Twenty-one-year-old Anastasia "Ana" Steele (Dakota Johnson) is an English literature major at Washington State University's satellite campus near Vancouver, Washington. Her roommate, Kate Kavanagh (Eloise Mumford), becomes ill and is unable to interview Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan), a 27-year-old billionaire entrepreneur, for the college newspaper. Ana agrees to go in her place and meets Christian at his Seattle
headquarters, literally stumbling her way through the meeting.
Christian, who is that year's WSU's commencement speaker, takes an
interest in her; soon after, he 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 for coffee, but he
leaves abruptly, saying he is not the man for her. Christian later sends
Ana first edition copies of two Thomas Hardy novels, including Tess of the d'Urbervilles,
as a gift. Ana and her friends celebrate graduation, and, after
drinking too much, Ana spontaneously calls Christian saying she is
returning the books and berating his behavior towards her. 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 they were
not intimate.
Ana and Christian begin seeing each other, though he insists that she sign a non-disclosure agreement preventing her from revealing details about their alliance. Christian explains that he only has interrelations involving bondage
that is clearly defined in a signed contract. Ana reveals that she is a
virgin. While considering the agreement and negotiating her own terms,
she and Christian engage in some of Christian's desired sexual
practices.
Christian bestows Ana with gifts and favors, such as a new car and
laptop computer. After Ana and Kate move to Seattle, Ana grows closer to
Christian. One night, she accompanies him to his parents' house. During
dinner, Ana suddenly mentions she is leaving the next day to visit her
mother in Georgia.
Later, Christian becomes frustrated when Ana expresses she wants
romance rather than the one-sided relationship he proposes. She is
shocked when Christian unexpectedly arrives in Georgia. He leaves soon
after to tend to an emergency in Seattle.
After returning home, Ana continues seeing Christian, who still wants
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 him to demonstrate how he
would "punish" her for rule breaking. Christian whips Ana's buttocks
six times with a belt, making her count out each strike. When he
attempts to help her up, she angrily shoves him away, upset and
disgusted. It is far from Ana's romantic expectations, and she leaves
after concluding that Christian is wrong for her and that his practices
border on being deviant and excessive.
In an alternate ending,
both Ana and Christian experience flashbacks. Christian jogs in the
rain, whilst Ana sobs in her apartment. Christian encounters a gift Ana
gave him with a note which read, "This reminded me of a happy time.
-Ana".
Director:
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Source : Wikipedia
