Andy Sachs becomes the assistant of editor-in-chief Miranda Priestly

Rating: 9/10 (26 November 2011)

Liza Papageorgiou The Devil Wears Prada (2006) Director: David Frankel
Gee; what is The Devil Wears Prada's level of ambition and what is it trying to aim to do? In my public opinion, the whole movie strives to explain who the main character, Andy Sachs, truly is. At the beginning of the movie Andy is introduced as "the fat, smart girl" by Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of Runway magazine, also Andy's "hell on heels" boss. However, in reality, Andy is a size six, and is not interested in the fashion industry. Of course, to have actually landed a job as great as the assistant of one of the most highly respected editors in New York City, she does dress as a so called "outsider". Andy scored "the job that a million girls would kill for", and whoever could last with Miranda for a year, could get a job at any publication of their choice (which was . The Devil Wears Prada, being one of my favorite movies, did succeed at depicting Andy realizing who she truly is well.
The reason that the film did a good job at leading the audience to Andy's true colors is because at the beginning of the movie, the way Andy truly is, is shown and throughout the movie, the film slowly progresses by showing the audience how Andy transforms from "the nerd from a little town in Ohio", to "the hot fashion chick of New York City"! During Andy's dramatic transformation, Andy loses her close friends, family, and even her true love. In exchange of those people she gains, popularity at work, new pals such as Nigel, the magazine's true legend, and a hot new author boyfriend, Christian Thompson.
One part of the movie that seemed to have supported this topic well was towards the end when Andy is getting ready for Miranda's presentation. While applying mascara to her eyes, Andy has flashbacks of how she was at the beginning of the movie and how she changed to drastic measures just to impress her boss and land a job in the publication business after Runway. One part of the movie that seems to oppose the overall theme of the movie is when non-important characters are focused on such as Nigel becoming James Holt's (fashion designer) executive assistant. I believe that that part is unimportant and had nothing to do with Andy realizing her true inner being.