The Jacob Elordi & Margot Robbie Wuthering Heights Adaptation Looks A Mess
Catherine baby I am SO SORRY
Mere days before the arrival of the 20th anniversary rerelease of the 2005 version of Pride & Prejudice (of which I will ABSOLUTELY be seated in the theatre bawling my eyes out) another period piece is making the headlines for its—interesting portrayal of the storybook leads, the Emerald Fennell directed Wuthering Heights starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie.
Most of the aversion started IMMEDIATELY after it was announced, and has only ramped up with everything I continue to learn about it (against my will of course) from the casting of Jacob Elordi—Heathcliff is not described in the book as a white man, but most likely of Romani descent, and Margot Robbie, a blonde. And you may be thinking to yourself now Meech, wigs exist, Nicole Kidman has never had a good one, but they exist nonetheless!!! And that’s where I would agree with you! You’re RIGHT I’d shout like that M&Ms Christmas commercial where they find out Santa exists, and Santa finds out M&Ms do too, yes, they DO EXIST!!! AND YET…
I feel like those crazy racists who lost their minds when Halle Bailey was revealed as the new live action Little Mermaid and they were all “not MY mermaid” but truly, Catherine Earnshaw is NOT A BLONDE!!! And I’m not a blondecist, some of my best friends are blonde! My barista is blonde! Blonde Lives Matter! Except here.
Now, to ME, this looks like Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw at Mr Earnshaw’s funeral, there are some of you who may say this is Heathcliff and Cathy at Catherine’s funeral, and while we won’t know until the film comes out (of course I’m going to hate watch it, I can’t resist a period piece) this photo also exists.
A blonde Margot Robbie/Catherine Earnshaw in this hideous dress, which really only furthers my point that stylists hate Margot Robbie for being too beautiful, so they like to take her down a peg. Personally, I don’t want to see Margot Robbie not be blonde, I just wonder if there was someone else better for the job.
Am I less than thrilled about this adaptation now that I know she’s blonde and the costuming is ugly? Yes, but again, will I still watch it? Also yes. I’ve been planning to!!
And now that I mention it—I’ve always seen myself as somewhat of a Catherine Earnshaw. A beautiful woman who is too perfect for the elements of this world. Long may our stories live on.
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Margot Robbie *Allegedly* Reads My Tweets
For those of you who follow me on Twitter and Instagram, you are aware that I had a most tragic run-in with domestic terrorism on my trip to Dublin last week where I went for an autumnal holiday, but also to write/film something special for this newsletter. However, I returned back to New York just over 48 hours later because of said incident, but we will unpack it later in the week.
The Supreme Court, The Witch, and Margot Robbie's Wardrobe
Every night since the Barbie movie was announced, before I lay my head down to sleep, I have been on my knees (and I don’t even be on my knees like that because I am a Christian!) and I have prayed to the universe that I would wake up, do a big stretch, and open my phone to photos of Margot Robbie
‘some of my best friends are blonde!’ bahaha 👏
I think I'm gonna hate this movie so much, but I will be seated when it's on theaters, for a good, healthy, hate-watching cinema time