'The hostility has been relentless': How Wuthering Heights became this year's most divisive film
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Emerald Fennell's upcoming adaptation of Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights has sparked intense controversy online, with criticism targeting its casting, costumes, accents, and modernized elements, even before its release.
- Critics have questioned the casting of Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff due to their ages and perceived whitewashing, diverging from the novel's descriptions, which some see as erasing Heathcliff's racial "otherness."
- The film's trailer and test screenings suggested a sexually explicit, anachronistic, and stylized interpretation, provoking backlash from fans who feel it strips the story of emotional depth and authenticity.
- Much of the hostility also stems from Fennell's
