"wuthering heights" 2026 pissed me off.

Описание: Today Louie and I are here and we're pissed off about the new Wuthering Heights "adaptation". Racism and misogyny and literacy crises, oh my!
Sorry for the audio inconsistency! Trying to figure out the mic thing lol.
We hope you'll watch the video in it's entirely and pls let us know your thoughts!!

opinions are my own & not affiliated with any organization
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timestamps:
0:00 historical significance of wuthering heights by Emily Bronte
1:18 Emerald Fennell reveals plans for a movie adaptation
2:50 intro/my approach to reviewing
5:46 a summary of the book
13:38 a summary of the movie
27:06 things I liked about the movie
28:21 the visuals
29:55 pretty good acting
31:36 dark humor
32:53 the soundtrack
33:31 my problems with the movie
33:36 the casting
33:46 Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff
34:23 textual evidence of Heathcliff being a POC
36:32 the importance of race in WH
39:37 Jacob Elordi knew better!
42:46 Emerald Fennell…. be so fr
44:01 Edgar and Nelly’s casting: also problematic
46:17 Margot Robbie as Catherine
49:09 The over-sexualization & romanticization
50:57 blatant misogyny amongst movie discourse
54:49 enjoying the film vs. attacking critical thinking
55:35 this “adaptation” was unnecessary
58:39 the deletion/rewriting of characters
1:02:51 in conclusion + letterboxd haha

Princess Weeks videos:
Heathcliff Isn’t White:    • Heathcliff Isn't White  
Tall, Dark and Racially Ambiguous:    • Tall, Dark and Racially Ambiguous  

Sources:
"Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte (1847)

Oxford Dictionary

Why Did I Even See ‘Wuthering Heights’ - Sam Bodrojan: https://substack.com/@cchelmetgirl/no...

Variety Australia Article: https://variety.com/2026/film/feature...
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