great expectations

” establishes that the film's narrative will unfold through the voice of protagonist Finnegan Bell; not only is he our main character in the film, but our storyteller also. He explains to the audience that he ended up working in Paris; that Estella got divorced from Walter; that he finally went home and visited Joe's new family; that Ms. It's tragic, you're already in love with her. onventions and the capacity to surprise or frustrate our expectations. Estella, is her instrument of bittersweet destruction.

Estella and Finn hold hands next to the water, facing the sunset, and the ending explores the possibility of them living happily ever after.

After this emotionally shattering scene, there is a denouement, which sees Finn storming out of the manor back to his studio and discovering Arthur Lustig, the criminal fugitive that he helped as a child, already in his studio apartment. Dinsmoor explains to the young Finn,

“. Although, most of the original 19th Century England details (settings, names and occupations) have been adjusted to accommodate the contemporary 20th Century Florida and New York settings, the narrative still has a firm standing in the screenplay. ”

(Allan Rowe: Film Form and Narrative)

Exposition

Great Expectations, the screenplay, (which has also been made into stage plays) has been composed and inspired by the Charles Dickens' novel 'Great Expectations'.