Miscellaneous Movie Musings

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We saw Secretary last night and I really enjoyed it, though I must confess it kept me dumbfounded for quite awhile as I digested this tale. While I expected the kink, I wasn't expecting the romance and the complexity of the relationships. My one complaint was the movement between fantasy and reality - the cartoony elements of the flashing secretary sign, or the strangely ornate office, where somewhat distracting to me, as was the crowd of people at the discipline watch/media event.

But a day later the movie really struck with me, particularly the character of Mr. Grey, how he is contrasted with the absuive alcoholic father, and his compassion for trapped mice. His penchance for dominance, is his shield to his shyness and ultimately the way his sexuality is repressed. Still there is much we don't know about him - had he played this scenario before with all the previous secretaries? If so, to what extent? Where the roles reversed in his relationship with his ex? I don't know interesting and thought provoking.