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I mean, it was in the cinema few months ago, but I missed it due to unexpected circumstances and timing, despite I have already anticipates it since around October/November last year (because you know, I think Jacob Elordi and Valentines Day must be a good pairing (LOL)). I even buy the novel a couple months before the movie released, even though it is a shame to admit I do not finish reading it yet, because the English is English-ing in that novel and my 30 year old foreign brain can not catch up.
Anyway, the movie was as anticipated. A lot of steamy love making scene of course, but not as blunt; but above that I can say I was fascinated how the movie can capture the emotion and the cause-effects dynamic, despite of it being a spin-off, which I am glad because its less mystical and goth compared to the original story. But the anger, the shame, the betrayal, the longing were captured as perfectly, even it was just a fraction of the universe, I could say, as the movie only focused on the story between Catherine and Heathcliff up until Catherine's death. As I said before, I don't read the novel fully and not familiar with the story (as I admit, I don't understand much), but the movie has explain how come Heathcliff become as mad and rude as he is in the novel. Or maybe the spin-off movie has its own way to explain the character, well I don't know much. But isn't it fascinating to see how a character developed over their lifetime, and how many emotional layer is in one man, that makes them who they are?
Heathcliff, for example, he's captured as good boy in the beginning of the story. A very shy, afraid, small being that is much aware about his unfortunate upbringing and situations which makes him submit to his 'savior'. Cathrine was a young girl that is very bright, but whinny, but also has her own view on doing her life. Together they make a friend since the day they met, which easily replace Nelly's throne as one and only friend of Cath, which cause the tension and jealousy on Nelly's end; in which nor Cath or Heathcliff were aware.
Later they grow into adulthood. Even though Cath is now captured as a spinster, as her dad ever mention; somehow she maintain her juvenille side of her. Or maybe she is not aware of her womanhood-ness yet.. which in the other side has already, and quietly captivates Heathcliff. I mean he has already set eyes on her since they were young, but the desires has burns inside of him as he grows older which later she acknowledge mutually, but afraid to admit. As we can tell, even back then economy and societal expectation still being a big problem in love match; and when I think about it, maybe the joke 'In this economy?' will also ring true in that era, as it is today. This problem prevent Cath to admit her feelings, and then choose to marry someone that is more comfortable to keep her future safe. That problem too stabs Heathcliff ego, since he came for unfortunate situation. Nelly took this situation to break the bond, and let Cath choose to marry into utopian life that will benefits her life too. Heathcliff disappear into anger and revenge, kills his old-self and come as totally new person, just in time when Cath started to feels trapped in her gold caged life.
Reconciliation was never the prority, but rather to yearn in revenge. Both character got carried away in emotions and what left behind, intertwined their soul into a ill-fated tragedy, that prevent them to come together even though they both already lies their card open to each other; and they knew they are what their soul's yearn for, or perhaps, they are the reason of themselves being alive - to found and love each other in this lifetime.
So this post was not made to fully discussed about the movie, but rather to explain my random thoughts that occur because of these two particular dialogues that both Cath and Heathcliff said in the movie.
Cath to Nelly:
In whichever place the soul lives, I’m convinced I am wrong.
Cath to Nelly:
In whichever place the soul lives, I’m convinced I am wrong.
Heathcliff..
I love him.
Not because he’s handsome, Nelly, but because he’s… more myself than I am.
Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same.
Heathcliff to Cath's lifeless body:
It is unutterable.
I cannot live without my life.
I cannot live without my soul.
You… You said I killed you.
Haunt me then.
Be with me always.
Take any form.
Drive me mad.
Only please do not leave me in this abyss where I cannot find you.
**and this particular dialogues, my friend, had makes me sob because of heartbreaks**
I think those words has knock something in my mind, about life and about purpose. I don't know why it makes me think, like, what if we have born in this lifetime because we asked to find something that we missed. Well, this is a woo-woo talk, to be honest, but I cant help but wonder, will that be true? Like, in Cath and Heathcliff, maybe they were born in this lifetime because their soul has asked to meet again, and despite their circumstances and cluelessness, they somehow knew they are the reason. They give each other purpose, to be better for each other, and to learn to be honest and true to each other, because the cost of not being so is a heartbreak and life in misery and full agony (well, not to mention a chance to ask to be born again and search for each other in another lifetime!). But anyway, that is sad. That is why I weep when Heathcliff said he is willing to be haunted and ask her to drive him mad, as long as it means he is not alone and she is there with him. Isn't it such tragedy?
I mean realistically speaking, Edgar Linton is also a good man. He loves Cath dearly, he even paint the bedroom in the color of her blushed cheek and freckles, which maybe a metaphor of how he love her, captured in the most pure, almost obsessive, possesive, sincere way. He married her, get her out from a bad life and ill tempered father; but maybe (just maybe).. Cath soul yearns for Heathcliff soul and only his, and only that can makes her soul complete. Even Edgar pure love feels not enough, maybe because soul's search beyond physical and materialistic safety, but more about the completeness; because by that only reason the quest of being alive is complete? I dont really know.
Maybe the movie made not to make the audience think that way, and yet surprisingly I find myself contemplate about that more (LOL). What if soul ask to be born to find its purpose, indeed.. Be it to find the soul-mate, or to learn about a specific lesson, or maybe become rich -you name it (maybe each soul carries its special quest, I guess) - then only by getting that specific stuff, we complete our story in this lifetime, or else, finish our karma.. Can it be?
Again, its a woo-woo territory, and don't judge my curiosity (LOL), but don't you think its ring something in your mind as well?
Maybe the moral of the story is to stay true to your soul, to your self. Because the cost of not being so are regret, shame, sadness and all of that bad vibrational energy that lingers and haunt your soul forever. And life is too short to not stay true to yourself, and too long to pay for its price. Like how Heathcliff ends up as a mad-man, maybe its a metaphor of how it will cost....
Anyway, despite the much and beyond thinking of it, the movie was really a good one to my likings (I know the Rotten Tomato and IMDB only give decent rating on this movie). The character, the actors, the storyline, the conflict of interest, the emotional aspect and underlying issue, the pride and prejudice; all captured in a good way.
I may want to watch it again, not to think this much but to enjoy it as is. At the bottomline, this movie has checked it purpose as an art; because art makes people think and ponder, so maybe, this movie has done it well for me.
So, what do you think? Have you watch it yet?
Love (..and we must stay true..)
Golda
