New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Emerald Fennell's Wuthering Heights has quickly become one of the most talked-about literary adaptations of recent years - not because it faithfully recreates Emily Bronte's beloved novel, but because it so openly refuses to do so.

The film has divided critics and audiences alike, with many arguing that what appears on screen is less an adaptation and more a radical reinterpretation that reshapes the spirit, structure and meaning of Bronte's 1847 classic.

Bronte's Wuthering Heights is widely regarded as one of English literature's most complex novels. Its power lies not only in the turbulent relationship between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, but in the intricate narrative structure that surrounds them. The sto...