Chapter 108: Bravo
To the relief of the audience, it turned out that the camera had foreshadowed this scene before, Andy passed by a car painted with "Harry. After a montage of rewinding in his head, Andy was already on the phone with the rich and handsome Christian he met at work, and Christian also showed a strong interest in Andy, and the audience understood his thoughts: If Andy didn't have a boyfriend, it is estimated that Christian, a playboy, would have started a long time ago.
At this time, there is a clear differentiation in the psychology of the audience, and some small-town mother-level viewers still hope that Andy can be well with Nate, which is also in line with their values, but for the younger generation, they have long been fed up with Nate's carelessness and naivety, as well as their lack of support for Andy's work, and feel that Nate has been dragging Andy back, although being with Christian may not have results, it is likely to be just a sexpartner relationship that you and I want, but young people are open-minded, They think it's normal, and even think that Andy shouldn't settle down so early, he should devote himself to his career and work hard for a while, and it's also very good to have fun with a handsome, mature and capable man like Christian from time to time. Especially Nate has been interfering with Andy's work and causing her problems, while Christian has been helping out, and even really got Harry for her. The unpublished manuscript of Potter, which also made many viewers feel more favorable about him.
When Andy walked into Miranda's office with a triumphant smile, the storm seemed to have passed, and Miranda casually lowered her head and circled the sample, "What is this?" β
"Harry. Porter's original manuscript. Andy said quickly and professionally, "I've made two copies and sent them to the girls, this one just for backup - is there anything else I can do for you?" β
Miranda looked up at Andy in surprise, the eyes of the two women sparked in mid-air, and the atmosphere was so deadlocked that it was breathless, but after a moment, Miranda was the first to lower her head and end her gaze, "Good, That'sall." β
She turned her chair around as if nothing happened, but when Andy left, she turned around and looked at her back in a complicated way, and grabbed the Starbucks that Andy had brought back for her.
There was a light laugh in the theater: it was clear that Miranda couldn't help but admit Andy's ability and potential, and although she was still a little unwilling, she wasn't the kind of narrow-minded loser, and since Andy had beaten her and proven herself, she should give Andy more chances in the future - but it could also mean that Andy and Nate were bound to drift apart.
Sure enough, after that, a series of unpleasantness occurred between Andy and Nate, Andy missed his friend's engagement party, missed her and Nate's anniversary, she squeezed Emily little by little, became Miranda's darling, and opened her own social circle in the office, and even Emily couldn't help but accept her favor, but, every success and progress in her career was accompanied by a miss on her original life, and the resentment of her friends became more and more obvious, Andy brags to Emily about her success at home and work, but deep down, her sense of panic grows as she finds herself losing her private life and discovering that she is slowly becoming another Miranda.
With the continuous hints and foreshadowing of the film, although the audience is one step behind the critics, they also slowly understand the director's intentions, in addition to the visual fancy enjoyment and the wonderful intrigue in the plot, now the level of the movie seems to have been raised in their hearts: compared with those dull literary films, "Prada" has more refreshing viewing enjoyment, and compared with those popcorn commercial films, "Prada" quietly presents this kind of philosophical connotation. Although the audience couldn't figure out what the truth was talking about for a while, it was this feeling of uncertainty that made them evaluate this movie higher and higher. Simple, vulgar and elegant, this is completely a quality that only a classic movie has.
Therefore, although the movie gave some clips of Andy walking alone and empty scenes of scenery, the audience did not feel bored, but followed the lost expression on Andy's face, precipitated their own viewing emotions, summarized Andy's gains and losses, and began to examine work and life, "Flyover" and Miranda again, they no longer doubt the meaning of fashion, but not every strong woman in her career must embark on this lonely road? Does working for the best magazine in the world mean giving up your personal life altogether? Is it really worth it to pay so much for the work? Is it true that work and family cannot be balanced? Can't Andy find a way out of the best of both worlds? Whether it is resignation or breaking up with Nate, it seems to be a very sad choice.
And at this time, the working atmosphere of "Flyover" changed again, Andy went from not being good at the beginning, to being handy later, and now starting a new round of discomfort: not only did she find that Nigel and others were not well paid, had no family life, and seemed to be exploited, but also found that Miranda was extremely ruthless to her disgraced assistant Emily, and even when she heard that Emily had a car accident in order to get her Hermes silk scarves, her first concern was, "So, did she stain those silk scarves?" β
Although Andy understands that these scarves are important for the cross-page shooting of "Flyover", and her relationship with Emily is not friendly, she is very happy to be able to squeeze Emily to go to Paris - which means another brilliant experience on her resume, however, Andy is not exactly Miranda, when Miranda asked her to tell Emily the news last night, Andy still can't do it, she even flinched a little, and cautiously asked Miranda, "But that's Emily's dream all along......"
Of course, her opposition was weak at the time, but after learning that Emily had been in a car accident, Andy really began to feel uneasy, "Do you have to make me talk about it?" I mean, she just had a car accident and couldn't have been to Paris......"
"I think it's very important for Tianqiao to establish a correct view of survival of the fittest." Miranda was still very indifferent, "If you can't do this, I will think that you lack the courage to deal with the conflict head-on, and all this will be reflected in your recommendation letter." β
This time, it was Miranda who choked Andy: Miranda was not wrong, she was just professional. If Andy is reluctant to go, it means that Andy is not professional enough this time.
Andy eventually goes, and for the first time, the audience sympathizes with Emily - although she is bad, she is very cute, very vivid, hard to hate, and even understands some of her actions from a certain point of view, after all, not every side of everyone is so noble, and Emily also represents a side of people's hearts.
Seeing Emily break down in her hospital bed and vent her dissatisfaction with Andy, as well as complaints about bad luck, the audience chuckled and involuntarily divided their attention with Andy. Although this is Emily's highlight moment, Andy's changing expression always reminds them that she also has a task on her, Andy must choose between Emily's feelings and Miranda's commands, the sharp temperament that has been ambushed in Andy since the beginning of the film is even more striking and tense at this moment, when the camera comes to Emily, although she complains, her whole body is still sprinkled with the sun, she looks energetic and vibrant, and when the camera closes up with Andy, it is because it has her back to the window, So it was the fluorescent lights of the hospital that cast on Andy's face, reflecting her expression dark and tired, and the picture of the two formed a stark contrast, and the audience's light mood at seeing Emily's joyful performance slowly fell silent.
"Very well, this is Andy's choice, it looks like she's going to complete her transformation." Alan. Morrison is very pleased with the pacing of the whole film, "It's actually a very complicated story, but David is easy to understand and thought-provoking, and Andy is finally starting to touch the cruelest side of society, what will she choose?" What choice would David make? The ideal thing to do would be to deny Miranda, so that it would please more people, but if I did, then I would be disappointed......"
"That's right, you can't go to Paris." Eventually, Andy made up her mind, but instead of imitating Miranda as she did in the workplace, she spoke in the normal tone of a friend, "Emily, I was sent to tell you about this." β
"It's like you need to say it." Emily angrily tore open the pudding from the hospital and ate it in a big gulp, just like when she had a cold, and this eating scene was also played by Emily very expressively, "It's impossible for Miranda to take me to Paris - do you know what makes me most angry about this whole thing?" The clothes you're going to get - those evening dresses! For God's sake, you say you're losing weight, but you're still eating cake! Oh, that's maddening! β
"Emily," Andy called to her, "listen to meβI got the news last night...... Miranda decided to take me to Paris instead of you, and she wanted me to call you personally and tell you about it. β
Emily opened her mouth, and an unchewed piece of bread fell out, and in an atmosphere of mixed joy and tension, she and Andy looked at each other for a moment before picking up the bread and stuffing it back into her mouth, "Oh, oh I see, so you can't wait to come to me to show off, don't you, look poor Emily, broke her leg for Miranda, God!" I should have known that those reporters were all nonsense, just to lower my guards, admit it, from the day you put on JimmyChoo-"
"Emily." Andy raised his voice, "I don't want to, or I would have called you last night - she urged me, and she urged me after she knew you were in a car accident, you know?" She didn't ask about your injuries, she was just worried about her silk scarf the whole time. β
The two looked at each other for a moment again, Emily's expression was extremely complicated, but at this moment, the audience could feel her mixed mood and completely immersed in Emily. Among Blunt's acting skills, although Meryl and Jennifer's acting skills are impressive, Emily also left an impression in the hearts of all audiences and critics: "This girl has a bright future!" She's really good at acting! β
βSoοΌβ Emily quickly armed herself again, and she asked rhetorically in Bitchy's tone, "Will telling me about this make you nobler?" GoshοΌ You're exactly like her, why didn't I see it? You keep saying that Miranda is not good, admit it! From the day you put on JimmyChoo, you've sold your soul! No wonder she likes you so much, you're all just as shameless-"
"Emily." Andy also lost his temper, "Survival of the fittest, this is the principle of "Flyover" - this is what you told me-"
βGOοΌβ Emily blinked desperately, and Andy had a look of shock and guilt on his face, "Emilyβ"
βJustgoοΌβ Emily burst out and shouted, Andy stood up in a panic, stumbled out of the ward, she looked back at Emily with a weak heart, stepped on high stiletto heels, and walked blankly under the cold light in the hospital corridor, the audience finally found that there was no bright light source, in fact, such a delicate version of Andy was not so perfect, her makeup looked too rigid, and her face was also flawed, she looked depressed, and she had lost the firm self-confidence and self-esteem at the beginning......
That night, while attending a party hosted by his friend Lily, Andy met Christian again, and she and Christian exchanged a few words and agreed to meet each other in Paris, and this scene fell into Lily's eyes, and finally her anger exploded, Andy wanted to explain, "It doesn't mean anything, it's just - we are like this all the time at work, it's just a professionalism." β
"It seems to me that you're just a different person, and the Andy I know is a madly loving Nate - arriving five minutes early on every date instead of missing his appointments again and againβ" Lily shook her head, "Andy who is also comfortable in the clothes bought by the breeze chain, I've known everything about that Andy for the last sixteen years, but you-"
She compared to Andy's well-groomed attire, "I don't know about you. β
"So you just don't like my achievements, you don't like that I'm going to Paris." Andy's temper was aroused, she had always been the girl who was stubborn and even a little extreme, and would put up her defenses when she was hurt, "You don't like free MarcJacobs, I see, you don't like me to be pretty, I'm becoming more and more professional-"
She paused, sighed, shook her head, and said, "LilyβIβ"
But the look on Lily's face already showed that she was chilled, and she shook her head, "Have a good time in Paris." β
"You're going to Paris?" Nate, who was present, set off another wave of quarrels. After two arguments, Andy's emotions were already unstable, and the two quickly walked out of the gallery and got into an argument.
"You've been saying it's professionalism, you're saying you don't have a choice." Nate shrugged, "Andy, what I'm doing every day is keeping a bill for port consumption, and I'm not working for a volunteer organization like the U.S. Peace Corps. You're going to work overtime and you can't come to the party, I don't have a problem, I'm more than four years old this year, you can dance all night away for work, as long as you know in your heart it's just for work. β
He stared at Andy and said disappointedly, "You used to laugh at those flyover girls with me, and then what happened?" You're on a diet, you're celebrating with free brands, what's the point of all that? You're like them now, do you learn about fashion for work, or do you work for fashion? β
"I-I-" Andy was confused by Nate's question, and when Nate and the whole theater were quiet to listen to her confession, Andy couldn't give an answer, she bit her lip helplessly, her face was full of confusion, "I-I-"
"Just admit it, Andy, it's not a big deal, admit it, and we don't have to pretend we have anything in common." Nate shook his head and stepped back, and when Andy still couldn't say anything to redeem him, he said, "I'll come tomorrow to get my stuff." β
"NoβNate......" Andy finally spoke, and Nate turned back with a hint of hope on his face.
"That's the house you rented," Andy said bitterly, "I moved out, and you should stay...... Either way, it's closer to where you work. β
Although he was very disappointed in Nate before, when he came to the step of breaking up, he saw Nate turn around and leave quickly, and a deep sigh still sounded in the theater, and a sad love song was also played in the movie. The camera cuts to the couple's little love nest, Andy is packing up his clothes in the dim light, and the bed is obviously divided into two piles: one pile is the fashionable dress bag, and the other is Andy's old clothes, these two piles of clothes are like Andy's two lives, incompatible with each other, and her new life obviously has the upper hand.
Using the tricks she learned in "Flyover", Andy numbly and dexterously quickly packed up her clutter, and when she touched a briefcase, her expression changed, which was the leather bag that Andy was carrying during the interview, and she opened the purse and took out the newspaper that was going to be shown to the interviewer at the time - this is a collection of articles published in college.
Outside the window, it was drizzling at some point, and in the warm orange light, Andy leaned back in her rocking chair and flipped through her old articles, with a photo of her with Nate and Lily on the desk in the background...... In the calm light music, Andy's expression became more and more depressed, she suddenly pushed these small objects that represented past dreams aside, stretched out her hands to cover her face, and her shoulders twitched, obviously crying silently.
The light music slowly stopped, the sound system was silent, and the theater fell into silence, Andy's figure seemed particularly lonely in the chaotic and warm picture, almost drowned in the darkness, but her shoulders twitched from time to time and maintained enough tension, and even had a strange attraction, relying on such small movements to continue to firmly maintain the audience's attention, the audience could feel that Andy was about to be tormented by the contradictions and pain in her heart to the extreme, and she was about to usher in an outburst.
"This girl's acting skills have really gone to the next level." Alan. Morrison sighed sincerely, he actually didn't have a particularly high opinion of Jennifer's acting skills, although he recognized her as an acting school, but there was no more, until this movie brought surprises, until this moment, "After this movie, she should be the leader of the younger generation......
Sure enough, the slow music started again, and in the warm tone of the love song, Andy raised his head and wiped his eyes indiscriminately, the makeup on her face had been melted by tears, and it looked even more messy and embarrassed after such a wipe, and the eyeshadow was smeared one after another on her face, mixed with the powder washed away by tears...... She looked even uglier than she had before she had no makeup, and as she cried, she casually picked up the cosmetics that had been collected on the table: el's face powder, HR's mascara, e's lipstick...... These expensive makeup were thrown to the walls and the ground without any cherishment, drawing one curve after another in the air, and finally bursting into bright and rich colors, exuding an eerie beauty, as if it were postmodern art leaving traces on the wall.
D&G's shirt was buttoned off, Versace's jacket was torn off a tassel, VS expensive nightdress was torn into rags by Andy, Andy was crazy and desperate to destroy the fashion products around him, and the soft and warm love song formed a sharp and weird contrast, her distorted face and tearless expression were like Van Gogh's abstract paintings, shocking and magnetic-like to attract the audience's attention and emotions, and even many audiences in the theater have felt suffocating physical discomfort, And more viewers have already burst into tears, but they don't know what they are crying about.
In the premiere, film critics and fashion celebrities also fell into a deathly silence, and the audience even breathed lightly. Wiesberg or Anna. Wintour, who looked thoughtfully at Andy crying in the film, even the film critics were speechless, and in front of Andy's explosive performance, they forgot their professionalism and truly became an audience.
Soon, the originally well-organized room has become a mess, and Andy's outburst has come to an abrupt end, she threw a LV white Sancai handbag into the bathroom, and suddenly regretted it, rushed into the bathroom in distress, rescued it from a pool of stagnant water, professionally and meticulously found a dry cloth, sprayed leather cleaner, and held the handbag and reluctantly wiped the stains on it.
Rubbing and wiping, Andy's tears flowed again, she sat in the mess with her handbag and sobbed uncontrollably, crying and swaying, like a helpless child, the camera panned to the stack of newspaper clippings, she and Nate, Lily and other friends took a photo laughing insolently in the background, and the bold headline on the newspaper clippings was unusually eye-catching: The school labor group is rampant? The evidence of the crime of exploitation is conclusive.
Next to the newspaper clippings, there are also some letters from readers of "Flyover", which Andy collected when he first joined the company, and in "Flyover", they end up in trash cans. On an open piece of paper, it reads, "Miranda, I love your magazines so much, but I'm so fat, so fat that it's disgusting......"
In the shadow of the letterhead, you can vaguely see a picture of a young and beautiful girl smiling, and the camera slowly exits the window, zooming out farther and farther away, and soon, the scenery in this window becomes a small silhouette of the city.
"A fully objective position," Roger was completely moved by David's work, who had no interest in fashion, but now his outlook has changed because of this movie, "The paragraph just now made Andy's character the only heroine in the whole film, Andy is enough to overpower Miranda with this scene, she is the peak of the contradiction in the whole film." And Jennifer's interpretation is completely artistic, this film is simply the peak of acting, concentrating three of the best actresses of this era. David also did a very good job, although fashion is a relatively shallow issue, but he digs deep enough into this issue, and all aspects are presented, this paragraph is undoubtedly a wonderful satire of fashion, and even for Andy's vanity and money worship mercilessly......"
"The finishing touch," said Richard. Luo Pei also clenched the armrest, "Flawless genre classics, if you talk about movies and don't consider the theme, David's techniques and the excellent performances of the actors should be able to send them to the Oscar nomination list, but it's a pity...... That's just a beautiful imagination after all. β
"It's a shame that it was broken just now." Jon thought on a different level entirely, "Is that all genuine?" It's a terrible thing, and if you use the real thing when shooting, how many good things you have to break, it's a pity. - Alas, but it's a really thought-provoking movie...... Andy is so pathetic, she's completely disoriented, what would I do if I were her? β
"Andy should get back on track," the small-town moms who have gone through the storm have definitely found their ground, they have their wisdom, "Old employees like Nigel don't get much paid, and there will definitely be no future in continuing to work in "Flyover", Nate is a chef with a good income, and he is good-looking, and he is handsome, Andy should reconcile with Nate, and then find a less hectic job after these few months, otherwise wouldn't it delay getting married?" These clothes can't be eaten as food or raised as daughters in ten years. β
Regardless of what the audience thinks, the camera in the movie has shifted to Paris, with the chaotic and gorgeous night scene quickly switching, accompanied by dynamic country rock, with Miranda and Andy in luxury cars appearing in the shots. Andy is still dressed beautifully, she looks out the window at the night, but her expression is no longer simply happy, but looks preoccupied in elegance, but this heart has added a lot of charm to her. The audience can clearly feel that Andy has matured, she is no longer the little girl at the beginning of the movie, not at all.
This is followed by a series of quick clips, with Andy following Miranda in and out of the fashion runways, Valetino, GeesChakra, Azzaro, ...... The designers sitting next to Miranda are indeed genuine fashion celebrities, making people feel drunk and dazzled, and in the post-show interview, Andy was also ceremoniously introduced by Miranda to those famous designers, it seems that after she completely lost her private life, she did usher in a great opportunity for progress in her career, and even in love also glowed with a new brilliance - Christian also came to Paris, and under his strong romantic invitation, the two set a date.
When Andy reported to Miranda, she found that Miranda, who has always been strong, was very abnormal, not only with red eyes and nose, but also with a somewhat dazed look, obviously having something on her mind. And in the conversation between the two, Miranda finally told the fact that she was about to divorce.
"Lady Dragon, Workaholic ......" Meryl's acting skills are also explosive in this paragraph, she naturally handles Miranda's weakness as real and credible and easy to accept, and the fragile side of the strong woman makes people more attractive and touching than the fragility of ordinary women when they embarrass her. I can think of what people say about me with my eyes closed, but I don't really care. β
She snorted, "It's just...... It's just my daughters...... Another disappointment...... Once again, another father figure left them. β
In her calm telling, Andy's expression also changes constantly, and the audience is sad for Miranda, but they also notice and understand Andy's feelings: Andy is indeed sympathetic to Miranda now, just as she also had a moment of sincere sympathy for Emily, she is still very young and easily soft-hearted - but Andy also sees her future self from Miranda, she is frightened by such a future, the more she sympathizes with Miranda's loneliness, the more afraid her future will be the same as Miranda, Successful, but always lonely.
When Miranda finished her emotional catharsis, the eyes of the two met again, this time, there was no previous tension, Miranda was fragile and confused, Andy sympathetic and soft, the camera crossed the semicircle from Miranda's face and fell on Andy's face, and the editor-in-chief and assistant stared at each other in the quiet, gorgeous hotel suite, as if they were doing silent communication.
It took a few seconds for Miranda to return to normal, "Anyway, it's important to ...... What matters is how we arrange Donna Terra......"
Andy lowered his head and began to record silently, the camera turned around the two, giving a parade of luxury goods scattered around the suite, and Miranda's low-key and calm voice became the background music, "because she basically doesn't talk much......"
After congratulating Nigel, who was about to rise to the top, Andy went on a date with Christian, and she showed great enthusiasm for Christian, almost flattering him, but this romantic scene did not move the audience, but made the audience understand Andy's fear more deeply: Andy was scared, she didn't want to die alone, she desperately wanted to grab something, Christian was just the lucky one who happened to meet him.
And after a night of lingering, Christian thinks that Andy is completely obsessed with him, and smug tells Andy about the fact in advance: Miranda is about to be transferred, and Jacqueline will be the editor-in-chief of the American version of Skybridge, and Christian promises Andy, "Let me promote you to be an editor, my dear, and you will shine under me." β
It has always been Emily's dream to be the editor of "Flyover" instead of the assistant editor-in-chief, and another opportunity that ordinary people would be overjoyed to put in front of Andy, but Andy didn't show a happy face, and Christian was a little strange, "What's wrong?" I thought you'd be happy, you could finally get rid of Miranda, didn't you? - Don't tell me that all the complaints you have about her are false. β
Oh, yes...... The audience was also dumbfounded with Andy: Hasn't Miranda been forced to be perverted by work? It's all about her work, and what is happening now is the perfect irony for her, and reality will tell her that she is not so great, that she will be replaced, and that she is not a queen. According to her own logic, survival of the fittest, she was eliminated, Andy was the one chosen by the winning side, she could follow Christian, in a less hard, but more well-paid job, Miranda didn't worry about Emily, what did she worry about Miranda? If Miranda had been in Andy's position, she would never have said it.
At this moment, the sharpness that has been lingering on Andy seems to be rich to the extreme, and the confusion and struggle on her face are so real that even the audience is genuinely confused, and they don't know how Andy will choose: according to the general logic, Andy will definitely warn Miranda, because the protagonist is generally noble and righteous, but Andy is not a traditional heroine at all - although the audience may not know the exclusive term Chick-flick, but they also have their own conclusions in their hearts, The heroines of this kind of movie are generally more innocent and kind good girls, and there will be some small problems close to life. Andy is simply gray-black for this white and glowing traditional image, she is gloomy, stubborn, extreme, cunning, and vain...... It seems reasonable for the screenwriter to keep Andy silent, but how would the movie end? Did it really bring Miranda down?
Although there are many viewers who hate Miranda, even they are resistant to the idea now: Miranda is very bad, but she can't help but admit that she has her charm and excellence, and it seems too cruel to her to let her fail.
"Andy?" Christian asked again in the distance, urging Andy to reply.
As if the wind had blown away the clouds, Andy's face slowly lit up, and in the morning light, she showed a happy, carefree smile, as if the burden of the whole film had been lifted from her shoulders, she stood up and stretched, and smiled apologetically at Christian, "Sorry, I know it may be too late - but I still have to tell her." β
In Christian's opposition, Andy left in a hurry, broke into Miranda's meeting with the CEO of "Flyover", and desperately stared at her, but Miranda seemed to be in Andy's eyes because of her private life, and ignored her with some annoyance. Andy couldn't say anything, so he could only take Miranda to make a final warning to her when she went to the luncheon, "...... At the luncheon, they will announce that Jacqueline will replace you. β
Miranda glanced at her meaningfully, and as soon as she spoke, she talked about other trivial matters, "I smell freesia and you know I'm allergic to freesia β
She threw her coat into Andy's arms, "I'll be disappointed if I can smell it when I'm on stage - that'sall." β
Andy stood in place, watching Miranda's figure slowly walk away, she was not angry, just wrinkled her brows, thinking about something thoughtfully, and after a while, her expression suddenly changed, and she looked at the entrance of the crowded venue......
But the camera soon cut away, and in the sound of melodious music, the luncheon of clothes and sideburns began, and a new fashion brand was about to be established, and the fashion group to which "Flyover" belonged was the capital injector, so Miranda took the stage to speak, announcing the event, as well as the designer's partner.
Nigel, who already knew that he was going to be announced, was excited, but Andy was reluctant to speak several times, not at all happy for his friend, and the audience seemed to understand something, when Miranda smiled faintly and read out the partner's name: "My friend, a long-time admired colleague...... Jacqueline. Frey. The audience was not surprised at all, and some were just suddenly enlightened.
"A reasonable twist." Roger. Albert nodded, "This is the best solution for a serious workplace film, of course, Nigel is pitiful, but in the case of Miranda's own insecurity, he can only be sacrificed." Miranda should pay off at the right time in the future. β
Coincidentally, just as he was thinking this, Nigel also said to Andy with a complicated smile, "When the time is right, she will return the favor to me." β
"I think she will." Andy nodded as well, and seriously exchanged a relieved smile with Nigel. "I think she'll ......"
She looked away and exchanged a look with Miranda, who looked at her, and in the proper smile, Miranda seemed to have a faint sense of guilt and worry, while Andy nodded slightly, indicating that there was no big problem with her Nigel. These two women, who began to be extremely opposed, now seem to be more and more tacit, and the exchange of two eyes with reasonable editing is already a meaningful conversation.
With a quick end shot, Miranda and Andy appeared in the luxury car again, they each looked out the window, as if they were thoughtful, and after a while, Miranda took the initiative to speak, "And you think I don't know." β
She shook her head imperceptibly, "I know they're playing tricks, it's been a while......"
As Miranda narrates in an orderly manner, the scene begins to flash, how she preemptively offered Jacqueline the position, and how she convinces the CEO that she is the right person, and these details are fully presented to the audience through a series of montages, enough to give them an idea of the cause and effect. And Andy has been listening to Miranda's explanation expressionlessly, but Miranda doesn't seem to mind this, she looked at Andy with a hint of warmth in her eyes, "Your loyalty impresses me, I can't help but admit it, Andy, in fact, you and I are very similar, we are the same kind of people, we are destined to go to the top...... The world belongs to people like us, and we can see through the needs and desires of others. hope, so as to choose their own life. β
However, her encouragement failed to arouse Andy's joy, and Andy shook his head, "Nigel ......"
Miranda's calm expression had a small pimple, "You know, that's the best choice." β
Perhaps realizing that Andy had forcefully refuted her - Miranda was eventually forced to choose a path she didn't want to choose, and if she could, she certainly didn't want to sacrifice Nigel's interests and her own opportunity to expand her power within the group. Miranda launched a gentle counterattack, "Survival of the fittest, isn't it?" This is the workplace, Andy, you made the same choice as me...... To Emily. β
Facing Andy, who was speechless, she said softly, "You chose to transcend...... People will curse you, they will hate you, but in the end they can only please you and worship you, Andy, if you want to achieve something, if you want to live this life, you have to make this choice. β
At this time, Miranda no longer has the slightest anger and suspicion of Andy, just like a life mentor, and some white-collar women in the audience with profound social experience - including the fashion celebrities in the premiere have already smiled: Miranda's henchman in the magazine Nigel is already dissatisfied with her, Miranda needs a new confidant and heir, maybe she does look at Andy differently, but for Miranda, any move will not have only one purpose, She is cultivating suitable henchmen step by step.
Although there are their own speculations about Miranda's intentions, these women who have experienced many vicissitudes are not disgusted by this, Miranda is right, wanting to achieve something in the workplace, this is just a lesson for Andy. The real workplace, whether it is the career field of these white-collar women or the fashion industry in which the fashion giants live, is far more sinister than in the movies.
For the general audience, they only saw the meaning of Miranda's cultivation, and at the same time they were struggling with Andy: should they continue to accept such an outlook on life? If you don't accept it, it seems that you have wasted the great opportunity at the moment, and the appreciation from Miranda is very precious, but if you accept it, Andy is not ...... Will it become the same as Miranda?
What film critics see is another change in the relationship between Miranda and Andy, this clue is explained very clearly in the film, several turns are justified and full of charm, although this scene is bland, but the performance of the two actresses is measured and appropriate, although Jennifer is young, she is not at all behind in the confrontation with Meryl, her Andy no longer needs to be loud and angry, does not need defensive body language, and can be on an equal footing with Miranda, do equal dialogues, and do not fall behind in aura, What's more, this change has been handled very naturally, and it can be said that in this paragraph, the performance of the two is a bit back to basics.
"It's almost the end." Roger thought with great interest, "This is really a crew full of miracles, so how will David give us a finish?" β
βYeahγβ Surprisingly, after a short period of thought, Andy admitted it, and a sunny smile appeared on her face again, "You're right, if I want to achieve something, one day I must make such a choice." β
"You will." Miranda smiled triumphantly, and she said gently, "I know you...... You will. β
"I will." Andy agreed, "I will, I know that one day when something like this happens, I will do whatever it takes to keep my position, I will bite, fight, and kill for my job...... That's professionalism. β
The last sentence was murderous, and Miranda chuckled at her teasing, and Andy continued, "I will, I really will do it - only, I won't do it for fashion." β
Miranda's smile froze, but Andy's smile grew bigger and bigger, the speed of the car slowed down, and in front of them were waiting reporters, they had already begun to press the flashing lights, but the two people in the car still maintained a star-gaze posture, Milanda looked at Andy stiffly, and Andy only smiled confidently and happily at her.
Slowly, the corners of Miranda's lips curled, and she showed a gentle, reassuring smile, and Andy's smile gradually expanded, and they looked at each other with kindness and appreciation, and in this smile, the car stopped.
Miranda and Andy looked at each other one last time, then opened the doors and got out of the car, going in two different directions without hesitation.
The camera zooms out farther and farther, Miranda walks nobly in the flash of the flash, while Andy walks towards the wide square under the blue sky and white clouds, no one looks back, and whether it is Miranda or Andy, their lips still maintain that small, but very sincere happy smile.
The music sounded, and in the sound of the music, Andy's phone recording voice came, "This is Andy, it's inconvenient to answer the phone right now, please leave a message after the BI sound." β
"Hey, I'm Nate," Nate's voice rang out. "I got your message, Andy, I just want to know when we'll be able to meet now, I have a lot to say to you...... I got a job at Boston Oak and I've thought about it a lot during this time, and I hope to see you in the next second. β
And Emily's exaggerated, forcibly suppressed voice of joy, "What is the so-called 'comfort that I can't go to Paris', I don't know that we need comfort between us, anyway, you really shouldn't eat crabs, those evening dresses are all one size bigger, I have to take them and change them to a smaller ......"
Amid the audience's emotional chuckles, the scene returns to New York from the cityscape of Paris, and Andy, who is still dressed in fashion, stands outside the door of the New Yorker's office building, and she smiles confidently as she walks into the office as neat and crowded as the New Yorker.
"Andrea. Sykes. The editor-in-chief of The New Yorker interviewed her in a grand office, "You've published articles in our magazine, and your resume is beautiful, and the articles you send are impressive, except for the question, "Flyover." β
Andy raised his eyebrows, not frightened by the editor-in-chief's deliberate meal, but just looked at him calmly, but the editor-in-chief was a little embarrassed, coughed slightly, and then continued, "You've only been doing "Flyover" for eight months, why?" β
"Because I feel like I've learned enough." Andy said calmly and sincerely.
"OK......" The editor-in-chief looked at her a few times, "I happen to be Miranda. Plesley's friend, so I gave her a call, you know what she said? β
Andy was still smiling, but his breathing was a little tighter, and in the midst of her tension with the audience, the editor-in-chief said, "She said you were the most arrogant and disappointing assistant she'd ever met, and she said that if I didn't hire you, then I would be the biggest fool." β
Andy raised an eyebrow, and the editor-in-chief continued, "And, she said that since you're coming for an interview, let me bring you something by the wayβ"
He waved his hand out the door, and Andy turned around to see the assistant to the editor-in-chief struggling to push a mobile hanger full of clothes, and her eyes widened in surprise: Giio Armani, Dior, Prada...... The hanger is full of fine clothes.
"She asked me to bring you a message," the editor-in-chief continued, observing Andy's expression curiously, "'I've heard that journalists need good clothes for their interviews, and while I know you don't do that for fashion, I think you do it for fashion'βyou know what she means? β
In the sound of light music, Andy laughed, accompanied by the half-envy and half-relieved laughter in the movie theater, the scene switched to the streets of New York, Andy struggled to pull the heavy hanger, and walked forward in the crowd 'hey, hey', his posture and movements were full of joy, provoking bursts of laughter.
She had apparently walked for a while, and had come to the opposite side of the Skybridge building, and she stood on her feet, looking at the familiar building with emotion, and when she inadvertently looked across the street, she found that Milanda had just stepped out of the building, followed by a panicked Emily, and the driver Roy was opening the door for her - it was obvious that they were going out to see a show somewhere.
Perhaps sensing her gaze, all three looked at it at the same time, Miranda had no expression, Emily twitched the corners of her lips in disdain for Andy's current funny gesture, and Roy smiled happily. Andy looked at them for a few seconds, then burst out laughing, and waved her hand at them happily, then gave them a thumbs up.
Roy was the first to respond to her, Emily dodged a few glances at Miranda, and quietly gave a brief thumbup behind Miranda's back, to Miranda's surprise, and she also made a thumbup to Andy before getting into the car. - It's reserved and short-lived, but it's a thumbs up.
After Emily got in the car, she kept looking at Andy who was moving forward, and peeked at Miranda's face, and the driver didn't drive immediately, but Miranda had regained the queen's nobility and coldness, she waited for a while, glared at Emily impatiently, and then commanded the driver outside the camera, "Go." β
With a mysterious smile on her lips, the screen goes black, and the credits roll out - the film is over.
βBravoοΌβ At the premiere, I don't know which Italian called such a sentence, and the movie-going guests began to applaud one after another, whether it was film critics or fashion guests, they all let go of their usual reservations and expressed their appreciation of the film with warm applause.
In the applause, the lights in the venue were turned on, and Jenny clapped politely, while sorting out her inner emotions: as the original creator and participant, she couldn't make a very objective evaluation of the film, and she couldn't even invest in the story when watching the movie, all she thought about was 'is the camera angle is a little crooked'. It turns out that this paragraph of David was edited like this in the end, because there are too many adaptations, she still has countless thoughts about the quality of the film, and it can only be said that it is not a movie at all from the original, and even the theme discussed and the final choice of the heroine are completely different. Although they all ended in resignation, if the original film ended up being a critique and negation of fashion, then it is clear that in this version, Andy finally reached a contemporaneous reconciliation and acceptance, and in fact inherited Miranda's set of workplace methods, but chose to use them in the field of journalism. She and Miranda eventually became the same kind of people: they both fought for the cause they loved, and gave up some of the virtues that were preached in the mainstream.
Of course, from an aesthetic point of view, this ending is more to her liking, and perhaps more to the appetite of these enthusiastic film critics and fashion industry people who come up to congratulate, they are all smart people and successful people in their respective fields, but for the vast majority of audiences, the mainstream idea of 'family first, praising truth, goodness and beauty' must have the upper hand, otherwise Hollywood would not regard this as a golden rule that commercial films cannot violate. In this respect, Prada even has some cult overtones, at least in terms of the values that are ultimately output, and Jenny is really not sure how the market will react to it.
"How many midnight box office do you think we'll be able to win?" When greeting the Fox executives who came to congratulate her, Jenny couldn't help but whisper to Meryl beside her, her anxiety was fully reflected in her tone.
"You've made a good movie, Jenny, and you've done well," Meryl, who had been through the storm and snow, was much calmer than she was, patting Jenny's hand and replying softly, "that's the most important thing, isn't it?" -- Now, enjoy its success. β
Jenny had no choice but to let herself smile and jump forward into a compliment.
The author has something to say: updated, 1W4
I'm so tired, I had a sore hand yesterday......
Speaking of which, Northwestern University, where Andy graduated from, is indeed not an Ivy League school, but it is also a very good school, so I simply changed her university to Cornell University for the sake of modification......