Jamie Dornan thinks "Fifty Shades of Grey" is a love story.
In his interview with Elle UK Magazine's February issue, the 32-year-old Irish actor and model said he understands why moviegoers think "Fifty Shades of Grey" is misogynistic.
Dornan said he visited a sex dungeon to prepare for his role as billionaire Christian Grey in the movie based on a novel by E.L. James and disagrees with critics that label the film as anti-feminist.
"I can understand why people say tying a woman up and spanking her is misogynistic. But actually, more men are submissives than women. Very powerful men," Dornan said. "It's a far bigger scene than I imagined: in pretty much any city in the world that you could name, people want to get spanked with a paddle with studs on it."
As far as his opinion on the film, Dornan said he thinks that the movie is primarily a love story despite the erotic content and racy sex scenes.
"The love story is more important than the BDSM aspect," Dornan told Elle Magazine. "I mean, we are going to tell a love story, you know. It can't just be what happens in the Red Room, that's not a film. There's so much more going on than that."
"Fifty Shades of Grey" hits theaters Feb. 13.
