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The first act is the beginning of their relationship, where Mimi introduces Oscar to S&M and her kinky fantasies. Although Oscar is the dominant partner in the relationship, Mimi uses her sexuality to seduce him into her sexual desires. Mimi is dominant in the bedroom. I think the readers of Predominant will enjoy this part of the film.

The second act of Mimi and Oscar’s story was painful to watch, especially if you are into FemDom女性支配 — female domination. Seeing Oscar humiliate and treat Mimi like dirt, and not in the bedroom but in their everyday life, was a real downer. I kept thinking, “just leave the bastard already!”

However, the third act of their story, although shocking and at times pathetic, brought FemDom女性支配 — female domination back to the forefront. This movie works best when Mimi is dominant and in command. I think the movie almost falters from act two. Can you imagine “Basic Instinct” with Sharon Stone being submissive顺从 — willing to obey to a man in the middle of the movie? Even if you interpret Mimi’s submission as calculated, abiding her time until she can turn the tables, you are still conflicted.

The characters of Nigel and Fiona were necessary as a means to show that even prim and proper people have hidden sexual desires. Oscar was a pathetic and vile character but Nigel tolerated him because he wanted to hear his sordid sexual stories. Nigel was also obsessed with Mimi, thus in that regard, he and Oscar were alike. And in the end, Fiona joined them in being infatuated with the sexual Mimi.