Shoot for Mediocrity!

Rating: 1/10 (6 July 2010)

Meryl Streep, you're the coolest.
That said, let's talk about The Devil Wears Prada. The "takeaway" for me was that you should shoot for mediocrity and not make uncomfortable choices which could take your (supposedly) adult friends and above all your chunk boyfriend out of their comfort zones. Or, wait, it was that you should be true to yourself and not get wrapped up in some superficial world? No, actually, it was that Anne Hathaway got to breeze through a bi-polar flirty/flustered role, and the only reason the film teeters and totters and flops around is thanks to Meryl Streep. Thank you for completely shredding "Andy" about the sweater. There was a moment there.
Just to review, the way to get going in a career is to (A). Get into a position where you can make great connections, make yourself indispensable, and ride the wave to the beach, or (B). Get a lucky break, resist the necessary sacrifices, place your priorities elsewhere, aim low and look for an out?
Ready!?!? The answer is"B"!!!!!!!!!!!!! "Andy" does great for herself by following that tried-and-true method and WOW, is she rewarded. She doesn't get her guy, I think (script?), because he's a hot property sous chef moving to Boston. She gets some kind of "real" (wow, could go on and on) job, probably writing copy at a "real" publication. Just let it end. You are not know how to write good story.
The star is yours, Meryl.