Wuthering Heights movie

This past weekend I went to watch the new Wuthering Heights movie. I reread the book recently and was really excited about watching the movie. I saw an interview with the Director and she said it was a different interpretation.. It sure was. No need to read the book.
I still thought it was pretty good. The scenes of the landscapes were amazing and it was about an intense and destructive relationship..

Anyone else go watch? Planning to watch?
What did you think?

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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.

LavidaRaq · F

@PatKirby yes, this pretty much describes the differences. Did you enjoy it?

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.

LavidaRaq · F

@PatKirby I suppose that’s great, except that this is more about the enjoyment of watching a movie or reading a book on a personal level.

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).

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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!