Fifty Shades of Grey...
I have been living in a world where the magazines and articles have been telling me that the protagonist of Fifty Shades of Grey is the perfect man. That women secretly want this type of desperate loner bad boy with a heart of gold that secretly wants to love but can’t. Guys like me are sweet and stuff but if you can’t give the excitement and general fucked uppery of a Christian Grey, why should she bother with you? That women want to be man handled and taken while still maintaining the control over their own fate. That Anastasia and Christian’s romance is deeply deeply flawed is besides the point. It’s the fantasy. I’ll grant you that Christian Grey is an attractive man with billions to his name. He’s broken but is comfortable in his life. He does what he pleases and has control over all things in his life. Until the day Anastasia Steele (can I pause to consider that name for a moment?)... comes into his life. She is innocent, wide eyed and not really super impressed with him. Controlling her and possessing her is his singular obsession. We have a word for that. It’s called a stalker. Although is it still called stalking if the girl is hopelessly drawn to him for some reason? Or is it being sexy and dangerous? Either way, it’s probably not the best situation for Ana.
I’ve read that Fifty Shades of Grey is based on a Twilight fan fiction. I can see the parallels. Christian is a man Ana should not be with and she is not the type of girl you would think Christian should want to be with but they are both uncontrollably drawn to each other. He shows up at her work, conceives ways to meet her despite his uncontrollable desire to hurt her for his own pleasure. There are obvious choices for suitors besides Christian but she barely sees them. He wants to control her but seems to be led around by what Ana wants despite his own needs. I often thought that Ana had Christian as a loyal puppy who would follow her around and keep her out of trouble...only better because a puppy wouldn’t give her mind numbing, earth shattering orgasms. Fo that alone, I guess the viewer or reader can forgive Ana running back to him despite the pain and heartache that is all Christian can offer her.
The sex in the movie is graphic for an R rated picture. One wonders who they paid off to get this past the MPAA’s critical review. Sorry ladies, I didn’t see any wang but erect nipples galore and the hint of vagina. I liked the movie, don’t get me wrong and I can even get behind the ham handed dialogue because it is all a fantasy. There is no billionaire Christian Grey waiting out there. As a fantasy this movie works great. Erotic and interesting, Fifty Shades tries to be an epic love story and ends up as a decent movie to watch if you can’t handle porn. It’s soft and fuzzy and makes you think that by golly someone will be drawn to your inner awkward despite this movie having so very little to do with actual love. Ana loves Christian though besides orgasms, I can’t figure out why. Christian keeps claiming he can’t love and will never want more from Ana but to control her. It’s a dream romance... apparently.
Mr. Unhappy sez: Fifty Shades of Grey is one of those movies that makes it easy to see why finding love is so hard. Pun intended.
I’ve read that Fifty Shades of Grey is based on a Twilight fan fiction. I can see the parallels. Christian is a man Ana should not be with and she is not the type of girl you would think Christian should want to be with but they are both uncontrollably drawn to each other. He shows up at her work, conceives ways to meet her despite his uncontrollable desire to hurt her for his own pleasure. There are obvious choices for suitors besides Christian but she barely sees them. He wants to control her but seems to be led around by what Ana wants despite his own needs. I often thought that Ana had Christian as a loyal puppy who would follow her around and keep her out of trouble...only better because a puppy wouldn’t give her mind numbing, earth shattering orgasms. Fo that alone, I guess the viewer or reader can forgive Ana running back to him despite the pain and heartache that is all Christian can offer her.
The sex in the movie is graphic for an R rated picture. One wonders who they paid off to get this past the MPAA’s critical review. Sorry ladies, I didn’t see any wang but erect nipples galore and the hint of vagina. I liked the movie, don’t get me wrong and I can even get behind the ham handed dialogue because it is all a fantasy. There is no billionaire Christian Grey waiting out there. As a fantasy this movie works great. Erotic and interesting, Fifty Shades tries to be an epic love story and ends up as a decent movie to watch if you can’t handle porn. It’s soft and fuzzy and makes you think that by golly someone will be drawn to your inner awkward despite this movie having so very little to do with actual love. Ana loves Christian though besides orgasms, I can’t figure out why. Christian keeps claiming he can’t love and will never want more from Ana but to control her. It’s a dream romance... apparently.
Mr. Unhappy sez: Fifty Shades of Grey is one of those movies that makes it easy to see why finding love is so hard. Pun intended.
Quick Hit: Kingsman: The Secret Service
Having a movie like Kingsman makes me believe that good action movies can still be made. Action superstar Colin Firth stars as Galahad, a member of the Kingsman who is growing weary of losing his friends and saving a world that barely registers he exists. I was wondering if Firth, known more for romantic and dramatic roles, could pull off the role as a badass yet gentlemanly secret agent. He can. On both accounts. The story, which is absurd, is still solid and the characters are believable if not completely ridiculous parodies of themselves. Sofia Boutella is awesome as the legless nightmare assassin Gazelle. If you go into this movie with no expectation of greatness and Oscar worthy bravado, it succeeds on every level. If you want the King’s Speech... I pity you because that movie was ... awful. If you’ve been on the fence. See this movie.
Mr. Unhappy sez: This movie has it all. Action, violence, and butt sex. Yup. I said it and I'm spent.
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