While I would have loved to slap the girls sitting next to me for not being able to shut the F up about the way Ana/Dakota shaves/does not shave (seriously, do you have to talk through the whole movie?! And how much of the book(s) have you read?!), I really enjoyed the movie anyways, thought it was beautifully done and couldn't help but wonder just why the media as well as people on facebook have been throwing so many rotten tomatoes at it. Some of them without even having watched the movie, I might add.
While having at first been a bit reluctant about the cast, I personally think they have done a great job bringing the movie to life - Dakota and Jamie just nailed it, don't you agree?!
No pun intended... I think. (;
"That movie is boring" - Nope.
"There's not enough graphic stuff. Not enough naked. You don't even see a nipple!" - Uh... hello?! How many times during the movie have you blinked? And just how long did you keep your eyes closed each time? I saw plenty of nipple. I saw her nipples. I saw his nipples. I. Saw. Nipples. I also saw pubes (oh, hey, this goes out to the girls who were sitting next to me: YOU SAW THEM TOO, DIDN'T YOU? That's why you kept talking about shaving, no?). And there was butt. And other things. And there was sex - you want more, more detailed sex? Go watch porn. (;
"That stupid movie euphemizes domestic violence and abuse and makes it seem totally okay!" - Phew. Okay. Let's see... yes, there's whips and belts and twitching palms. And I certaily don't want to step on anyone's toes. But... everything in that movie was consensual. Again... have you read the book? Yes? No? Doesn't matter, though. Not really.
"Are you saying it's her own fault he beats her?" - Uhm... even with the belt, she asked for it. Yes, it was too rough for her. And yes, she ended up not liking it, and maybe she only didn't use the safe-word because she wanted to please him. But she wanted to see what it would be like, if she could handle it, and she did stand up for herself and leave. There was no euphemizing. She didn't like it, she said no, she left. You don't want to be in the same position? - Easy. Do not ask your partner to whip out his belt and give you six on the rear.
Yes. I am aware that abusive relationships and domestic violence are real.
Very real.
And don't get me wrong - I like that the movie has been bringing people's attention to the matter - has them sharing hotlines and websites that can help people. That is a wonderful thing!
But I, however, cannot agree with people slaughtering the movie for what it is. Especially because it. is. a. movie. And the books. are. books. No one has been telling people to boycott The Lion King because Mufasa dies. Or Bambi because of Bambi's family-history (yes, I am referring to the murder in the beginning of the movie). You either like the books, or you don't. You either like the movie, or you don't. But please do not hate on people who do not agree with your opinion - no matter which that might be. Smile and politely decline if someone asks you to go see the movie with them if you are not interested - but don't judge the movie without having seen it - it might not even be half as bad as you make it out to be (;
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