The Devil Wears Prada

Sex in the City, but make Carrie Brunet.  I genuinely enjoyed this movie. Andy is a classic good main character, filled with interesting nuances. She is a perfect example of someone who has a change in their life and is made to seem like a girl pretending to be someone she’s not. The performances and cinematography in this film more than make up for the mediocre writing. I’m not saying it’s bad, but genuinely, you can tell changes were made to portray a narrative that Andy was somehow in the wrong for pursuing her career. Andy falls in love with the world of fashion and the culture itself, and her friends make the active choice to believe that she’s some kind of different person, only to find that their interpretation of her makes them superficial and immature. How is her complaining about her job any different from her other friends? Maybe if the film showed that her friends weren’t correct in judging her, then I would be more impressed, but they disregard all of her nuances because she cut her bangs and started wearing designer clothes, and the film more than supports that. The ending when Andy’s ex boyfriend alludes to her betraying her friends for “ she’s, cloths, bags” only tells me that he never understood her at all, and wanted to gaslight her into affirming her underlining thoughts of regret and shame. Disappointing storytelling on that part, but the story itself is more than good.  Miranda is definitely a highlight of the film. I loved each performance, and each actor takes control of their scene and makes it their own. Every scene is telling a different story, and you can’t help but care about what happens to them. You’re mad at Andy but also rooting for her. You hate her new life but envy it simultaneously. The juxtapositions of the film make it worth the watch and confirms my suspicions that changes were made in the script that messed up the story that could have been.  My last thought on the film is that Meryl Streep is a national treasure and one of the greatest actresses to grace our screens. Miranda is cruel, Miranda is ambitious, Miranda is elegant.  Overall, the film does not quite reach the riles of higher than 4 stars due to its underlining misogyny and cliches.