Fifty Shades of Grey

 

 Directed by: Sam Taylor-Johnson

Memorable quotes:

Kate: You're wearing that?
Anastasia Steele: Okay, maybe a little less talking, more feeding.

Christian Grey: Business is about people, and I've always been good at people.What motivates them, what synthesizes them, what inspires them.
Anastasia Steele: Maybe you're just lucky.
Christian Grey: I've always find that the harder I work, the more work I seem to have. The key to my success has been in identifying talented individuals and harnessing their efforts.
Anastasia Steele: So you're a control freak?
Christian Grey: Oh I exercise control in all things but still.

Anastasia Steele: You're also investing numerous agricultural projects, including several in Africa. Is that something that you feel passionate about? Feeding the world's poor?
Christian Grey: It's a smart business.

Anastasia Steele: I just wonder if perhaps your heart might be a bit bigger than you want to let on.
Christian Grey: There are some people who say that I don't have a heart. At all.
Anastasia Steele: Why'd they say that?
Christian Grey: Because they know me well.

Anastasia Steele: Do you have any interests outside of work?
Christian Grey: I enjoy various physical pursuits.

Christian Grey: Do you have an actual question, miss Steele?
Anastasia Steele: Yeah, sorry. Are you gay? It's written here, I'm just...
Christian Grey: No, Anastasia. I'm not gay.

Anastasia Steele: I don't think I'd fit in here. Look at me.
Christian Grey: I am.

Christian Grey: I hope you got everything you need.
Anastasia Steele: I think you've only answered four questions.

Kate: So, what was he like?
Anastasia Steele: Erm, he was fine.
Kate: Fine? Just fine?
Anastasia Steele: Erm, he was really polite and courteous and very formal. And clean.
Kate: Clean?
Anastasia Steele: I mean, he was very, you know, smart and intense. He was kind of intimidating. I can understand the fascination.
Kate: Ah ha.
Anastasia Steele: Why are you looking at me like that?

Kate: You have to admit he is ridiculously hot.
Anastasia Steele: I'm sure if you are attracted to that sort of human then...
Kate: The hot type of human?

Anastasia Steele: I am terminating this conversation.

Anastasia Steele: Rope, tape, cable tires. You're the complete serial killer.
Christian Grey: Not today.

Christian Grey: You seem nervous.
Anastasia Steele: I find you intimidating.
Christian Grey: You should.

Anastasia Steele: My husband is on husband number four. She is an incurable romantic.
Christian Grey: And you?
Anastasia Steele: Am I romantic? I study English lit so I kind of have to be.

Christian Grey: I'm not the man for you. You should stay clear of me. I have to let you go.

Christian Grey: Anastasia, have you been drinking?
Anastasia Steele: Yes I have, mister fancy pants.

Anastasia Steele: You're so bossy. "Ana let's go for a coffee. Ana let's go for coffee. No stay away from me Ana. I don't want you. Get away. Come here, come here. Go away".

José: Ana.
Anastasia Steele: No...
José: I like you.
Anastasia Steele: You do?
José: Very much.
Anastasia Steele: Oh my God.
José: Please, one kiss.
Anastasia Steele: No, no, no, no José. I'm sorry.

Anastasia Steele: That's your brother?
Christian Grey: Not by choice.

Christian Grey: How are you feeling?
Anastasia Steele: Better than I deserve.

Christian Grey: If you were mine you wouldn't be able to sit down for a week.
Anastasia Steele: What?

Anastasia Steele: Why am I here Christian?
Christian Grey: You're here because I'm incapable of leaving you alone.
Anastasia Steele: Then don't.

Christian Grey: Listen to me, I don't do romance. My tastes are very singular. You wouldn't understand.
Anastasia Steele: Enlighten me then.

Christian Grey: I would like to bit that lip.
Anastasia Steele: I think I'd like that too.
Christian Grey: I'm not gonna touch you. Not until I have a written consent

Anastasia Steele: We just kissed. Once.
Kate: Only once? That's odd.
Anastasia Steele: Odd doesn't even cover it.

Anastasia Steele: Are you gonna make love to me now?
Christian Grey: Two things. First, I don't make love. I fuck hard.
Anastasia Steele: And the second thing?
Christian Grey: Come.

Christian Grey: This is beyond this door.
Anastasia Steele: What is?
Christian Grey: My playroom.
Anastasia Steele: Like your Xbox and stuff?

Anastasia Steele: You're a sadist?
Christian Grey: I am a dominant.
Anastasia Steele: What does that mean?
Christian Grey: It means I want you to willingly surrender yourself to me.
Anastasia Steele: Why? Why would I do it?
Christian Grey: To please me.
Anastasia Steele: To please you? How?
Christian Grey: I have rules. If you follow them I reward you. If you don't, I punish you.

Anastasia Steele: What would I get out of this?
Christian Grey: Me.

Christian Grey: Where have you been?
Anastasia Steele: Waiting.

Christian Grey: If you agree to be my submissive, I'll be devoted to you. This is what I want. This is what I want. I want it with you.

Christian Grey: By giving up control I felt free. From responsibilities, from making decisions. I felt safe, you will too. You'll see.

Anastasia Steele: It was really nice.
Christian Grey: What are you doing to me?

Christian Grey: That's a hell of a sap miss Steele.

Christian Grey: I'd like to fuck you in the middle of next week.
Anastasia Steele: You're not fighting fair.
Christian Grey: I never have.

Christian Grey: Why do I think you're telling me goodbye?
Anastasia Steele: Because I'm leaving.

Christian Grey: The woman that gave birth to me was a crack addict. And a prostitute. She died when I was four. I remember certain things...terrible things. I don't remember her. Sometimes, I think I see her in my dreams.

Anastasia Steele: Where are we going?
Christian Grey: Its' a surprise.
Anastasia Steele: I think I've reached my quota of surprises.

Anastasia Steele: Why won't you let me in.
Christian Grey: Like normal people?
Anastasia Steele: Yeah. Is that so wrong?

Anastasia Steele: Why do you want to punish me?

Christian Grey: Fifty Shades of fucked up.

Anastasia Steele: I'm not what you want.
Christian Grey: No, you're everything that I want.

Anastasia Steele: I have fallen in love with you.
Christian Grey: No, no Ana. You can't love me.

Plot: Anastasia Steele is a naive and overly romantic English literature student whose life is completely turned upside down when she meets the powerful and charismatic Christian Grey...

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 Review:

                                                     Fifty Shades of Twilight

   A while ago, my best friend told me how Fifty Shades of Grey was originally a fanfiction based on Twilight and I completely dismissed that fact until I started watching the movie and it hit me in the face. In fact, both movies share a lot of the exact same flaws: While Anastasia cannot seem to pronounce two sentences in a row like Bella did when she first met Edward as though mesmerized by his creepiness or whatever,  Christian Grey immediately adopts a patronizing, controlling, manipulating and very stalker-ish attitude towards Bella. No wait, I mean Anastasia. Yuk!

I feel like the advertisement for the movie (and maybe the book too, I couldn’t say) is just all wrong.  This is NOT a movie about sadistic/masochistic relationship AT ALL. This isn’t even an erotic movie. If you wish to watch such a film, please leave this page immediately and go watch the brilliant and weirdly mesmerizing Secretary, directed by Steven  Shainberg and starring Maggie Gyllenhaal & James Spader , whose character is actually named E. Edward Grey. Wait what?  

Fifty Shades of Grey is just a film about an abusive relationship between a very naïve and self-doubting young woman who falls into the grip of an older man who finds pleasure in controlling, hurting, and manipulating every aspect of her life. I guess that’s the only way he can get a boner while poor Anastasia does not actually take much pleasure out of the situation and keeps on hoping they’ll have a “normal relationship”.

As for the characters, Christian Grey may have a pretty face but his character has about zero charisma, which made it even harder for me not to want to slap Anastasia so as to wake her up. But then again, I wonder if she would have stuck by Christian as long as she did had he been poor. (Probably not!) Meanwhile, I was really looking to seeing the beautiful Rachel Skarsten only to find out her part is near nonexistent (well  to be fair she does open a door and bring out some food!)

So heads up to Dakota Johnson (Anastasia Steele) and Jamie Dornan (Christian Dornan) who will cash up a huge paycheck just for starring in what probably is the worse movie of the year!

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