You get over the fact that this is a terrible adaptation of the book, you forgive the slow Part One and then you ave to settle into the cold hard reality that this is not going to get any better. With 4 more movies in the series the only hope is that each film is a short and Gabriel's stamina in the bedroom. 14 minutes of foreplay and less than a minute of action. Poor Gabriel but proof that he is the only decent actor on the set.
So much of the books isn't in words. It is in pauses, symbolism and the imagination and that is just too big of an ask for the Julia character to pull off on screen. She comes off as a victim in need of a Mr Grey.
The fans want this series so bad they are willing to overlook and fill in the gaps in their minds but if you haven't read the books this film is as painful and Dantes levels of hell.
You get the sense not one person on the set has ever read Dante's anything. They probably have even watch the action film Dantes Peak.
So much of the books isn't in words. It is in pauses, symbolism and the imagination and that is just too big of an ask for the Julia character to pull off on screen. She comes off as a victim in need of a Mr Grey.
The fans want this series so bad they are willing to overlook and fill in the gaps in their minds but if you haven't read the books this film is as painful and Dantes levels of hell.
You get the sense not one person on the set has ever read Dante's anything. They probably have even watch the action film Dantes Peak.