Great Expectations Film Analysis

The Great Expectations film is attention grabbing and makes the audience not want to take their eyes off the screen. I enjoyed the film because of how they gave hints on who each character is so you will get the idea of who they are and the plot. This was an exceptional film because of the interesting story line and there are many cliffhangers that make the audience wanting to see more.
In the film, we see that there are all kinds of characters that have their own personalities. The filmmakers really paid attention to the lighting so it was just right to show the definition and features of each character. Sometimes the lighting would make a character appear angelic like or it could make them appear old and fragile. For example, when we first met Miss Havisham, she appeared like an angel when she was descending the stairs because the

lighting was very bright where you couldn’t make out her face at first. They brought out a tone of sadness to her features by giving her cheeks a hollowed look and created bags under her eyes. Also, the costumes really shaped a character’s quality. It gave an idea if that character is wealthy or poor. For example, Mrs. Joe always wore an apron and bonnet. That shows that she is a hard working housewife that is always busy cleaning or cooking. Another example is Miss Havisham. She is always wearing an old, worn out wedding dress. That gives the audience an idea that she was abandoned on her wedding day, and it explains why she raised Estella to have this vendetta against men.
Throughout the film, there are different kinds of dialogue for each social group.

The lower class have a more relaxed and unprofessional way of talking. For example, they would say “Who d’ye live with -- supposin’ you’re kindly let to live, which I han’t made up my mind about?” It is mostly improper dialogue. The upper class have a more posh and proper way of talking because they are most likely to afford to go to school and be educated well. This really gives the audience an idea of what social class each character is and helps make a part of the movie stand out with that detail.
Also, there are a lot of cliffhangers that really grab the audience’s attention. For example, when the soldiers came to Pip’s house with the two convicts. It made us wonder if the convict was going to confess that Pip helped him get the file and some food or keep quiet about it. Also when Pip was grown up and was given the news that Estella was moving to London. Pip was in love with her and when the film showed that he got the news that he was going too, that made us wanting to know what was going to happen next. The cliffhangers make this film

compelling.
This film was fascinating in many ways. It had incredible characters, sensational acting, and shocking cliffhangers. I recommend this film to watch because it gets the audience at the edge of their seat. This film paid attention to every detail like costumes, acting, settings, and more. Each little detail tied this film together to make it spectacular.