The Devil Wears Product of Hollywoodisation and Dramatisation

Rating: 5/10 (16 June 2020)

This is a Hollywoodised and dramatised version of the fashion industry to some extent for entertainment. Please do not take this film seriously. Meryl Streep does a marvelous job portraying Miranda Priestly, though. Anne Hathaway portrays Andy Sachs adequately very well. Because those 2 actresses know how to act successfully. However, this film is not my cup of tea because it is a bit dramatic for my liking. I, nonetheless, admire the hard work that the actors, actresses, writer, director, costume designers, and people who embarked on a journey to make The Devil Wears Prada did. When I became introduced to the Miranda Priestly character, I conclusively thought she would encompass the characteristics of Cruella de Vil throughout the film. Little did I know that I would witness Miranda crying because her ambitious enterprise in the fashion world would cause her personal life to be challenging. Empathically, I understand why she is a very competitive overachiever in a world that makes men's successes overshadow women's successes. Otherwise, Andy Sachs was a girl who had youthful energy and youthful uncertainty about who she wanted to be in her life because of her lack of experiences. Just watching Emily, who is portrayed by Emily Blunt, be emotionally and mentally invested in her job made me want to give her a hug because of how hard she worked. Nigel, the one Stanley Tucci portrays, made me feel like hugging him as well. Sometimes I wondered if I should give Nate Cooper a hug or not because I was not sure how supportive of a boyfriend he was to Andy's career because I never got to know Nate's personal life that much. So, I felt there was a part missing in this film. Describing Christian Thompson's character by Simon Baker is easy for me because Christian is an opportunistic man who knows what a beautiful and an intelligent woman is and who knows the competitive industry that he is in. Very much honesty from me would require me to admit that I find this movie very predictable and I have already watched other movies that resemble The Devil Wears Prada.