50 Shades of Grey Movie Review

The highly acclaimed Fifty Shades book trilogy finally became reality on February 14, Valentine’s Day, when the first installment was released in film form. Actress Dakota Johnson played Anastasia “Ana” Steele, and actor Jamie Dornan played the infamous Christian Grey. So far, the film, directed by Sam-Taylor Johnson, has grossed 415.5 million dollars.
50 Shades of Grey is the tale of the erotic romance between collegiate literature major Anastasia Steele and young entrepreneur billionaire Christian Grey. Their first meeting takes place during an interview for Steele’s college newspaper. Their second encounter occurs when Grey unexpectedly arrives at the hardware store where Steele is employed. Grey’s interest in Steele steadily increases as he showers her with gifts and favors.
The real movie begins once Steele signs a contract for a BDSM (Bondage and Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) relationship with Grey.
The film and the novel do have some pretty significant differences.
The movie does not deliver the intensity of some intimate scenes, such as Steele and Grey’s bath together. The film also lacked in dialogue, omitting rather important conversations between Steele and Grey. The film’s ending was also incorrect, as Steele cried to herself in an elevator, whereas the novel states she cries herself to sleep in her home.
Actress Dakota Johnson brought the fictional character to life in the film. Johnson’s plain and ordinary looked coincided with the character, along with her awkward and clumsy motions. Jamie Dornan played Grey moderately well, although he lacked the sex appeal Grey had in the novel. Dornan mastered the portrayal of Grey’s assertiveness and dominance though.
The film’s score was astonishing. The remix to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” and “Haunted” along with the Weeknd’s “Earned It” provided additional emotion for thrilling intimate scenes.
“The movie was great, and I loved the music.” said junior Shanetrese Ellis, a Family and Consumer Science major. “Even though I have never read the book, it was still good and shocking,” finished Ellis.
“I cannot wait for the next movie to come out,” said Lauren Jones, a junior Biology major. “The movie was very good compared to the book, besides minor things.” Jones finished.
The sequel, Fifty Shades Darker, will be released in 2016.