tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post7103975867517591447..comments2024-03-27T18:40:05.920+02:00Comments on TSorensen 1001 movie blog: Great Expectations (1946)TSorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-86663799969874535082014-03-19T17:23:58.368+02:002014-03-19T17:23:58.368+02:00I read about this issue up front, so I was looking...I read about this issue up front, so I was looking out for it. He does look much older than early twenties, but then on the other hand there is a certain fantastic element to the story and in that context his age seems a lesser problem.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-92208381599194631482014-03-19T01:28:40.614+02:002014-03-19T01:28:40.614+02:00I liked this film to an extent, but I could never ...I liked this film to an extent, but I could never get over the fact that Mills was much too old for the part. As I was watching the film I first said to myself "he looks at least 30" while playing the late teens character, then I kept bumping that estimate up. I found out afterwards he was almost 40. He looked it.Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-13588698923769582572014-03-16T21:52:47.386+02:002014-03-16T21:52:47.386+02:00I see your point. Pip is surprisingly passive in a...I see your point. Pip is surprisingly passive in all that happens to him as if he is a traveler in his own life. The few times he strikes out against fate it is futile and to no avail.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-28651613130820414122014-03-16T16:15:38.458+02:002014-03-16T16:15:38.458+02:00I'm pretty much suspect of any Dickens that is...I'm pretty much suspect of any Dickens that isn't A Christmas Carol. Any time you see me call something a "Dickensian coincidence," you now have a much fuller understanding of exactly what I mean.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-60320708527961453402014-03-15T20:12:22.088+02:002014-03-15T20:12:22.088+02:00Yes, this much I also got. There is a revenge thin...Yes, this much I also got. There is a revenge thing there though I do not understand why Pip should be the representative of the world. I would have supposed a "gentleman" would have been a better choice. It is sort of the larger message that eludes me. I have this feeling that Miss Havisham is a test he has to pass for him to either prove a point or move on to some profound realization.<br />I any case I absolutely agree on the cinematograpy and if Oliver Twist is anything like this I should stop being afraid of it.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-90216191437977747642014-03-15T10:09:14.467+02:002014-03-15T10:09:14.467+02:00Miss Havesham, I believe, was trying to break Pip&...Miss Havesham, I believe, was trying to break Pip's heart (and get revenge on the world) by luring him with her protégée, the heartless Estella. I love this movie and I love Lean's Oliver Twist even more. But then I am a Dickens fan. What makes these movies for me is the spectacular cinematography. The scenes at the cemetery in this one are so gorgeous!marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.com