The Sex Kitten

Get it? Gag me? It's a joke about kinky sex AND how horrible this movie was. Fifty Shades of Grey is the movie adaptation of the 50 Shades trilogy by E.L. James. It follows the whirlwind romance between 27 year old CEO Christian Grey and 21 year old college graduate Anastasia Steele. Steele agrees to interview Grey in place of her flu-ridden roommate, and in a crazy twist of fate, falls for him as hard as he does for her. Ana is repeatedly confused by Grey's non-romantic personality because he prefers to chain her up and whip her rather than lovingly touch her or sleep next to her. Despite her unease and anxieties, she takes him back time and time again until she 'falls in love' with him and 'changes' him. The movie is out Friday, February 13th (I apologize, in past posts, I was mistakenly under the impression it was released on Valentine's Day). I went into this early screening of the movie expecting the bad story line I saw in the books, but I tried...

I'm writing this post for something quick to do, and also because now seems to be an appropriate time for it! I read Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James  back in 2012. I also wrote a blog post summarizing the book, as well as my opinion on it. You can read said post  here. I'm bringing this up because the movie interpretation of the book debuts in theaters next week--on Valentine's Day. Millions of unhappy middle aged housewives will be dragging their husbands to show them Christian Grey, the man they wish they were married to. Some things I want everyone to keep in mind about this movie... 1. The story originally began as a Twilight fan-fiction. Remember Twilight? Remember how creepy and possessive Edward was of Bella? They both have similar story lines and are great for reading just to have a bit of mindless fun. They aren't challenging reads, but they are influential. Books with crazy popular characters that are actually not great partners tend to sometime...