Riding crops dragged across a naked back, silk blindfolds, and a camera panning over nether regions.
(Vibrators, okay.
Genital clamps … absolutely not.)
Credit: Universal Pictures
Fifty Shades of Greyhad no idea what it was getting into.
The first film hit theaters in February 2015, three years ago on paper but a figurative lifetime.
Mothers who bought into the world of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey were (gasp!)
interested in exploring their sexuality, and maybe even bondage play.
anal beads and handcuffs.
Not that most people bought their tickets for that.
However, what audiences got was an honest conversation between partners about what gives them pleasure.
It begs the question: How do we enjoy movies likeFifty Shades Freedin the #MeToo era?
The answer: Like everything, we look for the good.
But under the sheets (well, had they used sheets) hes (gasp yet again!)
The safe word is still in play consent doesnt go out the door with a wedding ring.
Its not perfect sexual politics, but no one is askingFifty Shades Freedto be perfect.
Audiences seek closure after theyve devoted several years of their lives to the O-faces of perfect strangers.
