I did not simply buy Taylor Swift‘s junior release, Speak Now, I bought the special edition double-disc bonanza (exclusively available at Target). Call me a sap for all things cute and small and innocent, as Swift purports to be. We know she’s not nearly that pristine—she dated “Dear John” Mayer for Pete’s sake! “Better Than Revenge” is a ripoff of Paramore’s “Misery Business” and “Mean”—about her personal and professional critics—is a bit bratty. And yet, I am completely charmed by the way her evocative storytelling makes me feel like I’m sixteen and blindly in love again (even though Taylor herself is pushing 21).
Needless to say, thanks to her latest release, my obsession with all things Swizzle has risen to new heights. Thus, while skimming various sites for Taylor-related content—quotes on the inspiration behind her latest album and the like—I stumbled across this post on Valentine’s Day, in which Taylor starred (quite horribly, despite her cuteness, I might add) alongside Taylor (Lautner that is, whom she briefly dated and the wrote this song about).
Though I did not know this when the film was released, oh, 9 months ago, Valentine’s Day was touted as the first movie with an entirely green set, with reusable set pieces, solar-powered lighting and hybrid vehicles. The sunny Los Angeles set also allowed for the use of solar generators, said star Ashton Kutcher. Distributer Warner Bros. says that the entire team’s efforts reduced the amount of carbon dioxide emissions by 67 metric tons!
The film’s director, RomCom King Garry Marshall said, “There are a lot of things wrong with our environment, so to ‘go green’ seemed to be a very good thing. It’s not that big an effort; if we could do it, others can do it.”
Though Warner Bros. was at first concerned about a surplus cost, Marshall was happy to report that they broke even after saving so much on sustainable set pieces. If there’s no loss for the studio, then there’s no reason for TPTB to object, right? Hopefully, this means many more green movies to come, including that sequel about New Year’s Eve.
And less cameos from T-Swizzle. Let that girl do what she does best: bitch about breakups. After all, honey, we’ve ALL been to Dumpsville, and its much more fun with karaoke.
XO, The Green Gamine
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