1939 version of Wuthering Heights

Joesph 2022-03-20 09:03:06

#青光光影# The 1939 version of "Wuthering Heights" I don't really remember the content of the original work, but this version has major deletions. The story ends when the hero and heroine die, and there is no story for the next generation. Netizens commented that Lawrence Oliver was not a perfect performance, his temperament was inconsistent, and the teenage male protagonist was born to be a playwright. What I understand is that there is not enough greed, no love, no hatred, and no good death. In the end, it is a distorted character. I even feel that the heroine's father should not have a good intention and bring him home. There are too many things that can’t be loved. Of course, what is more Buddhist is the letting go, freedom, and blessings of the Buddhist system. As far as the male protagonist's sex is concerned, he won't cherish it if he gets it. Don't think that movies from 80 years ago will be "backward", except that the technology is not as good as 2019, and several versions of movies in the past 80 years can't surpass the 1939 version, the Oscar for Best Picture. It is like the public knowledge class of China in 2019 is not as good as the public knowledge of the Republic of China in 1939. If you are not convinced, please use the academic works of the public knowledge to speak. Science and technology will progress, but ideas will only retreat if they don't advance. People will live seven or eighty years if they are good, and the risk of reincarnation is extremely high. The 1939 version of "Wuthering Heights" has strong artistic expression, from shooting to modeling to soundtrack, it is a work that can be enjoyed. I also watched another version of "Wuthering Heights" before, but I didn't quite understand it. It must be because I didn't do enough homework. I'll be able to understand it if I continue to watch it a few more times. Novels rely on penmanship, but movies rely on performances. There is no need to insist on respecting the original work, otherwise most screenwriters will lose their jobs.

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  • Margarita 2022-04-21 09:03:45

    Heathcliff's hatred of the Earnshaw family wasn't just because his beloved Catherine hurt his self-esteem, of course it was the trigger. The generation, accumulation and outbreak of this hatred are not shown in the film. Hindley was not a degenerate alcoholic, and the reason for his fall was not revealed. Not even Heathcliff's vengeance on the next generation was manifested. There are only two characters in the movie that are fuller, namely Catherine and Edgar.

  • Aliza 2022-03-16 09:01:09

    It's really frustrating to watch without subtitles. . . Oliver's profile is very similar to Ewan and Tom Hardy may be better without that kind of temperament

Wuthering Heights quotes

  • Cathy: Are you enjoying yourself, Heathcliff?

    Heathcliff: I've had the pleasure of watching you.

    Cathy: You're very grand, Heathcliff. So handsome. Looking at you tonight I could not help but remember how things used to be.

    Heathcliff: They used to be better.

    Cathy: Don't pretend life hasn't improved for you.

    Heathcliff: Life has ended for me.

    [they pause and look off the balcony in silence]

    Heathcliff: How can you stand here beside me and pretend not to remember? Not to know that my heart is breaking for you? That your face is the wonderful light burning in all this darkness?

    Cathy: Heathcliff, no. I forbid it.

    Heathcliff: Do you forbid what your heart is saying to you now?

    Cathy: It's saying nothing.

    Heathcliff: I can hear it louder than the music. Oh, Cathy. Cathy.

    Cathy: I'm not the Cathy that was. Can you understand that? I'm somebody else. I'm another man's wife, and he loves me. And I love him.

    Heathcliff: If he loved you with all the power of his soul for a whole lifetime he couldn't love you as much as I do in a single day. Not he. Not the world. Not even you, Cathy, can come between us.

    Cathy: Heathcliff, you must go away. You must leave this house and never come back to it. I never want to see your face again or listen to your voice again as long as I live.

    Heathcliff: You lie! Why do you think I'm here tonight? Because you willed it. You willed me here across the sea.

  • Cathy: Heathcliff, make the world stop right here. Make everything stop and stand still and never move again. Make the moors never change and you and I never change.

    Heathcliff: The moors and I will never change. Don't you, Cathy.

    Cathy: I can't. I can't. No matter what I ever do or say, Heathcliff, this is me now; standing on this hill with you. This is me forever.