[Movie review] Fifty Shades of Gray – Incomplete shades

“Fifty Shades of Gray” – Fifty Shades of Gray, as soon as the first trailer was released, created tension for fans of this famous novel series, while also stimulating the curiosity of young people (those who never read the series). With a rather sensitive topic, even in some countries this novel is classified as a “pornographic book” and “worth throwing in the trash” because of its rich traditional customs, especially in Asia.

Although the premiere date was delayed due to conflicting opinions and was banned from screening in some countries, yesterday on Valentine’s Day, Vietnamese audiences were able to enjoy a movie labeled 18+ even though it was not complete in terms of color. emotional state.
Provocative poster of the film.
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According to the content of the series, “50 Shades” is provocative, curious, stimulating, obsessive and romantic, which are the emotional states of the two characters Christian Gray and Anastasia Steele.
When adapted into a film, it also became the subject of fierce controversy from critics, censors and even audiences. But the more “stressful” and “forbidden” something is, the more stimulating it is. “Fifty Shades of Grey” is currently leading the box office revenue at theaters around the world. Some viewers condemned the film for its “scenes of physical violence and pain on women’s bodies”. Others have a more open view of “soft porn for women and age restrictions for viewers”.
…And if we have a more open view, “this is a steamy, romantic drama with emotional states during sex, although quite rough and unusual, but if understood with the obsession of As a male protagonist, we will have a more sympathetic view of Christian, and that is also a reality of abnormal sex life.”

Content:
The film revolves around the love story between schoolgirl Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) and Christia Gray (Jamie Dornan), a rich and successful businessman whose sex life is extremely complicated by psychological obsessions. of a miserable and destitute childhood. With purity and sincere love, Ana gradually led Christian to overcome and face his own pain.
Evaluate.
To be fair, “Fifty Shades of Grey” has great color and lighting with beautiful aerial scenes, and background music with Beyonce’s sexy voice with “Crazy in Love” further enhances the excitement. infatuation of the two main characters. A very wise calculated choice by the manufacturer.
The appearance of the main actor Jamie Dornan as Christia Gray is masculine and perfect, but in terms of expression, Christia’s character is quite stiff and lacks interaction with her co-star. Christia’s body is so beautiful, but in the most climactic scenes such as the part where Ana was punished for daring to glare at the “dominant” person, the actor could not express the inner complexity of the character. , this is the peak of a person with sexual mania towards a “submissive” person, the audience needs more expression than Jamie Dornan for the character. From a pathological perspective, it is “a sensitive time to express multiple personalities in one person. Regarding the emotional aspect, this “dominant” person experiences a series of chaotic emotions of a person suffering from sadomasochism (BDSM), which is a type of sexual relationship between the dominant – submissive (being dominated), the controller – the one who suffers the pain, the sublime emotions – the humiliation…
Because sex is a sensitive topic, if there is a lack of emotion or incomplete expression between the performer, it will be considered “physical violence” causing viewers to misunderstand the issue. But we need to make it clear to you that when watching, we do not have the opportunity to judge or infer about “deviancy” or think in terms of “romantic sex”… abstaining from hot scenes to the point of At least this is the core point that prevents viewers from fully understanding the true content of the story and feeling the pain and fear of Christia Gray about loneliness, poverty, hurt, hate and love of a young woman. child in the past. That influenced Christia to have deviant sexual thoughts when she reached adulthood.
As for the main actress Anastasia Steele, Dakota Johnson portrays the character’s emotions quite well. The actor’s appearance is beautiful, but according to the description of Anastasia Steele, this actress’s face lacks innocence and innocence. The morning of someone entering sexual life for the first time. Anastasia Steele’s face seems much older than usual 😁, in addition, the constant repetition of lip biting seems quite fake and boring to the audience.
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The grandeur of Christia Gray’s property and family background that the image provides is quite normal, not overwhelming the audience like the billionaire businessman the content mentions.
“Fifty Shades of Grey” is almost true to the original but fails to show the subtlety of the nuances that the character experiences. The character’s sexual passion is expressed mainly through passionate kisses. , passionate to suit the majority of audiences. The content is a lot lighter and not as “intense and complicated” as the audience imagines. In addition, the supporting characters are quite blurred and mainly focus on the two main characters.
It can be said that “50 Shades of Gray” has an unnecessarily long opening. With what the audience has enjoyed, the movie is like a romantic love story between Cinderella and a prince, with many unreasonable segments. leaving the audience confused and without the most complete and thorough view of the true content of the story.

Conclude.
Although the rating on IMDb is extremely low at 3.5/10 and does not receive high praise from critics, “50 Shades of Gray” is very popular because it hits the audience’s psychology on the controversial topic. this argument.
From a personal point of view, sex is truly “sick” if the violence comes from one side. We should have a more open view of the equal rights of men and women. Men are basically the “dominates”. “rule” and women have always been considered “submissive”. From another angle of the movie, the woman has reversed the situation and the most important thing, even though all the hurts and obsessions of the past will be healed when truly loved, that is the core point. that the film wants to send a message.