Fifty Shades Darker Trailer Breakdown - 18 Things You Need To See
More silly than sexy.
Though last year's adaptation of E.L. James' controversial erotic novel won five Razzie Awards, it whipped up such a box office storm that Universal promptly greenlit adaptations of the two sequels, Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, to be filmed back-to-back.
It's just a matter of months before the first sequel lands in cinemas, and Universal's early marketing push has been an undeniable, colossal success, with this past week's first trailer scoring even more first-day views than the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Sex really does sell.
So, regardless of your opinion, the movie is out soon, and the first trailer has given a pretty firm taste of what's to come, from the expected sexcapades through to some potentially hilarious thriller elements.
Here are 18 things you need to see from the Fifty Shades Darker trailer...
18. The Cinematography Is Surprisingly Great (Again)
One of the most surprising aspects of the first movie is its strong visuals, thanks to twice-Oscar-nominated director of photography Seamus McGarvey.
Though McGarvey didn't return to shoot this sequel, it's clear from this opening shot that fans are in good hands with fellow Oscar-nominated cinematographer John Schwartzman (Seabiscuit).
As painful as some of the movie will inevitably end up being, at least it's going to look nice, and if you're going to throw hamfisted visual sexual metaphors into the movie (fireworks = ejaculation), they might as well at least be pretty.
Schwartzman probably won't be getting another Oscar nod for his work here, but it looks sharp throughout.