Things Everyone Ignores In The Devil Wears Prada

when it comes to casting The Devil Wears Prada really delivers this crowd-pleasing delight stars Anne Hathaway Emily Blunt and Meryl Streep and it's hard to top that still there's a lot of strange things that everyone ignores in this film all these years later we're still waiting for answers as Andy is about to be interviewed for the job of Miranda Priestly's assistant Emily tells her Tamilian girls would kill for this job we heard this mantra several times throughout the film for that job million girls were killed for that job that's because Miranda is a living legend in the fashion industry wherever she goes she's respected and feared and it's all because of her keen eye and shrewd sense of style obviously working for such a powerhouse could open a lot of doors particularly if you wanted to make it in the fashion industry but at the beginning of the film Andy doesn't want to make it in the fashion industry so it's rather odd that Priestley hires her the competition must have been fierce and full of candidates with tons of experience and a real eye for fashion and you have no style or sense of fashion well I think that depends on what you know but that wasn't a question Andy in those early scenes our heroine doesn't really know anything about fashion at all and she certainly doesn't want to work in fashion oh okay can you please spell kibana ultimately Andy becomes quite adept at the job but we can't help but wonder whether there was a stronger candidate out there somewhere one of the best scenes in The Devil Wears Prada is the famous cerulean peach after Andy dismissively laughs about a pair of belts that look the same Miranda really lays into her but you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue it's not turquoise it's not lapis it's actually cerulean Andy seems to be affected by Miranda's monologues she eventually comes to realize she needs a bit of guidance in the fashion department so she turns to Nigel for assistance you think this is just a magazine this is a shining beacon of hope in a brief scene he gives Andy a bunch of designer clothes and accessories that seems to be all it takes to totally transform her the next time we see Andy she's dressed to the nines and she's slaying so hard it makes Emily jealous for the rest of the movie she's a total fashion place even when she sad but how did just a few minutes with Nigel suddenly turn her into an unstoppable clothes horse is that really all it takes obviously nate is Andy's main love interest but she's also charmed by a handsome successful writer named Christian it's obvious he's interested in Andy from the very beginning and he's not shy about it either I actually I reviewed your collection of essays from my college newspaper edge eventually good looks my killer charm they wind up sleeping together in Paris while Andy and Nate are on a break but Andy walks out on him when she discovers he's part of a dastardly scheme to replace Miranda at runway and she's bringing me in to run all the editorial content you're really surprised but while Clinton viewers have aligned themselves with Team Christian he's far from mr. perfect in fact it's were being honest he's actually something of a mega creep like he hits on Andy every time he sees there even though he knows she's in a relationship he has that's something wack people do also while they're kissing in Paris Andy tries to explain to Christian why she can't be physical with him and one of those reasons says she's drunk well he totally ignores that comment which is decidedly not cool to say the least okay so what would you do if your partner suddenly lands at a high-powered dream job the position could potentially open all sorts of doors for them but it means your honey will basically be working around the clock you'd probably be supportive right maybe you'd be willing to make a few sacrifices along the way to help them grow professionally sure it would suck if they missed your birthday but you could handle it right well not Nate all he does is complain about Andy's jobs imploring her to quit and giving her grief when she has to work late he spent an inordinate amount of time telling her how much she's changed he couldn't just let her have this for one year in April 2019 writer eileen brush mckenna defended Nate telling Teen Vogue she's being a hypocrite and he's right at the end she goes to apologize to him because he was right she was selling herself out and going down the wrong path okay fair enough but meat was such a little crybaby about his birthday jeez everyone gets bored Nate get over it let's face it living in Manhattan ain't cheap it wasn't cheap in 2006 the year The Devil Wears Prada was released and it definitely isn't cheap now the rents are through the roof even for the smallest fleabag apartment you can imagine this begs the question how on earth did Andy Andy afford that palatial apartment it's a mystery Nate is a chef and Andy is a recent college graduate so it doesn't seem very realistic that they'd be living a life of luxury are their parents paying the rent every month Andy's dad does hand her an unfilial of money during that dinner scene so maybe that's what's going on sorry but we just don't see how a young couple could pay for this place on their own and it's never explained anywhere in the film Andy and her boyfriend Natan have a pair of friends and they love to tease Andy about her job actually they taunt her really it's rather hypocritical of them because they don't seem particularly happy with their careers in one particularly cruel scene Andy's friends and Nate play a game of keep-away with her cell phone while it's ringing which is basically putting Andy's job in jeopardy by the time she's able to answer the call she's absolutely frantic and her friends just can't believe how seriously she's taking her job can't they see she's got a real opportunity here meanwhile they're more than happy to snatch up any designer accessories that Mandy brings home from work well they clearly have no problem enjoying the perks of Andy's career still they refuse to be supportive what is wrong with these people remember when Miranda asked Andy to find a book for her kids that's right her kids want to read the latest Harry Potter novel even though it hasn't been published yet Andy barely has any time to track it down and the stakes couldn't be higher as it turns out Christian eventually helps her find a copy of the unpublished manuscript because he apparently knows the person who designed the cover art but how realistic is that really there were some serious security measures in place to prevent the seventh book Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows from being read before its scheduled release date Barnes & Noble reportedly stored the books in an undisclosed location and had security guarding them 24/7 according to Reuters trucks carrying books from warehouses the shops were fitted with satellite tracking systems to ensure they stuck to assigned roof while pallets of books were fitted with alarms that's a lot of safeguarding just how connected is Christian exactly is he a wizard himself so many questions lamentably few answers we get it working for someone like Miranda can be challenging she's exceedingly demanding she never says thank you and she's often extremely condescending take that scene where Miranda orders Andy to fetch her lunch no problem after Andy bends over backwards to ensure her lunch is ready on time Miranda asked what's good I'm having lunch with her I'll be back at 3:00 obviously Andy gets frustrated so frustrated that she tosses the entire tray of steak into the sink and smashes it girl what are you doing that steak costs a lot of money so why did you waste it save it for Nate if you don't want it save it for us and don't get us started on the scene where Andy just throws her cellphone into a fountain at the end of the film what a waste plus she's visiting Paris is that was really the time to throw your phone away sure it's great that she got her life back and all but what was she thinking if you've ever been to Manhattan you may have noticed that a lot of people jaywalk but that doesn't excuse the fact that none of the characters in this film know how to cross the street for one thing Andy is frequently running around maniacally and not looking where she's going she's so busy talking on her phone and running errands her street smarts just go right out the window no wonder Emilie winds up getting hit by a car after running out into the street that of course lands her in the hospital covered with scrapes and bruises sure these people know how to dress but why don't they know how to look both ways before crossing the street one great thing about Nate he's a chef which means he can whip up some delicious meals on the fly at home in theory anyway although he complains about the grocery store prices in New York he does come through when it's time to make dinner for Andy which has to be nice after a long day's work but in one scene Nate cooks a grilled cheese sandwich for Andy and then says something that sounds a lot like whining after she refuses to eat it because of calorie concerns an irritated Nate says well for one thing that sandwich looks astonishingly burned especially since it was supposedly whipped up by a professional chef Plus in 2019 a pound of Jarlsberg cost around 17 bucks by our calculations eight dollars of Jarlsberg it's just a lot of cheese for one sandwich okay maybe we're being a little nitpicky here but maybe not there's no question that Andy's job is insanely demanding she has to cater to Miranda's every whim no all her contacts and Cher incoming communication officially eventually she's placed in charge of bringing Miranda her book at the end of the day and she regularly works long hours her cell phone never stops ringing the job is a serious crime but what did she expect working at an a-list publication it's no secret that working for a magazine like runway is not not stress think about all the money involved think about all the people involved but Andy's not exactly thankful for this rare opportunity all she does is complain they call the clackers the sound that their stilettos making the marble lobby it's like granted her boss isn't one to acknowledge a job well done but as intimidating as Miranda is there's a lot of pressure on her too no wonder her assistants are always busy in the world of The Devil Wears Prada it seems like being thin is always in not a big surprise for a film set in the fashion industry and in most cases this is played for laughs and when I feel like I'm about to fake tie you to kill the cheese it's funny but it's also rather disturbing Andy has a healthy body image and a normal appetite when she starts the job but slowly her attitude starts to change oh and what about when Nigel throws Andy's corn chowder away that's not a good luck is it meanwhile Miranda says things like this Andy I said to myself go ahead take a chance hire the smart girl troubling to say the least let's say you apply for a job at a prestigious magazine you're lucky enough to get a phone interview followed by coveted in-person interview don't you think you might hop on the internet and do a bit of research to prepare you'd almost definitely familiarize yourself with the publication and you'd probably find out who the editor-in-chief is right but no not Andy Miranda oh my gosh I will pretend you did not just ask me she's the editor in chief of runway not to mention her agent she happily admits she's never cracked up in a single issue of the magazine all she knows is that she really wants to be a journalist and boom job offer of course Miranda is based on Anna Wintour an extremely well known personality both inside and outside of fashion circles how could someone go to journalism school and not know who she is [Music] check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more list videos about your 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Id: TMCwYLbQi7E

Length: 11min 35sec (695 seconds)

Published: Thu Dec 26 2019