Secretary

*"And for the first time in my life, I felt beautiful, finally part of the earth. I touched the soil, and he loved me back." ⋆˚꩜｡📄👰🏼‍♀️📠🔪☂️☎️🛁🌷💉🫛🍷🐁🚬🪱💍👰🏻‍♀️🪵 Oh, to be spanked by James Spader!! ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀ I watched this for the first time last year and fell in love with it instantly, I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks after. The way they express themes of trauma is incredibly clever! ⋆☕︎ ˖ Maggie Gyllenhaal manages to portray Lee not as a victim but as a woman discovering her own power. Her performance is beyond astounding. It's layered, showing a slow transition from being timid and fragile to a quiet, stubborn strength as the movie progresses! ₊˚.༄ James Spader is perhaps the only actor who could have played Mr. Grey with such a specific blend of intimidating authority and repressed vulnerability. He plays man who is just as terrified of his desires as Lee is of her own! ˚˖𓍢ִ໋❀ ​Unlike modern iterations of similar themes, Secretary treats its subject matter with a certain level of whimsy and psychological depth. It suggests that for Lee, the BDSM dynamic isn't a symptom of her mental illness but rather a healthier alternative to her previous self-destructive behaviours. It’s really a story of healing through unconventional connection! ⋆☕︎ ˖ The "waiting scene" is the film’s emotional climax. It is a 3 day gruelling, silent, and ultimately transformative test of devotion that cements the bond between Lee and Mr. Grey to the ultimate level! ₊˚.༄ Recreating that's tree scene would send me into orbit!*