The Devil Wears Prada

As I was walking home on Friday, I was just thinking to myself how long has it been since I have last caught a movie. Not the most exciting thing to do, but watching a movie probabably means to me slowing down and the luxury of time to watch some other drama go on other than my own. To me a movie better be REALLY good to be worth watching, otherwise it is nothing but a waste of 2 hours and $9, regardless how good the company may be (you hardly talk in the movies anyway!)

Coincidentally, my friend Sandy whom I haven't met for maybe a month or so came knocking, asking if I want to watch "The Devil Wears Prada". I have not heard anything about the show and have only seen images of it splashed on the elevator door at Plaza Singapura and have read it somewhere that it is based on a book of the same title. So I thought, shouldn't be too bad if it's adapted from a book, name sounds interesting enough, haven't caught a movie since DaVinci Code, and for Sandy...so why not?

As it turned out, yes, the movie is DEFINITELY worth watching and it has strangely shed some light on the lives of Sandy and myself. Maybe that's what we call resonance, as defined in an advertising textbook --> evoking a set of emotions and feelings as the message relates to the experience of the target audience. Apt and true!

Basically what sticks at the end of the movie is a question of: is the product of what we invest in really what matters? For the time that we put into something, is the product really important to us and worth all the time and effort we put in? What are the opportunity costs? Sounds like economics, but I have come to learn that the concept of opportunity cost and sunk cost works very well in most aspects of life. Do we really weigh what's important to us in life and do we necessarily stick to our priorities? What if we spend our whole life pursuing something that we think is important to us only to find that it isn't?

The 2nd thing that sticks is what Andrea's boyfriend says to her," it doesn't matter what you do, but the important thing is to do it with integrity" which leads me to think how often do we do something that we do not agree with or is against our conscience or principal just to keep the surface peace, hold on to our job or not offend someone? Where do we draw the line?

Sandy and I have walked into the cinema with our own set of questions about our lives now and we have walked out enlightened and perhaps even a decision. At least I know I have. Good to take a step back and let some other drama give you some insight once in a while, I guess.