Choose just ONE of the following questions and post a comment supported by specific textual details. Aim for about 100 words.
Due Nov 7
1. For me, one of the film's flaws is that it attempts to show that Andrea has sold her soul to the devil (who wears Prada), but I don't get the sense that she ever did anything all that morally wrong. Has the film successfully showed moral errors on Andrea's part, or did they come up short on that count? Justify your answer by examining one (or more) of the choices that Andrea makes and how it is presented. How does this contrast to the book version of Andrea?
2. Obviously, Miranda has been given vulnerability in the film. But even before that, I would argue that she isn't truly diabolical (though admittedly rude and unpleasant to work with). Let's assess the depth of her alleged evil. ASIDE FROM the ending in which she betrays Nigel, what is the worst (most morally problematic) thing that Miranda does? Is there any excuse for it? Does the film imply or show that it was anything more than pure sadism/devilry? How does this compare with the book version?
3. I said that the film doesn't make clear its position about the fashion world. What would be some reasons for either feeling that a) the film endorses the values of the fashion world; or b) it satirizes/rejects them? How does this compare with the book version?
4. We've talked about the concept of compressed sequences in film that convey much meaning in the smallest time possible by taking advantage of as many audiovisual cues as possible. Write about a brief (60 seconds or less) segment of the film that is richly packed with meaning and discuss what allows it to convey so much meaning in so little time. How was this meaning conveyed differently (better/worse) in the book?
5. What easy formulas or cliches that are familiar to Hollywoodized scripts does the movie use? Does it do anything inventive to those formulas to make them more acceptable and less tiresome than they usually are? What parts of the book, if any are these cliches based on?
1. For me, one of the film's flaws is that it attempts to show that Andrea has sold her soul to the devil (who wears Prada), but I don't get the sense that she ever did anything all that morally wrong. Has the film successfully showed moral errors on Andrea's part, or did they come up short on that count? Justify your answer by examining one (or more) of the choices that Andrea makes and how it is presented. How does this contrast to the book version of Andrea?
2. Obviously, Miranda has been given vulnerability in the film. But even before that, I would argue that she isn't truly diabolical (though admittedly rude and unpleasant to work with). Let's assess the depth of her alleged evil. ASIDE FROM the ending in which she betrays Nigel, what is the worst (most morally problematic) thing that Miranda does? Is there any excuse for it? Does the film imply or show that it was anything more than pure sadism/devilry? How does this compare with the book version?
3. I said that the film doesn't make clear its position about the fashion world. What would be some reasons for either feeling that a) the film endorses the values of the fashion world; or b) it satirizes/rejects them? How does this compare with the book version?
4. We've talked about the concept of compressed sequences in film that convey much meaning in the smallest time possible by taking advantage of as many audiovisual cues as possible. Write about a brief (60 seconds or less) segment of the film that is richly packed with meaning and discuss what allows it to convey so much meaning in so little time. How was this meaning conveyed differently (better/worse) in the book?
5. What easy formulas or cliches that are familiar to Hollywoodized scripts does the movie use? Does it do anything inventive to those formulas to make them more acceptable and less tiresome than they usually are? What parts of the book, if any are these cliches based on?
