lol I love this movie, both the original and remake are major comfort films for me

turning a stylish neon-soaked exploitation flick into a slow burn character-driven horror with complex themes was such a risk that isn’t going to pay off for everyone but it did for me. it makes that bonkers-ass ending so much more impactful. the chemistry between Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton is unreal. my only complaint is the lack of closure for the character of Madame Blanc, her fate was left open-ended for a potential sequel that never happened and wasn’t necessary

also there is dialogue explicitly criticizing West Germany for its treatment of women and for having nazis in power