Can't wait to see the next one!

Rating: 8/10 (16 February 2015)

I went into this movie not expecting it to be an Oscar nominated film, but I did go to enjoy the film and that I did. I believe that way too many people had too high of expectations for the film. This film is far from pornography and those who have actually watched some would realize that, too.
The actors played their parts wonderfully. Dakota did great as Ana...she was innocent and inexperienced just as Ana was in the books and even so, she stood her ground, as seen in the scene in the meeting room. Jamie played a tortured soul just as Christian was in the books. Too many of the women(and some men) went into this movie expecting it to be a flop because the actors they wanted to play the parts weren't picked and that's just childish.
I thought that the sex scenes were tastefully done, even the last scene. They portrayed the belt scene as it was in the books. It wasn't meant to be light-hearted and fun because that was the main turning point in the first book.
Those who didn't read the book didn't enjoy the ending because they just don't understand. It's supposed to leave us hanging until the next movie comes out, just like the first book left us wanting more for the next book.
The one thing that has frustrated me most in reading posts about the movie are that some people think that their relationship is abusive. It is anything but. Anything that happened between the two characters is completely sensual, even if it is rough.
The point of the whole series is that Ana slowly knocks down the wall that Christian has built and challenges his ways. He realizes that even after his horrible experiences that he can love and be loved in return.
I can't wait to see the next installment!