One the most perverse aspects of the story is Anastasia’s agreement to sign a dominant/submissive contract with Christian ( James, 2011).Īstonishingly, the book has sold over 100 million copies and the movie has also been a worldwide success. In Fifty Shades of Grey, the couple’s Bondage-Domination-Sadism-Masochism practice involves Christian as the dominant and Anastasia as the submissive partner. Although there is debate about what may be considered “acceptable” within the context of Bondage-Domination-Sadism-Masochism, many practices are painful and go on to propagate traditional gender role dynamics, such as aggressive performances ( Barker, Iantaffi, & Gupta, 2007). To illustrate, Bondage-Domination-Sadism-Masochism refers to a range of behaviors in a sexual context characterized by fetishes, role-playing, and nonmainstream activities, which includes aspects of power and pain and where there is the consent of all parties involved ( Barker, Iantaffi, & Gupta, 2007 Weiss, 2011).
Both the trilogy and the movie depict a romantic and erotic Bondage-Domination-Sadism-Masochism ( Cooper, 2012 Weiss, 2011) relationship concerning 28-year-old millionaire Christian Grey and 22-year-old college graduate Anastasia Steele ( James, 2011). James’s novel (the first of the trilogy) was published by Vintage Books, while Hollywood released a movie adaptation of the book on Valentine’s Day 2015.
There has been no more eagerly anticipated movie this year ( Robey, 2015). He reminds her how pleasurable giving him all the power can be.There can be no doubt that the movie adaptation of the book Fifty Shades of Grey ( De Luca, Brunetti, James, & Taylor-Johnson, 2015) has been a phenomenon. He seduces her, giving her pleasure she has only ever experienced with him, and he says, “Is this nice?” (191) and “How nice is this?” (193). But Christian arrives that night to clarify exactly who has the power. It was nice knowing you” (186), an act that asserts her power. At first, she emails him, “Okay, I’ve seen enough. Her subconscious says, “You can’t seriously be considering this…” (174).
She can’t imagine taking the punishment he suggests she’ll get, and she doesn’t like the idea of giving up all her power regarding what she eats and how she behaves in other areas of her life. She wonders, “How can I possibly agree to all this? And apparently it’s for my benefit, to explore my sensuality, my limits-safely-oh, please! I scoff angrily. When Ana first receives the contract, which lays out the agreement between the dominant and submissive, she’s put off by much of it. They clarify where consent is given, and where it is not. Contracts aren’t uncommon in BDSM relationships. The contract Christian gives Ana is the hinge upon which they negotiate power and control.
0 kommentar(er)
