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Hard disagree. Fidelity in film adaptations needs to be more than just fidelity to story, but fidelity to theme which is more cinematic than

Posted by: Moviesnob on Jan 31, 14:04 in response to goodvibe61's post Admittedly, this Wuthering Heights simply wasn't made...

story fidelity. if Fennell just did a straight story adaptation, we would lose what makes her interesting as an artist and provides the opportunity for something aesthetically accomplished. Like you said, its probably not for you but for me, I think what makes movies meaningful is the collusion of a deeply emotional story with beautiful sound and visuals. The more poignant the emotion and story, the more dynamic the sound and images are, the better! I cant wait to see it (Monday night!)Ā 


Having said that, I dont think there are really any rules with movies so I also love MY DINNER WITH ANDRE and anything is transgressive and challenges our expectations and dogma.





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