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joreth

50 Shades Of Fucked Up - The Movie

Sep 28, 2013 00:56

Some time ago, I had the occasion to connect with Michael Chapman, filmmaker and creator of the movie The Ledge. Because of that connection, he started following me on Facebook and has seen me rant about the 50 Shades of Grey pieces of shit er, I mean novels. Now, it turns out that the actor who played the lead in his movie, The Ledge (alongside ( Read more... )

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anonymous September 28 2013, 05:11:01 UTC

Wow, Keanu Reeves likes it. :-)

admnaismith September 29 2013, 04:35:46 UTC

Here's what I wrote about the book on my monthly bookpost. Thought it might amuse you.

Horny Boo-Boo: Fifty Shades of Grey, by E.L. James

Cue Eric Bogle...

Now, when I was a young man, I carried my pack
Full of books across fields full of clover
And from Lois Bujold to Honore de Balzac
I would Hardy my Thomas all over.

Then in 2012, without naming names
Some fans of my Bookposts were playing mind games
And suggested a book written by E.L. James.
They said, “Trust us. It’s such a best-seller”

And the book quoted from Thomas Hardy
About Alec, and Angel, and Tess.
But with each page I turned, my stomach just churned
My eyes widened in shock at the mess.

Oh well I remember that terrible day.
When the storyline got more alarming.
As I read of that asshole she called Christian Grey
Like Mitt Romney, but not quite as charming.

By chapter 18, I’d collapsed in my bed
And when I gained consciousness, holding my head
And saw what James had done...I wished they were undead.
Never knew there were worse things than TwilightAnd the book ( ... )

Silly character limit... admnaismith September 29 2013, 04:36:15 UTC

And--holy crap--Ana (who Grey insists on calling by her full name ‘Anastasia’ even after she tells him how much she dislikes it) initially resists the bondage, the spankings and the stalking behavior, but over time, she comes to like it, after Grey has taken a firm enough hand with her.

And, even worse--holy crap-she tames and civilizes him, learning about his dark past and helping him change. Somewhere, there is a young, impressionable woman, reading this “romance” and deciding that maybe the right man for her is a controlling ‘bad boy’ who she can change with her love. Somewhere there is an impressionable young man reading it and deciding that the way to treat women is to seize control and not take no for an answer, and, after their initial protests, they will worship him as a god.

And the worst part of all? It’s #1 in a trilogy.

Holy crap.

joreth September 29 2013, 04:43:07 UTC

Love it!