Fifty Shades of Grey

 Released Year: 2015

Directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson

Casted by:

Dakota Johnson as Anastasia "Ana" Steele

Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey

Eloise Mumford as Katherine "Kate" Kavanagh

Jennifer Ehle as Carla Wilks

Marcia Gay Harden as Grace Trevelyan Grey

Victor Rasuk as Jose Rodriguez

Luke Grimes as Elliot Grey

 Story:

21-year-old Anastasia "Ana" Steele is a literature student at Washington State University's satellite campus near Vancouver, Washington. When her roommate, Kate Kavanagh, becomes ill and is unable to interview wealthy entrepreneur 27-year-old Christian Grey at his company headquarters in Seattle for the college newspaper, Ana agrees to go in her place. Christian is interested in her, and soon after visits the hardware store where Ana works. He agrees to Ana's request for a photo-shoot to accompany the article.

After the photo-shoot, Christian invites Ana to have coffee, but leaves abruptly, confusing her. For her graduation, Christian sends Ana first edition copies of Tess of the d'Urbervilles. Ana celebrates with friends, and, after drinking too much, spontaneously calls Christian. Concerned, he goes to the bar to find Ana, who passes out. She wakes up the next morning in Christian's hotel room and is relieved when he says that they did not become familiar.

Ana and Christian begin seeing each other. After she signs a non-disclosure agreement that prevents her from revealing anything about their alliance, Christian tells her he only has interrelations involving bondage. Ana reveals that she is celibate. While she is considering the agreement and negotiating her terms, she and Christian begin a procreative relationship that includes some of the objectionable practices Christian desires.

Christian showers Ana with gifts and favors, such as a new car and laptop. After moving to Seattle with Kate, Ana becomes closer to Christian. One night, she accompanies Christian to his parents' house. During dinner, Ana mentions she is leaving the next day to visit her mother in Georgia. Christian is infuriated as Ana had expressed she wants romance rather than the one-sided relationship Christian is suggesting. She is shocked when Christian unexpectedly arrives in Georgia while she is visiting her mother. Christian leaves soon after to tend to an emergency in Seattle.

After returning home, Ana continues seeing Christian, who is still interested in further sexual experimentation. Ana initially consents and participates willingly. Christian, however, keeps Ana emotionally distant, upsetting her. While still considering the contract, and in an effort to understand Christian psychologically, Ana asks Christian to demonstrate how he would "punish" her for rule breaking. Christian whips Ana's backside six times with a belt, making her count each time he strikes her. She is upset and finds it far from her romantic expectations. Ana concludes that Christian is wrong for her and that his practices border on being deviant and excessive and leaves.

In an alternate ending, both Ana and Christian experience flashbacks. Christian jogs in the rain, whilst Ana is sobbing in her apartment. Christian encounters a gift given by Ana with a note which revealed "This reminded me of a happy time. -Ana".

 L² Scored: 6.5/10 

L² Comment: 

Before it show in the blockbuster, everyone wanna watch it, a hit and erotic romantic movie. But when I watched it, its very normal only, not that spicy at all... I prefer they can do more exciting thingy and the sex part should be wilder right? This is like a piece of cake~

Marie Antoinette

Released Year: 2006
Directed by Sofia Coppola

Casted by:
Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette
Jason Schwartzman as King Louis XVI
Jamie Dornan as Count Fersen
Story:

Marie Antoinette (Maria Antonia Joseph Joanna), a 14 years old daughter of Austria empress' Maria Theresa. Marie was chose to marry her second cousin, the Dauphin of France, Louis XVI. This marriage is to seal an alliance between the two rival countries.

Marie and Louis were married without knowing much of each other. Both of them were asked to give birth of an heir as soon as possible. On their wedding night, nothing happen between the dauphin & dauphine as both of them were still young. Marie as the new dauphine in France, find that everything is different from Austria. She like least the king's mistress, Madame du Barry. Not long later, people in the castle said that Marie is a cold and distant Austrian as she can't produce an heir for the royal family. Maria Theresa wrote letter for her daughter to warn her that an unconsummated marriage could be easily annulled and encourage her to inspire Louis to have sex with her.

Marie tried her best to seduce her husband for a few times but fail. As days passed, Marie had been advice by her mother to stop snubbling Madame du Barry, so Marie talked to the mistress whom has all the fancy and weird dress. But Marie still hates her and will not talk to the mistress anymore.

One night, Marie and Louis sneak to a masquerade party in Paris and she met Count Axel von Fersen for the first time. The beautiful daupine has attracted the good looking count Fersen. After King Louis Xv passed away, Louis XVI became the new king. The two young couple are inexperience in handling the country. Marie continue to spend non-stop on food and fashion while King Louis XVI spend most of the money on foreign war. This has make France go into further debt. One night, Marie and Louis talk about locksmithing which is a favourite hobby of the king, and using the key-making, both Marie and Louis has sex for the first time.

18 December 1778, the young queen gave birth to a princess, Marie Therese. At that moment, Marie has an affair with Count Fersen. France continue to spend for the American Revolution, and Marie was known as Madame Deficit who spend much on her luxurious lifestyle.

As Marie grew up, she gave birth to a prince, Louis Joseph. The French Revolution came into full fruition and an angry mob begins a march from Paris to Versailles. The King and Queen brought along the royal family, was forced to leave despite on that.

L² Scored: 6.5/10

L² Comment:

This film won the Best Costume Design in 2006. Woah, the fashion at that time is simply vogue!!! But i found it the guys at that century is quite gayish in the sense of fashion and their wig. don't u think so?

Though i'm not really interest in the revolution things, but this film brought out another kind of view of that century and it do really really attracted my attention.