The Disappointment That Was "Fifty Shades of Grey"
As always, I decide to see last what the fuss is about, so I really won't be saying anything new.
While "Fifty Shades of Grey"did hold my interest through all three books, the ending was highly unsatisfying and left me with the realization that I read 1000 pages and nothing significant happened.
A thousand pages of fan service.
Remind you of something similar? Whisper it silently, before we get stoned to death by 14-year-old school girls...
"Twilight".
What else can we expect? It was Twilight's fan fiction.
We have pretty much the same couple - an insecure girl with absolutely nothing special to her character, turns into the love interest of a very strong and influential gorgeous guy, who in the end turns out to be very insecure himself.
Unlike "Twilight", however, "Fifty Shades of Grey" seems to have some idea.
The moral is that patience is a virtue and if you want to be with someone, you shouldn't walk away when you encounter the first bumps of the relationship (even though, being an abusive sadist is a really big bump, but that's just my opinion).
And, eventually, your abuser might change and turn into a prince charming that will make you the happiest woman alive.
Well, not like the thought isn't romantic, but something like this is NOT achieved with the girl (Anastasia) just standing there passively and doing nothing, while the guy (Christian) gets impressed of how "cool and strong" she is...
what? Alright, she endures a lot with him, so she might really be strong.
She also saved his sister, who got abducted, even though she was pregnant.
I don't know if it was mostly stupidity, but I'll call it heroism instead - the story deserved some action.
We're all aware this is women's reading material, but as much as women might still have some leftovers of the girly princess fantasy, no intelligent woman would be impressed by a heroine, who gets everything without doing almost nothing.
In the end, the interest is all about the erotic scenes and the all mighty Christian, who's almost described like some Greek god.
The writing style (which was the main reason lots of my friends didn't like it), I can forgive.
After all, the storytelling is done by the character Anastasia - spontaneous human thoughts don't come in a complex literary style and she's a simple girl.
Still, I would have preferred that it wouldn't have gone as far as to say "wholly crap" about ten times in every book.
Also, what's the reason for a third of the first book to be dialogue by emails? Volume? And, the thing that a lot more people seem to be angry about is the depiction of an S&M relationship.
Thank heavens, I don't know much about that, because if I did, I'd probably be angry out of my skin right now.
You know, how you devote a lot of free time to a hobby you like and then comes a movie that depicts it in such a shallow ignorant light, because it's easier for viewers to understand and ergo - more profitable.
You want to cripple these people.
Christian is really a big baby that always wants to have his way, he has a bad personality, insults without thinking, making him a very bad dominant, but deep down he's so frail and he wants understanding from the girl he yells at (even when she got pregnant with his child).
This is what a woman falls for in a man...
Definitely not the fact that he's a hot billionaire.
The worst thing, however, is that a lot of readers seem to get interested in a dominant and submissive relationship, because of this book, while the reality of it is a lot different.
So, for those people, please don't use it as a starting point and consult with a real professional.
Well, all in all, the books aren't bad for killing time, as long as you don't take them too seriously.
Unlike with Edward and Bella, at least we have some fan service with Christian and Anastasia and everybody likes that, even though fan service should not be the base of a book that wants to be taken as a serious novel.
I read a joke on the Internet and it really reminds me of the relationship in "Fifty Shades of Grey".
Daughter: Mommy, what is marriage? Mom: Marriage is just a fancy word for adopting an overgrown baby, who cannot be handled by his parents anymore.
While "Fifty Shades of Grey"did hold my interest through all three books, the ending was highly unsatisfying and left me with the realization that I read 1000 pages and nothing significant happened.
A thousand pages of fan service.
Remind you of something similar? Whisper it silently, before we get stoned to death by 14-year-old school girls...
"Twilight".
What else can we expect? It was Twilight's fan fiction.
We have pretty much the same couple - an insecure girl with absolutely nothing special to her character, turns into the love interest of a very strong and influential gorgeous guy, who in the end turns out to be very insecure himself.
Unlike "Twilight", however, "Fifty Shades of Grey" seems to have some idea.
The moral is that patience is a virtue and if you want to be with someone, you shouldn't walk away when you encounter the first bumps of the relationship (even though, being an abusive sadist is a really big bump, but that's just my opinion).
And, eventually, your abuser might change and turn into a prince charming that will make you the happiest woman alive.
Well, not like the thought isn't romantic, but something like this is NOT achieved with the girl (Anastasia) just standing there passively and doing nothing, while the guy (Christian) gets impressed of how "cool and strong" she is...
what? Alright, she endures a lot with him, so she might really be strong.
She also saved his sister, who got abducted, even though she was pregnant.
I don't know if it was mostly stupidity, but I'll call it heroism instead - the story deserved some action.
We're all aware this is women's reading material, but as much as women might still have some leftovers of the girly princess fantasy, no intelligent woman would be impressed by a heroine, who gets everything without doing almost nothing.
In the end, the interest is all about the erotic scenes and the all mighty Christian, who's almost described like some Greek god.
The writing style (which was the main reason lots of my friends didn't like it), I can forgive.
After all, the storytelling is done by the character Anastasia - spontaneous human thoughts don't come in a complex literary style and she's a simple girl.
Still, I would have preferred that it wouldn't have gone as far as to say "wholly crap" about ten times in every book.
Also, what's the reason for a third of the first book to be dialogue by emails? Volume? And, the thing that a lot more people seem to be angry about is the depiction of an S&M relationship.
Thank heavens, I don't know much about that, because if I did, I'd probably be angry out of my skin right now.
You know, how you devote a lot of free time to a hobby you like and then comes a movie that depicts it in such a shallow ignorant light, because it's easier for viewers to understand and ergo - more profitable.
You want to cripple these people.
Christian is really a big baby that always wants to have his way, he has a bad personality, insults without thinking, making him a very bad dominant, but deep down he's so frail and he wants understanding from the girl he yells at (even when she got pregnant with his child).
This is what a woman falls for in a man...
Definitely not the fact that he's a hot billionaire.
The worst thing, however, is that a lot of readers seem to get interested in a dominant and submissive relationship, because of this book, while the reality of it is a lot different.
So, for those people, please don't use it as a starting point and consult with a real professional.
Well, all in all, the books aren't bad for killing time, as long as you don't take them too seriously.
Unlike with Edward and Bella, at least we have some fan service with Christian and Anastasia and everybody likes that, even though fan service should not be the base of a book that wants to be taken as a serious novel.
I read a joke on the Internet and it really reminds me of the relationship in "Fifty Shades of Grey".
Daughter: Mommy, what is marriage? Mom: Marriage is just a fancy word for adopting an overgrown baby, who cannot be handled by his parents anymore.