Empire of the Sun

USA 1987, 154 minutes
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Rating: [PG]
Genres: Drama / War

Topics: Period 1930s, Period 1940s, Rites-of-passage.

Feat. Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers

Aroview: A much-admired Spielberg epic in which a young boy witnesses the Japanese invasion of China in WWII. Based on the memoirs of sci-fi writer J G Ballard.

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4 stars (Very Good) A well crafted epic with a great debut performance from Christian Bale that he is yet to match. ~Wizzums
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4 stars (Very Good) Felt weirdly light-hearted for a war movie. When the credits rolled and I saw Tom Stoppard did the screenplay, my first reaction was "no wonder I found the kid so annoying at the start" ~Truant
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2 stars (Good Try) Bale ruined this film - having said that the only thing worth watching in this overlong film are the terrific production values & even if someone had strangled Bale early on it would have still dragged - it took ages for it to find a finish. ~Tubbs