
Part of what helps Christian's character shift from the book to the film is the change in Jack's storyline. Christian doesn't have to use his authority over her work place to get what he wants in the film, which helps make him seem like more of a boyfriend and less of a dominant. In the movie, Ana is insistent on going, but relents after talking with Christian in an adult manner, and admits that the trip was poorly planned (in the movie, she's only invited at the very last minute). In the book, Christian is so upset by the idea that Ana might go to New York with her boss on a work trip that he uses his power as the new owner of the publishing house to freeze their funds, making the trip impossible.

And, when it comes to Ana's boss at the publishing house, Jack Hyde, Christian is a bit less of a caveman, but that's more due to a change in plot pacing than actual character development. For example, he doesn't intrude on her friendship with José, and he certainly does not dictate when and where she can see him (as he does in the books). The SexĬhristian's possessive nature is still on display in Fifty Shades Darker, but the character's most unattractive quality is definitely toned down in the film. There are, however, some key differences between Fifty Shades Darker the movie and Fifty Shades Darker the book, and almost all of them serve the same purpose: to make Christian Grey less of a stalker, and more of a complete character. Similarly, antagonists Jacky Hyde and Elena Lincoln are present in the movie in similar ways, with Elena's storyline in the movie tracking almost identically to hers in the book. The threat from Christian's mentally unstable ex-submissive, Leila Williams, plays out almost identically to the book, with Leila showing up at Ana's apartment with a gun. The basic plot of Fifty Shades Darker seen in the film is almost exactly as it is in the book. book, it's clear that the sequel film doesn't make big changes to James' novel, which should please the author's fans. Comparing the Fifty Shades Darker movie vs. James' novel in some big ways, but with James' husband, Niall Leonard as screenwriter on the second film, Fifty Shades Darker, and a new director in James Foley, the sequel is much more faithful to the material.


The Fifty Shades of Grey series has never really been about plot, but that does mean that no one cares about what changes were or were not made in each book-to-movie adaptation.
