The Devil Wears Prada (has its cake and eats it) 2

The Devil Wears Prada is remembered for its iconic lines, eye-catching outfits, and stellar cast. Something that feels a little forgotten, however, is the story's origin as a thinly-veiled hit piece on Anna Wintour. The film had a bite. The Devil Wears Prada 2 has none. Yet this, the sequel would have you believe, is a story that says something. Unlike its frivolous predecessor, The Devil Wears Prada 2 speaks to our cultural moment. Specifically it is a story about the importance of journalism. Andy and Miranda are both struggling to justify their positions in a world trying to say they are obsolete. The former gets laid off from her job as an investigative reporter in the first scene, while the push away from print media jeopardizes Miranda's ability to actually make a good fashion magazine. On paper the conflict of the film is no longer Andy v. Miranda, but Andy and Miranda v. the world. Here the world is best personified by Justin Theroux, a cartoonish tech billionaire who…

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