Weekly Wednesday: ‘Fifty Shades’ of disappointment
February 18, 2015
February is the month known for love. This February, men packed into theatres ordering advanced tickets to the sexiest film of 2015 for their one and only. Unfortunately, the lovers will soon discover the major flop this film turned out to be.
The previews of the movie advertised a sensual production, perfect for enticing young lovers on Valentine’s Day. Yet this taboo movie was far different from the sultry trailer that swept across the internet months prior to its release.
The film is merely a glorification of domestic violence. Watching a woman being beaten with a belt may be an enjoyable pastime for some but there is a line between erotic and disturbing that may have been crossed in this controversial film. Quite frankly watching young Anastasia Steele (played by Dakota Mayi Johnson) being whipped to the point of tears by Christian Grey (played by Jamie Dornan) was disturbing and listening to the silence from the gaping mouths of the petrified audience was even more horrifying.
Anger and fear were the only two emotions felt throughout the movie, in part due to the stale acting of the entire cast. There was no love or passion contrary to that perceived in the trailers and in all honesty, it would have been more exciting to watch a pair of bricks try to fall in love.
Aside from the abuse and repulsive acting, there is nothing more awkward than sitting in a theatre with twenty-some other strangers watching a poor excuse of couple get it on. Shockingly enough, the audience consisted of more senior citizens than the spontaneous young adults which added to the uncomfortable feel in the air. It was difficult to take the movie seriously when there was the potential of sitting next to a grandfather. The thoughts of being surrounded by sixty year old men and women attempting to rekindle lost love was almost too much to bear.
The most important message found in the otherwise plot-less movie was the reality of the friend-zone. Anastasia’s dear friend Jose finally gets the courage to tell her the true feelings he has for her only to be shoved away by Grey. Poor Jose does not get the girl because she is infatuated with an obsessive, controlling and abusive billionaire. I for one, am hopeful that Jose gets his shot in one of the other two stories in this tragic attempt at a trilogy.
For those boys planning romantic dates for their partners, steer clear of Fifty Shades of Grey. The movie will send the entirely wrong message, stereotyping women as weak and submissive which is not a good way to provoke romance. The only mood this movie will be setting are moods of resentment, so try spending money on something a bit more meaningful than this disgusting parody of The Beauty and the Beast.
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