Great Expectations’ directed by Mike Newell 2012

Having read this book what seems many moons ago for A level textiles and fine art, you could almost imagine the groan that escaped my lips that cold winters morning in in contextual studies class.

So after putting off the inevitable and settling down one evening to watch Mike Newells big screen adaption of this gothic love story (released in september 2012) I was thrown not only by the way in which its played and portrayed, but also by the costumes and makeup.

Some deep rooted gothic fire that was simmering deep within me, was set a ablaze again and hungry for this new age twist on a classic Dickens novel.

What I enjoyed most about this film to the previous adoptions is the over the top costume and hair for miss Havisham.
It has a fairy tale quality to it which is refreshing to see as i imagined this for this character when I am reading it.

MISS HAVISHAM

This part was played beautifully by Helena Bonham Carter, who's renowned for her crazy outrageous parts in such films as Harry Potter.

Miss Havisham was stood up by her fiancé the morning of her wedding, she's frozen in time and still continues to wear her wedding dress.

She adopts estella to mould her into a heart braker and try's it out on pip when they are younger. miss Havisham is very wealthy and this is portrayed not only by the mansion she lives in but the fabrics and jewels she wears

viewed 10/02/15
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/nov/29/great-expectations-review

PIP-
Played by Jeremy Irvine is by far the most popular character in great expectations. The story starts with him as a seven year old boy bought up by his sister who is generally quite cruel and brother in law who's a blacksmith. We as the audience are not made aware of how he looks as he growing up other then he's small and not very strong as the book comes from a first persons point of view and yet within the film the portrayal of him I feel is spot on.

Pip finds himself in a thrust of shifting circumstance when introduced to Estella, and is only then made aware of his own low class status when he stats trying to impress estella. we see his character taking on a different attitude.

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/sep/11/great-expectations-review
viewed 9/02/15