Summary of ‘The Devil Wears Prada’

The film is shot in the hectic and busy location of New York, the narrative of the film is based around a young girl Andrea who is very dedicated and aspires to undertake her career as a journalist she gets a job in the fashion industry through a magazine publishing company called Runway however her experiences at this job isn’t very pleasant she experiences stress and pressure to keep up with her cruel, ruthless and cunning boss Miranda Priestley’s expectations. The members of the company are very critical towards Andrea’s physical appearance. Andrea changes her appearance just to appeal to the people around her she transforms from being a very simple girl who is not so conscience to a very appearance conscience and alters her look completely in order to appeal to the fashion industry, this allows Miranda Priestly to depend on her, trust her and she starts to become fond of Andrea. This change in her look and her dedication to her job brings up problems to her personal life; she starts to lose her friends, family and live-in boyfriend and as she sets off for Paris with Miranda and faces all of the glamour that could be hers, she is forced to make decisions of where she wants to be in her life where she has opportunities coming her way and she has to choose whether she wants to go back in being the simple women she was or go further in life and achieve more success.

Starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Stanley Tucci, Adrian Grenier, Tracie Thoms, Rich Sommer, and Simon Baker

GENRE(S):
Comedy Drama
WRITTEN BY:
Aline Brosh McKenna Lauren Weisberger (novel)
DIRECTED BY:
David Frankel
RELEASE DATE:
DVD: December 12, 2006 Theatrical: June 30, 2006
RUNNING TIME:
106 minutes, Color
ORIGIN:
USA

Hypothesis

Aspects of real life are often reflected in the media and one the most common representation is the representation of women in the media. This representation have changed a lot over the years in society women are now seen almost equal to men giving them better opportunities and better life chances. Films represent women differently from how they used to represent women from being a traditional housewife to the modern career based women. The Devil Wears Prada is a film which represents women who is career dedicated and who prioritise their career first.