The Devil Wears Prada was shown in Star Movies last night, and I enjoyed watching it again. The nice thing about this movie is that is shows the kind of corporate culture that is out there. It's refreshing to find something different - something that workaholics can relate to. ;) The message it tries to convey isn't really something new. It's something that most people would remind us about how we balance our personal life and work. A good friend of mine (Grouchy Angel) would often remind me that we are all dispensable and I should not take people who matters most forgranted. At the end of the day, work is still just work. It will never love you back, and sometimes no matter how hard you try or how devoted you could be, it sometimes just ain't worth it. The work that you do should make you feel happy about yourself and a feeling of accomplishment.... irregardless of the issues or problems you have faced. I guess Maslow's Hierarcy of needs is right. People do not work only for the security or money. People work to reach that ultimate goal of self-actualization. The only sad thing is that we all get too absorbed at times that most people who excel at work or those who may seem as if the office is already their home or those whose work becomes a #1 priority, sucks in out-of-work relationships.

Some memorable lines from the movie:

Andrea Sachs: She hates me, Nigel.
Nigel: And that's my problem because... Oh, wait. No, it's not my problem.
Andrea Sachs: I don't know what else I can do because if I do something right, it's unacknowledged. She doesn't even say thank you. But if I do something wrong, she is vicious.
Nigel: So quit.
Andrea Sachs: What?
Nigel: Quit.
Andrea Sachs: Quit?
Nigel: I can get another girl to take your job in five minutes... one who really wants it.
Andrea Sachs: No, I don't want to quit. That's not fair. But, I, you know, I'm just saying that I would just like a little credit... for the fact that I'm killing myself trying.
Nigel: Andy, be serious. You are not trying. You are whining. What is it that you want me to say to you, huh? Do you want me to say, "Poor you. Miranda's picking on you. Poor you. Poor Andy"? Hmm? Wake up. She's just doing her job. Don't you know that you are working at the place that published some of the greatest artists of the century? Halston, Lagerfeld, de la Renta. And what they did, what they created was greater than art because you live your life in it. Well, not you, obviously, but some people. You think this is just a magazine, hmm? This is not just a magazine. This is a shining beacon of hope for... oh, I don't know... let's say a young boy growing up in Rhode Island with six brothers pretending to go to soccer practice when he was really going to sewing class and reading Runway under the covers at night with a flashlight. You have no idea how many legends have walked these halls. And what's worse, you don't care. Because this place, where so many people would die to work you only deign to work. And you want to know why she doesn't kiss you on the forehead and give you a gold star on your homework at the end of the day. Wake up, sweetheart.

***

Andrea Sachs: My personal life is coming apart.
Nigel: That's a sign that you're doing well at your job. When everything really goes to pieces, you're about to get promoted.

***

Nate: [as Andy takes a call from Miranda] You know, in case you were wondering - the person whose calls you always take? That's the relationship you're in. I hope you two are very happy together.

posted by celgee @ Tuesday, November 06, 2007

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