This past week we have focused on and talked about Postmodern and Modernism, what it actually is/means, and how it affects people. A particular clip we watched was a scene from The Devil Wears Prada. I, personally, have never seen the movie so I was curious as to how it would relate to postmodernism ideas.
The scene we watched was of Anne Hathaway not understanding why the people were making such a big deal out of which, seemingly same, belt to match with a dress. Meryl Streep then describes the importance of it, and how it has everything to do with "you".
To be honest, I'm not sure that if I had watched this scene by myself, just as a movie huddled on my couch with a blanket I would have gotten the absolute full affect of it. It would have completely gone over my head that this scene has everything to do with postmodernism.
It truly helped me to understand how, just like in the movie, extreme and even minor decisions are made, that at the time, may have nothing to do with us, but eventually have everything to do with we, the people. Those decisions, in one way or another, become the "whole". Those decision then make our decisions, whether we realize it or not.
It is an amazing idea to grasp. The choices we make are not actually our choices. They were hand picked by higher influences and eventually trickled down to whatever place or time we are in. Just like postmodernism, previous ideas influence the current ideas.
There are a million things in this world that reflect this, fashion being just one small aspect. Take advertisements for example. That is their ultimate goal; to influence the people and/or change our mind about a certain thing. Movies, television shows, magazines, celebrities, music, etc- how have they already influenced our decisions and opinion on things?
Sophia, I completely agree. The fact that the scene was taken out of the context of the movie made it a lot more powerful and impressive. I think it's amazing how everything is sort of interconnected, and really isn't our decision. Many people think that they have free will, but what this scene is saying is that we don't really get to choose. We don't have free will. We are influenced about everything. Your last question really intrigues me too: Who/What influences us the most?
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