Am I the only one that thinks she is not the devil wearing Prada?
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nylatinguy3000 — 15 years ago(May 16, 2010 07:28 AM)
I totally agree everywhere you see, from the trailers to the interviews, make it seem that Anna is really just a power hungry bitch with an ego.
BUT, what the documentary showed was a passionate woman who was trying to make the September Issue the best in it's history. She was even a little charming to me. And I even felt a little sympathy for her like right before she goes off to fly to Rome or one of those many place she visited in Europe, her daughter just said 'bye.' THAT'S IT! I'm sure she's used to seeing her mother leave but a little more emotion towards the woman that gave birth to you would've been nice. And then she belittles her mothers profession when she's right in the next room was a bit mean; such a disconnect. Or when Anna was talking about her brothers and sister being amused by what she does she looked pained by what she didn't say.
She asked for opinions, if things didn't work she cut them; she tried to get things done. Maybe some feelings were hurt but you can't put every single thing the workers want into the magazine a lot of trimming had to take place. But she did it in a respectful way and despite removing a some of Grace's pictures, still spoke highly of her and labeled her a genius.
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Recessionista — 15 years ago(May 17, 2010 01:31 PM)
hmm i dunno, i get she has to be tough but I couldn't work knowing my staff were quaking in their Jimmy Choo's whenever i was nearby. Thats no way to work. You can be respected AND be pleasant and warm. Doesn't mean she has to compromise on the quality of the magazine. Im sure it would be nicer for her too if she could relax a little.
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LisaBatPSU — 15 years ago(July 19, 2010 09:57 AM)
She's a narcissist exactly like the one in the book. In fact, I'm surprised a woman so smart wasn't able to do more to alter the perception based on the book since that was the point, wasn't it?
Besides Grace, all the women were in seriously high heels.
She couldn't be kept waiting. Got seriously annoyed when things didn't move along.
Panic ensued and everyone working in the place had to do the impossible and produce pictures from Rome that weren't being released.
She walks out her front door and leaves it wide open. Who does that???? Only someone who feels it is too mundane to worry about closing doors.
She is very artificial with the CEO of Neiman Marcus. Painfully artificial. Because he is one of the people in "The Important People" group.
We saw her assistants wrapping her stuff when she was going to travel.
Everything is brought to her office.
She walks into the elevator first and everyone follows in proper order.
That cold, empty stare of hers. It's haunting.
I could go on and on. Obviously, TDWP is not fiction in the slightest. Probably not much of an exaggeration either.
However, I don't begrudge her the 'tude. Important men in business tend to be narcissists as well. There is no big stink over them. Plus, she is kind of fascinating in her aloofness. -
pendergast7 — 15 years ago(July 20, 2010 02:44 AM)
Sorry but most pastor's wives are waaaaay more demanding, intolerant, bitchy, impatient and power hungry than the woman at the head of VOGUE.
I was expecting worse. I have known other female bosses and CEOs and company heads who were much much much worse.
Everybody gets annoyed when kept waiting. Especially smaller companies. I have contracted at companies you never heard of with male or female heads who about started screaming when something did not go exactly as they wanted it.
I wanted to say to Grace that its not your magazine and if you feel so disappointed then leave and start your own mag. I found (to my surprise) that I was not disagreeing with the decisions the head woman was making.
Everytime I saw Grace's hair, not her face (she can't help that she was in an accident) I wanted to pour conditioner on it and cut it because it looked like it was so dry it could spontaneously ignite.
And I didn't care for her attitude either. She just seemed petty and instantly defiant, jealous even. -
pinkxcouturee — 15 years ago(August 12, 2010 01:12 PM)
I felt like Anna came off as strong and focused, yet vulnerable and emotional. Grace didn't leave the best impression but she did have her redeemable qualities and it was a stressful issue after all. Anna is so inspiring and it's a shame that her daughter obviously doesn't understand the importance of her mother's career.
Which would be worse, to live as a monster or to die as a good man? -
CalKersten — 15 years ago(October 21, 2010 08:20 PM)
I wish I could say I respected her, but this movie did little for my impression for her. I have respect for what she does and I understand that part of the job, as Grace even says herself, is being brutal and not always being likable. I understand that much and find Anna Wintour to be truly fascinating, a larger than life character.
My main issue is, as others have pointed out, her awareness of the cameras is distracting. I don't believe for a second we're seeing the real her. She's doing damage control and after such a scintillating portrayal of her likeness in The Devil Wears Prada, it's not hard to see why. The scene that most others have mentioned where her siblings dismissed her career as "amusing" is definitely hard to watch. I wanted to feel for her, but I felt like she was going to hurt herself under the weight of that self pity and the whole thing seemed contrived.
Furthermore, her rudeness to the cameraman was appalling. Considering she wants to be painted as a sympathetic figure, telling the cameraman that he needs to hit the gym is unnecessarily rude. It also wreaks of an insecurity that is most unbecoming on a woman who tears others down to build herself up.
It's true I was expecting a more exaggerated portrayal of Wintour, but I was impressed that the film allowed viewers to make up their own minds. Maybe not Miranda Priestly, but as calculating and insecure as Streep's portrayal. -
moviechick1010 — 15 years ago(February 19, 2011 08:10 AM)
From the sheer length of time she's been in fashion I believe she processes a catalog of thoughts and images and what the final outcome might be very quickly. Over the years she's distilled her method of pulling together a picture from all of the available elements at hand. And since she's on a publishing deadline she doesn't have time to really fawn over people or indulge them when she makes comments or critiques.
Also fashion-speak is very short-hand and seeks to amuse itself with its' witticisms so the manner of people that goes with can seem cutting or curt. And all that works to create an extraordinary and very cinematic "evil witch." Meryl Streep was brilliant not just for her role in
The Devil Wears Prada
but for her foresight in recognizing a role with teeth.