Early on in the first book, Ana discovers that Christian has a “dark secret”: He’s obsessed with BDSM-a condensed abbreviation for bondage and discipline, dominance and submission, and sadism and masochism. Theirs is a romance full of drama and passion, and they end up living the conventional American fantasy: love, marriage, and a kid.

Anastasia Steele, a middle-class senior at Washington State University at Vancouver, meets Christian Grey, an incredibly handsome, debonair 27-year-old multi-millionaire CEO. Early reports say the movie shows at least 20 full minutes of sex, although it’s only rated R. When the movie comes out, the Fifty Shades version of hot, kinky sex will become explicit and precise, no longer dependent upon the imaginations of readers. Yes, the story will likely reach an even larger audience, but more important, it will be told in a new, visual form. Trailers for the movie adaptation of the first book have been viewed 250 million times, according to an ad aired in early February it’s expected to gross at least $60 million at the box office in its opening weekend.Īnd that means the Fifty Shades fantasy is about to become all the more influential. Since Random House bought the rights to the trilogy in 2012, the series has sold well more than 100 million copies worldwide. Love it or despise it, American culture’s sexual fantasy of the moment is Fifty Shades of Grey. In culture, fantasy works like a mirror: It reflects who we are, but it also shapes what we become. unconventional /LUJuWad2NVįifty Shades of Grey is out in theaters February 13.What is a fantasy? From Freud to Ludacris, it’s been an elusive idea, suggesting both an escape from reality and an expression of hidden desire. 'My desires are… unconventional.' /d8EfzrhBTe My desires are unconventional tiddley pom /1q95NPxCJJ Get it? It's funny because, like, My Little Ponies aren't kinky most of the time. My desires are unconventional.' 'So show me.' *Leads to secret door & opens it* #50shadesofBrony /tGDSAUcXz9 In the meme, that idea is turned into a joke, with Grey showing his partner unconventional ideas of a different variety.

In the book/film, he shows her his S&M room. The punchline is the thing that Grey shows Ana. My desires are.unconventional -So show me. In the trailer, we see the moment Christian Grey reveals his bondage room to the young, innocent Ana. (First, some background, in case you don't know anything about the book: The plot is your basic 'girl meets boy who's into S&M, and he teaches her how to be kinky' story.) Just in time for this weekend's release of Fifty Shades of Grey, the internet has invented a meme based on the trailer.

50 shades of grey contract meme