Lucius (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} luciusk) wrote,@ 2008-01-28 01:05:00 |
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Choices. This movie is ultimately about choices, the ones we make all the time even though it seems like we're not making them, and just following orders or expectations. This movie is also about the fashion industry from the perspective of a magazine, but if you really want to see how the industry works, Project Runway is a lot more informative. At first, it may seem that the dilemma is between being fashionable and having integrity, but the real dichotomy in this film is between the career and your friends and family, and what has the highest priority and what gets the most time. Fashion is just one industry, and the plot could very well have been played out in any other high-stress industry.
Is work just a job that pays the rent so you can enjoy life with your friends or family, or is work something fulfilling and an escape from the pressures of home? The people who are passionate about work aren't necessarily workaholics nor do they become burnt-out wrecks, they're people who are able to do good work and have that flow experience which makes them happy, and at the same time also pays the rent.
It can be either way. There are people who choose to stay where they are so they can be with their friends, instead of stepping on other people to advance their careers. But by taking chances and doing things you have never done before, you can have new experiences which make life much richer and find happiness. It's better to have gone out and tried new things, and to make a fully informed decision than to just stay where you are just because it's easier, and I think when you're voluntarily making such decisions and working things out with the people around you, instead of just letting things go, everyone is much happier in the end.
It's also great that they used New York as an essential part of the story about both publishing and fashion, and all the great locations there. It also sets up a great contrast between the expensive, high fashion in Midtown and the bohemian life of the Lower East Side and the Village.
Choices. This movie is ultimately about choices, the ones we make all the time even though it seems like we're not making them, and just following orders or expectations. This movie is also about the fashion industry from the perspective of a magazine, but if you really want to see how the industry works, Project Runway is a lot more informative. At first, it may seem that the dilemma is between being fashionable and having integrity, but the real dichotomy in this film is between the career and your friends and family, and what has the highest priority and what gets the most time. Fashion is just one industry, and the plot could very well have been played out in any other high-stress industry.
Is work just a job that pays the rent so you can enjoy life with your friends or family, or is work something fulfilling and an escape from the pressures of home? The people who are passionate about work aren't necessarily workaholics nor do they become burnt-out wrecks, they're people who are able to do good work and have that flow experience which makes them happy, and at the same time also pays the rent.
It can be either way. There are people who choose to stay where they are so they can be with their friends, instead of stepping on other people to advance their careers. But by taking chances and doing things you have never done before, you can have new experiences which make life much richer and find happiness. It's better to have gone out and tried new things, and to make a fully informed decision than to just stay where you are just because it's easier, and I think when you're voluntarily making such decisions and working things out with the people around you, instead of just letting things go, everyone is much happier in the end.
It's also great that they used New York as an essential part of the story about both publishing and fashion, and all the great locations there. It also sets up a great contrast between the expensive, high fashion in Midtown and the bohemian life of the Lower East Side and the Village.
