Miranda Regrets Hiring the Smart, Fat Girl

Scene from the Devil Wears Prada (2006).

[@eddieyyy3]

"Everyone loved it...everyone....except me." Lmao

[@toastee5421]

eddieyyy3 That’s when shit went down

[@LordBelakor]

Thats what it is about, "I", I did not get my toy I wanted, so I insult you

[@briannab4037]

@@sabias3932 Her employee didn't screw up at all. Miranda was blaming her personal problems on Andy.

[@jorgeescudero5034]

@@briannab4037 Andy was her "personal assistant" not her secretary. Even if they portrait the job as a Job for the magazine, the truth is that she was working for Miranda Priestly, the woman, not for the Manager, nor fot the magazine.

[@briannab4037]

@@jorgeescudero5034 Yes, but you can not rationally expect your personal assistant to get you on a flight to the other side of the country in one night during a tropical storm, especially with no prior alert or forewarning, and when said employee is enjoying their free time as well. Miranda was blaming her lack of a work-life balance on Andy, fullstop.

[@saikatroy4]

Very interesting how no one is talking about how masterfully Miranda manipulates Andrea in this scene. She knows Andrea might not like her job, but she is extremely principled, and by saying things like she displayed a lack of work ethic and by comparing her with others, Miranda does exactly what is neededd to unnerve Andrea and stoke her to become better at her job. Devilish and wicked, but extremely effective. Hats off!

[@SublimeLullaby]

Saikat Roy it’s like triangulation

[@Lilianjade]

Yes , and that's also called unethical asides from being unprofessional.

[@jjk4891]

Ugh that is still manipulating and being mean. Have you met a boss like that? It leaves no room for you to think.

[@fhdowntheline1825]

People should have such a boss at least once in their career. That person may appear mean , but you get to learn a lot. Better this kind of a boss who eventually pushes you ahead in life than a goody-goody good-for-nothing kind who makes you feel nice in the office, but you end up wasting your years.

[@natedawg1618ify]

"Wake up 6! Shes just doin her job." Some of the best employers i ever had were exactly like this and thats where you become better at your job.

[@17purplecherry]

"I dont hate you because you are fat... you are fat because i hate you."

[@pepeoctam.8327]

alma eufracio iconic

[@coffintears5821]

Lmao mean girls

[@Chynasyndrome83]

She doesn't even go here! 😂

[@emilyslaton2100]

"Fat"

[@velialopez4961]

Como se asen buñuelos

[@velialopez4961]

Buñuelos

[@isabelcoll6624]

Jason Woods tf no she's not

[@someguy2600]

Jason Woods Shes literally an average sized woman, if you want a model sized woman you're going to be sorely disappointed lol

[@LilyZerep]

Earlier in the movie, she told Nigel she was a size 6 which he told her it's the new 14. To them she's considered fat.

[@marishkaspirit]

i wish to be this "fat"

[@Henlarious]

marishkaspirit Lay off the fast food and crap processed foods. You will.

[@queequegthedog5756]

Henry C lol I think this was to be take more as a joke

[@pyro_77ygh24]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TheFreshTrumpet]

no fr I’m fascinated by the # of people who hate Andy bc she didn’t respect the fashion industry enough when the industry promotes wildly fkd up body standards like that lol “respect us even tho we think you’re subhuman trash for being bigger than a 6” 💀

[@Alex-tx8lf]

@@TheFreshTrumpet That wasn't the reason Andy disrecpected the fashion industry though. It wasn't even a big point in the movie. The fact is that Andy mocked the fashion industry simply because she didn't understand it and didn't want to. Talking shit about the industry you decided to work in, in front of your boss no less, is stupid and deserves critique. You could apply the ''well this thing about this industry isn't good'' argument to literally everything but that doesn't mean that you get to shit talk the entirety of it.

[@saweaty2473]

To everyone shocked at Anne Hathaway being called “fat”,of course she isn’t actually considered fat,not by normal standards.This scene provides insight into the real fashion industry,where normal,healthy women are considered fat and since Miranda is the embodiment of fashion,she calls Andy as she sees her.She sees her from the POV of a woman who essentially embodies fashion and thinks in this mindset only.

[@cheechee6473]

Gosh why is the fashion industry so toxic ;-;

[@fibbs6533]

It really does show how toxic the fashion industry is for women. It sets unrealistic standards and expectations, especially for young women. There is something sick about making normal women feel bad about their bodies.

[@imnothere220]

Jesus, thanks for that. Like, really, we need to ask who *doesn't* get / know that and how can they function in life?

[@someone3187]

Yeah, but Hathaway looks actually quite skinny. This line would have made more sense if they had actually cast an actress with a body type similar to Kathrin Heigel, Julia Styles, Kate Winslet or Jennifer Lawrence. Of course they are not fat either, but they are a bit fuller than Hathaway. I think Miranda was mean here, because she was upset.

[@HoldenNY22]

@@fibbs6533 - Men are also Fat Shamed in Society, much worse than Woman. But as Joe Rogan says- "No one Cares about Fat Shaming Men.:

[@teddytete.mp3]

I think Meryl composed Miranda based on her first experiences as an actress, she has revealed that she suffered from a lot of bullying in the entertainment industry in her younger years as she was viewed as a 'fat girl'...

[@berenacampbell-wolfe-blanc5905]

she wasn't viewed as the fat girl, she was viewed as the ugly girl. The director of King Kong, told his son off in Italian for bringing him 'this ugly girl', but what he didn't realise was that Meryl could speak Italian so she spoke back to him in Italian, saying 'I'm sorry I'm not pretty enough for you' and then she left. Although she was bullied by this director, she dealt with it extremely well and that's what a lot of people love about her. They love her courage and how she handles situations.

[@xenondoro8573]

Actually Meryl hated the book the film is based on and thought it was hateful towards succesful women. She wanted her character to be portrayed in a positive light.

[@dannysimion]

Same difference. Teddy put it in quotation to emphasize how she wasn't the "it" girl at her time but she proved them wrong regardless.

[@gigixxx1836]

She is that woman. It's called method acting.

[@laminage]

They may have felt threatened by her. Also, if you can read Hollywood Husbands by the Late Jackie Collins. There was an Actress Clarissa Browning who was an Oscar Winning Actress and didn't play The Hollywood Game.

[@Rat_Queen86]

Is everyone overlooking the fact that Miranda expected Andy to get her home via plane during a hurricane? At that point, I would have left; it's insane to expect that kind of treatment

[@da96103]

It was a drizzle.

[@lijamojungio1811]

@@da96103 nice comeback 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@akela4311]

It was a drizzle and besides she could have the National Guard airlift Miranda.

[@angeljade96]

Thank you!!! Many people overlook this fact on this scene.

[@antithoughtpolice7497]

Yeah, so that's sometimes why you don't oversell yourself... You can tell at other scenes throughout the movie, the cerulean scene especially, Andie thinks she's better than everyone else because she takes herself so seriously. The scene isn't just cutting her down for the hurricane, it's also been attitude up to this point. Niles put it best in the next scene, " So quit." Wut

[@julieerin115]

"Fat" lol...talk about exagerration

[@faramiomir]

obese XD

[@chloe41120]

in the fashion industry she would be considered too hippy. They like tall 5'10 and up and less than 110 lbs. That's what they considered just right. This though is not average at all.

[@Makeupbykeenan]

noora yes there are “plus-size” models in the industry but in high fashion runways she is consider overweight. Yes the industry is starting to have curvy women but you don’t see them walking or shooting for Chanel, Louis Vuitton, or Prada or any Haute Couture designer anytime soon. I do know the industry because I’m a photographer and a Model Scout.

[@inannaenigma9391]

It's 'high fashion'-unless you look like an anorexic 12 year old boy as a woman you're considered morbidly obese, and a bearer of the plague.

[@vidvidvid2012]

She’s actually obese.

[@juanescobar8886]

I had a terrible boss at my first job. Except this guy would raise his voice at times. I hated having go to work. He drove me to quit. I was only seventeen at the time and quit by the age of nineteen. I learned a lot from working there.... never let anyone step all over you. And I never have ever since.

[@R3putaytion13]

Juan Escobar as a business major, no manager should ever raise their voice at you. You could have set fire to their office, and raising any tone with you would be against all ethics of managers from the past.

[@Mister_Soyuz_on_YT]

Juan Escobar You took a beating. Young individual's who are just about to finish High School or finished earlier lack the psychology of how seniors manage their Job Position accordingly. The younger you are employed the quicker and easier to sabotage because all young workers care is the money.

[@Deidredit]

Oh, I'm so sorry. I used to have a boss that would scream at me and hit things like the wall or steering wheel if we were in the car. He once yelled at me in front of two strangers in an elevator. What a shit human being he was.

[@juanescobar8886]

I agree with you 100 % I was inexperienced and easily intimidated. I would never let a boss or anyone treat me that way ever again. I've learned to speak up. Things got better from there. All the bosses I've had since then have all been great ... sometimes a little too much.

[@MissElisabelle]

Dei H wtf. I would have quit immediately!

[@priyanesan3299]

This is exactly how a Narcissist Boss manipulates, devalues, gaslights, and blame shifts. All at the same time.

[@cornelialibritanniaprincess]

People in this comment section praising miranda would be the first ones at HR if their boss called them fat lol

[@TomorrowWeLive]

Yup

[@Funeral_Mannequin]

Nah, literally. Sheep mentality

[@Noone9227]

…..and HR would do nothing about it!

[@TheEmpress1768]

its stockholm syndrome and internalized capitalism

[@thlee3]

youve already lost if you need hide behind HR

[@marcosmateoochoa]

Anyone else notice the subtle shade she throws past Andy to Emily? Meryl looks over Andy's shoulder to look to Emily and says "stupid" in a whisper out of all words in that sentence. She was pointing out Emily in that simple gesture of her eyes and whisper. It's those little details that sets her apart from other actors.

[@jasonvargas7564]

The fact that not a lot of commenters are talking about this! I thought it was so coyly vicious

[@SomeRandomGuy12x]

You know. Andrea really was a shitty employee up until this moment. She openly mocked the profession in front of her boss, for one. Add to that the fact that, in the prior scene she couldn't come up with a solution even though they literally have like infinite resources. I identify more and more with Miranda's frustration the further in my own career I get.

[@ankihansen2489]

Mark Smiley I very hope you reach power and success but a sad life and no human connection at the same time. ;)

[@SomeRandomGuy12x]

Anki Hansen ehhh, if the alternative is to have friends like Andy then this seems like a fair trade :-). I like that the book is more up front about the fact that they're all pretty shitty selfish people.

[@seraby7151]

Mark Smiley yup andy has awful friends, i find them more awful than her boss. Her boss is top bitch for a reason, but her friends didnt need to be so petty.

[@MissLolaRaven]

cloveraby I didn't read the book, so I want to know more about the friends. I really thought that they were shitty in the movie, cuz when Andy was improving in her job, they simply never supposed her o advised her when she needed, just got angry and criticized her until she gave up (putting the betray to Emily aside, of course, even when she really never had another choice) *Sorry if my English is bad :(

[@rodneyrodney3420]

The book Andy was waaay worse. Lauren Weisberger(the 'real Andy Sachs) did NOTHING but complain and did nothing to better her situation; she wallowed in it and neglected her friend who was going off the deep end. The movie version is just a bit green and learns from her mistakes. The only thing you can fault her for, is turning into someone she is not. She got good at her job and acted as if she WAS the job. But she is a writer first and foremost. Now Emily, as chaotic as she can get, IS the job and is exactly where she belongs. Andy eventually finds herself and chooses for herself and the good she did paid off. "Out of all the assistants that worked for her, you were by far the biggest disappointment and that if i did not hire you...I was an idiot."

[@MrAdrianaangel]

A boss like that would give me ulcers.

[@Scriptorsilentum]

i had a boss like that once. i think someone took out a contract on her.

[@dfa3366]

Yep. I read a women CEO said to her employees..".I don't get ulcers...I GIVE THEM."

[@Ikaros23]

better than working for a looser that fucks the company up and gets bankrupted

[@pendlera2959]

@@Ikaros23 Abusive bosses tend to cause high turnover and low productivity (and in some cases, will get the company blackballed by temp/recruitment agencies). That hurts companies even more than carelessness. A truly good boss is neither neglectful nor abusive.

[@Ikaros23]

@@pendlera2959 I totaly agree with you. im talking about choosing the lesser evil. My point is that its better to survive than to die ut with a looser. i dident say that that life was easy. If its a better more healthy choise its better to choose that. Im talking exstreems

[@ToVeesAnEss]

Her eyes started watering, by the time she's called fat...

[@Dash120z]

no one wants to be called fat

[@MrCheesecake1928]

@@Dash120z SHE WASNT EVEN FAT!

[@evelina2363]

No, her eyes started watering when she was called a disappointment.

[@depyk7989]

I can't understand how the capability of an employee depends on fulfilling boss's irrational demands!!!

[@matthewhemmings2464]

Miranda is forming Andrea to become the next Miranda. She says so at the end that she saw a lot of herself in Andrea during her interview. Making her employees dedicate their entire potential and talents to the magazine is what Miranda goes for. She refused the job to Andrea first, but hires Andrea because of her speech, and she doesn’t have time to waste on her if she’s not going to do what it takes to make the impossible happen. Plus it’s a movie and this scene was important for the next pivot.

[@depyk7989]

@@matthewhemmings2464 Nevertheless it's outrageous what working people have to stand to be evaluated and yes this happens in real life

[@largol33t1]

I didn't like how the movie ended. The book was very different. Miranda screamed at Andy over her failure to get a reservation for her during one of the busiest days of the holiday season and she simply said "Fuck you" and walked off.

[@rickyfrench3873]

I think it was one of Stanley Tucci's best roles. He shines.

[@sabejreid2072]

Yeah it really did suit his style - I do like him.

[@michellebilodeau3882]

He is an incredibly talented actor.

[@jtidema]

I think he's very underrated. I do love him in Julie and Julia as well.

[@enlumineresse]

Miranda always hired "stupid" girls because she knew that smart people would have find her behavior indecent, quitting the job almost immediately, so she preferred to hire less smart girls who resisted longer at her sadism, while giving her great pleasure while torturing them. But at the end she hired a smart girl because she was getting bored, and needed a new toy.

[@TheEmpress1768]

Periodt

[@liltanie3460]

The hell is this analysis. Miranda hired that type of girl before because they were into fashion, they respected the headcannons of the industry and cared. Smart people wouldn't quit if they cared, in fact, when Andy learned the importance of Runway, she starts taking the world seriously. Miranda isn't a sadist, for god, she's a perfectionist who only cares about job being done.

[@liltanie3460]

The hell is this analysis. Miranda hired that type of girl before because they were into fashion, they respected the headcannons of the industry and cared. Smart people wouldn't quit if they cared, in fact, when Andy learned the importance of Runway, she starts taking the world seriously. Miranda isn't a sadist, for god, she's a perfectionist who only cares about job being done.

[@calisongbird]

@@liltanie3460she’s a rude, abusive b*tch. “Perfectionism” is not an admirable trait - it’s a symptom of magical thinking, which is what children do. Nobody and nothing is perfect. Abusing your employees does not make you a successful, happy person. That was the lesson at the end of the movie when Andi quit and Miranda was left in her lonely, miserable life with yet another broken marriage. And she had admitted that her series of marriages affected her children negatively.

[@resurgingflame]

Extremely wrong analysis but u do u.

[@sikandermallu]

Miranda was projecting her own failure as a parent.

[@burkholder1992]

Shivadasa it’s a movie lmao

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

@@burkholder1992and? That doesn’t make the statement untrue just because you don’t know how to do character analysis

[@cybramir]

i resonate so much with this scene now as i work as the personal assistant/receptionist of a lawyer and sometimes he asks things that are so impossible and when they can’t be done i feel exactly like Andy. such a great film and performance from everyone involved.

[@rainbowstar2775]

Just show your boss you have a nice ass.

[@osobad1127]

What a real good boss would have said “hey I know it’s your day off but I am stuck in a hurricane and hate the fact that I am going to miss my children’s recital. Could you please record it for me or put me on speaker phone and I promise that I would give you a extra day off next week to make up for it?” That’s how you manage your people and get a desired result. Miranda is an entitled relic of the past and thank god we have moved on from this way of management.

[@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442]

To put my 2 cents on it- I've been in a couple of companys like the one up above where my bosses was like Miranda And if there are anything like her in real life THAT company WILL fold so fast because people will be jumping off the ship so fast or worse yet jumping from that ship to the the next competition company and be running a company Miranda's out of existence.. Qwickly

[@anastasialem6866]

The comment I was looking for. You just read my thoughts. People like Miranda should never get any work until they understand how to behave properly with their enployees. I can't believe that people consider Miranda's behaviour normal. That''s horrible and totally unprofessional.

[@jeffwhite4227]

I was going to completely agree with you - because planes don't fly in hurricanes, regardless of what Miranda wanted. But then I re-read your comment and had an "a-ha" moment - Andy COULD have gone and recorded it for Miranda, but she didn't. Would Miranda have appreciated that, or been satisfied with that? Of course not. My stomach actually tightens when I watch this movie and hear the stuff Miranda says, like "Get me that table I like..." Although I LOVE the line "Please, move at a glacial pace. You KNOW how that thrills me!" I use that in traffic all the time. LOL

[@courtneybridge1427]

There are still managers like this!

[@dellevanth]

Hold on a minute, are you telling us that 20 years ago that Miranda task was acceptable?

[@burkholder1992]

“I always hire the same girl. Stylish, slender of course.” Lol

[@da96103]

0:50 When Miranda said: Take a chance, hire the smart fat girl. Andrea should have laughed out loud.

[@SublimeLullaby]

da96103 I don’t think anybody would have been able to laugh if they truly had work ethics.

[@Phnx282]

@@SublimeLullaby Anybody with work ethics doesn't body shame their employees - that too when their contrived notion of a perfect body is totally a product of their own morbidly hopeless extreme exaggeration.

[@chocho8036]

coming from a person twice her size

[@lbee8158]

@@chocho8036 no during her job interview andy admitted that she wasnt skinny and shes learning fast. thats why miranda said "Take a chance, hire the smart fat girl."

[@rodneyrodney3420]

Miranda wasn't "testing" Andy. She was so desperate to get home. She knew she was going to miss yet another important family day. People make it about work but it's really about her being away from her family because of her work yet again. I bet her husband and her daughters gave her the cold shoulder for missing the recital, that morning. She seems on the verge of tears in this scene and utterly powerless to change the situation. She and Andy are very much the same. They choose but hate it when their choices slap them in the face.So they take it out on eachother. YOU decided to fly to florida, Miranda and YOU missed your daughters' recital. Andy; YOU chose this job as a stepping stone so get to stepping! Great movie about the choices we make. In the end, Andy stayed a little too long but it paid off in the end. I'm about to make a choice to use a stepping stone. I have to remind myself that it's just that and not the end-goal.

[@jakobhopfer1997]

I mean it WAS literally impossible, to be fair. It simply wasn't safe to fly. The only other way was by train

[@carolinesalv]

Well said.

[@cutienerdgirl]

Ummm...how was she supposed to book a plane during a HURRICANE?

[@variousJnames]

Rodney Rodney No one would have been able to get her a plane home in a hurricane. But I see your point about choices we make

[@gustavohorn2194]

Miranda acted like a spoiled brat when demanding a special jet during a fucking hurricane. That was just batshit insane. And yeah, I can picture her getting a hard time from her family for missing the recital - we've seen that in countless other movies that focus on absent parenting.

[@dfa3366]

There must be an acting class studying Meryl Streep and how it is this actor can transform into a character and separate that from the actor. She does it was such ease and it's rare. We all know it's Meryl but she does this transformation and right away she's that character. Truly masterful.

[@jomariendino7734]

She was totally recognizable in August Osage county

[@astrangerhere]

Meryl is indeed a master. In every role she does.

[@kalmia01]

She's truly as you said. To the point it's enough to know that she is in a movie to watch it, just for the the pleasure of watching her hypnotic personification, intelligence and power:)) To a point, also, (as somewhere she also mentioned, at an early award winning speech, I guess) that she makes you wonder seriously about the links of great acting and some level of psychiatric issues, smtg as multiple personality disorder... 🤣

[@deviritter5232]

Flipping through KZbin, I saw a scene of a Thanksgiving dinner in a southern home. The matriarch was a swollen, angry, drunken southerner, drawling insults. As I remember my family doing it. The rest of the family was sitting around the table on pins and needles waiting for her to blow up at someone. She was picking on one of the men. While the daughters were whispering “stop Mama stop “. Until I saw one of the daughters was Julia Roberts, who looked skinny and puffy eyed and stressed like someone in a trailer park. And I thought wow, Julia Roberts is in this movie? And then I realized it was Meryl Streep sitting at the head of the table playing someone completely unrecognizable. And I watched her fascinated as she melted into this role. It took me a minute to even recognize her. She was that good.

[@chrischris4028]

Really? I never forget, that it is Streep, who is acting. I prefer actors, that make me forget the acting.

[@SPDcru]

it's your worst jobs where you learn the most

[@libereemaintenant3873]

Yep yep yep 👍👍👍👍

[@dakkuri1]

Hard truth,but i agree your right

[@largol33t1]

Wow, have you ever worked in retail? I doubt it. There is nothing to learn in retail except how nasty, corrupt and abusive "managers" can be.

[@patrickreyes7228]

Indeed. My first job was shitty as hell. I don't have a balanced life anymore to the point i got burned out and i decided to resign. But hey! Look after 1 year i found a job again much better and much fun i love the people and how they support us employees as families. Thats why i love this film i can totally relate to andy in 5 months i stayed in my first job im starting to be like the people there and its not normal anymore.

[@BlueberryMI]

largol33t1 largol33t1 That’s literally a contradiction in terms. He didn’t say you would learn something only positive by working the worst jobs. No shit. The fact that you gained knowledge and experience with how shitty that field can be proved the point that yes, you learn a lot in the worst jobs. Regardless if it’s negative, positive or neutral, you still learned something. 🙄

[@caric8133]

I’ve had the boss like Miranda. And the equally mean coworker. It’s like living in a personal hell every day. You can’t ever get used to it.

[@cexartv]

It just caught my eye that when Miranda says "stupid" she pointing with her eyes at Emily's place. I had never noticed that up until today

[@ignazs.5816]

Lol.. Now that you say that...! Never caught that either. I thought she was also calling Andrea stupid, but that head movement definitely seems to have been made to refer to Emily.

[@remyparaskovia5499]

She won the golden globe

[@fatemamohamed4117]

Her “ thats all” is iconic. 😂

[@maryl1902]

The "that's all" is merciless.

[@irmalola2559]

"Thats all" 😅 savage

[@ratbel]

Meril’s voice is amazing. It makes me sleep . She should do some ASMR )))

[@michaelmorningstar7933]

You couldn't blame Andy: She was REALLY trying her best to find a flight to New York but we all know no airport will send a plane in the middle of a hurricane. I obviously would've told her to contact Emily and see if she could help.

[@R3putaytion13]

Michael Morningstar that was the point. Miranda knew that, however she needed to test if Andy’s work ethics could apply.

[@giorgijgerenaia4226]

Kellan Larson apply to what?

[@R3putaytion13]

გიორგი George to her job

[@andurill2925]

She wasn’t. She could find a train to Atlanta, she could find a private plane. But she decided to go with her dad to musicale and she didn’t take her job seriously.

[@TheJamieKeely]

Andu Rill No, she lost the musical

[@jaimereynolds258]

It's a movie, people. Pretend. Calm down.

[@fhdowntheline1825]

There is just so much that can be inferred from the acting that is unspoken. The very last few seconds, after Andy begins her snivelling and Miranda does her typically dismissive "that's all", Andy turns around ,but Miranda gives her that one longish look. Its not a mean, evil kind , but a subtle expression that says " and that's how you learn the ways of the world, kid ! ".

[@tc7547]

Well said

[@thatbooknerdoverthere7899]

"Sniveling" Lol I like how people emphatize with an idiot who wanted to fly during an hurricane, is unfairly firing a girl who worked her ass off and just literally couldn't do a miracle and give you a plane to fly home (DURING A HURRICANE), and call her being upset "sniveling".

[@fhdowntheline1825]

@@thatbooknerdoverthere7899 She could have anticipated even before she went out for dinner with her dad. The best assistants to important people, dont just do as they are told. They anticipate their bosses need. Thats an unsaid principle that people only learn while climbing the proverbial ladder.

[@Ashnesss]

She looks disappointed. She doesn’t look like she’s teaching life lessons in this.

[@aphreyst4551]

Miranda is simply a twat. She's a despisable, pathetic character.

[@carledwardjames8275]

I laugh every time I hear her call her, the smart fat girl. It's so rediculus because Miranda actually views her as fat . Great acting.

[@J_131]

Anne Hathaway has such gorgeous eyes.

[@xxxBassetxxx]

This feels just like when I shop for my mom and forget like 1 little thing 😂

[@enobywei1357]

I remember the boss at my first job. She was the best boss, very motherly to me because I was 17 and the youngest employee. However when I didnt do my best, she would say "disappointing" and it would crush me to a thousand pieces.

[@kittylicious9270]

So ironic that Andy turns from smart girl into that girl that miranda described.

[@someone3187]

Yeah, but she's still smart though

[@nicsimmer2397]

I want a prequel of How Miranda started in the fashion industry 🥰🥰🥰

[@rr7firefly]

Could be there was a lot of overcompensating for a lousy past.

[@danielsark4118]

In the book it goes into some detail of how Miranda made her way to Runway

[@Eldorado-lq7pk]

Call an employee into your office and tell them that you regret hiring the smart, fat girl and see just how long it takes for your legal department to receive the lawsuit.

[@shmeepness1700]

Not if your employer is a powerful person, believe it but miranda is based on an actual person and shes still an employer

[@criticalhard]

In my country the HR is sided with the powerful ones, it's impossible to feel offended by your boss crap, if they say you're shit all you can do is say yes if you want to keep your job. Sad.

[@GoldLeafPress]

Freedom of speech you can be mean but the moment you provoke violence, constant harassment, abuse, strip freedom from an employee, you will be in court. But being called stupid and fat ONCE a isn’t gonna make anyone file a lawsuit all because your feelings got hurt ONE time with name calling. I’ve been called all sorts of VERY derogatory names by coworkers but I never wanted to take them to court because they’re just words. The moment it he sees my work performance then legal action will be taken. If you can imagine every person going to court because their coworker or boss called them a mean name the court would have lines waiting outside the door. More likely what you will get to do is contact HR and they will deal with the matter, the worst that can happen is them getting fired. But one time being called fat won’t get them to get any probation, time out, punishment, more like be forced to apologize right in front of you with HR next to you and that’s it

[@QRSC-fh2ob]

I gave this exact speech to a male coworker for something trivial, while keeping a straight face, and he and a girl that was also present burst out laughing. They were so confused lol

[@schnioula]

Really????? 😂😂😂😂 Made my day!

[@kelseykramer1783]

Did you say "hire the smart fat girl" 😂😂

[@gia2316]

LMFAAOOOOOOOOO

[@TheEmpress1768]

Straight to the gas chambers

[@amany247]

@@schnioula اختي لا تقولي صنع يومي ان كنتي مسلمة فانت قرأت في موقع ان هذا التعليق معناه شرك ربوبية فالله هو الصانع

[@taragragg400]

She gives me mommy issues and makes me want to cry but love every minute of it. Love Meryl but she would probably squish us like an insect.

[@kitkat261]

This is why I will never agree with people who try and say Miranda is not the villain. She said that to purposely hurt Andrea, a total low-blow. It's one thing to criticize her for not knowing or caring about fashion, it's another to body shame her.

[@laminage]

My Supervisor briefly was a "Fat Girl" and she was ferocious, getting the job done, making sure that quotas were made, and she's respected by so many folks even those who aren't on her Staff.

[@manuelcorrea2365]

1:09 I really felt bad for Andy being brought to tears for something that wasn't her fault at all... What was Miranda expecting from her to do? There was a hurricane, no flight was available! If she wanted to attend her daughters' recital she shouldn't have travelled to Florida in the first place.

[@humps678]

People need to be realistic when it comes to the career world. There are a lot of industries that don't care about your personal life and that's just the way it goes (doesn't mean it's okay). The reality is being away for one day is all it takes for some of these industries to fall apart.

[@ignazs.5816]

The "smart, fat girl" comment is what stung Andrea the most.

[@AuChocolatNoir]

is it only me or does this movie make you wanna watch "Death becomes her" on repeat?

[@enricotolentino2537]

That's all... with a condescending look thrown by Miranda.. Pure ruthless brilliance of a scene. Bravo.

[@AtenRa]

I'm glad she put in that cough right after "smart, fat girl." Everyone in the theatre was gasping, laughing and shrieking at that so hard we would have missed her next words!

[@AaliyahA_]

Damn everytime I see Miranda now I can’t believe the actress who plays her was treated that way when she auditioned for the King Kong film in the 70’s. The director told Meryl that she didn’t fit the role because she was “too ugly” for the part and they instead hired Jessica Lange. I think Meryl is absolutely gorgeous. She’s a legend and did an awesome job in this movie

[@annamillan2903]

She wasn't beautiful enough to that director, She moved on to the next.

[@cioccolatamania3622]

Asshole director for sure, but Miranda was not exactly the conventional beauty when she was young. in fact I think she is one of the rare cases where women get older and look more attractive?

[@cliu6020]

When she said: stupid, she looked outside, she thought Emily is stupid!

[@blurdreamer]

Miranda is being unreasonable here...

[@Htx.lunatic]

I loved that she called Emily stupid with that little head nod.

[@filegurl]

Aaaaaand wow! In less than a minute i am dying to see this entire movie again, all because of Meryl Streep's genius! This woman can do no wrong in my book! This is one of my FAVORITE movies ever! Thanks for posting!

[@avrilpeters]

It's amazing how Miranda has no accountability, she didn't have to go to Florida during a bloody hurricane but she did. The fact that Andy was to blame for not being able to get her home was ridiculous, what did Miranda expect for Andy to sprout wings and fly her back herself demands like that are impossible

[@KE-yq2eg]

Well, she does the impossible and gets the Harry Potter manuscript.

[@avrilpeters]

@@KE-yq2eg she knew Christian that was not impossible, granted he had ulterior motives with getting her the manuscript but still wasn't impossible. Andy cannot control weather and planes won't fly during hurricanes

[@edgeof1956]

I wish Meryl Streep would always keep her makeup like this. Sensational and very appropriate, flattering!!

[@fransimanuel9320]

No one talk about how brilliant Mery Strip act in this scene?

[@depyk7989]

It's outrageous that an employe's working skills are evaluated by the ability to satisfy irrational personal errands...

[@rkh7360]

I agree but in this setup..its not wrong. Personal assistants are meant to look after every need..professional or personal.

[@depyk7989]

@@rkh7360 Yeah... That's a real torture for working people

[@christopherbrown2706]

@@rkh7360 off the clock, though?

[@rkh7360]

@@christopherbrown2706 I dont know. I dont support it though..if it means anything.

[@perryrobles6813]

“I said to myself. Go ahead, hire that smart, fat girl...”

[@fturla___156]

Miranda is a manipulator. She already knows why most of her new hires fail and why some exceed expectations. She's not being helpful, she's enjoying the 'acting' she is orating to schooling someone that wants to please her. Andy on the other hand has no idea why she is there nor knows how to please the bosses. Andy was never the ideal candidate for the job, but the chance to get the best candidate better than Andy wasn't there, and most businesses know that, yet they act arrogant when filling jobs which makes keeping the spots filled even harder.

[@annamillan2903]

I love the movie. Andy learns a lot and becomes more self confident everytime She acomplishes her goals and gains Miranda's trust but it's with Emily that her ethic problems start. She knows how hardworking and how much work Emily puts into pleasing Miranda's requests but it's Andréa that stands out. As she has values it becomes conflictive to her. Finally she understands that the price to pay to be like Miranda is to sacrifice those same values She believes in and her personal life too. Neverthless Miranda makes her evolve.

[@JCKershAuthor]

There is so much to be said about this scene I'm so glad Meryl Streep got an award for her performance. (Original edit, I thought she didn't.) She didn't fire Andy because she was 'stupid' or 'disappointed' with her for this one event. I honestly believe Miranda knew that she wasn't gonna get home; but it was a test to see how well Andy's 'work ethic' went to get her at least out of Miami. Or even set up a live web cam to see her girls. Miranda was basically being honest with Andy on where she stood with her, as apposed to just firing her because of circumstances outside her control.

[@LilyZerep]

That's a different take to look at. It's like Miranda was testing her to think out side of the box. I always thought it was a bit extreme for Miranda to say she regrets hiring Andy because she couldn't getting her out of Florida when there was a hurricane.

[@tracey5324]

It is possible to drive it in 16 hours. Put her in a limo and tell the driver to drive like crazy, check all smaller airports when out of the storm zone to find one that is active and get her on board. Clothing and food either in flight or on landing and she is there. That being said the entire movie shows that her daughters matter more to her than work - for someone so demanding of her assistants she throws their time out the window, sending her on long trips to find supplies, toys and similar. We also learn later about the divorce, so her mother had probably already had to sit her kids down for the speech 'i'll always love you and put you first' and then not be there for something that is important to all of them. Yes it was a little uncalled for, but she was hurt, and I have had bosses that would have done a thousand times worse.

[@booklover0401]

She actually won a Golden Globe! :)

[@JCKershAuthor]

Thank you! That makes me feel a lot better knowing her performance didn't go without an award.

[@oscarfun100]

And a few other awards. She was the front-runner for the Oscar, but then Helen Mirren showed up as Queen Elizabeth II.

[@zibbyzubb]

I love this movie so much.

[@WPHILADEL]

LEGENDARY SHADE

[@DavidWilliams-so2dy]

That’s all. Two innocent little words. But Streep can fashion them (pun intended) into a sword and eviscerate you with it. Awesome film.

[@ladyindaroom]

As a woman who is fat, I’m gonna say this. It’s better to stay in shape, and not become overweight. First of all, I know I can do better, and will.

[@iamshadowbanned699]

Good for you.

[@thatpeskyrat]

not relevant though is it

[@wmordred6050]

She's not even fat *sigh*

[@brianekay4149]

W / Mordred she's considered fat for the fashion world

[@Mia_M]

There's a scene that addresses the sizing in the fashion world. I think Nigel says something along the lines of a 0 being the new 2, a 2 being the new 4, and Andy says I'm a size 6 and he says that's like the new 12. The fashion industry doesn't run on the same size scale, hence why models are generally not the average woman.

[@variousJnames]

W / Mordred You’re right, she’s not. But in high fashion world, she is larger than size 0 & 2

[@inesaldazabalruiz2793]

@@brianekay4149 so what? She is not fat.

[@HeyBigHead23]

I have never seen this movie, but goddamn... Meryl is a badass in this clip. Such a wonderful actress! I am watching this tonight!

[@kopper7509]

This role and her portrayal of Julia Child in Julie and Julia really helped a lot people understand how good an actress she is. These are very accessible transformations.

[@palm0607]

"I had hope......my god....I live on it" Lmao !!!! My heart would be crushed if my boss said that to me lol

[@Dwip_po_po]

You know what’s crazy Miranda did actually was impressed by her resume and did read it when she placed it on her table.

[@Kissy-Suzuki]

That was harsh, But sometimes ...it's what motivates us!

[@ericstratton7391]

I worked a job when I was living in Los Angeles back in 2007. Training was two weeks and on one of those training days they showed us clips from this movie. The office manager showed us this exact clip and asked if Miranda was being unreasonable. Everyone said yes, she was being difficult. Well it turned into a long discussion about Miranda’s work ethic. Ultimately the response the manager was looking for was that Miranda wasn’t worried about getting home, she was worried about missing her daughter’s play. She expected Andy to put her work skills to practice. There was absolutely no possible way to get Miranda back to New York in the middle of a hurricane but Andy could have recorded the play or even just put her on speaker so she could hear. Andy failed to complete this task, therefore Miranda saw her as a sloppy worker. I have to admit, she had a good point.

[@christinebrown7545]

Brilliant! Andy could have attended, recorded it, etc...anything.

[@SuperThalberg]

It was a recital, not a play. The girls performed Rachmaninoff, who is a composer of music. Your manager made an interesting point though - one I had not thought of at all and an excellent one.

[@Eldorado-lq7pk]

Yes, your Manager made an interesting point. However, Miranda expected her assistants to be on call 24/7. As an employer she knows that employees have to be compensated for this type of dedication. Miranda should have hired well seasoned, highly experienced people as her assistants for the out of the box thinking she expected and paid them accordingly. In this day and age, Miranda could not treat or speak her employees the way she did without having charges filled against her. You call your employee into your office and then tell her she’s fat. Try doing that today and see what happens.

[@SuperThalberg]

If Miranda is so brilliant, why didn't she ask for Andy to record the girls' performance? Or ask to be put on speakerphone? She spent months gaslighting and battering Andy into accepting her version of reality and following her exact instructions. Asking to fly home in the middle of a hurricane is insane. The writers chose the scenario specifically to illustrate Miranda's craziness. It was an effective scenario because Miranda was making a request that might have resulted in her own death had it been granted.

[@hmacklemore2226]

@@SuperThalberg Exactly. Really sad people are defending unreasonable behaviour on Miranda's part.

[@edugen100]

The manipulation and the fear she exudes was accurate

[@planetagonzo]

I love this movie so much!

[@lew9095]

This film is so so good

[@Sacabam8414]

I can’t imagine what would I be if Andy is fat.

[@gabe_liu9095]

that plot twist with sarcasm at the start though

[@MrJedabak]

“I really thought you were different, I’m disappointed in you. You really should’ve found a way to stop a hurricane from happening so I could get to my children’s piano recital, which doesn’t have anything to do with your job and the company you work for, but still. Very disappointing.”

[@zollith4768]

Here's my interpretation of this scene. Miranda was being especially irrational during the storm because of how desperate she was to get home: she knew missing the recital was going to be another nail in the coffin for her marriage, and undoubtedly lead to an argument like the one Andy accidentally eavesdropped on later, if not that very same one. I got the impression that she was finding Andy 'disappointing' for a good while before she finally had an excuse to express her dissatisfaction since the Cerulean speech. She consistently demonstrates that she becomes more cruel than usual when she's upset about something, in this case letting down her girls. Again. She really didn't need Andy to remind her afterwards how impossible it would be to not embarrass her husband with yet another no-show, and so shoos her away with her signature "That's all" while looking like she's dabbing the tiniest tear out of her eye. Hurt people hurt people, and Miranda does have a reputation for being a sadist.

[@cariourso6399]

How anyone would want to work for a boss like that is beyond me. Wait. I have! When you’re right out of college you’re desperate for a job and starting a career. I was in that position 10 years ago. My boss took complete advantage of me as a young and inexperienced employee. It was truly terrifying. I would always do everything right and she would find something wrong. I was even blamed for her mistakes. She ended up cheating on her husband and I would have to lie to her husband when he would call asking about her whereabouts. Needless to say I finally realized it was a complete circus and I quit and found a wonderful boss. This stuff happens in real life sadly. It’s not just in the movies.

[@chrisnapoli8386]

Nutella Is Life Yes it's so true ! Real life! Glad you got out of that mess! And glad you found better people to work for.

[@wethepplwhorblackerthanblu6442]

Oh no as a truck driver I can tell you we work for crazy insane dispatchers who can say anything off the flip of their tongue I like Miranda here and make you feel as small and worthless as a ant No matter what company you go to even private truck drivers who hire other less experience truck driver they seem to have the same type of words they use to cut up and tear down alot of truck drivers

[@TheEmpress1768]

What's disturbing is how many people are defending this.

[@thecollectivegamer3600]

Her face when she called her fat 😂

[@borderlandwerun]

There were audible gasps in the audience when that line was delivered.

[@lea_clark]

If Andie’s “fat” then there’s no hope for me lmao

[@nodnarb3540]

Meryl Streep is a legend

[@allisonsparkle4155]

Me breaking up with my toxic exes after 0:45 😂😂

[@angieb2472]

😂😂 The dialogue that ensued after that part had me dying

[@rehoby]

"hire the smart, fat girl" is one of the more underrated lines in cinematic history. Masterful on many fronts.

[@santiagosancho2317]

according to youtube comments: "Andys friends were abusive, they didn't support her career" Her career: being called fat and silly, disappointing, being mentally abused over and over. Its sad how many people stand by Miranda's side, or identify with an abusive boss

[@stefanmakara373]

It is not that we identify with an abusive boss, it is that her friends didn't despise her job because of the abuse she was enduring (remember how they tossed her phone around, fully aware her boss is mental, and could have easily got her in huge trouble or even fired?) they were pissed because she no longer had so much free time (lets be honest, ANY first job, even 9-5 one, would have knocked her out for a bit, she never worked before and would need time to adjust) and because of jealousy (glamazon? really?) and because they 'didn't know her' anymore, whatever that meant. She was completely transparent about why she's dressing up etc, it is expected of her at her job, and she is working very long hours, yes, but she is doing it for a great reward (which none of them cared about). Real friends would have asked if she thinks the abuse and long hours are worth it, and if she can endure it, and if she is happy/is sure she will be once she reaps the reward. Her 'friends' just bullied her. Mind you, the abuse STOPPED once she stepped up and started taking her job seriously (dressing the part was just a part of it, she also stepped up on the tasks) Miranda was still stuck up and with the 'do it now peasant' attitude, but she also had some respect for Andy, she no longer abused her, she was just strict, which is normal for a boss. Andy just had to go through the freshman hellweek and to take her job seriously.

[@morganitezzzpippapip2125]

Their friends were no better. They knew she worked with dragon lady but didn't offer support. All they did was mock her. Some friends

[@matteusconnollius1203]

Unfortunately it seems most humans or those in this comment section over morally depraved dumbasses who worship abusive arrogant people like Miranda

[@jackjules7552]

But that is how it is. People will side with the position of power.

[@matteusconnollius1203]

These dumbasses worship abusive characters in fiction for no discernible reason

[@rodneyrodney3420]

Another thing:In my.mind, Miranda has seen them come and go. She recognizes talent but doesn't offer things on a silver platter. Emily won't grow beyond being first assistant and that's fine. Emily LOVES her job and works for everything that comes with it. Andy has other things going for her and Miranda did kind of challenge Andy in order to 'train' her in the world of publishing. She taught her how to be resourceful and how to adapt. But she created a monster. Maybe saw Andy having a future at Runway as an investigative reporter when she saw how Andy developed. But she unwittingly taught andy to choose for a future outside of runway. And you can't make everybody happy when you choose. That much is clear in this scene. Miranda chooses to remain editor in chief and the lifestyle because that is where her passion is. Even if it means disappointing her daughters regularly. But that is on her- not Andy's weight😉 so yes; she was right to call Andy out for a lack of resourcefulness(somebody in commented that andy could have arranged for a car to the nearest airport away from the storm) but the viciousness had more to do with her own choice resulting in disappointing her girls. But why would she share that with a mere assistant😉

[@Ashnesss]

No industry gives you success. They provide resources and ambitious people use their intelligence to make the most of those resources. Ambitious people create ways and find opportunities. There’s always opportunity. What there isn’t, is people utilising resources to their benefit.

[@amityville768]

the biggest plothole of the movie is why wouldn't Miranda Priestly hire a professional assistant with years of experience? She's supposed to have the highest standards, why did she settle for an entry-level Andy.

[@ronaldfasshauer4390]

Because she didn't want to pay for a professional/knows that a professional wouldn't stand for that kind of behaviour.

[@amityville768]

@@ronaldfasshauer4390 that actually makes a lot of sense. wouldve been great if they would place that into the script

[@thegreatestman851]

Everyone except me.. because sadly I was… not. There.” Lmao she is the fuckin Queen

[@isavargas1]

Look beyond the movie, beyond the iconic character of Miranda, beyond the acting and this is clearly a scene of stupidity and insensitivity. For the ones saying that this was a test, I would like ALL of you doing and passing this test, since you think is not that much🙃

[@jackjules7552]

The only stupid one here is Andy..Andy with a degree in journalism is taking a subordinate job answering phones and catering to the whims of a fashion diva. No guy with a degree in journalism would apply for such a job. A guy with a college degree would take Miranda's job. I worked for many companies including a fashion house, and people with college degrees always got the promotions before anyone else.

[@nandahafizah8263]

If anne hathaway fat, than i'm obese

[@nantes50]

For fashion industry, she is.

[@keithkool634]

In today's corporate America, that's harrassment.

[@jun9744]

Yes Miss Wintour

[@uravirginwhocantdrive1400]

It's amazing how this lady can rip you to shreds in that tiny whisper like voice 😂😂😂😂

[@redluv123]

It’s like Voldemort