| re: The Devil Wears Prada – Chicago preview (Spoilers and opinions) | |
| Last Edit: mikem 01:48 pm EDT 07/29/22 | |
| Posted by: mikem 01:40 pm EDT 07/29/22 | |
| In reply to: re: The Devil Wears Prada – Chicago preview (Spoilers and opinions) - Delvino 11:39 am EDT 07/29/22 | |
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| (spoilers for the movie) This is an extremely good point, which is that part of the reason why the film is so good is that Streep is NOT the villain in the typical sense. I have watched the film A LOT (or rather, I have watched the scenes that Streep is in a lot -- the boyfriend stuff is bland and uninspired). The book apparently has more of a Boss from Hell slant, but Streep's Miranda Priestly, despite plenty of bad behavior, is a different kind of Devil, the Devil of Temptation. She's difficult and condescending, but she also shows Hathaway a glamorous exciting life that Hathaway can also be a part of, if Hathaway is willing to follow the path Temptation is laying out for her. Streep also makes it unapologetically clear from the outset what the situation is. Streep has no actual hold over Hathaway, who could walk away whenever she wanted; Streep only has the power that Hathaway gives her. I think the only time Streep is truly malicious is around the impossible Harry Potter task (and the steak lunch around that task), but I think it's also clear that Streep purposely gave Hathaway an impossible task to get her to quit. As you're saying, Hathaway is largely the Everywoman Blank Slate. Streep's character is much more nuanced and complex than Hathaway's. The film also does a great job with Emily Blunt's character, who is very condescending but never undermines Hathaway in any way. Something that is much rarer than it should be in commercial mainstream films is that you have 3 prominent female characters in the workplace who are NOT rivals or pitted against each other. None of them stab each other in the back (well, until one of them does...). But the battle for Hathaway's soul is largely an internal one. I think the film does a great job in showing that battle, but it may be harder to show on stage, especially if the score isn't helping us understand the characters' inner thoughts. |
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