Are calls to boycott this movie justified?
Does liking it make me a shit feminist?
Will there be a little party in my pants area because of the RAUNCH?
Should Dakota’s pubic hair have it’s own twitter account?
TELL ME. HONESTLY. SHOULD I SEE IT?
WE HAVE ANSWERED ALL THESE QUESTIONS. And more.
We’re recorded a special breakout podcast to dissect what everyone’s talking about, yelling about, protesting about and disagreeing about: Fifty Shades of Grey.
Two women in our office with differing views go head to head.
Kate Leaver. Senior Editor. Intrepid journalist and staunch anti-domestic violence campaigner. A gentle, sunshiney soul who hadn’t read the books and didn’t quite know what to expect.
Shelley Horton, Host of Mamamia TV, Channel 7 regular. Gives little -to-no-shits about pulling punches. She loved all three books and told us she devoured them “with one hand.”
It’s a face off. Politically correct Vs politically get-fecht.
If you’re looking for the definitive guide to the drama and controversy this is it.
If you want to know about the sex scenes, you got it.
We have the global reviews, a reponse from the BDSM community, and the wider social message this movie is provoking.
And, above all, the answer to whether you should see it.
It’s a bit like Margaret and David. Except there’s a lot more of the F word.
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Top Comments
I saw the movie this weekend, and have read and loved all three books. I read multiple reviews last week prior to seeing the movie and was very disheartened by them. Most were calling it 'domestic abuse' and a relatively bad movie.
Firstly, I loved the movie. However I'm certain that if I hadn't of read the books, I wouldn't of enjoyed it. Knowing the books and the REAL storyline, it was much easier for me to understand what was going on.
SPOILER ALERT - i.e. When Christian show's Ana the playroom after the first visit to his house - DOESN'T HAPPEN like that in the book. It's week's into their relationship where he had been busy courting her. When Christian buys her a new car and sells off her old one, in the movie it is made out as a controlling gesture whereas in the book he explains that her old car is unsafe and a death trap and he wants to protect her.
I think anyone who is bagging out the movie, needs to read the books to get a full gist of the FULLY consensual relationship they have. As all movies though, the books are always better.
I can't understand how people loved the books with the atrocious writing. I'm not having a go at you Shannon D, I'm genuinely curious - did the terrible writing not put you off?
I read it nearly a year and a half ago now so my memory may not serve me correctly but I don't even remember it being bad. I don't remember stopping during the book and thinking "wow this is poorly written" however my mum read it after I did and she commented on it. I don't know whether when you enjoy the story so much you don't notice or whether maybe I just don't notice bad writing.
I've read the books multiple times and yes the book is poorly written - I'm surprised it actually got past the editors to be honest - but I enjoyed the story, so it was a case of thinking, "yes this is really badly written but I'm enjoying the story so...." and just moving on.
I will admit that the repetitiveness and some of the phrases she used, did cause me to chuckle more than once while reading!