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Heathcliff as Frankenstein? (the monster or the doc?)

In the film from 1992, Cathy was played by same actress as Catherine: in a way, this reinforces the timeless love from Heathcliff, which in my opinion makes the movie more eerie. Heathcliff never could hate the real Catherine, just everyone else who represents her, or has had anything to do with their separation and ongoing love/hate relationship.

In the film from 1939, Heathcliff doesn't seem quite as dark as in the book, in fact, he could even be more handsome than the actor playing Linton. This is a little strange, as Heathcliff was never emphasized in the novel as being particularly handsome. Was the writer/producer of this film trying to portray Heathcliff in a different way, or way this simply a Hollywood situation of wanting the most attractive actors for the job? I feel that in contemporary cinema, the latter is true too often. In fact, I would bet there are thousands of amazing actors who would put current "stars" to shame. They just haven't had the chance, since they aren't Brad Pitt.

Scholarly articles often embody "dark sarcasm in the classroom" (pink floyd).
When high end jargon is taken out of the text, many times nothing is left. This is known as the "text curtain". Ordinary English is much more effective, and much less condescending. Maybe if more people bought in to this, groundbreaking and important thoughts could be much more mainstream. Do the current "intellectuals" even want this to happen, or do they want to keep it in the elite world of academia?