Actress Dakota Johnson arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating the opening of "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in Upper Manhattan, New York, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
Actress Dakota Johnson arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala Benefit celebrating the opening of "Charles James: Beyond Fashion" in Upper Manhattan, New York, May 5, 2014. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson REUTERS/Lucas Jackson

The movie 'Fifty Shades of Grey' has come under fire before its release, as the film is drawing huge criticism from an anti-porn group for not being rated properly.

The anti-porn group, 'Morality In Media' (MIM), is furious over the rating given to the movie. Sydney Morning Herald reported that the film has been given an 'R' rating by the Motion Picture Association of America. The movie is given this rating along with the description that it contains "strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behaviour and graphic nudity".

However, MIM feels that the movie should be awarded an NC-17 to ensure restrictive viewing for anyone under 17 years of age. The movie is based on EL James's 2011 erotic novel, which has been notoriously known for featuring bondage and sado-masochism. MIM has released a statement slamming MPAA for not clarifying the essence of the movie and using poor description.

"Such a vague evaluation puts viewers at risk, sending the message that humiliation is pleasurable and that torture should be sexually gratifying," MIM said in a statement published by ENews. The movie is slated for release on Feb. 14.

MIM has also accused the movie of glorifying violence against women, female inequality, abuse and degradation. The organization has also raised objection on the fact that the extended trailer of the film calls it a 'fairy tale'. "The MPAA ratings and the 'fairy tale' label mask the true themes of humiliation, manipulation, abuse and degradation of women," MIM asserted.

Even the movie's producer, Dana Brunetti, admitted that he was also perplexed by MPAA's rating and its choice of words to describe the movie. "What does unusual mean? It's pretty unusual to me," said Brunetti during the Golden Globes ceremony, as reported by Detroit Free Press.

The controversial movie is directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson. It stars Dakota Johnson as 'Anastasia Steele', the character who becomes sexually involved with entrepreneur 'Christian Grey' who is played by Jamie Dornan.

Meanwhile, two of the songs from the sound track of the movie are now gaining immense popularity. One of the songs, Ellie Goulding's 'Love Me Like You Do', was unveiled last week, while another number, title 'The Weekend's Earned It' was released in December last year.

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