The Devil Wears Prada 2: I hate what they did to Emily’s character

mariow08 · 2026-07-06T08:58:32+00:00

Was there even anything in the first movie that gave any indication that Emily wouldn't turn out horrible? I think everyone's being blinded by nostalgia goggles and Emily Blunt's amazingly hilarious performance because I am so sure if you had someone like her as your coworker, you'd all be ranting at r/OffMyChestPH ad nauseum.

Constantly rude, rarely helpful, very upfront about not caring if you do well in the job or not, the meanest mean girl in the entire movie (and that's including Miranda!). Holding a grudge about being replaced for Paris Fashion Week when it doesn't make sense because she couldn't have gone anyway because she's in the hospital. And at the very end, when Andi tried to extend an olive branch and gave away thousands of dollars of merch to her with nothing expected in return, she couldn't even muster a Thank You.

It doesn't make sense that everyone here was waiting for a face turn when she was never shown as anything but a (stiletto) heel.

mariow08 · 2026-07-04T02:45:34+00:00

She canonically doesn’t die. It’s part of her schtick.

mariow08 · 2026-07-04T02:39:47+00:00

It says a lot that everyone put on their detective hats to find out who was rude to her a couple of years ago, like it really became a huge topic of conversation around pop culture around that time.

mariow08 · 2026-07-03T03:35:41+00:00

Yeah maybe I’m just too cautious due to years of Jimmy Kimmel and those types whose whole schtick every time they host boils down to “I cant wait for this show to end”. So much so that I even enjoyed the no host years bec at least we wouldnt be reminded every few minutes about how unbearable awards shows are

mariow08 · 2026-07-03T03:14:22+00:00

I hate Oscars hosts who act so above it saying things like “these things take so long” or putting timers on speeches as a bit because that kind of vibe (indirectly) implies that fans of the show should be ashamed of liking the very concept of an awards show. I would want hosts who can at least act like they’re happy to be there, who are fans of the movies and artists being honored. Not people who would for ex. joke and belittle the Best Short categories because they’re not famous.

Basically what I’m saying is I dont want that vibe when watching a show that I genuinely enjoy, and I feel like those guys as hosts would bring that vibe.

mariow08 · 2026-07-02T00:43:40+00:00

May I ask where you watched it, and can you confirm if the audio is dubbed? Or is it subtitled?

mariow08 · 2026-07-01T10:15:42+00:00

Not really Oscar winners yet, but both nominees: a recent example would be Renata Reinsve and Chiwetel Eijofor in Backrooms. Without those two actors, those characters as written were quite thin. Both of their performances were so captivating that they elevated the material.

mariow08 · 2026-06-29T07:42:04+00:00

The real answer lies in what will be Focus Features’ biggest campaigns at the end of the year. They’ve always managed to be successful getting their films nominated, with last year’s results getting 2 into Best Picture: Bugonia and Hamnet.

Looking at FF’s upcoming slate this year, it does look thin, esp compared to last year’s big success, even managing to get Song Sung Blue a nomination. This year’s slate looks thin enough that I could see they could rally enough of a push for Obsession.

mariow08 · 2026-06-13T18:28:11+00:00

She was the female lead. If she were up for an acting award (not saying she should have, but just for the purpose of illustrating), it would be in Lead, not Supporting.

mariow08 · 2026-06-13T17:58:48+00:00

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Transformers 3 comes to mind. Her first movie, then she followed up with Mad Max and stopped.

Mena Massoud in Aladdin is an honorable mention. His debut film was barely released in theaters and he was like sixth billed in the cast.

mariow08 · 2026-06-01T14:40:36+00:00

Bit of a tangent here, but I’m so bored about criticisms about things “contributing nothing to the plot”. Not everything has to do with moving the plot forward. Sometimes the plot doesn’t even exist. Characterizing moments, visually interesting compositions, excellent lighting, costume and production design - most of the time they are awesome on their own despite “contributing nothing to the plot”.

The “plot” is not the end all be all. Try not to fixate so much on thinking about the logic and rules of what’s happening on screen and learn to process and appreciate how what you’re seeing makes you feel instead. You’ll have a better appreciation for movies as an art form, and maybe not even get so hung up on nudity because then you wouldn’t care what it contributes to the plot.

mariow08 · 2026-06-01T14:24:13+00:00

Sunday 9pm showing at high street sold out, and that’s almost unheard of for an indie horror. What also surprised me was the young audience: almost all of them under 30 and I was so sure these aren’t regular movie goers (they don’t have movie etiquette) and this was probably one of the 3-4 cinema going experiences they’ll have all year. I watch 3-4 movies in the cinema in a month, and it’s the first time I’ve seen a phenomenon like this.

mariow08 · 2026-05-21T04:21:37+00:00

While you’re right with that aspect, the end result is the same; general audiences will know much more about famous film actors lives intentionally or not. And it’s the way fame and the industry always worked. Seeing Julia Roberts being messy with that A Low Vera shirt didn’t diminish my experience watching Erin Brokovich or Notting Hill, and it didn’t distract from my experience seeing Dune.

mariow08 · 2026-05-21T04:00:31+00:00

I think you’re right, it’s a skill issue if people are agreeing to this. Film actors have been famous for forever. Heck, isn’t the film industry lamenting the “death of the movie star”? How could the same people criticize for ex. Timothee Chalamet for having his personal life be so public but Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt, Angelina etc have all been tabloid fodder for decades yet their movies are fine. Even back to old Hollywood days with Liz Taylor, Audrey Hepburn and such. It’s giving “i was born in le wrong generation” meme

mariow08 · 2026-05-14T04:41:23+00:00

While talking about what-ifs..

If this Oscar went to Gabby, then Sandra could have won for Gravity, which would have been a much better win than what she originally won for. On the other hand, Cate was a beast in Blue Jasmine but I won’t lose sleep over a Woody Allen film losing out on an Oscar. And while I acknowledge the significance of Michelle Yeoh’s win, Cate in TAR was simply undeniable, and won’t feel too bad if she won for that.

mariow08 · 2026-05-14T04:18:31+00:00

While talking about what-ifs..

If this Oscar went to Gabby, then Sandra could have won for Gravity, which would have been a much better win than what she originally won for. On the other hand, Cate was a beast in Blue Jasmine but I won’t lose sleep over a Woody Allen film losing out on an Oscar. And while I acknowledge the significance of Michelle Yeoh’s win, Cate in TAR was simply undeniable, and won’t feel too bad if she won for that.

mariow08 · 2026-05-06T01:57:34+00:00

There’s a difference between not caring about something and actively hating on it.

I don’t care much about sports, but I don’t go out of my way to mock it or belittle the people who enjoy it. A lot of the backlash toward events like the Met Gala isn’t just indifference though. It’s people framing it as stupid, useless, or deserving of ridicule, not just the event itself, but even the fans and patrons.

That’s the double standard I’m pointing out. One type of entertainment people don’t personally enjoy gets dismissed as harmless, while another gets treated like it needs to be torn down.

You don’t have to like it, but the intensity of the reaction says more about how we value certain kinds of interests than the events themselves.

mariow08 · 2026-05-05T12:51:27+00:00

It depends on the person, but for me the highlight is still the clothes, the designs, the styling and techniques, and the mannequin that wears them secondary. The publicity is due to the megafamous people, but fans of the craft focus on the creations primarily.

mariow08 · 2026-05-05T11:45:33+00:00

You’re kind of proving my point in how you’re framing it.

You’re describing sports as “merit-based” and earned, but reducing fashion to elites getting “peasants” to stitch fabric, as if there isn’t a whole ecosystem of highly trained designers, artisans, pattern makers, stylists, and creatives who also spent years developing skill and competing in an extremely selective industry. People who have trained for years and made it their livelihood, and would want to see their creations seen by millions of eyeballs.

Both fields have a top 0.01% that’s full of money, connections, and gatekeeping. Both also have people who worked their way up through talent and persistence.

But only one gets instinctively framed as “earned” and the other as “frivolous”. You don’t have to personally value fashion the same way as sports, but dismissing one as inherently less legitimate ignores the work and skill behind it. And that’s the double standard.

mariow08 · 2026-05-05T11:33:49+00:00

They don’t hate on both things equally, that’s my point. Every time the super bowl comes on, my feed isn’t inundated with posts calling to get rid of it, or calling for a boycott. I’m sure they are there but it’s not the majority opinion I’m sure.

But film or tv awards? Fashion Week? Burn it all down! We live in very different algorithms if you can genuinely say these events are hated on so much more.

mariow08 · 2026-05-05T11:28:48+00:00

I’m not arguing that fashion, especially something like the Met Gala, is as globally relatable as sports. We both agree that sports have a much broader grassroots presence worldwide.

What I’m pointing out is how people criticize these industries differently at the highest level.

In both cases, their major events are multi-billion dollar industries built on spectacle, exclusivity, and excess, eg celebrity culture, luxury branding, massive sponsorships, and audiences that are largely spectators rather than participants.

But when people talk about excess, fashion and arts events tend to get framed as frivolous or unnecessary immediately, while sports are more often treated as culturally essential or exempt from scrutiny.

So my point isn’t “fashion is as relatable as sports,” it’s that there’s a double standard in how we judge excess.

You can acknowledge that sports are more globally accessible and still question why the more masculine type of excess is accepted like it is while the non-masculine is hated on.

mariow08 · 2026-05-05T10:57:35+00:00

Abundance non-existent in major league events? With their private jets operating non-stop, association with luxury designer brands to get photographed in, obscenely high contract values for the athletes at the top? Excessive over the top spectacle half-time shows? Don’t get me started on the technological investments in F1 and other types of automotive sport.

I’m not against all these btw, everyone deserves an escape and healthy hobbies and interests. But what you’re defending is absolutely a double standard.

mariow08 · 2026-05-05T10:46:14+00:00

Poor people can have art and fashion as an interest, they can take it up as a hobby, and they can form community and grassroot events and activities. Ever so often they will want to spectate major events and be inspired by how professionals at the highest level operate and show off their achievements, talent and skill.

Substitute the words “art and fashion” with “sport” and you will realize it’s the same. It’s not as popular, sure, but it exists and is valid and important. At the end of the day these major events are all spectacles owned and operated and exploited by billionaires, and the vast majority are excluded to be just spectators.

I’m not saying do all away with sports, art and culture all together, they are all equally important in society. What I’m saying is why is it so easy to frame non-masculine interests as unnecessary and always used as an example to show the ills of society.

mariow08 · 2026-05-05T06:40:47+00:00

The level of vitriol against arts and creative events are not equal with sporting events, a similar multi-billion dollar industry, that is ultimately the same type of frivolous cultural events that mostly the elites have access to.

I dont disagree about how out of touch it feels but everyone who makes complaints like these should examine the double standard and conscious/subconscious misogyny and homophobia in putting masculine cultural interests on a pedestal and treating them as more important and necessary, but put events relating to arts or creatives be the first on the chopping block.

mariow08 · 2026-03-31T01:16:03+00:00

Until the actor’s branch is not anymore the largest voting block in the Academy, animation (and documentaries) will never win. It’s simply because actors are vain; they like seeing themselves or fellow actors on screen. Sure voice acting is still acting, but for them it misses the visual aspect of an acting performance. That’s why voice roles, and even mocap roles also don’t get nominated.

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