The Devil Wears Prada Movie – A Simple Guide

There’s been many things named the Devil Wears Prada – a movie, a novel, a rock band, and even a TV series.  This article focuses on the movie starring Meryl Streep.

In 2003 everyone was reading the Devil Wears Prada.  As with many successful novels it inspired Hollywood to create a movie.  Because novels have an audience, Hollywood loves turning them into movies.  It’s guaranteed that a % of the readers will see the movie no matter what.  Hollywood loves a base audience.  That reduces the risk that a movie will lose money.  Hollywood is business, business is money, so money drives movies.

The Devil Wears Prada film is loosely based on the novel. So there are bound to be differences.  Concrete is the foundation of most buildings.  But look up, the building isn’t concrete.  The building is made of different materials.  Don’t be angry when the movie is not the same as the book.

Here’s the plot.  A girl graduates then takes a job as assistant to a high powered fashion editor.  Once on the job she’s a fish out of water.  But gradually she begins to dress more stylishly and act more like the people she once made fun of.  A hated rival makes a big mistake, so our heroine has to come to the rescue.  As a reward she’s invited to travel to Paris for a show.  While there she witnesses her boss ruthlessly destroy a coworker in order to save her own position.

Her eyes open to the fact that she’s becoming like her boss.  She decides to leave the magazine in favor of a newspaper writing job.  The editor and others at the magazine now respect her.  In fact it’s her former boss who gives her the recommendation that gives her the job at the newspaper.

The Devil Wears Prada was very popular. It’s possibly due to two reasons. One, as stated earlier, movies based on novels have a built in audience. More than likely many former readers went out to see the movie. Secondly, it’s a good story with a moral. It shows that in some professions people have to act ruthlessly to get ahead. But when people are true to themselves, they can find success.

If you haven’t already seen the Devil Wears Prada, it’s a good idea to rent. Or read the book. Or both.