Read Common Sense Media's Fifty Shades Darker review, age rating, and parents guide. Ana is stronger willed in the second movie than she was in the first. She's secure in herself and sure of what she wants out both of a relationship and a career.
This is the main thrust of the movie (puns are unavoidable): Christian's unresolved trauma from his Dickensian past and whether or not Anastasia can help him heal. "Fifty Shades Darker" is the second film in an erotic franchise based on the best-selling books by EL James. In her review Manohla Dargis writes: It's always instructive to watch how many different ways one movie can go wrong and to guess what happened between the first and second. Fifty Shades Darker is not a comedy.
Or at least I think it's not supposed to be funny. Regardless, I found myself chuckling throughout the entire film. The sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey is marketed as an erotic, BDSM romance that continues the story of billionaire Christian Grey. Anastasia and Christian make up and get it on in an elevator in the second trailer and it all seems to be going so well - but don't expect a fairytale ending. People are calling Fifty Shades Darker the worst movie ever made, but it's really not that terrible. The movie's real subject is wealth — and how much a woman is willing to accept being owned in return.
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Fifty Shades Darker Review: Sequel Seeks a Sadist's Cuddlebunny Center. I saw Fifty Shades Darker last night, and you know what? I had a fun time, just like I did when I saw Fifty Shades of Grey.
Based on the books of the same name by E. Creating an erotic melodrama movie is an extremely delicate matter. There is a thin line between erotics and vulgarity, and an even thinner divide between a touching dramatic story and a cliched nagging for attention. The history of cinematography knows examples of both.