The article I chose is called "What is the phenomenon of the film "The Devil wears Prada— - the

cult tape of the 2000s, the role in which Meryl Streep brought depression" by the authors, which are
the editors and writers of the site adme.ru . The author in his article analyzes all the problematic
and ”controversial so far" moments from the film.

I think a lot of people have seen this movie starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. And have
you ever wondered who the true devil is in this movie? Starting an article in this way, the author has
people to himself, and tries to arouse the curiosity of readers. And he succeeds, because starting
from these lines, I myself became interested in the article and began to read. The author informs
that he will not analyze the images of the characters, but will focus on the undisclosed ideas of the
film.

The first thing he writes about is the exposure of the underside of capitalism in the actions of
employees of the magazine Podium. Or rather, in advertising work on the Podium, under the
imperious hand of Miranda Priestly. Emily advertises this job to Andy calling it "the dream position
of a million girls”"

"Podium magazine just attracts naive young girls like Andy. He promises career prospects,
convinces that for their sake you can tolerate constant overwork and a toxic boss, and in fact just
uses people.”

And in this I completely agree with the author, since he also gave indisputable arguments, and I
myself noticed this detail while watching the film, but did not attach any importance.

And the author also explained that in the West, such an idea of imposing to work to the fullest and
ideally, no matter what, was given the name “culture of grinding”.

In order not to delve into the theory, we can simply recall the initial events of the film, how Andy ran
all over New York, doing Miranda's every errand, how she stayed late at work, how she answered
her boss's calls at any time of the day. And all for the sake of Andy's illusory dream that in a year
she will be given recommendations, thanks to which she will be able to get a job in the best
American publications. This is the influence of grind culture.

In my understanding, this culture of grinding brings burnout and fatigue from life closer, which leads
in the good case to stress, and in the worst case to prolonged depression.

But Andy's soul, unsuitable for such work, still rebelliously breaks out and tired of being a slave to
the boss and a hostage of her own career hopes, she leaves the Podium without having worked the
required year.

It looks like a mini-model of a working class uprising. Andy decides not to use the work that takes
away his strength as a springboard for career growth anymore, but to follow his own path. The
author continues to explain Andy's actions: after all, there are harbingers that Andy will do this in the
finale already at the beginning of the film. Her student articles about the workers' union protest and
the movement against violence are also a symbol of the heroine's rebellious spirit. That's why it's
already clear that Andy won't be able to work under a tyrant boss like Miranda for a long time.
And in the rest of the article, the author mentions the condemnation of the bourgeois lifestyle in this
film, Prada, Dior, Chanel, Hermès - the film is full of luxury brand names. At the same time, they talk
about them as if each item of such a brand is not worth several thousand dollars. Wearing a suite is
the norm of life, according to the unwritten rules of the "Podium". Even Andy eventually realizes this
and puts on the clothes she once despised. Of course, do not forget the title of the film: "The devil
wears Prada."

"A consumer society that imposes brands as something vital that everyone should strive for is the
basis of bourgeois values. And bourgeois values themselves are the basis of bourgeois ideology,
on which the magazine "Podium" is based.

Miranda Priestly is perhaps the main symbol of the bourgeois class in the film. Remember how she
first appears in the picture. He gets out of an expensive car, driven by a personal driver. She's
wearing a gorgeous fur jacket. On her feet are elegant stilettos, and on her arm is a bag with the
inscription Prada.”

And in the same part, I cannot disagree with the author, because expensive things and brands
really play an important role in creating consumer identity. At least, that's what we think. Choosing a
luxury item, we are sure that at least we acquire individuality, at most we approach that colorful
lifestyle that promotes gloss.

As a vivid example, the author cites Andy's friend Lily: "How her eyes burn when Andrea brings
things from Miranda and Lily sees a Marc Jacobs bag among them. At this point, she even forgets
that she was laughing at her friend's work and boss.”

But in fact, do not forget that dependence on such brands and a bourgeois lifestyle is not what a
person needs for happiness. So, Andy does not become happy from the fact that she dresses in
luxury clothes. She does not need the chic things brought from Paris. Because harmony in
relationships with loved ones and with herself is more important for her.

And anyway, I would like to add an addition to the author's thought, Andy tried luxury clothes, a
different way of life, found her own style and path, and only because of this I cannot agree with the
condemnation of bourgeois life imposed on society, if it is for the good.

Moving on to the next part of the article, I would like to remind you about the absurdity of some
stereotypes, and how they collapse, because the author points to another moment from the film,
which is not particularly noticeable against the background of loud statements of other characters
about the same stereotypes“ "ridiculing stereotypes about female appearance." The film is ironic
about the ideas of what a woman should be. All employees of the "Podium" believe that a woman
simply has to look attractive: dress beautifully, do makeup, always walk in heels. A separate item is
exhausting diets like the one that Emily has: there is nothing but a piece of cheese. And that's why
people like Andy are constantly reproached for being terribly dressed and supposedly fat. Although,
in fact, everything is fine with Andy's figure — this is just the opinion of the constantly losing weight
employees of the "Podium". And they even hint that such an "unattractive" girl will not be able to
achieve success. But in fact, everything turns out the opposite, it is "Andy with his non-standard, by
the standards of the "Podium", appearance that succeeds. She gains credibility with Miranda not by
her appearance, but by her mind, abilities, perseverance in achieving goals, hard work. Which in
the end helps Andy get the coveted recommendations from Miranda." The ideology of the "Podium"
is collapsing like a house of cards.

And the final point, which highlights the full significance of this article, is about the problem of
sexism towards women. From the very beginning of the film, we are given to understand and show
the essence of Miranda Priestly, her ambitions, talent, as the head of the magazine “Podium” who
has achieved success and recognition. Andy is also ambitious, with certain goals and with her own
view, principles in life, which is only at the beginning of her career, a girl.

However, in fact, the film shows the stereotyping of gender roles.

So, Andy's entourage is unhappy that her career is becoming more important to her personal life.
That's why no one close to Andy supports her in her new endeavors. The girl's boyfriend Nate
reproaches her for disappearing at work all the time. Friends laugh at Andy's work.

Lily, who organizes exhibitions that the entire beau monde attends, it would seem that she should
understand her friend. But even she blames Andy for being different. After all, the Andy that Lily
knew is madly in love with Nate. Even the heroine's father shows concern. And none of them wants
to understand it, and most importantly, accept that it is changing, developing.

In this sense, Miranda at first seems to be proof of the opposite: that a woman can perfectly
combine career and family. But this idea collapses when we realize that Miranda sacrificed a lot for
the sake of work: time that she could spend with her daughters, attention to her husbands.

None of the husbands, apparently, reconciled with the fact that Miranda's job comes first, so at the
end of the film she divorces her next spouse. Miranda is shown as an anti-example of a woman.In
some ways, you can agree with your friends and Andy's boyfriend. Having settled into the "Podium",
she began to work non-stop and follow the rules of the fashion publication, which she had not
accepted before. Andy betrayed her principles, thereby pandering to the enslaving system. And this
is worse than the very existence of the system.

But who is right in the end? What is more important: career or personal life? The finale of the film
shows that there are no rightists or culprits here. For any person, the balance between work and
personal life is important. And Andy and Nate eventually managed to reconcile with each other and
preserve both their careers and relationships.

In conclusion, I want to say that even after watching the film, I did not analyze the end of the film
that I did not like, and while working on this article, I realized that each of the heroes of the film
chose his own path and each of them was right in his own way.

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