“‘Wuthering Heights,'” the movie adaptation of the novel published in 1847 by Emily Brontë, is a tragic romance. The movie was released Feb. 13, 2026, and was set in the 17-1800s. Compared to the book, the movie is much faster at the start and omits some details. However, the ending of the movie is the halfway point in the book as the book goes on to show what happens after tragedy. 

The best overall concept was how much symbolism was in the movie, whether that be the coloring in certain scenes, different design elements inside the 2 houses or the truly complex relationship between the two main characters, Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. The way the writers and actors made such a beautifully tragic romance made the movie so much more compelling. Earnshaw and Heathcliff are not the only characters who had a complex relationship. Earnshaw’s relationship with Edgar Linton showed what was expected of women at the time and the hardships of womanhood.

Towards the end of the movie, it starts to get very emotional and even uncomfortable with the way the beloved characters are treating themselves and each other. The movie tackled a hard topic near the end that made it even harder to watch in such a heartbreaking way. It was very well written and the movie was the perfect pace for anyone to watch. 

Although some people are saying the book is better than the movie, there are others who say you need to separate the two and take it as an interpretation rather than an adaptation. The movie was done in a way that everyone can enjoy from book readers to movie fanatics.