Movie Review: The Story of O

I had occasion to watch the "O" movie at the Austin sim on February 18
for the first time.  I had read the book many times previously, but
watching the movie sealed it for me: I wanted the story of "O" to be
the story of "A". 

It has taken me some time to sort this out, but I now understand the
nature of my fantasy and needs. For a long time, I have
conflated things, but now I will separate them and name them, give
each room for growth and blossoming.

The story about "O" is not, in itself, a lifestyle with premises that I
wish to believe in and model myself after.  "O" is a fantasy, a sundae,
a treat.  What is, however, feasible 24/7 (or the extent to which I wish
it to be feasible) is a D/s lifestyle among like-minded people who
also explore their own journeys of discovery and tastes.

And sometimes, when the mood and ingredients are all in alignment,
and when there are like-minded people at the ready and sporting
their "A" game, I'd really like to re-enact the initiation and
education at Roissy.  Not just with me, but with a variety of girls
and a variety of Roissy men.

When O is initiated into Roissy, the fantasy begins.  (And it is a
fantasy, certainly to some, or else it would not enjoy the cult status
that it commands.  Force-fantasy is alive and well in the imaginations
of those who wish it.)  Bondage, Domination, and sadomasochistic
relations, with a dollop of male-dominated decision-making.
Such a fantasy should not be so difficult to achieve, right?

There is some debate as to whether "O" submits herself
to this treatment or whether "O" is enslaved during her time at
Roissy.  On the one hand, she does consent to be there.  On the other
hand, she is not asked whether or not she wishes to be beaten or
used by men.  Men simply do as they wish with her, without asking.
And I'm fairly sure she would not have consented to some of it,
or even all of it, if she had been asked under different context.
I think it falls neither under the aegis of submission nor under
the aegis of slavery: it is its own special category, and it is a fantasy
worth exploring (to me) in measured doses.  I will need some help.

In the movie, it is quite clear that the Roissy men are a special
breed: not all men represented in the movie believe as
Roissy men do, nor behave as they do, for that matter.
I wonder if it is at all possible to meet such a breed of man
within Second Life.  One who is not possessive; one who
understands that grey area between submission and slavery
as in the "O" story (or, in other words, The Principles of Roissy).