The Devil Wears Prada became one of the most iconic and favorite movies in the world of cinema but also fashion, and after 17 years since its release, it is still in the memory of all those fans who hallucinated Miranda Presley and even identified with Andrea Sachs.
However, in this new era of deconstruction, some seem to disagree with the film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, calling it ‘fatphobic.’ According to Brazilian influencer Carol Moreira, the film’s success was because it aimed to instill in the public that having a few extra pounds was wrong.
Through various tweets she exposed her opinion, criticizing the film for being totally behind its time, as she wrote:
“I think it’s one of the most fatphobic movies I’ve ever seen. In theory, the character wears a size 40 and is called FAT all the time. The other is on a diet that only eats when you pass out… it’s all about being thin, and no one comes close to criticizing it.”
The Influencer Harshly Criticized The Devil Wears Prada
Not only was she critical of the “fatphobia” she perceived in the film, but the influencer also emphasized the abuses suffered by Anne Hathaway in her character Andy Sachs.
“The character suffers all kinds of abuse from all sides (from boss, boyfriend, colleague), and none of it is seen in a negative light. She just needs to ‘fight more,’ and everything will be fine. There’s a point where the boss takes revenge on her by asking her for useless tasks… and it reads as ‘the boss is like that.'”
After her various tweets, the Brazilian influencer received some comments both for and against, as well as many questions, to which she concluded her analysis as follows:
“The problem is not showing how the fashion industry is, the problem is showing it as if it were great, no one questions, criticizes, thinks… at the end of the movie, the girl says that now she wears 38 to be happier and makes a toast. Why?”
To conclude with her theory Carol Moreira, pointed out: “I understand that we have a good memory of things. I myself remembered this movie as ‘tasty and fun.’ And some moments are. My point is in the first tweet: that it aged poorly, just that, let’s reflect and speak well :).”
After almost 17 years, The Devil Wears Prada is still one of the audience’s favorite movies; however, not everyone can like it, and not everyone can accept it in the same way, and that’s something we should accept. After all, she has a point, and as she claims it’s all about reflecting on it not canceling it.
Story originally published in Spanish in Cultura Colectiva
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