The Man

• suit and tie connotes professionalism/wealth
• women shown as hysterical in the music video and are idolosing 'the man'
• lyrics represent man as powerful and dominant
• outstretched arms represents him as being adored, also intertextual reference to a powerful man in 'Jordan Belfort' who was played by Leonardo Dicaprio- a typical masculine metrosexual man in the mainstream media scene
• Graffiti that references her previous albums such as '1989' and 'Red' targeting her fans
• the women in yellow bikinis looking the same as eachother suggests they are all seen as identical objects by men
• the lyrics tie in with the visuals- andrew goodwin MV theory- one lyric she says 'if i was rude' and the visuals show the man yelling at the waiter and being rude himself
• References Leonardo Dicaprio who is famous for partying on yachts and beaches with women half his age
• the man hi-fiving hands on the wall as he comes past- suggests that stereotypically masculine men need a lot of adulation