Representation

• The Man is designed to show male privilege and misogyny to reflect the patriarchal society
• The office scene of women attempting to catch the paper the man throws shows them to be subservient and audiences could parallel it to women at weddings catching a bouquet, desperate to be "chosen”
• In the subway scene the man is positioned centrally in the frame and is manspreading showing arrogance and the self-obsessed nature of men
• The posters on the subway highlight hyper-masculinity in action movies and male stereotypes are reinforced in the newspaper headlines the man is reading 'Year's most eligible CEOS' and 'Men we love in sport’
• In the park scene, the man gets praised for spending time with his daughter something that many mums do with no recognition showing the theme of gender inequality explored in the video
• Throughout women are shown as secondary, supporting characters rather than starring roles apart from at the end where Swift is revealed as the real star
• In the wedding scene after 58 years the man marries a much younger woman and pushes a cake in her face. This plays on negative stereotypes of arrogant and ego-driven men. Also highlights objectification of women
• Swift directs her male alter-ego at the end to be 'sexier' and 'more likeable' which highlights the way some male directors treat female actresses
• The mans voice emulates his hyper masculinity as he's played by a very masculine Dwayne Johnson