{"id":312596,"date":"2025-11-27T17:26:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:26:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/312596\/"},"modified":"2025-11-27T17:26:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T17:26:22","slug":"the-new-wuthering-heights-poster-is-delightfully-schlocky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/312596\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Wuthering Heights poster is delightfully schlocky"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emerald Fennel’s Wuthering Heights film adaptation has been divisive ever since that trailer dropped, accompanied by a thumping Charli XCX score and Instagram<\/a>-faced cast. With its aesthetics over accuracy approach, the film has received mixed reactions, and I fear the latest poster might not help its case.<\/p>\n

Ever the contrarian, I’m here to defend the new design. Is it an artistic masterpiece worthy among the ranks of the best movie posters of all time<\/a>? Perhaps not, but its playful self-awareness has won my heart. It’s cheesy, it’s literary, it’s everything I want from modern Wuthering Heights.<\/p>\n

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Akin to a schlocky, discount bin romance novel, the new poster captures a certain self-aware tackiness that I absolutely adore. With its hazy, stormy background, the poster leans into the dramatics, creating a striking contrast through its monochromatic palette, embellished by the red typography and Cathy’s flowing hair ribbon.<\/p>\n

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While the stylised, cheesy design was a hit for me, some fans weren’t as convinced. “Why does this poster look like it was a designed by a 15 year old for their wattpad stories??” one fan wrote. “They’re being campy right?” another questioned while one critic scathingly wrote, “Emily Bront\u00eb is turning in her grave.”<\/p>\n

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While it’s not for everyone, I love the camp appeal of the design. It demonstrates Fennel’s directorial playfulness, embracing the genre with contemporary self-awareness. While the official trailer<\/a> ruffled feathers, it’s clear that the adaptation is unashamedly not for Bront\u00eb purists, and the poster only furthers the film’s provocative spirit.<\/p>\n

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