The sequel, as well as its predecessor Fifty Shades of Grey, arrives on a wave of publicity but hasn’t been without its many detractors.
It follows Christian Grey (Jamie Dornan) who introduces a woman, Anastasia Steele (Johnson) to his obsession with BDSM.
The original novels’ handling of the subject matter drew ire from some critics at the time of their original release, and now those same allegations resurface alongside the movie.
Speaking at the London premiere last night, Johnson said: “I think if those people were to see the film they would see that Anastasia is an incredibly empowered young woman and everything she does is of her own volition.
“I think she carries herself with such integrity and self worth that maybe if they watched it they would feel a little bit inspired.”
Dornan claimed: “The biggest part of S&M is boundaries, having a safe word, that’s what that is.
“People only do it because they want to, nobody forces you into it.
“Some people like to be tied up and whipped, I don’t but lots of people do in the world, they love it and that is their right. It’s consensual and that should close that argument.”
As for EL James, the writer of the novels, she pointed to the staggering popularity of the books as evidence that the claims are misjudged.
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