Holton’s Reaction to the Wuthering Heights Movie

The recent movie adaptation of “Wuthering Heights,” a 19th-century novel by Emily Brontë, consumed Holton students with its portrayal of the obsessive love story of two childhood friends, Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw. 

Upper School English teacher Sahar Siddiqui described their romance as “a captivating story full of raw, intense emotion” and the novel itself as “bizarre…with intergenerational drama set in bleak isolation.” 

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Sofia Aquino ’27 shared, “To say I loved it may be an understatement. Every chapter was filled with plot twists.” Upper School English teacher Brad Kosegarten explained, “The story has all the elements a reader could ask for: love, vengeance, humor and supernaturality. Brontë created one of the most memorable characters in all of English literature: Heathcliff, who is a horrible person yet somehow appealing.” 

Recently, “Wuthering Heights” began trending in the media with its new movie adaptation starring Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff and Margot Robbie as Catherine. 

Mimi Ravitz ’27 observed that “based on the trailer, it seems the movie will portray [Cathy and Heathcliffe's romance] with more intensity and detail than what Emily Brontë originally wrote in her novel.” She thinks “that the movie will be a look into how the director views the story… not an accurate retelling of it.”

Siddiqui asserted that “in the trailer, [Elordi] gives such a look of disgust to the actor playing Edgar that I was sold. He can play Heathcliff.” 

Bea Walker ’28, who saw the movie, commented, “I thought it was a unique adaptation with a captivating cinematic experience.”