Emily

Good movie!

Good movie!

Good movie!

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Emily 2022 is the best movie of the year in my opinion. I have no idea how accurate this movie is compared to the real lives of the Bronte sisters - Emily, Charlotte, and Anne. I have no desire to watch or read their novels Jane Eyre (Charlotte Brontë), Wuthering Heights (Emily Brontë), The Tenant of Widlfell Hall (Anne Brontë), which are considered to be masterpieces. But find this movie greatly entertaining. It has good character development, good plot, good setting. It has good writing and directing. Just all good. I think the classical music soundtrack is also fantastic. I hope Emily 2022 gets released in 4K ATMOS. I bet the outdoor scenes (rain, wind, birds, etc.) will sound awesome in ATMOS. And that awesome classical music soundtrack will also sound awesome in ATMOS.

Yes, the real Emily Bronte is much of an enigma, one can assume there would be creative license taken for any film about her life but other than very basic biographical information/setting this film will lead those seeking her story astray (as Emily supposedly did to the William character). Not that it wasn't a cinematically beautiful film but the story is as ridiculous and cliche as you could imagine any trope about a young independent woman finding her way in the world--think Hallmark does emo in the 1800s... So what does happen? A dashing young curate comes to a far flung parish only to be first repelled and then enraptured by one of the parson's 3 eligible daughters, the "odd one" at that. This young woman challenges his faith, her writing ignites his passions! Are you nauseated yet? There's sex in the rain also maybe in a graveyard, I don't actually know where, I gave up paying attention through much of the last half (think I went for more popcorn and a walk along the moors). Anyway there's a breakup (shock!), a death or two, followed by regret and torment which Emily channeles (pun intended) into writing one of the most remarkable novels ever penned by a woman. At this point in the film if I'd had a copy of WH I'd have thrown it at the screen!! Emily did NOT need a man/relationship/break-up (such lazy and cliched storytelling!) as motivation to create her masterpiece. I guess we'll never know what did, this film sure didn't enlighten us. As a fan of the Brontes and their work for over 30 years, having read books about them AND visited their home/Haworth I'm appalled at the lack of vision or care with telling Emily's story. It's not only a pitifully banal tale but leaves out such important details as her love of animals, her close-knit relationship with Anne, and the fact that the sisters had to use male pen-names for years. These sisters were stuck in a man's world, mostly writing for themselves but hoping (I believe) to be taken just a little seriously as female authors. It's just a shame that this production didn't do these literary sisters any better justice than the society they lived in. I wish I'd saved my time and stayed home to read Wuthering Heights (again) instead.

How many times has this film been done? Well I worked on this one, and some of the people who built the sets and provided props were the cleverest people around. All of the cast bar the sullen and moody Dunbar were lovely to chat to. I especially was pleased to chat to Emma Mackey as I'd seen her in The Winter Lake which I loved. OK I will say something about the film. It's awful. It's dry and stuffy and from an age long gone. It's been done countless times and sometimes better. It's just the same old sad people walking around talking about boring stuff. Great to watch just cos I was there, but had I not been, I would not have got past the first 15 minutes. Honestly, watch a decent film, don't waste your time on this yawnfest.

Pros: Good music and acting, nice scenaries, and that is it. Cons: Nothing to do with Emily Brontë whatever, nothing at all. I'm giving a 5 just because of that, and then I cannot for the life of me imagine these 3 fighting themselves, there was just one part that was true, and it is not an spoiler for it's commong knowledge, Charlotte did push Emily to publish but being jelaous? Calling her contrary? And all that...? Sorry but no. I know the genre is difficult for you can either verge too much for sci-fi or fall altogether into a wiki entry. In any case, it is difficult to get ir right but points to everyone involved for trying.

Emily: An imagined life of Emily Bronte, setting out events which might have inspired her to write Wuthering Heights. Emily (Emma Mackey) has a torrid affair with her father's young curate, William Weightman (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) she is also led astray by her brother Branwell (Fionn Whitehead) who introduces her to alcohol and opium. Emily suffered from social anxiety so these drugs may have been a crutch for her, Mackey puts in a powerful performance, ranging from gloom and downcast eyes to ecstasy and then determination as Emily seeks fulfilment in literary endeavours. She wanders the moors like Cathy seeking Heathcliffe. Her sister Charlotte (Alexandra Dowling) always seems at odds with Emily, yet is also caring when Emily breaks down at school, she also vies Weightman's attentions and seems to be inspired (out of jealousy) at Emily's achievements to write Jane Eyre, Adrian Dunbar is the Patriarch of the Bronte household and channels Supt Hastings rather than DI Ridley with his fearsome sermons from the pulpit, fortunately he doesn't sing. The gray dark skies (the rain puts Angela's Ashes to shame) and starkly beautiful Yorkshire moors and heaths are also stars in this narrative. A sombre scene is captured during a game of charades when Emily dons a mask and transforms the amusements into a seance. A wonderful tale brought to life by Frances O'Connor who Wrote and Directed the film. 8.5/10.

I've not read any Brontë Books but I am aware of the family from Thornton, Bradford. I visited Haworth so many times as a youngster and was aware of the famous girls I thought their books were just about fancy love stories. Teachers would ram their importance down our throats, i reall wasn't bothered. My own life has been emotional and I too have questioned the church, the people that have come into it and even my own soul. I saw the trailer for this film and i thought it looked great. Something resonated with me strongly in the Emily character. I saw the film and it doesn't disappoint. It's outstanding in the sense that you connect with every character and how familiar their roles are to us all in our own lives. The roles we have seen others play and even the roles we have played. The acting is unreal, there isn't a bad performance from anyone. The scene with the mask is one of the best scenes i've seen in a film. At the end, our audience were left spellbound and there was a sombre mood. First time i've seen the whole audience stop at watch the credits, sinking in all that had just happened. I am now going to go read the books, because o have seen a glimpse of the real Brontë Sisters and their imagination is similar to mine. I wish i had paid more attention in English Literature classes at school more . I loved this film and i'm not usually into period dramas, but as a fellow Bradfordian, I could not be more proud of our girls and the cast and crew who did them proud. An outstanding film that will open many buried memories of your own mind, heart and soul.