The Devil Wears Prada

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Directed by David Frunkel
Starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker

Patrick came back the other day and said that I have to watch this film. So, we made arrangements and swapped schedule, he took over taking care of the boys for me to go watch the film. From the opening montage of different girls getting ready for work in their respective apartments in the morning, I already had a funny feeling that I would love the film. As usual, I would never miss a film that stars Meryl Streep. I think she is one of the most talented female actors alive in Hollywood. She plays the role of Miranda, the editor-in-chief of a famous fashion magazine, Runway. Her sharp, icy, vicious, ambitious and feared by all her staff in the office kind of personality made you believe that she embodies quite a lot of female bosses out there in the corporate world these days. Anne Hathaway is pretty good in this as well. You could believe her transformation from an "ugly duckling" to a "beautiful high profile" corporate assistant. The film tackles the issues of how most female working women are generally being misunderstood and stereotyped in the demanding work environment in quite a subtle yet effective way. It does not preach but merely lets the audience realized that it is tough to strike a balance between the two worlds. You hate Miranda throughout the film but you would surely feel for her in the one scene where she reveals how vulnerable it is to keep a marriage together, but then she quickly switches back to her "boss" mode that split second. Great acting! I love Stanley Tucci who plays Nigel in the film too. I really love the montage of Anne all dressed up pretty to go to work, walking on the streets in the morning, really cool editing there. At the end, it is the choices we make in life that make us who we really are. Do we really have a choice, I believe to a certain extend, we do. Are we the devil in disguise? Are we superficial in anyway? All men and women are...