OMG, I watched this junk. Being curious enough to have an informed opinion has its price. Sometimes I just wished, I would give to my prejudice and just throw items like these on the garbage can right away.
So this is about a BDSM relationship. I don't understand why it could be stimulating or even fun to be dominated. I don't see the pleasures in being beaten up, so this film could have made me understand what is the exciting about this. I am not disapproving, let alone feel disgust, because people can do whatever they want in the privacy of their homes, but I would like to understand. After seeing this film, I feel even more confused than before.
What do we have here? Anastasia, a virgin, falls in love with Christian, who loves torture better than romance. They make a contract which contains terms like "butt plug" and "vaginal fisting" as ingredients of their pleasure trip. This Christian has the opinion that pain occurs in the head, but actually we stand by as observers without knowing why Anastasia agrees to play the submissive part in this relationship. We get a chance to see butts and nipples, but there is no exploration of their relationship.
At the end we get a little bit of insight why Christian finds pleasure in giving pain, but then the relationship is already over. This is the same observer angle as in Lars von Trier's big failure
Nymphomaniac - and probably we will see the same miserable result in Gaspar Noé's
Love -- although these films are more graphic than these shades of boredom. At one time Christian Grey realizes that he is different shades of being fucked up, but he doesn't do anything to change this situation. We get a hint, that the writer maybe thinks that this relationship is not the real thing, but again - there is no analysis of the status quo, no moving on, just giving the viewer a chance to see skin. And that is just not enough to make a watchable film.
What about craftsmanship? The film is nicely shop. The skyline has more shades than the protagonist. Acting: Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey delivers his lines without modulation and completely emotionless. One critic noted that his butt has more expressions than his face. Dakota Johnson is the one who saves the film, but of course her attempts at acting cannot conceal that the script is just so miserable.
It is hard to understand that this was derives from a book. I won't read this book. And then the majority of the critics say that the film is better than the book. A film must walk on its own legs, function as a film without background knowledge that only a reader of the book would have. Yes, this film functions also alone in its own miserable way.
1/10
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| Christian puts his shades into boxes ... |
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| ... and when relaxed he goes out without a tie |
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| This is what is Anastasia likes to see |
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| but she doesn't get romance |
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| A threesome between the couple and the viewers |
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