50 Shades of Sexual Deprivation & Confused Feelings

Rating: 2/10 (17 February 2015)

Upset with myself for giving in to the hype of the film and seeing it on Valentine's Day. In A way I am glad that I saw it because I was uninterested but yet curious about the book due to a review by a friend. I have now been enlightened as to why she gave me the advice to steer clear of the book and also what the story is all about. I'm sure that the book is slightly better than the movie, as most cases are. The movie had sub-par acting, no background to it's characters or elaboration whatsoever & really no story to it. There is a boy meets girl plot with a bland, far-fetched twist and it can't end in a way that anyone will enjoy. Apparently the budget was spent on the fanciness of Christian Grey's lifestyle. The characters are not relatable or likable whatsoever. I actually hate Christian Grey and could not see how Anastasia could "fall in love" with a man anything like him! (especially due to the few characteristics that she displayed and the little background they gave her) They bestowed Anastasia half a personality and yet Christian gray, this impervious, elusive, fancy man, found her intriguing. It seemed as if he was the only guy that had ever noticed her so she liked him.. her being "in love" is childish to say the least, she did not seem to like the kind of person that he was or know anything deep about him. There was an obvious physical attraction and initial intimidation, not to mention he is a billionaire running his own company(in which no details were revealed). A normal girl's reaction to Christian Grey's behavior should be a restraining order due to his irrational behavior. He is a stalker with a lot of personal issues & childhood trauma (that neither I, nor Anastasia know much about). The whole movie, and I'm sure the book, was unrealistic. I am completely unbiased and could see things from a lot of different views but this is simply not a good film. I am convinced that people went to see this movie for Christian Grey & really all it is good for is provoking fantasies... but no amount of evocative images or elaborately framed thrusts could save this story.
2 Stars for the lighting and ambiance done right & for featuring one Rolling Stones song.