The “Fifty Shades of Grey” movie adaptation stays close to the book. A little too close, perhaps, when it includes garbage dialogue like “Laters, baby,” and at least one cry of “Holy cow!” The differences between the novel and the film mostly lie in the sex scenes, a few of which were removed completely. (Mr. Skin notes that about 20 minutes of the film’s 125 include sex.) But a few of the major changes make Ana (Dakota Johnson) and Christian’s (Jamie Dornan) relationship more confusing on-screen, and it’s difficult to tell why and how they even like each other.
Spoilers ahead, but here are all the differences between “Fifty Shades of Grey” book and movie:
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No tampon scene
Director Sam Taylor-Johnson revealed that scene — the one in which Christian pulls out Ana’s tampon to have sex with her in a hotel in Georgia after he stalks her visit to see her mother — was cut from the movie in an interview last month. “It was never even discussed,” she told Variety. Though it would have been fun to see audiences squirm, pulling the scene made sense for the film.
“Fifty Shades of Grey” hits theaters Feb. 13.
