Adapted from Charlotte Bronte’s literary classic, “JaneEyre” emphasizes its dark tone in a clear gothic remembrance that is able to reach modern audiences and hold them in the emotions and sensations found in the original 18^th century pages. Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender, as Jane Eyre and Mr. Rochester respectively, bring an irresistible and tension filled passion to the screen.

Set amongst wandering marshlands and stark grey countryside, “Jane Eyre” is filled with brooding silences and chilling phantoms that lend the film a sense of menace that is, as Mr. Rochester so rightly puts it, “half dream, half reality.” A story set amongst the strict societal trappings of the 18^th century, this film brings to life the unusual theme of self respect and discipline in the face of such irresistible forces as love. The sufferings of Jane Eyre, as well as her moral righteousness in the face of these injustices, provoke the audience’s sympathy almost immediately.

But it is her inability to forget the past and her strength in returning to it that so endear audiences to her character. The struggles of the two lovers against a world as harsh and unsympathetic as the brick walls that entomb them resonate even in today’s audience with the timeless conflict of passion and the control of it.

The cast including Wasikowska, Fassbender, and Judi Dench bring these intimate sensations to the viewer’s heart with a sensitive tingle that keeps each at the edge of their seat in the hopes of a happy ending to this love’s beginning. The film, out March 11, ultimately promises to take the viewer through the romanticized moors of England on a journey towards fulfillment- in love, in life, and in happiness.