Review of Empire of the Sun (1987) by Asif K — 15 Aug 2010
The camera work alone creates a stunning visual work of art, but add to that a remarkable script adapted from Ballard's epic novel, great performances from Christian Bale, John Malkovich and Miranda Richardson and the usual superb Spielberg direction and you've got a film that seems to only get better with time.
Highly underrated masterpiece from the one and only Steven Spielberg. This is a wonderful and powerful film. That has the same epic look as The Last Emperor but actually has the story to maintain the film's look.
Christian Bale definitely should have won the Academy Award for this movie and Spielberg just earned some new found respect in my mind. The movie is epic in scope and would make Kurosawa proud. Great direction, brilliant casting, real, raw and a must-see.
It even has elements of "How to win friends and influence people" in it! Spielberg has dreamed of flying before, and this time he earns his wings.
This review of Empire of the Sun (1987) was written by Asif K on 15 Aug 2010.
Empire of the Sun has generally received very positive reviews.
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