| Element | The Book (1847) | Most Films | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Short, dark, cruel, possibly demonic | Tall, handsome, misunderstood | | Love Story | Toxic, destructive, sibling-like | Passionate, tragic, romantic | | Ending | Ghosts walking together; ambiguous | Death and tears; closure | | Narrative | Chinese box of nested narrators (Lockwood/Nelly) | Linear, omniscient camera |
Until a director dares to film a truly irredeemable Heathcliff and a truly ghostly ending, the perfect adaptation will remain a phantom—howling in the wind, just out of reach. O Morro Dos Ventos Uivantes - Filme
Films always try to make the audience like Heathcliff. The book never does. | Element | The Book (1847) | Most