My son and his girlfriend went to see Fifty Shades of Grey yesterday. When they arrived home I asked them how the movie was (not that I cared really) but their reactions were pretty funny. My son thought it was a waste of time and said he only went because his girlfriend wanted to go. His girlfriend did not like the ending - this from a very sweet girl whose favorite movie is Frozen. Their best comments were about the variety of people in the audience. Apparently my son was one of 3 men in the entire theatre and most of the audience was "older" in their words. I figured older to them was maybe 35 but when I pressed them, they said no, more like 80. I thought this was pretty funny and that they were probably more like 65 but they insisted they looked like "grandmas".
My husband piped in and said the grandmas were probably there because they thought the movie was about hair color. I looked at him and said "oh no, you didn't." He did.
My husband piped in and said the grandmas were probably there because they thought the movie was about hair color. I looked at him and said "oh no, you didn't." He did.
OMG, too funny, and probably true!
I read a few online reviews, seems the only guys that went were those that wanted to write scathing reviews, or were forced into it by their GF's.
edwzoomom: Did your son and his girlfriend have any reaction to Danny Elfman's music? I'd be curious to know how it's registering with general audiences. (Assuming they aren't also film music fans!)
edwzoomom: Did your son and his girlfriend have any reaction to Danny Elfman's music? I'd be curious to know how it's registering with general audiences. (Assuming they aren't also film music fans!)
No Wedge, they did not mention anything nor are they film score fans. However, my son is a musician and recently went to Universal Studios for vacation. He came back with extensive video of the tribute Universal does to various films and their music. He really liked one particular piece of a score and asked me what it was. I identified it as Dragonheart and is very interested in hearing the rest. It's a start right?
I STILL don't know what the hell this movie is about.... and wasn't it a book originally?
The book is about a guy who abuses a woman written in the format of a romance novel.
Then why is this film so popular with women?
Well the comment above is a bit sarcastic. It's about the fantasy of being dominated. Which is probably a theme in many romance novels to some extent. Though I haven't read the book this is supposed to be about the BDSM lifestyle which takes it to the extremes. Google it if you don't know what that is.
I was thinking of attending, but then got all tied up doing something else.
This made me laugh out loud. Well done.
Back on topic...eh, not interested in this mom-approved-porn-lite, but Elfman did what he could with what he had. The samples are interesting, this might be one I'd pick up. I like my Elfman in non-fantasy mode. Well...superhero or magical fantasy, that is.
It's a thinly-disguised (ain't that the truth?) spin on the Prince Charming myth. The girl submits, but wants to ultimately make the abuser into her Prince Charming. You might call it an obsession--if you are one to use that word.
Would the film be as popular if the guy was living in a homeless camp while existing on food stamps?
Well the comment above is a bit sarcastic. It's about the fantasy of being dominated. Which is probably a theme in many romance novels to some extent. Though I haven't read the book this is supposed to be about the BDSM lifestyle which takes it to the extremes. Google it if you don't know what that is.
Except....it's not. It's not BDSM at all.
This cartoon sums up both this fact and why it's still popular even with those who actually practice safe and consentual BDSM: http://www.ohjoysextoy.com/50shadesofgrey/ (A bit NSFW but it's just drawings)
Well the comment above is a bit sarcastic. It's about the fantasy of being dominated. Which is probably a theme in many romance novels to some extent. Though I haven't read the book this is supposed to be about the BDSM lifestyle which takes it to the extremes. Google it if you don't know what that is.
Except....it's not. It's not BDSM at all.
This cartoon sums up both this fact and why it's still popular even with those who actually practice safe and consentual BDSM: http://www.ohjoysextoy.com/50shadesofgrey/ (A bit NSFW but it's just drawings)
Fair enough. I didn't say it was any good at it. I wouldn't know. That was actually a pretty fair commentary, there's lots of fictional junk that's nothing like real life yet ppl eat it up knowing the difference.
I think the lesson here is any uninformed, unskilled, untalented person can make millions off of their trash.
The Missus and I have been talking about this book/movie with some amusement. She thinks it's basically a piece of safe, easily digestable garbage for the undiscerning masses. The "noobs" to that whole side of sexual expression, so to speak. I mainly agree with her, in as much as those undiscerning masses are probably the deliberate target audience in the first place. No harm there--folks are allowed their entertainment.
But where we differed is that I sort of see the book as a potential jumping-off point whereby the really intrigued among those masses would start to seek out the genuine, pre-existing works of erotic literature. Marquis de Sade and the like. In some small way one might think of the 50 Shades book as a "gateway drug" to expanding someone's literary explorations, and to me that's never a bad thing, regardless of the subject matter.
