There are many ways to be a stereotype villain in film adaptations that perhaps Jane Austen didn't quite intend. My points are based on such. Mark Strong's (playing George Knightly) outrage at Frank Churchill going to London for a haircut (which didn't happen in the book, it was Emma who was surprised by it ) being but one example. In the film version Frank Churchill didn't come across as a very nice person at all. This was why my question asked if films gave us a false impresssion at variance with the book..
