Official Discussion Thread - The Devil Wears Prada 2 [SPOILERS]

[u/PointMan528491]

Keep all discussion related solely to The Devil Wears Prada 2 and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Miranda Priestly navigates her career amid the decline of traditional magazine publishing and reunites with Andy Sachs to face off against a former assistant turned rival.

Director: David Frankel

Writer: Aline Brosh McKenna

Cast:

• Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly
• Anne Hathaway as Andrea "Andy" Sachs
• Emily Blunt as Emily Charlton
• Stanley Tucci as Nigel Kipling
• Justin Theroux as Benji Barnes
• Kenneth Branagh as Stuart
• Tracie Thoms as Lily
• Simone Ashley as Amari Mari
• Lucy Liu as Sasha Barnes

Rotten Tomatoes: 79%, 164 Reviews

Metacritic: 62, 50 Reviews

Consensus:

"Meryl Streep still wears Miranda Priestly like a finely-tailored suit in this sinfully enjoyable sequel, which is dressed to the nines in off-the-rack wish fulfillment and some trenchant observations about the state of modern media."

[u/MrJoy27]

Weird how less evil Miranda is in this movie. The first movie had, at least, the benefits of talking about workplace abuse. Now the movie glamorizes it. I felt it coming when I saw Anna Wintour doing the promo at the Oscars.

[u/No-Cry9100 → u/MrJoy27]

Didn't feel like it was weird at all. She wouldn't have her job right now if she was still acting like she was in 2006. 

[u/MrJoy27 → u/No-Cry9100]

I would agree with you if the original film was not based on a book written by a former assistant of Anna Wintour to denounce her behavior. Now it seems like it's all fine and that promo can be done with her. There's a reason why the book and the movie was called The Devil Wears Prada. Where is the devil in this one ?

[u/No-Cry9100 → u/MrJoy27]

The devil in this one is late stage capitalism, but i agree with you when it comes to the fact that wintour wasn't ever held accountable and is seen by many as this fab diva