Devil Wears Prada

When looking at the movie The Devil Wears Prada, it is certainly an interesting movie. This movie stars Anne Hathaway as lead role Andy where she becomes the assistant to a fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly played by Meryl Streep. In this, Andy has to question her survivability to the harsh workload that comes with working for Priestly; while also trying to get experience so that she may get the job of her dreams. But looking outside the plot, there are many topics that come up for people to talk about and question.

One of the major talking points that come up from the movie, is when Miranda Priestly mentions, that if she were a man that "everyone would be talking about what a great job he was doing." With the knowledge that Priestly's workload is quite overbearing and she comes off as a very busy and strong leader, this quote from her asks the question if strong female leaders face bias and treated differently for being women? Though I don't like it happening, I do think female bosses/leaders face bias and are looked harsher on. I think this because there are many people who are harsher to judge a female boss/leader.

Now in regards to Miranda Priestly's leadership skills, I would say that she is quite overbearing. Though at first it looks like she is quite demanding, that type of boss will give a large amount of work with high expectations while an overbearing leader will give large amounts of work with very little consideration towards others. But though she is overbearing, I will say she is an inspiring leader. Her harsh and overbearing attitude and workload is great for finding excellent talent and to those who impress her she goes off and makes sure that they succeed.

But looking at Andy, though she is a strong willed person who shares some a few similar traits as Priestly, I don't believe she is a good follow. For most of the movie, Andy would talk poorly toward Priestly and talk about how she just wants to use the position to help get a better job and nothing else. She also did zero research about the industry she was about to work in and didn't really care about it. Then she starts to fully embrace her work life which does impress Priestly, she ends up ruining multiple relationships and then screwing over another coworker from going to Paris with the boss. But for her other coworkers Nigel and Emily are great employees. They putt their all into their work and put 100% into their work because that industries they work in is their life.