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Jacob Elordi’s Terrible Wuthering Heights Yorkshire Accent Ruined the Film
Fennell’s film adaptation emphasizes stylized romance and omits key gothic elements, sparking debate between literary purists and supporters of creative freedom.
- Since the film's release, Emerald Fennell's new 'Wuthering Heights', starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi, has provoked widespread online criticism and reviewer debate about its tone and faithfulness.
- Expectations rooted in the book clash as Emily Brontë, author of Wuthering Heights, wrote a stormy, destructive tale, but viewers say Fennell’s film emphasizes stylised romance.
- Several characters, notably Hindley, Nelly and Isabella, are reduced or altered, while Elordi's Heathcliff shifts the story's moral centre, critics say.
- Literary purists may reject the film for diverging from the version they revere, while some reviewers say the leads' chemistry is visually intense but the emotional arc feels underdeveloped.
- Fennell frames the film as a personal reimagining rather than a line-by-line adaptation, compared with the 1992 film, which many consider closer to Brontë's tone.
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