'Fifty Shades of Grey' Movie Cast, News & Release Date: '50 Shades' Director Sam Taylor-Johnson Talks 'Dirty' Film as New Trailer Shows More Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan [Watch]
As viewers tuned in to watch the 2015 Golden Globe Awards, they were given a treat: a new “Fifty Shades of Grey” trailer. A little over a month away from the movie’s release, the new trailer continues to whet fans’ appetites. Sam Taylor-Johnson, the movie's director, also talked about the film, despite conservative critics.
The new trailer delves a little more into the relationship between Anastasia Steele (Dakota Johnson) and Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan). Unlike the first trailer, which showed snippets of the film, the new one shows more of Anastasia and Christian’s interaction and how their relationship is transcending lust.
“Every fairy tale has a twist,” the words read in the trailer.
The new preview does begin to frame a love story rather than a sex-filled escapade, however, some critics still see it just as that.
According to Entertainment Weekly, the right wing group Morality in Media has criticized the "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie, the MPAA for giving the film an R rating and the MPAA’s wording on its disclaimer.
“What the term ‘unusual’ does not account for is the coercion, sexual violence, female inequality and BDSM themes from which the entire 'Fifty Shades' plot is based,” the statement reads. “Such a vague evaluation puts viewers at risk, sending the message that humiliation is pleasurable and that torture should be sexually gratifying. We’d like to change the MPAA rating for ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ to read, ‘Promotes torture as sexually gratifying, graphic nudity, encourages stalking and abuse of power, promotes female inequality, glamorizes and legitimizes violence against women.’”
Nonetheless, the film’s director is happy with the rating her movie received. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Taylor-Johnson opened up about directing the film with such a strong fan base.
"I remember one of the [‘Fifty Shades’] producers saying to me, 'Can you handle making a movie with such a big fan base?'" she said. "I reminded him I did make a movie about one of the Beatles. And it was a similar situation as soon as the casting began -- everyone pitches in with, 'You have to do this, and you can't do that.' So there must be some sense of needing a challenge that I throw upon myself."
Taylor-Johnson said she does not see the story in the books as sex-driven but rather as a dark and tragic love story. She wanted to tell a complex story about “an equal journey” despite of Anastasia’s submissive role upfront. The film’s rating helps her tell this story.
"We've edited it in a way where I feel proud," Taylor-Johnson said. "It's dirty but classy. It feels pretty balanced: a nipple of hers, a butt cheek of his."
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