Reading Log
Conclusion
In conclusion to my research on my reading log I have looked and found
that my most reliable resource is the critic reviews on the Devils Wears Prada
about the way in which women are shown in the business industry.
Looking in to the first critic review is a quotation by Miranda
Priestly, to Andrea shows me that Miranda knows what she is talking about when
it comes to fashion. When people talk badly about the fashions industry like
Andrea did here she is very defensive over it and always has an answer. When reading in this I can relate to
male gaze to some men. Some men like having a woman who is in charge and shows
there power in their business. In some ways this can show negative effects on
the film as it shows that women in power can be very confidence draining and
what I mean by this is that Andrea was new to the position and she had the
confidence to say that the belts look the same, basically expressing her
feeling to Miranda, but the answer that she received wasn’t nice and very rude.
Looking in to next critic review “Unfortunately, Devil Wears
Prada is not just another boss from hell movie. It highlights the values of the
fashion industry – values that are incredibly superficial and damaging. If you
are a woman and you happen to be lucky enough to wear a size 6 dress, you
simply aren't lucky enough. If you aren't size 4 or below, you are fat and need
to lose weight. Come on people!”[1]
This Review can be read a lot in to it, can be a positive part to the film and
it can also be a negative part in the film. The negative effect on the film via
this review it is saying that everyone must be a size 6 or size 4 to be a model
and work in the fashion industry. Critically this is very bad publicity for the
film as not everyone in the fashion industry is that size and it is sending the
wrong message to the audience. On this film the audience is going to be teenage
girls ranging from 12+, this could lead to many girls having eating issues
because following the film will send bad messages saying that every lady has to
be like this to be able to work in the dream fashion job.
The gossip around fashion movie The
Devil Wears Prada focused on how closely the story mirrored the world of
legendary fashion magazine American Vogue - and particularly how much its
famous editor Anna Wintour inspired the character of "editrix"
Miranda Priestly. As a result, no real designer wanted to appear in the film
for fear of upsetting Ms Wintour - by far the most powerful player in fashion.
Anne Hathaway stars as Andy Sachs, an aspiring journalist who lands a job as Ms
Priestley’s assistant. With parallels to the TV show Ugly Betty, her colleagues
ridicule Andy before slowly winning their respect - and free clothes![2]
This is positive part I the film showing that if u work hard when you are at
work then you will be rewarded for it. A negative part to this is that to get
there you must be a hard bitch! This will then lead to you to having no life
outside of the work place.
Meryl Streep is indeed poised and imperious
as Miranda, and Anne Hathaway is a great beauty that makes a convincing career
girl. I liked Stanley Tucci, too, as Nigel... But I thought the movie should
have reversed the roles played by Grenier and Baker. Grenier comes across not
like the old boyfriend but like the slick New York writer, and Baker seems the
embodiment of midwestern sincerity.[3]
The critic Roger Ebert who is a film
critic wrote this. So this is a good very strong primary source. He has stated
that the male character should have swapped been swapped. I am tending to
disagree with him as I think that baker and Grenier played really good roles in
the Film. Baker plays a really good role as being a fashion worker as well and
Grenier plays a really good role he looks like a chef and the way he acts about
Andrea not spending time with him. This shouldn’t be changed as the characters
were fit for there roles in the film.
I have to say as a male - and approaching the fashion
industry as Anne Hatheway's character did - thinking she was "apart"
from it - a bit of dialogue from Meryl Streep's character was really an
education for me.
Anne's character, "Andrea", snickers when a model,
selecting 2 belts for Streep's character, saying that she "still has to
learn this stuff".
What follows from Streep's character is some of the
most powerful dialog I have seen on the screen.[4]
This is a very good review written by a New York Times writer reviewing on the
prospective of the film from the masculine view. I have to agree with him as I
thought exactly the same with the way Miranda treated her employers. The dialog
in the film is very toned when Miranda talks, as she sounds the same the whole
way though the film and this shows that has a level head and she doesn’t raise
her voice, to anyone. Her attitude to her employees is very rude and she shows
no respect to her employers either.
