Emerald Fennell’s controversial adaptation of Wuthering Heights only crashed into cinemas this week but it’s already a firm frontrunner for most divisive film of the year. The bodice-ripping blockbuster has split critics, cinema-goers and even the Independent’s Culture Desk with its raunchy deviations from Emily Brontë’s classic novel, ‘whitewashed’ casting and “pantomime-esque” performances from its leads.
However, Fennell’s take on Wuthering Heights has sparked the biggest divide within the global community of Brontë superfans – some of whom refuse to even watch the film.
