Oh for shame!įor a film that’s supposed to be about sex, Fifty Shades shows more boardroom than bedroom. If she refuses to obey, the hypnotic world of Cartier, Cristal and Chanel will be snatched away until all she’s left with is her normal sized apartment and standard car.
Ana and Christian’s entire relationship is based around the Stuff he gives her in exchange for her complete submission, be it an Audi or an orgasm.
If she were alive, there’s no doubt that Ayn Rand would be front-row and salivating when, in justifying his expensive appetites, Christian Grey quotes industrial tycoon Andrew Carnegie: ‘A man who acquires the ability to take possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.’ Yes, Rand would be salivating, because once you strip it down, what Fifty Shades of Grey really is is the one percent’s (wet) dream.įifty Shades is a film devoted to consumption. FIFTY SHADES OF GREY IS MORE ABOUT THE MONEY THAN THE SEX, SAYS BETH PERKIN
