Am I the only one that thinks she is not the devil wearing Prada?
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kay_cee_d — 16 years ago(March 04, 2010 04:35 PM)
Oh yeah definitely. I was just speaking about that one isolated comment. I think she seems "okay".but definitely can be condescending.
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MsD430 — 16 years ago(September 26, 2009 06:40 AM)
I agree. I was expecting to see this mean and horrible woman who made me cringe and probably never want to buy an issue of VOGUE. Instead, I saw her a strong and opinionated business woman who took other people's opinions into considerationbut, bottom line, Vogue is HER baby and she's gonna raise it the way she sees fit. I have a lot of respect for herbut, I LOVE Grace Coddington!!
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rocktheboat61 — 16 years ago(September 26, 2009 05:47 PM)
I walked away from the movie really respecting her She's firm and sometimes brutally honest, but she's running one of the most influential fashion magazines in America so you do what you have to do to get the job done.
I loved Grace too, but I really liked Anna more than I thought I would. The scene where she said her siblings find what she does "amusing" really showed some vulnerability I wasn't expecting. I think a lot of what she does is to prove to herself and others that her job is important. I really respect her drive and passion for it. -
MsD430 — 16 years ago(September 27, 2009 07:27 PM)
I felt so sorry for her when she said her siblings thought what she does is "amusing". She spoke of their careers like they were valid and important, but you could tell that she didn't feel she got the same respect in return. I, too, liked her way more than I thought I would.
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da_thompson1972 — 16 years ago(October 04, 2009 12:17 PM)
Honestly, I never saw the portrayal of Miranda Priestly in the film version of "The Devil Wears Prada" as "evil." In fact, I believe the film, as opposed to the novel, portrayed Miranda as much more of human being than just as an evil bitch who lived to make other's lives hell.
The same could be said for Anna Wintour. She is far from a "Devil", if you will, and appears to honestly want the same things we all want from day one in lifelove and acceptance for who and what we are by our family. Based upon how she responded to that now infamous question regarding her families viewpoint of what she does, we see that Ms. Wintour is just like her fictionalized counterpartHUMAN! -
hotshothound — 16 years ago(March 12, 2010 07:31 AM)
I agree.
I felt the screenplay and, of course, Meryl Streep's brilliant take on the character was much kinder and more believable than the book. Honestly, the book was not nearly as good as the movie. Judging from this documentary (because I don't know Wintour personally) I'd say Streep more closely portrayed her than the author.
There were some parts where I felt so sad for her, like her siblings being "amused" by her career, which seemed to bring her down more than the thousands in the industry who greatly admire her, and the way she seemed so isolated sometimes. Human, not evil. -
ShizaMinelli — 15 years ago(January 28, 2011 09:16 AM)
Steep definitely elevated the movie, but I liked the books Andy a thousand times more. Andy in the movie was kind of a dumb ass, imo.
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KMPINTJ — 16 years ago(October 04, 2009 09:16 PM)
Does it not occur to you that she KNEW she had the image of a "Dragon lady" and thus in this documentarywhich she sanctionedshe was very conscious of how she would be portrayed and "kept it polite"? I would not trust that we saw every side of the "real" Anna in this film, put it that way. Remember, she authorized this, not long after DevilPrada came out. She knew what people expected and she is certainly smart enough to keep her temper in check when the cameras are running.
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clarrain — 13 years ago(March 25, 2013 04:36 PM)
Thank you! Finally someone mentions that she knew the cameras were running!!! Of course she was polite. Of course she listened to what others were saying and seemed to take their opinions into account. What else could she have done???
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Random_2 — 16 years ago(October 18, 2009 02:07 AM)
Remember that The Devil Wears Prada was a fictional story based on the perceptions of a woman who used to work for her. The Devil Wears Prada is/was not a documentary.
Think about your boss, especially if you hate him/her. Write a story about how horrible they are. Is that an accurate picture of that person? Would an unbiased documentary paint the same portrait? -
SeeBear — 16 years ago(October 21, 2009 02:35 PM)
The art instructors I've had in the past, who were like Anna, are the reasons my art is at the level it is today. I, too, was surprised at how much I ended up respecting her.
"Those who can't do teach". She really is a teacher and a damn good one at that. It's no coencidence that many of the designers who've taken her advice end up becoming successful in their field. She's not vague, simply to the point. And in a industry that's win or loose you want to hear what works, not indecisiveness.
People want guidence, but are afraid to hear the truth and that's a sad fact to why our culture is the way it is today.
People like Anna aren't heartless, they just can't abide mediocrity. Especially, when they can see your full potential.
We really need more driven individuals like that in the film industry who are as passionate about the product as they are about turning a buck.
Hollywood today is just sad. It has absolutely know direction because they merely consider the bottom line without any vision or appreciation for those who have it.
I appreciated the fact Anna thought about every element as a whole. People who pretty much complain and never achieve their full potential in life with never get a chance realize this. They'll continue to invy and mock those who understand that it takes work and decipline to thrive in an environment where people just want to do enough to get by.
I was surprised at how much I found myself agreeing with a majority of the decisions she made about the magazine. I anticipated walking out feeling the exact opposite.