wuthering heights-class

One source that I kinda wanted to watch, and people have not mentioned, is the movie "Wuthering Heights" made by Mtv in 2003.  It was nowhere to be found so I could not watch it, and the assignment was for a scene or the book to become more clear, when that would not be the case at all.  I'm sure the movie would be completely ridiculous, but that is kinda why I wanted to watch it, and see how closely they are related to each other.  I think it would show how society now shows most things for our generation.  It is described in a blurb about the show:

MTV takes a stab at this gothic love story in its own made for network version. And why not? It’s got all the things the kids like: true love, broken hearts, a little bit of fighting, and dash of kissy kissy. And without Bronte’s elegant prose, we’re left with a story that’s really just a glorified soap opera. And hey…attention span-problems? No problem. Bronte’s epic is slimmed down to less than 90 minutes. And if you like good production values, cool lighting and music… MTV knows how to deliver the goods.

The movie follows the book in a Cliff Notes sort of way, and psychological depth has been eschewed in favor of something more easily digestible. Heathcliff becomes “Heath" (Mike Vogel); Cathy becomes “Cate” (Erika Christensen). Now Vogel (not a stranger to remakes – see Texas Chainsaw Massacre) is no Larry Olivier, but he seems really really committed to playing a man in love and out of control. And he looks hot. So the girls will like that. Christensen is also used to playing characters out of control, from her star making performance in Traffic to her embarrassing portrayal in Swimfan.. I’d say her performance is somewhere in the middle of those two polarizing films. She’s very natural, but at the same time, she tries to find emotions and moments that just aren’t within her range yet.

Heathcliff was the main character of the book, so it makes sense he is the main character in the movie.  He is portrayed as a heartthrob in the movie because he had half the personality of one in the book, and if that part is shown he could be one in the movie.  He seemed to brood a lot, which could be good to show in a Mtv movie.  He also was in the middle of two romances, which would be good for a movie as well.