http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/13/movies/submitting-to-the-power-of-a-runaway-best-seller.html?_r=1
This weekend is going to be a very exciting one. No, not just because it is Valentines Day, but the movie Fifty Shades of Grey comes out. Every since the trilogy came out a few years ago there has been huge controversies. Some say it's too erotic, violent and what not.
I have read all three books and I think otherwise. I find myself reading more disturbing material for school work. Yes, sex is a major concept that revolves around the book but once looked passed that there is a beautiful story.
For some odd reason, the books have my mind connecting them with the Trojan Women that we looked at earlier this semester. For example, in both pieces sex is used as a sort of power. In the Trojan Women it made the women look weak, but in Fifty Shades of Grey we see the main character Anastasia look at sex as a source of empowerment. She uses it as a tool to help her understand the man she is in love with.
I think that is an interesting comparison. My critique of this movie is not about the sex, but rather the relationship outside of the bedroom. From my admittedly limited understanding of BDSM, this book and the movie are distortions.
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