Wuthering Heights Film Analysis

The narration of the film is totally different from that of the novel. In the novel, it is a subjective narrator; readers get to know the story from the point of view of Nelly when she starts telling Mr. Lockwood about the two families. However, in the film, the structure starts three quarters into the story. The film neglects the unique technique of narration that is used in the novel. In addition, the sense of time is a bit close to that of the novel. Bronte uses flashbacks and foreshadowing to take the readers from the present to the past and vice versa. This technique is present in the film on a smaller scale, as it starts off in the present, moves to the past, then back to the present again.

In the novel, Heathcliff is introduced by Mr.

The actor succeeds in giving the audience a well-rounder character whose decline is substantial. He is selfish, greedy and self-centered. But, the audience does not get to see much of his conflicts and disputes with Heathcliff. There are three scenes showing this: their fight when they are kids, Hindley beating up Heathcliff when the Lintons visit Wuthering Heights, and Heathcliff 's retribution near the end when he almost shatters Hindley 's head.

Additionally, Nelly is not the narrator and has a smaller role in the film because Mr. Lockwood is eliminated, but the actress does a good job at bringing her to life and giving her the ability to have an impact on the developing of the events. Other minor characters in the novel such as Joseph are completely voiceless.

The setting of the film, the moors are beautifully portrayed and echoes Bronte 's text. The resemblance between the book version of the Thrushcross Grange and the film 's version is huge. Wuthering Heights has the gothic elements like the book but lacks the farmhouse it should lie with. Moreover, nature is present but not as tumultuous as in the description in the