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Empire of the Sun is a 1987 American Coming of Age war film based on J. G. Ballard 's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. Steven Spielberg directed the film, which stars Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Leslie Phillips and Nigel Havers. The film tells the story of Jamie "Jim" Graham (Bale), a young boy who goes from ...
Dec 9, 1987 · Dec. 9, 1987. GOD playing tennis: that's what Jim Graham (Christian Bale), a privileged British schoolboy living in high colonial style in the pre-Pearl Harbor Shanghai of 1941, sees in one of his ...
Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, Empire of the Sun stars Christian Bale as a spoiled young British boy, living with his wealthy family in pre-World War II Shanghai. During the Japanese invasion, Bale is separated from his parents. With the help of soldier-of-fortune John Malkovich, Bale learns to survive without a retinue of servants at his beck and call. By the time Malkovich ...
Our review: Parents say ( 5 ): Kids say ( 15 ): EMPIRE OF THE SUN is a war story that wants desperately to have a heart. Unfortunately, the humanity is lost among too-slick Hollywood theatrics, melodrama, and an overblown score that implores us to feel what the movie ultimately fails to deliver.
Jan 31, 2001 · Empire Of The Sun. This week's films. Reviews in chronological order (Total 2 reviews) ... UnknownUsers Submitted by Lonnie on 31/01/2001 10:08 Brilliant film, Christian Bale is amazing, terrific ...
Empire of the Sun was the second major film of 1987 to deal with war as seen through the eyes of a young boy. Whereas John Boorman's Hope and Glory paid tribute to the personal attributes needed to maintain a quality of life in London during the Blitz, this story reveals the ways in which war dehumanizes individuals.
