Why The Devil Wears Prada is an AWFUL movie

I Watched The Devil Wears Prada last night, and I could not believe the message it was sending. Could. Not. Believe. It.

First of all, I'm very sick of the Ugly-girl-turned-pretty-because-we-changed-her-clothes bullshit. Because Anne Hathaway is cleeeearly already pretty. So calling her fat and ugly in the movie just makes normal people feel like zit-faced whales.

The main points I got from the movie was, "If you are a career oriented woman, you will be hated, miserable, and alone forever." and "A woman should always put her man above her work, and her man's work above herself."

With regards to the first point. The "Devil" as the title states, refers to "Dragon Lady" Chief Editor Miranda Priestly. She's successful, she's a bitch, everyone hates/fears her, and she's emotionally alone. They make it very clear by the end of the movie that you do not want to be Miranda Priestly, and through nice-girl-turned-bitch by the business world, Andy Sachs, we are shown that a woman CANNOT pursue this sort of success in career without becoming the "Dragon Lady." Andy starts of this happy-go-lucky hope-to-be journalist that takes the only opportunity she gets (working as Priestly's second assistant) as a chance to network and make connections to be successful. She fails at first because she doesn't adapt to the work environment, and slowly she gives in, starting with her wardrobe. Slowly her relationship falls apart because her boyfriend is increasingly upset by her dedication to her job, because it is inconvenient to him, and they spend less time together. Eventually, Andy makes the realization that in order to be successful she HAS to become Miranda and quits, running back into boyfriend's arms, completely disregarding a guy who would genuinely have accepted her for her devotion to work.

Which brings me to point number 2. Boyfriend, Nate not-good-enough-to-have-a-last-name, leaves Andy after many fights about her late nights, and frequently being called in. He tries to reward her when he thinks she quit, and is angry when she hasn't. Eventually, when she quits and comes back to him, he accepts her, and praises her for quitting and then tells her that he's gotten a great job opportunity in Boston, and he wants her to come with him, to which she seems extremely happy to do so. I would have been pissed. I was REALLY irritated that she went back with her douche bag unsupportive boyfriend. If William started acting like that because I had a job that would launch me into my dream career, we would be done. He doesn't respect her. AND THEN at the end, HE expects HER to pack up and move to Boston for HIS job. UNBELIEVABLE! What a jackass!

So all in all, I hated the movie. It made me really angry, and I'm just tired of movies with messages like this. Had I written it, the ending would've been as follows. Starting with maybe the scene where Miranda basically tells her "Be me or go home" she should have fought! Completely changed her perspective, gone with Christian Thompson, who completely supported her AND helped her on several occasions to get ahead and make connections in journalism. There by showing that a woman CAN be successful AND happy... that you don't have to be a Miranda to get ahead, and yes, some things in your life may drastically change because of your career, but that doesn't mean your life can't be great if you want it to be.

ugh.