Others want to go see it for date night or want a lover like depicted in the movie:Īnd that seems to be the fan base of the Fifty Shades series. Some people couldn’t care less about the negative reviews:
Let’s look at what people are saying about the most recent movie on Twitter. The obvious irony is that on a day celebrated for expressing romantic love and affection, this movie is anything but.Įver since the release of the first film, the Fifty Shades series has been the hot topic of conversation all across the nation. Just like the release of the first film–and in ironic and gimmicky fashion–the new movie is being released the weekend before Valentine’s Day. Fifty Shades Darker continues the story’s explicit storyline of sexual bondage, domination, submission, and sadomasochism between a controlling businessman and a virgin college student. This weekend, the next installment in the book-turned-movie franchise is set to be released. Half a billion dollars later, it now holds box office records like largest Valentine’s Day earnings and fourth-highest R-rated earnings ever. Despite earning a measly 25% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and being named Worst Picture at the 36th Golden Raspberry Awards, the movie still earned $571 million at the box office.
Despite controversy and backlash on its harmful content, 2015’s Fifty Shades of Grey movie was a financial success, if not a critical one.