What to Think of 50 Shades of Grey

February 19, 2015
Peter Nelson
This week’s release of the movie, “Fifty Shades of Grey,” based on E. L. James’s novel, prompts me to offer some words of mourning, caution, hope, and prayer. You may be aware of the “success” of the Fifty Shades series—over 100 million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. Of course, a profit-driven entertainment industry is ready to print or project anything that will make money. So if readers/viewers want to hand over their cash to get lost in a fantasy of sexual exploitation and abuse, the publishing and movie industries are more ...