prada

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i somehow keep catching the same few movies from the past seven years in repeats on cable.  thankfully, they are films that i like.  one that's been in pretty heavy rotation on the hbo networks is the devil wears prada.  with each additional viewing, i find more and more to love — in particular, all the little touches that make emily blunt's performance so brilliant. 

still, the best exchange in the movie continues to be the following:

MIRANDA:  oh, no, you chose.  you chose to get ahead.  you want this life?  those choices are necessary.

ANDY:  but what if this isn't what i want?  i mean, what if i don't want to live the way you live?

MIRANDA:  oh, don't be ridiculous, andrea.  EVERYBODY wants this.  EVERYBODY wants to be us.

i watched prada for the first time in a chelsea theater full of gay men.  after hearing these lines, the audience burst into applause.

Posted by jason at September 30, 2007 09:33 PM