| My Heart. It's Broken. Can You Feel It? |
| Life's great coincidences have more surprises in store for Fin, who, in the course of his journey, becomes lost in his Great Expectations |
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| Loosely based on Charles Dicken's novel, Great Expectations is the sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, Great Expectations takes a unique and contemporary look at life's greatest coincidences. |
| In a small Florida town off the Gulf Coast, eight-year-old Finn Bell lives with his sister Maggie and his "Uncle" Joe. They barely scrape by, but aspiring artist Finn enjoys his simple life, drawing pictures in the colorful Gulf waters. Finn's journey to adulthood begins suddenly with the shocking appearance of a dangerous convict who forces the boy to aid in his escape from prison. With this experience still etched freshly in his mind, Finn is summoned to the decaying mansion of Ms. Nora Dinsmoor, the richest woman in the gulf, who had lost her mind thirty years earlier when her fiance left her standing at the alter. There, Finn meets Dinsmoor's neice Estella, who, even at the age of 11, displays an upperclass iciness towards the young impoverished boy, who instantly and hopelessly falls in love with her. Finn's meetings with Estella and her crazed, wealthy aunt fuel new dreams: to paint for the rich, to enjoy their freedom...and to love Estella. |
| "She'll only break your heart; it's a fact," Dinsmoor warned Finn,"And even though I warn you, even though I guarantee you that the girl will only hurt you terribly, you'll still pursue her. Ain't love grand?" |
| The crazed woman's warnings become Finn's harshest reality when Estella abrubtly leaves without saying goodbye. A despondent Finn stops painting, stops dreaming...until a mysterious benefactor sends the now grown young man to New York. Pursuing his dreams in the glamorous world of the New York art scene, the once-poor artist seems to finally have it all: wealth, status, fame--- and a reunion with Estella. |
| But Life and its great coincidences have more surprises for Finn, who, in the course of his journey, becomes lost in his Great Expectations.... |
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| I love this movie so very much, and it's probably because deep down inside I wish someone would be as in love with me as Finn is with Estella. *sigh* It's truly amazing what that boy puts up with though. Estella just toys and toys with poor Finn, and yet he still pursues her. Now I know that in real life this is a big one on the "yeah right" list, but hey, I guess that's why this is a movie! |
| "Don't you know that everything I do is for you? Anything that is special in me, is you!" |