The film adaptation of Emily Bronté's 1847 novel, "Wuthering Heights," by Emerald Fennell, is about the toxic love that binds Catherine (Margot Robbie) to her father's ward, Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi). The adaptation, named "Wuthered Heights" in quotation marks, was inspired by Fennennell's own personal interpretation of the gothic text, inspired by her own connection to the book as a teenager. The film, which avoids over half of the source material, is described as an amorous 14-year-old's fever dream about a disastrous love story that is symbolized through viscous objects like egg yolks and gelatinous fish mouths. The movie's opening scene features a scene of a man being hanged in front of a crowd, which subverts audience expectations by juxtaposing the horrible and horny aspect of the story. Despite the film's straightforward adaptation, viewers will likely be disappointed by its lack of exploration of gender, class, and race themes, as well as its sexual undercurrents.