50 Shades 15 Wild Scenes That Are Too Vanilla In The Movie
The ever-so-popular book, Fifty Shades Of Grey, turned movie has been a best seller ever since it hit the shelves and screaming fans (ladies) all over the world were thrilled when it was decided that it would become a movie. However, movies often aren't always like the book-- leaving much of the greatest parts out. Fans who have read the books, all three to be exact, know every little detail of the novel.
Women all over the world have fantasized over Christian Grey as the book leaves little to the imagination. Still, the movie can only contain so much of the book as there are some scenes in the book that aren't completely appropriate for the movie or more like cross the line of NC-17 rating laws. And some scenes just did not make the cut for whatever reason.
Still, fans were disappointed that some of their favorite scenes did not make it into the movie. If you are a Fifty Shades Of Grey fan then you clearly know the book like the back of your hand and you probably can recite many of the lines and you most likely have a giant poster on your wall (of Christian Grey of course!). And even though you may have LOVED the film, there are some scenes that never made the cut, lucky for you guys we have the inside scoop on some of the scenes left out. So my Fifty Shades fans, curious what 15 different scenes didn't make into the movie? Take a look:
15 Ana's Lack Of Eating Habits
Although in the movie they sort of bring up the subject during the scene when Kate steals her sandwich or when Christian had to carry Ana after a rousing round of BDSM. In the entire book, Christian is extremely pushy on Ana about her eating habits. He acts as if he is her father in the sense that he is adamant about her clearing her entire plate and then he constantly bosses her around to eat. For those who have (or haven't) read the book, this is a major theme throughout the book and is actually something Ana struggles with, in Christian's controlling ways. As this occurs and is brought up constantly throughout the movie, the movie does not really mention it and if it is mentioned it is very brief. What isn't mentioned in the movie is that in the contract that is described in the book, Ana has to maintain a healthy eating habit as well as exercising. What the film doesn't explain is how Christian has a trouble and unexplained relationship with food and is obsessed over what Ana eats and doesn't eat.
14 No Pool Table Scene
Another difference from the book and the movie is the fact that the film never showed the infamous pool table scene. Granted, this would probably be one that constituted under the NC-17 rating. But still, fans were pretty disappointed when they realized the scene wasn't in the movie at all! This is from Fifty Shades Darker-- although it was very detailed in the book, there was zero pool table playing whatsoever, even though there were many trailer clips showing Dakota and Jamie (Ana and Christian) at the pool table. Completely misleading, I guess those clips were just to cause a dramatic appeal to the audience or perhaps there is only so much spanking (with a rule that is) that one can endure, let alone fit into a Fifty Shades movie. In an interview on USA Today, Jamie and Dakota both admitted that an important scene was cut from the film, "The whole pool table scene that we literally spent a week filming," said Johnson. The scene in the book is pretty explicit, which is probably why they cut it. RIP pool table scene.
13 Christian Doesn't Charm Ana's Dad
As fans may recall, in the book Christian Grey only meets Ana's father once which is at Graduation. It seems that Christian proves once again how he is a man with many faces when he is capable of charming Ana's father over a conversation about fishing. While the book goes into a lengthier version making Christian seem like the perfect guy for Ray's (Ana's father) little girl but in the movie fans don't get to see that charming side of Christian as they have a much shorter conversation in the movie and we clearly do not get to see that "shade" of Mr. Grey. As mentioned above, Christian meets Ana's father Ray at Graduation, only in the movie it was a fleeting moment. But in the book, Mr. Grey is able to schmooze's his way into the heart of Ray as he talks about Fishing and other manly things. As the bonding moment continues in the book, Ray completely adores Christian but this scene was completely omitted in the movie.
12 José Lives In Seattle And Not Portland
Isn't it fascinating how often times books and movies aren't always alike, and how rare does a movie play scene for scene of the book? Of course, for fans of Fifty Shades, many scenes were not in the movie and a lot of the characters were slightly different. Like, for José, in the book he lives in Portland which makes it more difficult for him to just meet up with Ana and friends. For instance, in the movie, José lives in Seattle making it much easier for him to join Ana and her friends for drinks at Lori's and not ever have to worry about the three-hour drive back to Portland. And this makes things even more convenient as it also eases up on Christian's jealous ways-- such as, in the book, José has to stay the night at the Penthouse whenever he comes to visit. By living in Seattle, Christian becomes less of a jealous creature, making sure his jealousy does not go overboard since in the movie José does not have to stay over at the Penthouse after delivering Ana's photos.
11 José And Kate Have Smaller Roles In The Movie
As some of you may know, José is the photographer as well as very good friends with Anastasia. He is the type of guy that unfortunately never gets the girl. Super nice and clearly had a crush on Ana-- which in the book he actually gets the courage to do something about it on Graduation night but of course gets interrupted by Christian. In the book, Christian perceives José as a major problem, even though José does end up grossly kissing a drunk Ana in the movie, Christian doesn't make it as big of a deal as he did in the book. And Kate (Ana's roommate and best friend) is in the movie a lot more than José but only because she is dating Elliot, Christian's brother. But interestingly, in the book Kate gets incredibly suspicious of Christian as her duty as Ana's best friend she is just super protective-- yet, in the movie, she is way less suspicious.
10 The Sexy Work Emails Are Nonexistent
Throughout the book, Ana and Christian share some sexy emails but we can all agree that showing text messages on screen can be a bit tacky, right? Therefore, I am actually glad they left this part out in the movie. Another thing that is noticeable is that in the book Christian buys Ana a Blackberry and a MacBook, which we do see in the film except for one minor detail-- Ana has an iPhone and not a blackberry! My best guess, contractual obligations with Apple perhaps. Also, Christian doesn't have an iPhone as he has something that possibly could be a Blackberry or some other Android this part isn't really confirmed in the movie. In the book, they explain how Christian buys the phone and computer for Ana so that Ana can email Christian on the go plus it is a way for his controlling self to track her at all times. Another thing the movie leaves out is that the two email constantly throughout the book, this is a form of communication that Ana feels most herself in. It can be understandable as to why they left this part out of the movie, but also it is a good thing that they showed a little bit of it.
9 Ana's Inner Goddess Never Makes An Appearance
First off, I am not quite sure how this would have ever been done on film-- perhaps a little angel on one shoulder and a devilish inner goddess on the other? As for those who have or haven't read the books, there happens to be another major character throughout that book-- that would be Ana's inner goddess, who is basically a kinky kitten. Her inner goddess is by far ridiculous, it is the tiny voice in Ana's head pressuring her to just go for it with Christian Grey. It is the devil on Ana's shoulder pushing her to be all into Christian's kinkiness and ultimately encourages it. Truth is, Ana's inner goddess is obsessed with Christian! It is actually a constant theme throughout the book but as I can imagine it would be quite difficult to translate on screen. But I definitely think it should have somehow been mentioned in the movie. Perhaps the director, Sam Taylor-Johnson decided to avoid the scene altogether and skipped over those major parts of the novel.
8 Family Dinner
For starters, in the book, Ana goes to the family dinner, as in meeting Christian's family, without any panties on which drives Christian CRAZY! Now in the movie, we notice that he saves her panties in his pocket earlier in the film but if you didn't read the book (or if you have) you wouldn't understand let alone realize that Ana was not wearing any panties, to begin with, and this is what builds up all that tension during the dinner. Another thing that is totally misleading is the fact that in the book, Christian and Ana get busy in the boat house but they completely cut that scene out. As they never become intimate in the boathouse--this was an important physical encounter because Christian's sister was supposed to walk in on them. Something fans who never read the book would not know existed. As to when Ana gets her panties back well according to the book that takes a whole other chapter to explain but in the movie you don't really get to see that either.
7 Zero Mention Of Their "Vanilla Intimacy"
In case you don't know what 'vanilla' means, it is basically the opposite of who Christian Grey is-- meaning, normal, as in no toys, no punishments, nothing crazy or out of the ordinary, and definitely not Mr. Grey's red room of pain. Now that we have cleared that up, the term 'vanilla' was never once mentioned in the movie, yet Christian constantly brings it up throughout the novel. Apparently, vanilla intimacy is what about 95% of the human population has-- normal bedroom fun without any kinkiness. And that is clearly something Christian Grey knows nothing about, but he gives it to Ana on her first night. Because they do not mention it at all in the film, the audience never really understands the importance of it. For the fact that it is mentioned so much in the book, Christian talking about it-- it is important for his character development as we never really get to see all of who Mr. Grey is. And I think it would have been an important scene to incorporate into the movie to allow the audience to see different sides of Christian.
6 No Eye Contact Rule
Another major theme in the book is regarding the contract, as this contract is made up of several things that Ana must abide from. Such things in this contract would be that Ana is not allowed to make eye contact with Christian during their time in the bedroom. When they are in the Red Room of Pain, Christian Grey is the dominant one, therefore he has full control over Ana, as long as they are in that room. Look at it as Christian is the alpha in a pack and Ana must do whatever he says. This, in fact, becomes a huge issue with Ana because she is not allowed to look the man she loves in the eyes and it actually becomes a huge reason as to why she is slightly hesitant in signing the contract, which they mention throughout the book. The movie completely skips over this major plot and I think it would have been helpful if they elaborated more on the reason as to why she isn't allowed to look him in the eye.
5 Toys
Since the book is pretty explicit, there are several mentions of many different toys that Christian has in the red room as well as the ones he uses. The book goes into detail about each toy, something the movie decided to leave out many of the toys even though they should have just kept them in. For instance, the Ben Wa Balls-- which in the book, they are two silver balls that Christian 'introduces' Ana that she ends up using during the family dinner. As in the book, Ana absolutely loves them! Which they could have hinted in the movie but instead left that information out. Fur is also another thing that is mentioned and used in the book alongside Christian uses furry floggers during their time in the red room. It seems their scenes in the red room were actually pretty vanilla in the movie in comparison to the book. But there were plenty of dirty scenes presented in the movie, as well as a lot of other toys that probably would not be appropriate for on screen.
4 Ana's Career
Is anyone else the least bit curious as to how Ana is able to afford the amazing Seattle apartment? The book definitely explains all her interviews and the eventual internship with Jack Hyde at Seattle Independent Publishing (SIP), for the most part, her career is completely nonexistent in the movie. Supposedly Ana's internship becomes more important in the other films but it does seem a bit strange to put her career goals on the backburner in the movie. In the novel, Ana gets a job at SIP and has a meeting with her new boss which happens to be fantastic foreshadowing for the novel and movie number 2 Fifty Shades Darker. This happens to be a crucial plot point that actually should have been put in the movie. Granted, Ana does not actually start working at her job until the second book, it really should have been mentioned. Another thing that the movie left out, but is a crucial part in the book, is that several times Christian pushes Ana to work at Grey Enterprise Holdings-- this is something that should have been squeezed into the movie.
3 Christian's Stalker Tendencies
Let's be honest here, the movie does not do Christian's stalker tendencies any justice at all! I mean don't get me wrong, Mr. Grey is still total stalker-like-- for instance, appearing out of nowhere while Ana is on vacation with her mom. Christian Grey is totally obsessed with Ana and does some pretty creepy things. The book goes into detail of all of Christian's stalker-ish ways-- from showing up at her work 'on accident', even tracking her phone when she happens to be drunk at a bar, and lastly, upgrading her flight to first class, in which he had no clue she was even on that flight-- he was a super creep! It seems that his "call me" text messages never made an appearance in the movie, and the GPS tracker that Christian uses in order to keep track of Ana never gets mentioned. It is obvious that he is still tracking her in the movie, it just is a little less creepy than how it is mentioned in the book.
2 Charity Work
Christian Grey is a man of many faces-- fifty shades to be exact. And although, he tends to have his creepy stalker ways and his crazy controlling side-- fans arguably believe he has a softer side. If you have never read the books, you would not know this side of him-- because the movie does a really good job of leaving those parts out. At Ana's graduation, we get to listen to Mr. Grey's commencement speech that he once was hungry and that he has invested money into farming and agriculture-- but what we did not get to see in the movie but it is mentioned in the book, is that there is a huge plot point. The movie leaves out how Christian does food drops in Darfur and is a huge charity advocate. This is most certainly a softer side to Mr. Grey that would have been nice if it were mentioned in the movie, this would help with his overall character development.
1 Exercising Demands
Now the entire book is revolved around this so-called contract, one huge part of that contract is that Ana must meet with a personal trainer to keep her body in shape for the red room of pain. None of this is really mentioned in the movie, in fact, they barely even mention the parts in the contract as that scene was very short. In this contract of Christian's absurd exercising demands, Ana must meet with her trainer 4 times a week, which she was able to negotiate it down to 3 times a week. As mentioned before, Christian also had a long list of predetermined foods that Ana was only allowed to eat from. Even though this is slightly mentioned in the film, it pretty much passes us all by but in the book it is becomes a major topic of conversation that ultimately shows how controlling Mr. Grey really is.