They left soo much out. The scenes with Dr. Flynn were important. She was supposed to meet with him after she gave him his present and before the crash. It was a huge moment for Christian, to know she wanted him before she knew more about his *beep*
Also, I really wanted to see the auction. And Mia and Ethan meeting. But he wasn't even in it.
Wow.
The more I read about this film and all the critical motivating and growth moments, they leave out, the more I wonder what on earth EL's husband and the male director were doing?
Did they not actually understand the journey Christian made from start to finish over the three books--and what the really important moments he had that drove him into the next level?
Apparently not.
Sure, maybe the director is well known and knows how to put a scene together, and create some suspense or even get good performances out.
But if those who've read the books a few times and really, really understand Christian's arc of growth and all the critical moments are continually mentioning key moments that are either underplayed--or left out entirely (like the important Dr.Flynn visit for Ana), then it makes me wonder if these two guys just didn't understand this overall story....
....AT ALL!
First, apparently the glossing over of the CG submissive scene without making it important enough, now no scene with Ana and Dr. Flynn and the little present she was gave CG BEFORE she went to prove she was going to say "yes" no matter what?
What else critical to the key growth moments was left out?
It sounds as though we are going to get to the end of this film, then the end of the next one, and those who haven't read the books will have NO idea how/why Christian changed so much?
Wow.
They also severely underplayed his nightmare, it was supposed to be a guttural scream heard from across the apartment, not just him mumbling no, no. It's his internal torture that they just kind of brushed off.
And the scene when she touches him, I was dissapointed.
Also just something that bothers me is that Laila was never supposed to shoot the gun.
I knew the movie was going to be bad but I didn't think they'd leave so many important peices out. I get its a sex movie, but Jesus it's not a porno. You can't just skip to the sex scenes and not give the story.
This. All of this.
It annoyed me that Leila shot at Ana, as the entire point in the book was that she DIDN'T do anything to hurt Ana.
I also hated how Ana agreed not to go to NYC with Jack simply because Christian told her not to, and not because he went "thermonuclear" and changed SIP's travel policy.
No Flynn and no Ethan -- egregious omissions!
the more I wonder what on earth EL's husband and the male director were doing?
Sounds pretty minor to me. I read all theee books. Who cares if she didn't meet with dr. Flynn , she still ended up giving him the gift. The Christian the submissive scene, and the confrontation with Elena at his party were the ones that were disappointing.
shareI agree, the confrontation at the end was very lacking. I feel like that's a key moment and I felt like to them the writers of the film it wasnt as important to them which is should have been. Anna already yelled at her once in the film so why not make it more dramatic prior to the drink part and truly say hows she feels about miss robinson.
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