Great Expectations Mini series Review
Title: Great Expectations
Directors name: Brian Kirk
Genre: Costume drama
Actors: Douglas Booth, Jack Roth, Ray Winstone, Vanessa Kirby.
The Great Expectation mini series is a story of a young orphan boy named Pip
who lives with his abusive sister and her kind husband Mr Joe Gargery, who
works as a blacksmith with an asistant named orlich. It is set 1812, rural England
The film reflects a contemporary issue, which is a class system where the poor
are left with no choice but to steal, which leads to their imprisonment. If you are
born poor, it is difficult, but not impossible to change your circumstances. The
message it portrays is that you need to be rich in order to survive. You have to be
one of the luckiest to overcome poverty at this time in history. On a personal
level, I feel quite sorry for Pip having so little and being so young when he
became an orphan. I also have a sister, but she is not as mean as Pip’s sister.
The plot of Great Expectations mini series, directed by Brian Kirk, begins with a
boy named Pip who wants to become something more than a blacksmith. A
wealthy old lady Ms Havisham asks Pip’s uncle Mr Pumblechook if his young
nephew Pip can play with her adopted daughter Estella. During one of these
visits, Pip invites his sister’s husband Joe Gargery to come over. But in their
absence Joe’s wife (Pip’s sister) gets mysteriously attacked. When Pip is working
as a blacksmith Mr Jaggers says that he has a large amount of money that was
given to him by an unknown benefactor and must leave for London. He believes
that Ms Havihsam is the benefactor. Years later Pip is heavily in debt. Abel
Magwicth reveals that he is Pip’s benefactor, a convict that got transported to
New South Wales. As people find out that an escaped convict is in their midst
they have to flee London. Along the way, on the open water they see the all time
enemy of Abel Magwitch.
This film expresses everything a great movie should have. It has a twist which
creates a tense mood. The plot followed dickens original work. This shows what
a triumph Charles Dickens book was. It represents Ms Havisham very well as she
is very cold and very strange as expresses in thr book. It has very good acting,
cinematography and a great atmosphere. I believe that it has a very goood story
which represents excitement and mood. The film portrays that not everything in
life is perfect. It is a very good costume drama.
Overall I thought this was a very good movie. The incredible actors
complemented this great film. I thought the themes and ideas were great. Brian
Kirk did an excellent job selecting the cast. I believe that this was a very
successful movie that showed Brian Kirks achievement. I rate Great Expectations
Mini series 4/5.