![]() ![]() When the book Fifty Shades of Grey came out in 2011, it spawned a lot of simplistic “powerful heterosexual women just wanna get tied up behind closed doors” think pieces. The movies, like the books, center around the relationship between naïf Anastasia Steele and powerful and sexually sadistic billionaire Christian Grey, as Steele is convinced to enter into a supposedly romantic but actually very creepy partnership. Fifty Shades Darker, like its 2015 predecessor, is explicit Valentine’s Day escapism, with the emphasis on explicit. This year, the freighted holiday feels even weirder than usual. Valentine’s Day traditionally celebrates the uncomfortable romance between capitalism and love - it's a day when couples drown in champagne hot tubs and strangle each other with silk lingerie while groups of single friends defensively stage fun nights out.
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