tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post3019543509464435008..comments2024-03-26T12:19:52.801-04:00Comments on Tea at Trianon: The Devil Wears Prada (2006)elena maria vidalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-66358205955619555302012-01-14T07:25:23.295-05:002012-01-14T07:25:23.295-05:00Yes Elena agree...ah, free love: a truly evil snar...Yes Elena agree...ah, free love: a truly evil snare.PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943143109952894018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-3724004532130632662012-01-13T22:57:09.459-05:002012-01-13T22:57:09.459-05:00Young women are more abused than ever before and y...Young women are more abused than ever before and yet it is all in the name of free love.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-7758180311160157592012-01-13T22:06:29.623-05:002012-01-13T22:06:29.623-05:00dear Elena,
by chance I found this older post of ...dear Elena,<br /><br />by chance I found this older post of yours...I find it so refreshing specially when it comes to Andy-Nate relationship. I see it all around me: young and not so young women being humiliated by boyfriends and even husbands in the most incredible ways! I could tell hair-rising stories about what is going on over here (I live and work in Okinawa now, as you know)...However, almost everyone around me cannot understand why I do not accept a hmmm...let's say postmodern relationship.PVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04943143109952894018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-89382008936317111292010-03-22T23:18:26.780-04:002010-03-22T23:18:26.780-04:00Great review, Elena! I also was very disappointed...Great review, Elena! I also was very disappointed with Andy's choice at the end of this film, and you nailed it exactly why I felt this way!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-77445979725536800222010-03-22T22:51:20.089-04:002010-03-22T22:51:20.089-04:00Thanks, Agnes!
Thanks, howdidIgethere. I love wat...Thanks, Agnes!<br /><br />Thanks, howdidIgethere. I love watching Meryl Streep in the role; I love her clothes and her white hair. In spite of her character flaws Miranda is a fascinating person.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-21367954726085000022010-03-22T22:23:59.878-04:002010-03-22T22:23:59.878-04:00I absolutely love this movie and I didn't thin...I absolutely love this movie and I didn't think I could stomach it when it first came on cable tv. I love Meryl STreep and her ability to hide most of herself in a role but I do see her in Miranda. Not in the boorish behavior but when she's having fun with fashion; not that I've met her, mind you, just that she seems to be real.<br /><br />Anyway, I agree that Nate is demanding of Andy and she just takes it. I see this all the time; that women are supposed to be soooooooo happy they found someone to tolerate them. It's vulgar. It's cheap. It's getting milk without buying the cow. Andy is a supreme idiot to go back to Nate. It's obvious to me that they are clouded by what they think is love and do not clearly love one another. Granted, it's hollywood love and not God's idea of married love. Anyway, the movie is always enjoyable and I think the actors stay true to their respective characters. <br /><br />I'll fully admit that since seeing that film, it has given me a broader appreciation of fashion and how I should take pride in what I throw on my back every day.<br />Thanks for the review!marathon swimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01441792386061628446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-22380710035952312752010-03-22T08:40:58.868-04:002010-03-22T08:40:58.868-04:00Thanks, Jamie. I am impressed by how easily Andy g...Thanks, Jamie. I am impressed by how easily Andy gave away her Paris clothes at the end~ they were just not that important to her, at least not as important as making amends with Emily.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-89280841630813005622010-03-21T22:14:35.277-04:002010-03-21T22:14:35.277-04:00Wow, this is a completely different (and wonderful...Wow, this is a completely different (and wonderful) take! Maybe, like Faust, it's because we're from different generations, but for some reason I thought Nate had a right to complain. I saw Andy becoming vain and sacrificing her passion for writing for some money. But I see your point, Elena, and I think I agree!God Alone Sufficeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02512877884857626978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-2338375128484468752010-03-21T16:38:59.272-04:002010-03-21T16:38:59.272-04:00Spot on review!!!!!Spot on review!!!!!Agnes B. Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012659654328281150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-68713046442488466132010-03-21T16:26:01.459-04:002010-03-21T16:26:01.459-04:00Yes, Julygirl, I too, enjoyed the film; it really ...Yes, Julygirl, I too, enjoyed the film; it really was perfectly cast. I do think that there is a difference between the demands of a committed husband and the demands of a live-in uncommitted boyfriend.<br /><br />E., I totally agree. ANY job with a major newspaper or magazine would be demanding. Even if Andy were sitting at home working on a novel, it would take up a chunk of her time. And every spouse whose spouse works knows that there are times when birthdays are missed and sacrifices must be made so a job can be kept, for the sake of the family's finances. But Nate is a brat who does not want his sex life interrupted.elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-86863861982814601062010-03-21T15:58:16.466-04:002010-03-21T15:58:16.466-04:00More to the point in this review, regarding the Na...More to the point in this review, regarding the Nate and Andy coupling, was not so much whether they lived together or not, but that the Nate character was just as narcissistic as Miranda in his demands for Andy's attention, feeling he had 'first dibs' on who was the most important in her eyes. Any interest in her career or advancement was gauged only upon how it would impact him.Julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113475639726723076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-44931609365570753552010-03-21T08:50:17.393-04:002010-03-21T08:50:17.393-04:00+JMJ+
I was starting to think I was the only one ...+JMJ+<br /><br />I was starting to think I was the only one who saw Nate as petty and in need of a shave (and a haircut)! <br /><br />It was especially unfair of him to try to make Andy believe that she was turning into a bad person because she was devoting so much time to her job as Miranda's assistant. If she had landed the position at the magazine which she originally wanted, then she would have been just as busy--and then where would he have laid the blame without sounding like a self-entitled boor?<br /><br />I guess the title should actually be <i>The Devil Looks Scruffy and Unkempt</i>? ;)Enbrethilielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03414765854670926854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-89369527117536537532010-03-21T08:26:37.561-04:002010-03-21T08:26:37.561-04:00Thank you. I'm looking forward to finally read...Thank you. I'm looking forward to finally reading them :)Fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076587572083163816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-86523341759364625832010-03-21T07:54:31.724-04:002010-03-21T07:54:31.724-04:00Great review. I loved this film, and the casting i...Great review. I loved this film, and the casting is perfect. Stanley Tucci, who goes on to pare up with Meryl Strep in Julie and Julia, and the Emily Blunt character who one dislikes even more than Amanda if that is possible. It is interesting to watch the effect the naive assistant unwittingly has on all these characters who believe their world of fashion is the ultimate. <br />I think one has a right to make moral judgements regarding whether or not to see a film, I just feel one should not avoid seeing a film because it may have immoral characters.Julygirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08113475639726723076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-42617386037002701592010-03-21T07:27:17.262-04:002010-03-21T07:27:17.262-04:00Thank you, Faust, for your thoughts. I am tired of...Thank you, Faust, for your thoughts. I am tired of seeing young women getting kicked around by boyfriends and then coming back for more abuse. Crazy.<br /><br />Well, I can only suggest my own novels, TRIANON and MADAME ROYALE, which are perfect for the age group you are teaching. They are available through Amazon (see left sidebar.)elena maria vidalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17129629173535139807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7534539169157708222.post-91769425688273181292010-03-21T06:33:18.738-04:002010-03-21T06:33:18.738-04:00Hi :) I've been following your blog for someti...Hi :) I've been following your blog for sometime, and I was wondering... I noticed a few of my Confirmation students like to read historical fiction (but the ones written for their age group). Do you have any good suggestions for their age group dealing with Marie-Antoinette or the French Revolution? <br /><br />And to make this comment relevant to the post... I just saw this on cable the other day as well and your perspective is totally different from what I saw, which is very refreshing, and also demonstrates so well the difference between generations. Someone of my generation would never have thought of Nate as how you described. Most people my age think that just because they are living together think they have the right to treat each other as if they are married. It struck me hard reading your post because even I saw Nate through the eyes of my generation completely unaware of the marriage factor, which was wrong. I never realized how ignorant I still am, having grown up amidst this kind of media. I never thought living together before marriage was right, but it has become such a normal sight in my culture that I've become almost completely numb to it.Fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08076587572083163816noreply@blogger.com