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val70 · 56-60
I don't know. Eventually I'll end up watching the movie. Perhaps I'll wait till it's on streaming. I'm of an age that William Wyler's version was often on the television. Laurence Olivier played Heathcliff with an icy, almost demonic energy. That's something that I do remember from the times when watching it as a child. Of course, that movie focused less on the detail of Heathcliff's wrath post Cathy's death, but more so on the sheer complexity of Heathcliff and Cathy's relationship in the first place. If one doesn't mind that it did also completely omitted characters from the book, it nevertheless perfectly captures the very essence of the bleak, chilling, haunting Yorkshire Moors that Bronte described in it. Some claimed that director Wyler was trying to say that both Heathcliff and Catherine were no good, and I must agree with that
CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
No, I've seen the version with Ralph Fiennes which followed the story quite well and that's the one I want to remember. Cathy having dark hair and dark eyes was an important part of the story, by making her blond, I can't even imagine what did they make of it. There was quite strong symbol in how the main characters' appearance was depicted in the book and why the Cathy's daughter was fair-haired.
LavidaRaq · F
@CrazyMusicLover yeah, it was a completely different interpretation.
PatKirby · M
The book is quite gothic, dark, and psychologically intense with emphasis on obsession, revenge, and generational trauma. While the movie is noticeably more raw, realistic, minimalist, and gritty.There is less focus in the book on gothic romanticism and more on emotional realism and social brutality. The book also emphasizes revenge across generations while the movie leaves out the second generation entirely.
Detailed descriptions of the moors describe harsh landscapes that mirror inner turmoil, while the movie takes on a more natural approach in conveying the rough landscapes with muted colors yet still retaining a wild and hostile and environment reinforcing realism over romanticism.
Detailed descriptions of the moors describe harsh landscapes that mirror inner turmoil, while the movie takes on a more natural approach in conveying the rough landscapes with muted colors yet still retaining a wild and hostile and environment reinforcing realism over romanticism.
PatKirby · M
@LavidaRaq
I didn't see it nor read the book.
This was curated from AI. I asked ChatGPT the following: 'What are the main differences between the book original interpretation of Wuthering Heights and the latest movie interpretation?" It gave me the executive summary review above (along with about a page and a half more).
My point being AI provides accurate responses to very complex questions and concepts crystallizng material to its core essence. It read the book and compared it with the 2022 movie it reviewed, all in just a few moments what would've taken most people a couple of days.
I have found this useful and quite valuable as, for example, I've made proper investments and executed trades that would've taken me months to learn on my own. People downplay AI left and right, but over time, trial and error and my three degrees in computer science have convinced me there are positive applications. We just have to keep things, as they proverbially say, on the up and up. You should dive deep yourself. Good luck.
I didn't see it nor read the book.
This was curated from AI. I asked ChatGPT the following: 'What are the main differences between the book original interpretation of Wuthering Heights and the latest movie interpretation?" It gave me the executive summary review above (along with about a page and a half more).
My point being AI provides accurate responses to very complex questions and concepts crystallizng material to its core essence. It read the book and compared it with the 2022 movie it reviewed, all in just a few moments what would've taken most people a couple of days.
I have found this useful and quite valuable as, for example, I've made proper investments and executed trades that would've taken me months to learn on my own. People downplay AI left and right, but over time, trial and error and my three degrees in computer science have convinced me there are positive applications. We just have to keep things, as they proverbially say, on the up and up. You should dive deep yourself. Good luck.
PatKirby · M
@LavidaRaq
Point we'll taken. Now that you mention it, looking back I do recall the let down I felt from watching the screen series adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's 1839 Fall of the House of Usher. It in no way did justice to Poe's original story. Now Poe's short story here was similar to Wuthering Heights in that it was a work of Gothic fiction dealing with themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.
Then there's Alan Parson's musical interpretation of Poe's Fall in his album Tales of Mystery and Imagination (that totally engrossed me that I wrote a critique for my high school paper I was fortunate they actually published).
[media=https://youtu.be/5hymsPLuBWk]
But the recent screen series rendition of Fall was an incredible let down.The characters seemed superficial and forced as well as the theme just not dark enough and a bit flippant.
Gothic bodies of work from that era do something for me so now that I've become aware of the differences between the book's original interpretation of Wuthering Heights and the latest movie interpretation perhaps I'll review it myself and see what transpires. Thanks for the recommendation!
Point we'll taken. Now that you mention it, looking back I do recall the let down I felt from watching the screen series adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's 1839 Fall of the House of Usher. It in no way did justice to Poe's original story. Now Poe's short story here was similar to Wuthering Heights in that it was a work of Gothic fiction dealing with themes of madness, family, isolation, and metaphysical identities.
Then there's Alan Parson's musical interpretation of Poe's Fall in his album Tales of Mystery and Imagination (that totally engrossed me that I wrote a critique for my high school paper I was fortunate they actually published).
[media=https://youtu.be/5hymsPLuBWk]
But the recent screen series rendition of Fall was an incredible let down.The characters seemed superficial and forced as well as the theme just not dark enough and a bit flippant.
Gothic bodies of work from that era do something for me so now that I've become aware of the differences between the book's original interpretation of Wuthering Heights and the latest movie interpretation perhaps I'll review it myself and see what transpires. Thanks for the recommendation!
LavidaRaq · F
@Notladylike that’s awesome. I did too. Would love to see it again.
Amandapower · 26-30, F
LavidaRaq · F
@Amandapower I thought it was pretty good. But you really need to go in with an open mind, not expecting it to be the same as the book.
Amandapower · 26-30, F
@LavidaRaq definitely!
https://similarworlds.com/movies/5485505-Anxiously-waiting-for-this-movie-to-come-out
https://similarworlds.com/movies/5485505-Anxiously-waiting-for-this-movie-to-come-out
RodneyTrotter1 · 100+, M
LadyBronte · 61-69, F
NewBeginnings7790 · 41-45, F
LavidaRaq · F
@NewBeginnings7790 you need to go ☺
ScreamingFox · 41-45, F
LavidaRaq · F
@ScreamingFox I hope you like it 🙂
EndlessHorizon · 46-50, M
SleepingWithGhosts · 46-50, M