“Wuthering Heights” proves that anti-intellectualism is winning, and critical thinking gets punished.

Last week I broke down Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë; this week, “Wuthering Heights” by Emerald Fennell broke me down. In this episode of the pod I give a (loose) plot summary of the movie, but mostly I analyze it and its role in pop culture as a test of media literacy and critical thinking. I get political a lot here and it feels necessary.

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Chapter timestamps

00:00:00 hello!

00:03:17 is it smut?

00:07:20 humor + style over substance

00:09:24 checking in re. feminism

00:10:48 theater audiences

00:12:32 my take on Emerald Fennell

00:14:40 let's talk about race

00:16:45 the great adaptation debate

00:20:03 start plot, opening scene

00:23:22 book vs. movie Nelly

00:30:07 childhood at Wuthering Heights

00:35:04 time jump & Cathy’s awakening

00:41:31 the Lintons arrive

00:45:24 “colorblind” casting

00:48:27 whitewashing white characters

00:53:13 Cathy and Edgar

00:54:58 the proposal

00:58:26 costume design + wedding

01:03:27 Heathcliff returns

01:06:11 Heathcliff + Cathy’s affair

01:09:53 Heathcliff and Isabella

01:15:54 book vs. movie Cathy

01:18:09 Cathy gets sick

01:20:57 Cathy departs, end plot

01:23:34 rant about press tour + marketing

01:26:54 rant about media literacy + anti-intellectualism

01:33:04 bye :)

Credits

Mentioned: Karolina Żebrowska

Music: Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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