From one of the greatest filmmakers of our time, Steven Spielberg, comes an epic film telling the story of a young boy's determination to survive in the face of the devastating events that transpire after Japan invades Shanghai on December 8, 1941.
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
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I...I :')I wish I could write a beautiful and bold synopsis of this movie and my feelings toward it...but I can't think of any words that would put this movie in perspective. Absolutely amazing. That's all I've got... :).Score: 5/5
AMAZING!!!!!This is the best movie that has ever been made. Not a single part in it is boring. Even at 13 he is still great. Everyone should watch this movie, Empire of the Sun..Score: 5/5
Simply amazingAn AMAZING movie. I watched it through out period of my life, I was born in the eighties when the movie first came out. I watched it in theatres and didn't understand much of it, I watched it again when I was a teen, and later (more currently) in my twenties; the movie offers something new each time. Christian Bale's start was a great one in this movie..I even have the sound track!.Score: 5/5
Two and a half hours of sheer Hollywood corninessThink of Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, which is a senseless movie with a lot of pointless action scenes that don't add up to anything. They just follow one after another, each trying to eclipse the other, but none of them coming together for any kind of dramatic purpose. Empire of the Sun is a bunch of dramatic scenes that each entertain the audience, individually, but don't add up to any kind of dramatic purpose. There are many memorable moments, some of them terrible, some of them are triumphant. But they don't have a singular theme running through them that ties them together and makes a real story out of them. Other than Christian Bale's character "coming of age" - which basically means turning from a spoiled brat to a normal kid - there is no plot in the movie. And, to make things worse, Spielberg tries to cut down on anything heavy or depressing, and doesn't do a good job driving it in any other direction. We don't see enough of what drives Jim to loose his innocence. The prison camp, where over half of the movie takes place, isn't a really great place to be, nor is it consistently a bad place. It results in a kind of bland movie, without much conflict or sense of purpose. Sure, it's a well-made movie - on a technical level. But not on any deeper level..Score: 3/5
DfDs.Score: 5/5
GreatThis is a fantastic movie. Every minute watching it is worth it..Score: 5/5
Loved it since I was in grade schoolI have now made my wife watch it and she too loved it POWERFULLY GOOD.Score: 5/5
Empire of the SunBrilliant!.Score: 5/5
Great MovieThis movie was truly moving and when I watched there was not one person not crying in the room. It was that moving of a movie.Score: 5/5
Empire of the SunGood story, a little slow at times, fantastic flying sequence late in the movie when several P-51's attacked the base. The attack is almost unbelievable, but when Christian Bale waves at the pilot and the pilot waves back it seems to be a fantasy, but I am aware of a similar event that actually took place in Holland during an attack against the Nazi's by a P-51 that put two rockets into the occupied town hall while flying up the street to the delight of a little 10 year boy waving at the pilot who waved back at him, then fired into the occupied town hall destroying it..Score: 4/5
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MovingOne of if not the greatest films ever made. The acting, story telling, and cinematography makes you feel like you are living it. It's one of those movies that really touches you and you don't want it to end. I can honestly say this movie changed my life. As a young man I was interested in aviation but after watching this movie, I new I was meant to be a pilot. Now I'm proud to say I am a captain at an airline. Thanks Empire of the Sun.Score: 5/5
Empire of The SunOne of my favorite movies that I've watched many times over the years. Interesting storyline, beautiful cinamatography..Score: 5/5
BeautifulThis movie is gorgeous. A nice little piece. Christian Bale is brilliant in this movie; you can see a rising star there. One of Spielberg's finest..Score: 4/5
Empire of The SunAs a long time film buff, this film has always stuck with me. I love the way the story is told. One of the underline thyme is the coming of age of a young boy in a war zone. The thyme is still valid today. RW.Score: 4/5
Empire of the sun - incredibleOne of THE best movies ever. The visuals and storyline is so well done. Highly recommended one of those must see movies for sure..Score: 5/5
Beautiful!This film is a true masterpeice!.Score: 5/5
Amazing!I luv Christian Bale, Dont you luv christian bale?! He is amazing in the dark knight as well as this!.Score: 5/5
Empire of the SunOne of the best movies ever made. You will feel deeply moved with the final scene..Score: 5/5
No AFI list?Why wasn't this on AFI's 10 Top 10 list, for epic films? I think it's another great masterpiece from Spielburg. It is completely under-recognised. Jamie's transformation through the movie is a touching lesson. Empire of the Sun is so sad..Score: 5/5
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