Netflix documentary, Miss Americana, is finally out, and the stirring two-minute preview peeks beyond the screen and shining smile. The film, out on January 31, is more than clips of her sold-out arenas and screaming fans; it's scenes of her emotions overtaking her with added context that means her journey from one sort of pop star to another — the kind that's comfortable using her voice to speak out. Get prepared to break out the tissues. This one's heavy.


The trailer kicks off with Swift showing her signature spunk before a show, getting prepared to take over a stage. Her narration takes us over the course of her career as we visualize clips of her early on, learning the industry. While in my whole career, label executives would mention that a nice girl doesn't force her advice on people, that a nice ladies smiles and waves and says thank you," she narrates. "I became the person that each person wanted me be."


Her journey keeps it up and continues to play out over the screen as clips from talk shows and news stories that poke fun at her lifestyle choices paint the picture that she's been the talk of the town for years and still is. Then, we visualize her, eyes puffy at residence, tired of it all as she says, "Nobody physically saw me for per year, and that's what I thought they wanted."


Afterward, she reveals that changing her mindset, by focusing on what she thought in, helped to create her happier than ever. "I need to do this to be on the correct side of history," she says in one of the clips as news stories talk about her using her voice for essential social and cultural reasons. "It feels fucking awesome," she says in another, grinning.


because the trailer ends, we visualize brief shots that show a little bit of behind-the-scenes footage from the "You Need to Calm Down" video along with one of Swift's birthdays as soon as she blew out candles on top of a little cake. From top to bottom, Miss Americana looks to zero in on the big events and the small to show how Swift has become one of pop's very crucial musicians who utilizes her voice to sing for the people and also herself.


Take a look at the Miss Americana trailer up above.