{"id":2905,"date":"2010-03-24T21:00:11","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T19:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/?p=2905"},"modified":"2010-08-09T13:25:24","modified_gmt":"2010-08-09T11:25:24","slug":"wuthering-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pinartarhan.com\/blog\/wuthering-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Wuthering Heights starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Juliette Binoche, to me, is one of the most beautiful and graceful actresses ever. And we all know Ralph Fiennes can go from a mental patient to serial killer to obssessed lover to....well, anything. They also star in The English Patient together. Photo from: movietrimmer.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Imagine watching The English Patient<\/a> at the theaters the weekend it came out and then watching Wuthering Heights the next day at school. It is bound to make you Ralph Fiennes<\/a> fan for life.<\/p>\n

Although I am a romantic that loves happy endings, I had loved reading Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Bronte. It is perfect for any English class and it just absorbed me. It is haunting, depressing and captivating. Although boys might argue that girls might find this story more fascinating (and they may be right), this is definitely not a chick-flick type of novel. True, there is an obsessive and passionate love story at the very core, but the essence is much more than that. Social perceptions, expectations and norms affect lead character Cathy\u2019s actions. But before Cathy started caring about this stuff, there is the jealousy that caused his brother Hindley\u2019s actions that would also help shape his fate and others\u2019.<\/p>\n

Alright, before I get all society-criticizing on you, I should go over the plot. There is a big chance you read the book and\/or seen one version of this movie but I\u2019ll remind you anyway.<\/p>\n

Catherine Earnshaw\u2019s father one day brings a poor boy at home. He has no one, so he wants his daughter Cathy and his brother Hindley to treat this boy \u2013Heathcliff- like a sibling. Cathy and Heathcliff do indeed become great friends. However Hindley (Jeremy Northam) despises him and he starts treating him like a worthless being as soon as the father dies. This doesn\u2019t stop the inseparable duo from hanging out together. It\u2019d be fair to say they are much more than friends, although they have never exactly acted on it. So Heathcliff\u00a0 (Ralph Fiennes<\/a>) doesn\u2019t leave Wuthering Heights no matter how badly he is treated. But one day Cathy (Juliette Binoche<\/a>) has a little accident and is taken care of by the Lintons, a rich and well-respected family. Cathy becomes friends with the sister and brother (Edgar) Lintons. When she returns home, she seems spoilt and too ladylike for Heathcliff\u2019s liking. She also spends less time with him and seems romantically interested in Edgar. What causes Heathcliff to run away, and change everyone\u2019s lives forever is his hearing Cathy that marrying him would be degrading. When Heathcliff comes back years later, he is wealthy, bitter and ready to take on anyone who caused him to suffer so badly.<\/p>\n

This movie\/novel does a great job depicting the dark sides of human nature. Ralph Fiennes is superb as the passionate and star-crossed lover. He plays his role to such perfection that even when Heathcliff turns into a mean bastard, causing pain to people who didn\u2019t even hurt him, you understand him. Ralph becomes Heathcliff and makes you feel every bit of his frustration, possession, desperation, loss of innocence and more.<\/p>\n

Juliette Binoche is equally brilliant. With any lesser actress, Cathy could have come off as one-dimensional, superficial character. Although I never approved of Cathy\u2019s decision of choosing Edgar over Heathcliff, you can\u2019t help but understanding why.<\/p>\n

I love this film, even though I usually hate depressing love stories. But hey, what kind of romantic- even with optimistic tendencies like mine- doesn\u2019t like this film? Did you know that it is one of Johnny Depp\u2019s favorite movies? When asked if he is a romantic, he answers \u201cWell, I saw Wuthering Heights for like 10 times. What do you think?\u201d<\/p>\n

See it. Just make sure you are not expecting happiness and light mood. One of the best and most touching period pieces.<\/p>\n

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Imagine watching The English Patient at the theaters the weekend it came out and then watching Wuthering Heights the next day at school. It is bound to make you Ralph Fiennes fan for life. Although I am a romantic that loves happy endings, I had loved reading Wuthering Heights, written by Emily Bronte. It is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[543],"tags":[154,1256,1254,253,337,383,408,1255],"class_list":["post-2905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-movies-and-actors","tag-drama","tag-emily-bronte","tag-jeremy-northam","tag-juliette-binoche","tag-movies","tag-ralph-fiennes","tag-romance","tag-wuthering-heights","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t